West/South at Fernandina Beach Municipal Golf Course
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About
Just north of the Jacksonville Airport, Fernandina Beach Golf Club offers three 18-hole courses that are conveniently located within distance of both Jacksonville and the beach. There are three distinct nines at the club that create three different 18-hole combinations. The West/South combination is the tournament course at Fernandina Beach Golf Club. The West nine is long and there is a challenging par-5 that is one of the most difficult on the golf course. The South nine features an abundance of trees and water hazards, putting a heavier emphasis on accuracy rather than distance in scoring well. The golf course is also considered a perfect example of scenic Florida golf with native foliage and wildlife throughout.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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| Blue | 72 | 7001 yards | 72.6 | 118 |
| White | 72 | 6525 yards | 70.5 | 116 |
| Gold | 72 | 5853 yards | 67.7 | 115 |
| Gold (W) | 72 | 5840 yards | 74.2 | 126 |
| Red | 72 | 5290 yards | 65.4 | 103 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5290 yards | 70.7 | 119 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 72.9/135 | 410 | 597 | 411 | 357 | 485 | 216 | 414 | 547 | 181 | 3618 | 500 | 405 | 165 | 506 | 375 | 400 | 159 | 327 | 365 | 3202 | 6820 |
| White M: 71.6/130 | 386 | 581 | 399 | 346 | 474 | 200 | 397 | 532 | 178 | 3493 | 487 | 381 | 153 | 500 | 355 | 362 | 145 | 315 | 350 | 3048 | 6541 |
| Gold M: 69.0/122 | 350 | 525 | 385 | 337 | 461 | 165 | 348 | 466 | 154 | 3191 | 469 | 368 | 143 | 446 | 314 | 348 | 118 | 291 | 305 | 2802 | 5993 |
| Red M: 65.8/116 W: 70.5/124 | 328 | 454 | 320 | 330 | 449 | 139 | 311 | 427 | 145 | 2903 | 397 | 331 | 101 | 412 | 256 | 251 | 107 | 240 | 268 | 2363 | 5266 |
| Green W: 68.8/118 | 293 | 405 | 312 | 278 | 411 | 130 | 307 | 400 | 107 | 2643 | 382 | 305 | 95 | 403 | 248 | 246 | 101 | 233 | 265 | 2278 | 4921 |
| Handicap | 3 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 4 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 73 |
| Handicap (W) | 7 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 6 |
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Photo submitted by u249656990 on 03/18/2020
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Photo submitted by u249656990 on 03/18/2020
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Photo submitted by u249656990 on 03/18/2020
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Photo submitted by u249656990 on 03/18/2020
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Andrew on the South nine. Photo submitted by Doug3188839 on 09/25/2012
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Grinding on the back nine Photo submitted by Doug3188839 on 09/25/2012
Great municipal course
Challenging and long from the white tees. Especially the 500+ yard par 5’s.
Great value using GolfNow specials.
worst course ever!
This is the worst course we have ever played. Nothing but mud and sand on some of the tee boxes. Fairways had a LOT of bad places that were unplayable,,, hitting off packed dirt. Often, little grass to hit off from. Trees growing out over fairways and tee boxes. Some ladies tees were in the rough. This course should not even be on your list of courses to play! I play about 4 times a week, a 7-9 handicap, and couldn't wait to get off course!
Great Value for 18 holes
FBGC is a great value for golfers looking to enjoy 18. They have three nine hole courses.
The course conditions are average and there really is no Clubhouse other than a cafe.
Not the course if you are looking for great course conditions and a 19th hole.
It is the good course for average golfers or those looking to not spend a lot to play.
Ok
Fairways are good. Greens are great. Teeboxes are mostly poor.
Fernandina Beach GC, Amelia Island FL
Reasonably good greens. Fairways are, generally, thin...bare in many spots. Lots a trees. A chainsaw would be the ideal 14th club. Many bare to totally bare tee boxes.
A very friendly place, though. They seem to be very happy to welcome a person to the course. I do not always feel that way at many courses It is what it is. I have had a nice time every time I have played here. Everyplace else in the area is $30 - $70, possibly more, per round.
Good value
Price was good, the staff was friendly but was a bit disappointed. The fairways were good, as were the greens. However, if you got off the fairway they were in very rugged shape. In addition, the tee boxes left a lot to be desired. Especially the ladies tees. We played the West course nine and the South course nine.
Great Quick round on a perfect October day.
Teed off at 11:00 as a twosome. Tallied up the scores at 2:00.
The white tees were challenging with the long par 5s and changing ocean wind directions.
Great layout. Course could use some spot trimming around the perimeters to spruce it up a bit.
Golf course condition
I live in Atlanta and own property in Fernandina Beach. I have played this course for 21 years, and the condition of the golf course is the worst I have ever seen it. I don't know what the problem is with course maintenance, but improvements need to be made asap ie very sparse fairways, only one inch of sand in bunkers, no grass on several tees and bare spots on greens.. The three courses have a great layout, but need to be maintained properly. I am not sure I will play here again.
Rough and Rutty
Greens fast but good shape
Sand traps had sand
Fairways and side walks in bad shape
Nasty rough
Great value, tough conditions.
Challenging track, nice layout, just needs to be better maintained. Rough tee boxes and some fairways but greens were ok.
Nice greens for a great price!
I think for the cost this is a great course and would definitely recommend to friends or beginners. The course is fairly open, with the exception of having some narrow gaps to shoot through from the tee box due to the size of some of the trees. The greens were in excellent condition and had some complexity to them. Nicer fairways and tee boxes would have easily made this a 5 star review!
Surprisingly bad
I have been playing this course on and off for a few years and I was really surprised at the current poor conditions of the fairways. The West course was closed for over a year to re-condition it and now it is in as bad of shape as ever. Hopefully the will get it together this has the potential to be a really nice track. :-(
