Sanctuary GC
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4.8
505 Reviews (505)
5 Stars
432
4 Stars
54
3 Stars
10
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
5
Conditions
4.8
Value
4.5
Layout
4.8
Friendliness
4.8
Pace
4.7
Amenities
4.5
96.8%
Recommend this course
493 out of 505 reviews
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4.9
44 Reviews (44)
5 Stars
42
4 Stars
1
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.9
Value
4.8
Layout
4.8
Pace
5.0
Amenities
4.8
StaffFriendliness
4.9
97.7%
Recommend this course
43 out of 44 reviews
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4.9
175 Reviews (175)
5 Stars
166
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.9
Value
4.7
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.8
Amenities
4.7
StaffFriendliness
4.9
98.3%
Recommend this course
172 out of 175 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 7500 yards
Slope 140
Rating 75.2
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Course Details

Year Built 2006
Golf Season Year round
Architect Fred Couples (2006) Love Golf Design (2006) Paul Cowley (2006)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes - included in green fees
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities, Locker Rooms

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4.8
505 Reviews (505)

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Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing

Sanctuary

Excellent round of golf. Great conditions and the staff was very friendly and informative.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Course in excellent condition

One of my favorite courses to play in the area. The course is always in excellent condition. It can be a little sloppy after a heavy rain and typically on those days it’s cart path only, but that’s to be expected in Costal GA. 10/10

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Pat's Sanctuary Round

Generally, a very positive experience. Layout of course is magnificent and one could tell that absent the most recent amount of rain the course received, the conditions are well above average in all areas (tee boxes, fairways, greens and sandtraps). Pace of play was slow (4 hours and 45 minutes), but evidently, GPS, which monitors golfer's course progress was not operating. According to the professional, average time for a round is 4 hours.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 23
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
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 51
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great course! Probably needed a marshall

Great course! In excellent shape. Needed a marshal to help pace of play. 14 person bachelor party ahead of us that we probably could have played through. Rain cam in a downpour and ended it half way through the 18th hole. But I’d still definitely come back. Worth the drive from Jacksonville.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 29
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great day at sanctuary

Great course all around. Great greens greatly manicured,sand traps are excellent. I simply love this course

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
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Hidden gem

Fantastic course even after storm!! Easy access off interstate and beautiful area!! Only improvement needed is water stations around course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Condition

The course was in great shape even with the hot summer weather. The layout is fun and pretty fair. I played the course from the tips and found you could miss some greens and still have a fair chance of getting up and down.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great layout

We played Sanctuary for the first time on 7/4/24. When we arrived there weren’t many cars there. It was an extremely hot day and they had received rain so the course was cart path only and the range was closed. My son and I enjoyed the layout very much. The greens are quite sloped and are on the slow side to where we normally play but were nice for a public course I would highly recommend it. My only concern was the weather and cart path only. It was absolutely necessary but I was dead-tired when done as we did a ton of walking. I found a hot-deal on GolfNow which was $89. I would highly recommend you give it try. The drive from Jacksonville was an hour and it is 5 mins off i95 so easy to get to.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Awesome Course!

This is a hidden gem! Maintained very well! We will

be back !

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Excellent Condition.

Course conditions improved since before new ownership. Rivals many private clubs in the area. Greens rolled true and well maintained. Its a bit pricey but some discounts available with Golf Now.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Too Expensive!

Way too expensive for this course! Location is horrible. You’re 45min away from society in either direction. Seems the owner is only trying to lure in memberships. Don’t pay for this crap. There are PLENTY of other courses in SE Georgia and NE Florida to play at a cheaper price.

Conditions Excellent
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

$220?

Was shocked to have to pay $220 guess they jacked the rates up because of the Georgia OGA Sr. Tournament.

Middle of fricking nowhere Georgia and they expect people to pay. Even at $100 I'd never go back. Course is decent but not worth the amount.

Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Major Price Increase

We have been coming down to southern GA to play golf for over 25 years. We've been playing Sanctuary for over 10 yrs. The current owners have made significant improvement to the course and surrounding grounds. Hats off to the superintendent this time as the course was truly manicured. Our only complaint is that the price of a round more than DOUBLED this year. We love the course... but overpriced for comparable courses in the area. Osprey Cove to name one.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
4.0
Previously Played

EXTREMELY OVERPRICED!

This is a decent course maybe $60-$80 range. Now they are asking $220 for am tee times. What do they think this is Augusta or TPC Sawgrass? Negative, ghost rider the pattern is full. Go further south to play Osprey Cove and get the same playing conditions for what Sanctuary should be charging $60-$80.

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Overpriced

This course is not worth the money. It’s full of snobs who think they live on a PGA course lol. Last year it was $80 to golf here. That was reasonable. Now it’s $210! Absolutely ridiculous. The owner does not like visitors or outsiders. Plenty of other places to golf that are closer to society.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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