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Jekyll Island Golf Club - Oleander Course
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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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Golf Advisor: Top 25 Most Improved U.S. Golf Courses (2023 #24)
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Slow play
On the turn a foursome jumped in front of us… said they got lost and played the wrong course. There was just two of us but they insisted they should tee off first. By hole seventeen we were stacked three groups deep on the tee box waiting. No marshal or starter to be found. No other issues than that.
From tee to green the course was not in great shape. A lot of the greens look like they are burnt out. It’s impossible to get food here. Can’t even grab a hot dog at the turn because it’s a 30 minute wait for anything. The restaurant closes at 4:30 which is weird considering it was a Saturday. We did not enjoy ourselves playing this course at all.
Rude pro shop staff and horrific conditions
Greeted by a rude and Un accommodating pro shop staff who claimed we didn’t book for the number of players we had. We then waited for 20 minutes after our tee time to tee off on the first. 5 hour round. Greens were some of the worst I’ve ever seen.
Oleander
The course was nice! We bought the bug spray which helped keep them away. We played 9 at 3:30 in afternoon. Was a perfect day. We saw lots of wildlife!
Fun but packed
Beautiful course just crowded as can be. High school team I think pushed other golfers on oleander. Still had a blast thanks Jekyll see you again soon
Nice course
Very enjoyable course to play. Sure beats the snow in Maine
ssi1
Course very wet - I understand this is normal. & would not plan again. Golf Now has over charge me Amx card $2.64 4 times. please correct.
Not Bad
Lots of wildlife course is an actually good better shape than the reviews say it was. Compared to the other two it’s not as good but it’s still not bad. Great layout couple of the greens were a little funky but all in all great time race course too bad it’s getting torn down.
Great layout, needs an uptick in maintenance
My gal and i had a great time and payed a great price for the Oleander Course. The pace of play on this course is great, the layout is a little narrow for some. Sadly, the maintenance levels are the lowest of the 3 courses, tee boxes are not fed and sprayed as needed, and some of the greens have bad grasses growing in on them due to a lack of a constant spray schedule. But for the escalating price of golf courses in this area, the deal was good.
Love it, but it’s soon to be demolished!
Have traveled to played here for the past 35 years… love the place! September has been an extremely wet month on Jekyll .. and since some of Oleander is below sea level the course was extremely wet! No Carts have been allowed on it recently, even the grounds crew have been unable to mow about 40% of the holes! It had not rained in 4 days, We walked it and it was the wettest course I have ever played! We still greatly enjoyed it! This course is to be demolished for development in 2023 (which is extremely Sad). I just hope that fact doesn’t hinder them from maintaining it until then! If you want to be surrounded by nature, lakes, and the ocean like 1000 yards away then go play Oleander before it’s too late!
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