Royal St. Augustine GCC
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2.9
1612 Reviews (1612)
5 Stars
209
4 Stars
632
3 Stars
359
2 Stars
204
1 Stars
208
Conditions
2.7
Value
3.2
Layout
3.6
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.2
55.9%
Recommend this course
1059 out of 1612 reviews
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3.7
66 Reviews (66)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
29
3 Stars
16
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.9
Layout
3.9
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.6
86.4%
Recommend this course
57 out of 66 reviews
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3.0
147 Reviews (147)
5 Stars
15
4 Stars
44
3 Stars
34
2 Stars
29
1 Stars
25
Conditions
2.7
Value
3.2
Layout
3.6
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
4.3
57.1%
Recommend this course
84 out of 147 reviews
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Course Highlights
Recent course improvements have elevated conditions noticeably, with well-manicured greens and a challenging, narrow layout rewarding accurate play. Exceptionally friendly staff and strong value for money make this course a worthwhile return visit.

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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Reviews

2.9
1612 Reviews (1612)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 40
Watching the Game 15
19th Hole Specials 10
Course Challenges Include:
Narrow Fairways 80
Water Hazards 78
Bunkers 53
This course/club is great for:
Locals 51
Advanced Golfers 44
Seniors 33
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 68
Near Local Attractions 39
Worth the Drive 20

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Played On
Reviews 55
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Stay Away

They are working on the greens and it is not playable and won’t be for some time. The course should not be open

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 110
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Course needs some TLC.

Greens in bad shape. A lot of sand on them. I would not recommend this course.

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

Fun round

Greens need work, they were working on #6 and was closed. Remainder of course was in good shape and a nice layout. Challenjng but not impossible or overly punishing. Staff was great.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 31
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Sandy greens

The greens were full of sand. I don't recommend anyone wasting their time or money until.they can fix this course.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Pace Average
Response from on 04/29/2025:
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
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 9
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 10
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 36
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 6
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
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