Pawleys Island — Greg Norman Golf, Reserve Harbor Marina, Historic Litchfield Plantation
The Reserve is a gated golf community on Pawleys Island built around a Greg Norman-designed course that opened in 1998, now operated as a private club. The community includes Reserve Harbor, a marina on the Waccamaw River with around 250 slips, and sits within the larger Litchfield landscape that also holds the historic Litchfield Plantation — with its circa-1750 Plantation House, Avenue of Live Oaks, and a private oceanfront beach house. Together these form one of the most distinctive gated settings on the Waccamaw Neck.
The Reserve is the Greg Norman golf address on Pawleys Island. The course opened in 1998 on a roughly 350-acre site, about 160 acres of which are natural wetlands bordering protected conservation land, and it now operates as a private club. The community grew up around the course and Reserve Harbor, a Waccamaw River marina with around 250 slips that gives The Reserve deep-water Intracoastal access — an unusual pairing of championship golf and a working harbor inside one gate.
Greg Norman routed the course through the wetland rather than around it, and Reserve Harbor sits on the Waccamaw River, the Intracoastal Waterway here, so a resident can keep a boat at a deep-water slip and reach the ocean inlets or the protected creeks within minutes of leaving the dock. Few settings on the Strand combine championship golf, a 250-slip river marina, and genuine plantation history within a few minutes of one another, which is what gives The Reserve its distinct appeal.
The Reserve sits within the broader Litchfield area, which carries genuine plantation history. The neighboring historic Litchfield Plantation traces to land grants in the early 1700s, with a Plantation House built around 1750 that now serves as a homeowners’ social club, a centuries-old Avenue of Live Oaks, and amenities that include a pool over the old rice fields and exclusive use of a private oceanfront beach house at Pawleys Island. Note that The Reserve, Reserve Harbor, and Litchfield Plantation are related but distinct — confirm which community and which amenities convey with any specific listing.
Destination
The Reserve / Litchfield Plantation (Q2 2026)
The Reserve golf
Greg Norman design, opened 1998, now a private club
Reserve Harbor
Waccamaw River marina, ~250 slips
Litchfield Plantation avg list
~$1,050,000 (wide range)
Property types
Golf-course homes, river/harbor homes, historic-plantation homes
HOA / membership
Community HOA plus club and marina structures; varies by section
Pricing turns on which community a home sits in and what conveys with it: golf-course frontage, a Reserve Harbor slip, deep-water access, or the historic Litchfield Plantation amenities and beach-house rights. A home with a deeded Reserve Harbor slip and a home without one are different assets even on the same street, and the historic-plantation amenities at Litchfield convey differently again. Confirm exactly what comes with a listing. The luxury buying guide covers the diligence a gated coastal purchase of this kind requires.
The Reserve is served by the Georgetown County School District, including:
These schools are among the top-rated public schools in Georgetown County. Families planning to relocate full-time should confirm school zoning for their specific property before purchasing.
The Reserve has an HOA that maintains the gated entrance, common areas, and community amenities. Golf, marina access, and certain amenities are managed separately, so related fees are not included in HOA dues. Before buying, it’s important to review the HOA fees, club membership options, marina access, and the specific amenities that come with the property you’re considering.
The Reserve appeals to the buyer who wants gated golf and deep-water boating in one setting, with the option of genuine plantation history next door. For relocating-luxury and second-home buyers, it offers a Greg Norman course, a 250-slip Waccamaw River marina, and, at adjacent Litchfield Plantation, a circa-1750 Plantation House and a private oceanfront beach house — all on the quieter Hammock Coast. Buyers comparing gated golf options on Pawleys often tour The Reserve alongside the Jack Nicklaus course at Pawleys Plantation and the rice-plantation golf of Willbrook and Heritage before deciding. The gated and golf communities guide maps the full landscape across the Strand.
