Royal St. Augustine GCC
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2.8
1548 Reviews (1548)
5 Stars
198
4 Stars
603
3 Stars
343
2 Stars
200
1 Stars
204
Conditions
2.5
Value
3.1
Layout
3.5
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.2
49.8%
Recommend this course
1004 out of 1548 reviews
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Average Rating
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2.5
73 Reviews (73)
5 Stars
4
4 Stars
14
3 Stars
16
2 Stars
21
1 Stars
18
Conditions
2.2
Value
2.8
Layout
3.4
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.0
StaffFriendliness
4.0
37.0%
Recommend this course
27 out of 73 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
2.6
180 Reviews (180)
5 Stars
12
4 Stars
33
3 Stars
45
2 Stars
47
1 Stars
43
Conditions
2.3
Value
2.8
Layout
3.5
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.1
StaffFriendliness
4.1
39.4%
Recommend this course
71 out of 180 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 71
Length 6529 yards
Slope 137
Rating 71.9

Located in Florida’s oldest city, Royal St. Augustine Golf & Country Club offers a glimpse of the area’s lush foliage and native marshlands. The course has a visually interesting layout with elevated, sprawling greens and a variety of bunker shapes and sizes. The moguled fairways and sandy waste areas are two other distinguishing features of the course. It is a tight course with large greens and gentle undulations. The layout provides a “target-golf” experience that puts a premium on accuracy and distance control. The numerous bends in the course in combination with the blustery winds also makes proper club selection very important.

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Course Details

Year Built 2001
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Amex MasterCard Visa Discover card(s) Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities
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2.8
1548 Reviews (1548)
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Not a Golf Couse

This course was in terrible shape… The greens were nonexistent. The tea boxes were full of dirt and weeds, and the fairways were. About the only place where there was grass - dont waste your time or money

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Response from on 08/06/2025:
Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. We’re sorry to hear your experience wasn’t what it should have been. Your feedback is important, and we’re working to make things better.
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great value in the area

Many courses around here are struggling with the health of their greens and still charging full price rates. The staff at Royal St Augustine are great, the course is in better than average condition for the weekend warrior and for the price it is extremely hard to beat. It's certainly a target course - very easy to get into trouble. You need to play conservative, smart golf here.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 41
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Early morning Wet Weather - played back 9 only

Very narrow (only played back 9 due to early morning storms) fairways in good shape, couple greens/Tee boxes could use some love. Overall not as bad as some reviews I saw.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Fun Course

The course was in decent shape. Some of the tee boxes and greens were patchy but overall a good experience. Some of the fairways were very narrow. So good drives were important. I’d play the course again for sure!

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Challenging

This was a tight course which made it a challenge if your tee shot was off even a little bit. The only real issue was that most greens had some problems, and were in repair, or had patches of sand. Some tee boxes were almost non-existent and needed some seeding badly, but you were teed up so didn't matter as much.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

To many greens down, flags in fairwas first 5 holes.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens unplayable

There were 4 or 5 greens not playable and a circle was painted 20 yards closer with a hole cut in. If I had known I would not have played there.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser

06/28/25- Do not waste your time or money playing this course. Six of the greens are out of commission. Another five are borderline unplayable. There’s a few nice holes sprinkled in, but overall not worth your time. Hopefully it’ll come around next spring, truly a bummer !

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 29
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Neat layout close to St. Augustine but under green repair

I’d imagine this course was at once very nice and in great conditions. The layout was fun and for the price, it’s a great affordable option to get out there or hit the clubs around St. Augustine. FYI: they were repairing 6-7 greens and had the flag at the end of the fairway on the first few holes and #14. It appears they’re struggling to keep good grass growing and keep weeds out of the greens and tee boxes. Good bit of dead spots on greens and sandy tee boxes. Most fairways were in decent shape. Hopefully once these renovations are complete the course will really turn around!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 33
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Horrible

8 temporary greens, Golf Now price was $10 more than booking direct with course.

This course is in bad condition, would not recommend it. $25 would be to much.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Waste of time and money

Most greens were unusable, some having temporary, shoddy mock greens. Tee boxes are mostly sand and terrible. Sand traps were packed like rock. If you want to just practice shots , it might be worth it to you, but if you are a serious good golfer you will be so frustrated at condition of this course. Don’t know how they stay in business. Sad

Conditions Poor
Layout Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

Rough shape

The course looked to be taking a hit from all the deportations.... No one to properly maintain the grass

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Needs work but looks like their trying

Course was in rough shape. There were four or five temporary greens.. Difficult to navigate course. Need better signage. Course weaves through neighborhoods.. Looks like they're trying to work on on.the course. Several crews working. Some greens are pretty rough. Starter just kind of let whoever was ready go which bunched up golfers and caused a wait and backup. Super nice staff though. Driving range was closed which was a bummer. Like to play it when it's in better shape..

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
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