4 | Sea Palms Resort
gusta National Golf Club. Cobb actually
served as design consultant at Augusta
National for a number of years where he
befriended legends such as Bobby Jones
and former Club Chairman Clifford Rob-
erts. In 1958, Cobb was tapped to design
the Par-3 course which, since 1960, has
made for an annual contest unto itself for
participants in The Masters Tournament.
Despite the passing of more than fifty
years, no player has yet emerged to win
the Par-3 and main tournament during
the same week (only Raymond Floyd and
Chip Beck have come incredibly close).
Cobb’s course designs are not described
as frustratingly difficult, but have been
said to entice for a certain aesthetic allure
born from the natural settings in which his
courses were sited, and Sea Palms Resort
continues to exist as a gorgeous expres-
sion of that legacy with the Great Oaks
Course, the Tall Pines Course and the Sea
Palms West Course.
Beyond the golf, the resort also im-
parts quality in tennis, fitness and con-
vention facilities. In terms of deluxe ac-
commodations, options among the more
than 100 rooms include one-room or-
