West/South at Fernandina Beach Golf Club

A goat ranch disguised as a golf course. No grass on fairways. Greens are diseased. Should be condemned and turned into housing.

This place should be a goat ranch. No fairways. Holes in the greens. Slow play. It should be condemned.

Greens are very good, traps are good, tees ok, fairways still a bit thin. Even with the dormant Bermuda grass coming to life, the fairways are still thin.

This course was an absolute delight to play. It offered a perfect balance of openness and challenge, complemented by breathtaking natural scenery. I’m definitely going to play this course again.

Got there early to hit the range.. asked where to park the golf cart and was pointed to a building with minimal parking. Afterwards, I drove up to the putting green. As most, you can park near the green. It was brought to my attention I couldnt park near it by a very grouchy starter. Maybe next time put something up to say where cart parking should be and I was still on the path not on any grass. So, I went up to begin my round after confirming doing West and South by both the office and starter. At the first T, a couple guys came up and I thought they were joining me. Come to find out after being berated with some expletives, I was put in front of a 50 person event. Told the guy to take it up with the office. I did have two persons join me and we moved along pretty quickly only to catch up with several slow players ahead of us. After about 5 holes, Mr Grump behind us drove past and apparently stopped playing. Aside from the jerks I had to deal with, the course was in fair shape. A little pricy for the condition of the course.

For the price point, this is the best muni around. I love this course and have played it many times. Staff is great, driving range is great, course rocks.

Green and traps were consistent and very playable. The fairways and tees need to improve.( Unfortunately we were behind 3 young guys trying to match the beer count with the hole count. As a result play was slow. This is not the fault of the course. )

With public golf options becoming more limited on Amelia, the course has apparently upped its fees. The fees no longer justify the experience. Everything is pretty average for a municipal course, making the $80 greens fee pretty steep.pace of play was great, as the course was far from full, even though the weather was wonderful. There’s a message there. It’s less expensive to travel inland just a bit, and to courses are better.

I would like to play the course in spring or fall, with good grass coverage. But would not recommend playing it in winter.