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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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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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 A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

16 out of 18 greens and tee boxes very poor condition

I was very disappointed in the course had not played there in a couple of years. I will not play there again until it is back to its old form. Very disappointed in the course.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 04/29/2025:
Thank you for letting us know about this disappointing experience. We take all comments seriously and will work with our team to make things right. We value your feedback and hope to earn your trust in the future.
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Mean greens, friendly Staff

Unfortunately, this is one of the worst golf courses I've played shape wise. The Staff was very friendly but every green had some level of burnout if not all the way burned out. The staff was nice and did discount the round but if I had known how bad the greens were I would not have booked here.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Not good

I hate to leave a bad review, I truly do but patrons need to be very aware of the conditions of this course. Bunkers were dirty pits, there has been no money spent on this course regarding maintenance There was maybe two greens that were actually playable or that you could really putt on. Half the T-boxes was straight up dirt. Cart girl had no chips or snacks I'm sorry there is nothing good about this course I can say to you with the exception of the front desk staff and cart girl they were nice and accommodating. Even at less than $40 I would not play here again.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Response from on 04/29/2025:
Thank you for sharing feedback. We’re very sorry your experience fell below expectations and are addressing the concerns you mentioned. We appreciate the opportunity to improve and hope you’ll consider visiting again.
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great layout

Unfortunately, the course is in

really rough shape

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Response from on 04/25/2025:
Thank you for posting a review. We’re sorry it didn’t fully meet expectations and appreciate knowing where we can improve. We value every opportunity to enhance our offerings and hope to do better next time.
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

DO NOT PLAY

This course is absolutely destroyed. The tee boxes, the greens, the fairways are all in terrible shape. The greens are unplayable.

Worst course I’ve ever played. Do not waste your money.

The only good thing I could say is the staff was very friendly.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Response from on 04/18/2025:
Thank you for sharing feedback. We’re very sorry your experience fell below expectations and are addressing the concerns you mentioned. We appreciate the opportunity to improve and hope you’ll consider visiting again.
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Very sad

Nice staff

Nice course layout

Greens are in such bad shape they are unplayable.

Tee boxes no grass

Bunkers hard packed haven’t been raked in awhile

Course has been potential but so far away from being in just acceptable shape.

Maybe the course in the worst I have ever played in 35 years.

I wish them luck.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Response from on 04/16/2025:
Thank you for sharing feedback. We’re very sorry your experience fell below expectations and are addressing the concerns you mentioned. We appreciate the opportunity to improve and hope you’ll consider visiting again.
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing

First Timer Review

The overall layout is fun and challenging, however the extremely poor conditions of most every green was a great disappointment. Dry rot and aeration trackings made reading and putting a crap shoot. We could not gauge speed and it was like putting on the surface of a huge, toasted English muffin. Nooks and crannies are good for butter and not a putter. All in all the fairways were in good shape. Lots of water and a fair amount of beachfront to play around but again, no real issues with the layout.

The staff were all friendly and accommodating and the clubhouse and restaurant were clean and welcoming. The bottom line is that Royal St. Augustine has the potential to be one of best public courses to play without having to sell body parts to cover the cost. The greens need a vast amount of improvement before we will convince ourselves to make the 30 mile drive again. It’s a shame as we do like the course. Overall I give this venue only 3 out of 5 stars but with playable greens 4 or 5 stars id a real possibility.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Horrible

Do not play this course unless you want to putt on all sand so called "greens". Same goes with tee boxes. Played this course many times in the past but never in this condition. Should have paid me to play there instead of the other way around. Will not play again until course completely fixed.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Response from on 04/15/2025:
Thank you for the feedback. We aim to offer a quality experience and regret falling short. Your input helps us identify specific areas that need attention, and we hope to welcome you back in the future.
Played On
Reviews 35
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Royal St. Augustine

Hands down the worst course I played in 5 years in Florida. Greens had no grass on them, fairways were in horrible shape, snd traps were in horrible shape. paid 43.00 for the round on golf now, 10.00 course at best. Course should return all money. Will NEVER go back to this course again. Cart girl Victoria was great and worked the bar after our round. She was the best part of the worst round of golf in years.(Course conditions)

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 04/15/2025:
Thank you for sharing feedback. We’re very sorry your experience fell below expectations and are addressing the concerns you mentioned. We appreciate the opportunity to improve and hope you’ll consider visiting again.
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Great course for the money!

Pace of play was a little slow but my group enjoyed the wildlife and the layout!

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Sad To See

Course has a great layout, not sure what’s going on but I’d pass on playing anytime soon, very bad condition.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Response from on 04/15/2025:
Thank you for sharing feedback. We’re very sorry your experience fell below expectations and are addressing the concerns you mentioned. We appreciate the opportunity to improve and hope you’ll consider visiting again.
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Tee box and green issues

The tee boxes have no grass and greens are in poor condition. Backside is a little better but still doesn’t meet basic expectations.Better to pass on this course until conditions improve if you want to enjoy your golf experience

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 04/11/2025:
Thank you for posting a review. We’re sorry it didn’t fully meet expectations and appreciate knowing where we can improve. We value every opportunity to enhance our offerings and hope to do better next time.
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
First Time Playing

Greens in horrible shape

All 18 greens were atrocious. The ball did not roll but rather jumped, skipped and hopped around regardless of the distance to the hole. A vast majority of the tee boxes were dirt or sand. Patrons fail to fill divots.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Response from on 04/09/2025:
Thank you for sharing feedback. We’re very sorry your experience fell below expectations and are addressing the concerns you mentioned. We appreciate the opportunity to improve and hope you’ll consider visiting again.
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Not Worth the Reduced Green Fee

There were no greens, that were remotely playable. There were several tee boxes, where it was just sand.

Go elsewhere, until they can get it together...

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very poor shape.

Greens are trash. Majority of greens didn't even have grass on them. Tee Boxes same issue. Bare and teeing off sand/dirt mix. The track is very tough and challenging. Very frustrating to get on in regulation to have horrific putting conditions.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
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