The Amelia River Club
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4.6
1510 Reviews (1510)
5 Stars
880
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
20
1 Stars
13
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.4
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.8
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.4
96.2%
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4.6
64 Reviews (64)
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45
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Conditions
4.5
Value
4.3
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.8
95.3%
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61 out of 64 reviews
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4.6
131 Reviews (131)
5 Stars
91
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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Conditions
4.5
Value
4.3
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.9
96.2%
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126 out of 131 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6860 yards
Slope 139
Rating 74.0

The Amelia River Club is located on Amelia Island, just north of Jacksonville and within minutes of the historic town of Fernandina Beach. Renowned as one of the best-conditioned courses in the area with incredibly smooth greens, sculpted around a forest of majestic Live Oaks, Sable Palms, Pines and Wax Myrtles.

This par 72 track, designed by Tom Jackson, plays to a yardage of 6,823 from the back tees. It's pristine condition features well manicured rolling fairways, smooth bunkers and greens that challenge all skill levels. This course is unique in character and is a treat to play.

The Amelia River consists of 18 holes of challenging golf where ball control and accuracy are keys to a great game. The fairways are wide and open, giving the golfer a sense of a traditional Scottish links course on some holes and a narrow tree lined experience on others. The 13th hole is a good example of the course’s challenges. This long par five runs along the border of the Fernandina Beach Airport and is a strategic three shot hole. Too long and left at lay up and you will have to deal with a water hazard. The wind can play havoc with this hole as it reminds one of an open links style design. In contrast #9 is a tree lined par four with very little room for error and includes a forced carry over Alligator Creek.

The signature 17th hole is a par three surrounded by water demanding an accurate shot to the island green which closely resembles another very famous golf hole in our area! The final hole ends at the edge of the Amelia River and its expansive tidal marsh.

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Course Details

Year Built 2000
Greens TifEagle Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Tom Jackson (2000)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS Yes
Pull-carts No
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Visa, Mastercard, AMEX, Discover welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed No
Dress code Collared shirts, mock turtlenecks, or golf-specific shirts are required. Trousers, tailored shorts (no more than 4 inches above the knee). Denim, sweatpants, cargo shorts/pants, and athletic-style shorts are not permitted.

Food & Beverage

Restaurant, Beverage Carts

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

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4.6
1510 Reviews (1510)

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Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Enjoyed the course although a lot of wind hard on club selections. Not cheap but would play again

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 16
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Liked it so much we came back

We loved The Amelia River Club so much we came back. Foursome played in 3:45 and never had an issue with the course conditions or pace.

Thanks for a great day!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Overpriced

Way overpriced. Greens weren't even mowed. Paid 125 on golfnow as a hot deal. Lol. Worth about 60 bucks.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 30
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice course

Love this course. Some of the “island” type greens were fun! Staff very friendly Grill had a good cheeseburger and tator tots…driving range was good. Kinda pricey for my caddie to come…$30 plus tax

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

What a find!

My wife and I have neen in Amelia Island for almost 2 weeks. Yesterday we had the pleasure of playing at Amelia River. We enjoyed it so much we're going back tomorrow. The course was in great shape. Greens were a tad slow but in beautiful condition. The people were absolutely the friendliest you could imagine. We were so lucky this course was offering a Hot Deal on Golf Now.

Thanks to Amelia River Club staff and Golf Now!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Enjoyable course

Starter let us go early so the 2 of us were done in 3 hrs( 8:15 am teeoff). Lots of tees to pick from. Only critique is $20 seems high for a bag of balls. Friendly staff and very good playing conditions.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great winter golf

The course was in great condition (as always).

Greens were good but very fast with slopes.

Most enjoyable course in the area.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great Conditions

Greens were smooth and fast. Overall good conditions but people need to sand their divots and fix ball marks. Not the clubs fault but they need to be addressed. Higher priced course but worth the extra

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Amelia River review

This has become my home course and love the layout. They have been working hard on maintenance, got new carts, and don’t allow carts in most areas. If they could get the rough in better shape this course would be great! I love the layout.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 27
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Definitely worth it

Decided to give this place a try because I’d heard good things. The drive from Jax to Fernandina / Amelia is beautiful. The course is in great shape. Greens are among the best I’ve seen in Florida. The layout is nice. There are challenging holes and birdie holes. I plan to be back pretty often.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Amelia River

This is my home course and I love the layout . I am a 7 handicap and the threesome I played with was so I gave it a go. It’s a completely different course and so much harder. The maintenance has gotten better and they added a new fleet of brand new carts . And finally installed working ball washers . Only drawback on new carts is they go into alarm mode when driving certain places , Normally I’m all for this because people drive where they shouldn’t but this was over the top. They should have just posted or said in clubhouse 90 degree or cart path only which I’m fine with. But almost everywhere you went it rang this loud obnoxious alarm. Definitely had to bother other players on other holes. . I still love this course but please play the tees to your ability . The tips didn’t flow down our pace of play just inflated my score .

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Awesome course

This course is gorgeous and is a blast to play at, everyone was friendly, drinks were great, really nice golf shop.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course.

Me and my hubby enjoyed the course a lot. We played in pretty windy conditions with little bit of drizzle… felt like playing in Scotland. The Course was interesting and open layout. Enjoyed lot more than The Golf Club of Amelia Island.( Ritz Carlton)! Better condition and better layout.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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