Royal St. Augustine Golf and Country Club
About
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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 71 | 6529 yards | 71.9 | 137 |
| Blue | 71 | 6115 yards | 69.3 | 131 |
| White | 71 | 5363 yards | 66.6 | 121 |
| Red | 70 | 4670 yards | 64.5 | 120 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold M: 71.7/141 | 549 | 212 | 357 | 509 | 379 | 151 | 457 | 397 | 181 | 3192 | 381 | 207 | 504 | 399 | 179 | 405 | 339 | 415 | 508 | 3337 | 6529 |
| Blue M: 68.4/127 | 529 | 189 | 329 | 471 | 338 | 139 | 446 | 359 | 169 | 2969 | 356 | 196 | 494 | 369 | 161 | 379 | 317 | 378 | 496 | 3146 | 6115 |
| Silver M: 65.8/119 | 507 | 144 | 292 | 413 | 293 | 120 | 328 | 329 | 152 | 2578 | 320 | 177 | 401 | 339 | 129 | 338 | 281 | 340 | 460 | 2785 | 5363 |
| Red W: 66.2/116 | 448 | 127 | 248 | 389 | 276 | 109 | 265 | 308 | 138 | 2308 | 273 | 161 | 374 | 232 | 96 | 290 | 138 | 283 | 414 | 2261 | 4569 |
| Handicap | 6 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 13 | |||
| Par | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 71 |
| Handicap (W) | 6 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 13 |
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Reviewer Photos
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Flag in fairway Photo submitted by hjlowe10 on 06/24/2025
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Photo submitted by hjlowe10 on 06/24/2025
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Photo submitted by hjlowe10 on 06/24/2025
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Tee Box of Sand Photo submitted by NS6pELAhsHk792x7jLwm on 05/08/2025
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Hole Closed Photo submitted by NS6pELAhsHk792x7jLwm on 05/08/2025
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Bunker Under water Photo submitted by NS6pELAhsHk792x7jLwm on 05/08/2025
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Tee Box of Doom Photo submitted by NS6pELAhsHk792x7jLwm on 05/08/2025
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Greens Conditions 1 Photo submitted by NS6pELAhsHk792x7jLwm on 05/08/2025
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Greens Conditions 2 Photo submitted by NS6pELAhsHk792x7jLwm on 05/08/2025
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Photo submitted by byerley1 on 05/07/2025
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Photo submitted by byerley1 on 05/07/2025
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Photo submitted by byerley1 on 05/07/2025
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You Did Good Today, The Margarita Man :) Photo submitted by OldDuffer53 on 09/07/2023
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Photo submitted by spencerf12 on 07/12/2023
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Photo submitted by Qjt9m6w1Tx01873gM2P7 on 12/30/2021
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Photo submitted by Qjt9m6w1Tx01873gM2P7 on 12/30/2021
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Photo submitted by Qjt9m6w1Tx01873gM2P7 on 12/30/2021
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Burnt fairways Photo submitted by Bill3851356 on 04/07/2021
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Tom before 2 balls in the woods. Photo submitted by normaxelson on 04/07/2020
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Very nice!! Photo submitted by golfing49 on 09/30/2019
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My first round in Florida ... never going back to PA :P Photo submitted by Eric3413 on 08/06/2013
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.
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.
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.
Great layout
Unfortunately, the course is in
really rough shape
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.
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.
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.
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.
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)
Great course for the money!
Pace of play was a little slow but my group enjoyed the wildlife and the layout!
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.
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
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.
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...
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.