Caledonia Golf & Fish Club

About Caledonia Golf & Fish Club

Caledonia is Mike Strantz's first solo course, opened to the public in January 1994 on what was once one of the biggest rice plantations around Pawleys Island. At its mid-1800s peak the plantation grew more than 700,000 pounds of rice a year. You drive in under an avenue of 200-year-old live oaks hung with Spanish moss, trees that once lined the old King's Highway along the coast.

It's short by modern standards, par 70 and 6,526 yards, but it isn't easy. Strantz worked like an artist, and the greens are big and shaped, guarded by ponds, streams and heavy bunkers, with oaks framing a lot of the shots. The map survey backs that up: water comes into play near 10 holes, with six forced carries, and trees line 16. Course character from OpenStreetMap contributors' survey data. The famous hole is the 18th, which finishes in view of the Grillroom and the marsh.

The name goes back to Dr. Robert Nesbit, a Scotsman who called the place by the Romans' name for his homeland. His family held it until 1940, the plantation house burned in 1931, and the land was sold off from 2,542 acres to 152. The current owners bought it in 1971 as a hunting and fishing preserve, and their Thursday dinners in a shed that still stands on the property are where the golf course idea came from.

It's one of 10 courses in Pawleys Island on Yoink, and Founders Club at Pawleys Island is practically next door — handy when your first choice is booked solid.

What it's like to play Caledonia Golf & Fish Club

Water comes into play on 10 of 18 holes, and you carry it on 6 of them. Keep the ball in front of you. A creek or river runs through the property and comes into play on 8 holes.

Course character from OpenStreetMap contributors' survey data (ODbL).

Booking a tee time at Caledonia Golf & Fish Club

Book online or call 1 (800) 483-6800. Carts are included in the green fee, and whether you can walk depends on the day's schedule, so ask when you book. Range balls are at True Blue, the sister course across the road, and range use is included with the round. Spring and fall are peak season; 2026 summer specials (June 22 to August 30) started at $129 in the morning, $99 in the afternoon and $79 after 4 p.m. There's also a two-round deal with True Blue if you play both within 7 days.

How to get a tee time at Caledonia Golf & Fish Club