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Value
3.7
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.3
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About

Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Par 71
Length 6758 yards
Slope 133
Rating 72.6

The newly revamped Jacksonville Beach Golf Club, built in 1959, is one of the only public access courses on Jacksonville's Beaches. The golf course was originally designed by Sam Snead.

The changes at Jacksonville Beach Golf Club began with the rebuilding and modernizing of more than half the greens on the golf course, along with some new bunkers and bulkheads to add to the already beautiful look.

The 18-hole golf course measures 6,510 yards from the longest tees for a par of 72. The course rating is 71.9, with a slope rating of 126.

Course Details

Year Built 1960
Fairways 419 Bermuda Grass
Greens Emerald Dwarf Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Caddies No
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 VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes, except before 12pm on weekends/holidays.
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

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3.4
346 Reviews (346)
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Reviews 7
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Better than the last time I played

Friendly staff, fairways need work, greens nice

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 50
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Steve

Course was in great shape. Indication of the $2 million spent on improvements. Greens were fast but excellent.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

big improvement

greens are much much better. The fairways need a bit of work, bunkers greatly improved. Overall great value.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Greens are great and the rest seems to be coming...

Great greens and they were working on the fairways so the course should be a+ in a few months. Great value, on phenomenal greens.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Great upgrades to the course

I played there about 2 years ago and it was avow pasture but with the new greens and bunkers it is a really good course can’t wait for the next phase of upgrades when they redo fairways and other areas that should be grass and not dirt...

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked

A local gem at the beach

This course is newly renovated, and I was told that some of the holes were changed. I mention this because my Garmin GPS GolfWatch was frequently wrong with the yardage- so beware!

The course is in nice shape - lots of sand in the traps, and I saw today that the greens were recently aerated. I had the pleasure of joining two players who had played here before, and their course knowledge kept me on track all day.

There is quite a bit of water (of course, this is FL!) and a few crazy birds, but the greens are the real challenge.

Overall, I found the course an enjoyable challenge and will certainly visit again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great changes to course layout.

Really enjoyed playing the course with the new layout changes. The only problem I had was when the carts shut down when you were in a restricted area. I dont mean to say that this is not a great idea to keep the carts where they should be, but when the cart paths are not designated, it's frustrating when the driver has no idea which way to go to stay in the correct area.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

9am foursome

As recent reviews have stated the course has been completely redone and it’s in great shape.

It was a gusty Sunday and four of us still played in about 4 hours. It rained the night before but the greens were firm and roll very true (the undulations in them make it comparable to pv inn nearby)

I think it is now the best public course to play in the Jax / beaches area. Highly recommended

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Well done upgrade

Excellent value for the money got an 810 T time on a Friday and was paired with 2 gentlemen were very friendly and gracious . we got around in 3 hours in spite of my errant shots the course itself had excellent greens and was a pleasure to play. A bit wet in spots. staff was very pleasant from the cart personnel to the snack bar and pro shop. I shot above my handicap because of the challenges of dormant Bermuda rough.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Worth the wait

I swore off this course a couple of years ago but now I can’t wait to get back out there, great job! The new greens and improved course layout make this a fun and player friendly destination course. I love the new and improved putting and chipping greens the imulate the course greens to a tee also!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 60
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Too slow to even finish 18

great improvements on the course - any overall negatives on the review is due to the 4 1/2 hour pace.

$20 on a nice course is a deal but when you only squeeze in 14-15 holes it becomes less so....

There were usually 3 groups on each hole - one on the green, one waiting in the fairway and us sitting on the tee.

Management needs to make 10 minute increments between tee times at least during peak days

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice redo of this course

The round was going great until we got behind a playing lesson with Mary and some kid and 2 other guys on hole 7 and we waited on them for every hole. There was a slow group in front of them and no ranger on course to move the pace of play along. Why would you give a playing lesson in mid afternoon on a Monday? Very disappointing

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

JC

Such nice renovation courses

And specially Mary at reception and Francis (starter) are excellent personalities and so nice

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 31
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Course looks great!

Kudos to Jacksonville Beach residents for investing in the municipal golf course and making what are so many very positive changes. I recently played the course for the first time after the renovations and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Top of the list is of course the greens and all I can say is Wow! Also, while some holes have been shortened, the revised holes still pose a challenge and require some strategy. I will strongly recommend this course to fellow golfers.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Phenomenal Course!

Best Greens I’ve ever seen at a public course hands down! Everything was great! The cart attendants provided me with the best service possible. 10 out of 10.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 38
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Not as good as last time

I enjoyed playing here today however the fairways seem to have taken a step back from a few weeks ago. They are very dry and a bit difficult to hit from. The greens are still rolling fast and true and the bunkers are fluffy and easy to hit out of. The putting and chipping practice areas are nice. And the cart girl is very friendly.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fantastic

We played there about 3 years ago and said we would never go back. The course was in such rough shape. 3 years forward and a complete renovation. Ranks as one of the best courses I’ve played. Hats off to the golf maintenance staff

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 60
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Cold weather
Walked

very nice golf experience

if we could slow down the greens and speed up the rounds I'd give a perfect 10 !

To the reviewer who blamed the walkers - that's just not so. I played on a cold day when the crowds were down and I swear I got in 9 holes in 65 minutes - walking !

Its the crowds that keep things slow and one round we got stuck behind a foursome who were taking their sweet time lining up every putt for so long you'd think it was for big $$$ - they were in carts and we finished in 4:15

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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