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Jekyll Island Golf Club - Oleander Course
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Editor's Note: Course closed for redesign. See Jekyll Island Golf Club - Great Dunes Course listing.
There are three 18-hole courses available at Jekyll Island Golf Club, making it the largest public golf facility in Georgia. The Oleander Course is the club's original layout and still remains the most difficult. It is the local favorite of the three courses as well. Don't be fooled by its seemingly modest yardage, there are plenty of challenges in store. The course features tight-, tree-lined fairways and an abundance of water in play throughout. The layout doesn't seem too tough from the fairways but you'll find keeping your ball in the short grass to be no easy feat and the ability to shape shots will definitely come in handy. The Oleander's 12th hole is the longest and one of the trickiest. This par 4 is completely exposed to blustery winds coming off the ocean and there is also quite a bit of water with which to contend.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crane/Blue | 72 | 6521 yards | 71.7 | 126 |
| Rockefeller/White | 72 | 6177 yards | 70.2 | 122 |
| Rockefeller/White (W) | 72 | 6177 yards | 75.0 | 129 |
| Gould/Gold | 72 | 5599 yards | 67.6 | 117 |
| Gould/Gold (W) | 72 | 5599 yards | 71.8 | 122 |
| Morgan/Purple (W) | 72 | 5184 yards | 69.7 | 116 |
| Maurice/Red | 72 | 4913 yards | 64.5 | 110 |
| Maurice/Red (W) | 72 | 4913 yards | 68.4 | 112 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 71.8/126 | 333 | 404 | 193 | 552 | 426 | 478 | 322 | 171 | 378 | 3257 | 363 | 530 | 437 | 193 | 344 | 486 | 143 | 351 | 417 | 3264 | 6521 |
| White M: 70.6/121 W: 75.9/131 | 310 | 370 | 173 | 527 | 402 | 461 | 303 | 156 | 354 | 3056 | 349 | 516 | 424 | 180 | 326 | 468 | 130 | 333 | 395 | 3121 | 6177 |
| Gold M: 67.8/115 W: 72.5/126 | 288 | 298 | 153 | 505 | 344 | 442 | 249 | 135 | 331 | 2745 | 334 | 503 | 412 | 167 | 265 | 450 | 118 | 276 | 329 | 2854 | 5599 |
| Purple M: 64.7/110 W: 70.1/120 | 288 | 298 | 134 | 416 | 344 | 403 | 249 | 113 | 331 | 2576 | 334 | 413 | 348 | 123 | 265 | 402 | 118 | 276 | 329 | 2608 | 5184 |
| Red M: 63.9/108 W: 68.7/115 | 232 | 290 | 134 | 416 | 321 | 403 | 243 | 113 | 276 | 2428 | 273 | 413 | 348 | 123 | 251 | 402 | 90 | 265 | 320 | 2485 | 4913 |
| Handicap | 13 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 6 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
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Great Value!
Great course for the price! Nice course, low traffic, and great value for a course on Jekyll Island. Will play again!
Indian Mound Jekyl Island
We had scheduled our tee time on Oleander which was closed the day we played so we were moved to Indian Mound. The course is not in very good condition. The greens have tufts of invasive grass and the fairways are spotty. However, the layout is nice and the environment very pretty.
Nice scenery
Very nice course. Seems to be wet quite a lot of the time. We had Cart Path Only and that was a real drawback. I would almost not even play when it is Cart Path Only.
Fun round
It was cart path only, so it was a little wet and played a bit slower. But the greens were good and it was pretty wide open.
Never again
The past three years in a row there has always been some issue regarding play. This time, after prepaying and driving 200 miles for a weekend trip, we were told day of that no carts would be allowed due to recent rain. Not only would any other course just do cart path only, but there were carts driving all over the other courses for spectators during a tournament. The posted signs said no carts on any course, and our prepay said it included carts. Walking would not be an option for two members of our group for health reasons, and again, there were carts all over the other courses. On top of the the range was closed for the whole day. The last straw was the staff, who was incredibly rude when we asked them about it. I would strongly suggest looking elsewhere.
Oleander, Jekyll Island
Nice layout, but virtually no grass in the fairways. Overseed has not grown in. Greens are painfully slow..
Lots of doglegs
None of the Jekyll Island courses have completely recovered from Irma damage, but the damage is most visible on this course. The layout is nothing outstanding, with a few interesting holes. Lot of doglegs and a fair amount of water on the course.
Terrence Verrett
The only thing My son and I didn't like we look to be almost 2 holes ahead of the next group and twice we look back and out of no where it had someone behind us .
Terrific course, needs a haircut
Lovely course with plenty of nature. The grass just off the fairways was too long, struggled to find balls at times.
Getting Better...
Played this course (Oleander) for the first time in 5 years. I usually play the other two JI courses because they are in better shape. Oleander had become tired and seemed to be the less manicured and cared for. It was a soggy mess even on days when it hadn't rained recently.
I was pleasantly surprised that the conditions were very good. Greens a bit worn but very playable. Layout is very challenging from the blue tees. Some long par 4s and 3s. Par 5s can be reachable. Good track and I hope they keep it maintained. Fun to play.
Jekyl, Oleander golf course
This a great layout the front nine is more difficult than the back, very few straight holes, always a dogleg. will play it again soon, the other Jeykl courses are good also, they seem to be taking care of them better.
Overall, Great Experience
Pace of play was perfect. Weather was perfect. Course was in the best shape I have seen it in a long time.
Pace of Play Was Unbearable
Although this was a nice enough course, I wouldn't return unless I was assured that they got a ranger on this part of the course. Oleander is adjacent to Pine Lakes and The Mounds, and I believe they might have rangers. We had such a slow foursome about 3 groups ahead of us that there were 3 empty holes by the time we reached hole #10. We gave up after 13 or 14 holes and went to the clubhouse in disgust.
The condition of this course is a shame
This is a Donald Ross design updated by Dick Wilson. I didn't realize until I started that I had played there before. The previous round, several years ago, was much more enjoyable. The starter didn't know or seem to care what pin position they were using that day. The fairways were extremely thin, with what appeared to be some sort of top-dressing that made good lies rare. The greens weren't too bad, where there was grass. It seemed to me like they just didn't care.
Wet, wet, and soggy
It rained on Monday, we played on Saturday. Course was a swamp.
We had 90 degree rule with carts, but this course is a muddy mess.
Sinkeli pelaaaja paskana draivi päivänä
Kenttä kaunis, ja greenit hienossa kunnossa, GF n18euroa sis auton. Mutta kenttä oli tosi märkä ja mutainen. Mutta silti maksetun arvoinen
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