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4.4
1609 Reviews (1609)
5 Stars
877
4 Stars
556
3 Stars
108
2 Stars
49
1 Stars
19
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.0
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.4
87.8%
Recommend this course
1481 out of 1609 reviews
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4.6
49 Reviews (49)
5 Stars
35
4 Stars
11
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.3
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.6
StaffFriendliness
4.8
95.9%
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47 out of 49 reviews
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4.6
55 Reviews (55)
5 Stars
38
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
4.5
Value
4.2
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.7
StaffFriendliness
4.8
94.5%
Recommend this course
52 out of 55 reviews
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Course Highlights
The course layout consistently earns high praise for its challenging and enjoyable design. After recent green renovations, the putting surfaces returned fast and firm, impressing golfers who returned with high expectations.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7236 yards
Slope 132
Rating 74.7

Carved from a forest of pines and winding through wetlands and lagoons, St. Johns Golf & Country Club offers a scenic 18-hole round located between St. Augustine and Jacksonville. The course features tree-lined fairways and large, fast greens. There is also the occasional two-tiered green to look out for. Water hazards come into play throughout and there are several well-placed bunkers. Depending on how the wind is blowing, the course can range from being gentle to very demanding. Six sets of tees make the course accessible to players of all skill levels. In addition to the course, St. Johns Golf & Country Club also offers extensive practice facilities including a 10,000 sq. foot putting green, chipping green, and a double-sided driving range.

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Course Details

Year Built 2001
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Architect Clyde Johnston (2001) MacCurrach Golf (2001)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes - "St. Johns' Learning Center and Practice Facility"
Golf Simulator Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Visa, Mastercard, American Express Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Locker Rooms

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Available Sports

Tennis
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Reviews

4.4
1609 Reviews (1609)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 54
Brunch 27
19th Hole Scenic Views 23
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 93
Water Hazards 90
Undulating Greens 62
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 76
Locals 74
Seniors 49
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 77
Convenient to the City 73
In the 'Burbs 38

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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing

Beautiful Layout

This course was absolutely gorgeous. The fairways and bunkers were in tremendous condition. The greens look to be a bit dated, but I did find out they are replacing them this coming summer. The staff was extremely helpful and the local members were very inviting. I will definitely play this course again if I visit the Jacksonville area.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Greens were awful, otherwise a nice course

I haven't played here for a couple of years. Prices really escalated compared to courses closer to my home locally. Last week prices were better. Not sure why. But I wondered if it was reduced because of conditions? Never seen greens like this...rock hard, grass appeared dead everywhere. Pace of play was slow, no marshals. I would go back at this price when greens improve. It is a very nice layout and is fun to play.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Good course but potential for better

Good layout but pace of play poor- painfully slow due to 2-4 groups ahead- several groups of 2’s and 3’s. Tee time was 1150- finished at 435pm-5.5 hours later!! For the price, no Marshall showed up to move things along, cart girl seen once , ball/ club washers on cart no water. Starter ok but no real organization- allowed a walkon he knew to interject in front of us 4 , to do a ‘quick 9’. Greens under construction May 1- now you tell us. Jeez. Greens bumpy and hard. Terrible end to each hole. Fairways ok for the season. Sorry, but not worth the money- TG we had a hot deal. Golf course has tremendous potential but needs more work and time .

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 29
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Awesome staff awesome course

The course was really good layout. The staff was awesome, but the pace of play was slow, but I would definitely go back again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course terrible greens

Layout is great , fun to play. Unfortunately was slow. Some single was allowed to jump in front of us to play a ‘quick 9’. Starter told him he couldn’t but he did anyways. Greens were awful. Hard and Burned out. Otherwise the course is in pretty good shape for end of winter.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
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Previously Played

Updating course

Play course every year for over ten years this is the worst condition I have experienced. Tees in below average condition, fairways burnt out and bear in areas, very dry. Supposed to replace greens for next year season and currently letting them go.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course Condition pretty bad

First, we had a 9:49 T-time and didn't tee off for more than 1/2 hour later. Overheard starter say that they were trying to squeeze in players without a tee time which caused the delay.

I know Florida hasn't had a lot of rain lately but in spite of that the course is in tough shape especially the greens. This was not worth what we paid there to play.

Course needs lots of maintenance and our foursome would not recommend playing this course.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 75
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser

Slow Play

It took us 3 hours to play 9 holes and we left. No ranger and staff didn’t seem to care. Nice course but we would not have been able to finish before dark.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 42
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice course but pace of play was horrid

The front 9 took 2:45, with nobody from the course doing anything about pace of play. When I asked about it after the round, a staff member told me management is unwilling to do anything about it for fear of a bad review. The course is difficult, with quick greens, and average players need to move to realistic tees to have a chance, but no one encourages that, and so the course backs up. On the back 9 we decided to skip forward on found that the group two in front of us was more than two holes behind. Although I find the course quite nice, I don’t think I will go back for the price I paid.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Don’t be fooled

Booked this course online after researching several courses in the Jacksonville area to play while I was in town for The Players. My online rate was $184 which I don’t mind for a good course. The layout was pretty cool pretty standard for a Florida course. The per the practice facilities were subpar. The driving range had almost no grass on it the chipping area was almost nonexistent and the putting green was half dead half overgrown with some sort of grass, other than Bermuda. I was charged $10 for range balls after paying $184 Green fee. Was a little nervous looking at the practice the facilities, but thought give it a shot. You don’t know what’s gonna happen. The tea boxes were not great but about average for any other course. They were flat level a little bit long and it looks like partially over seeded and partially original Bermuda. The fairways are about the same they were a little rough, there wasn’t much difference between The rough in the fairway in many places. The greens were Bermuda grass which I usually liked but there was some other grass growing in them in large circles all over the place that created little literal nouns in the green. You could not cut through them because they would drastically knock your ball of course but they were everywhere. Almost like speed bumps. The greens are also hard as a rock, and would not hold any type of shot could not get a chip to spin or stop for anything. I would say the greens are almost unplayable. The palace of play was atrocious a little over 4 1/2 hours and backed up two groups by the third hole never saw Marshall or no one came out to address. I can tell you that I’ve played a lot of courses all over the country and it’s embarrassing that they’re charging that much to play their “country club“. Don’t be fooled by the positive reviews on here. There’s obviously some manipulating of reviews because this course was a 2 at best and definitely not worth the money. Never been more disappointed in any golf course anywhere in the country that I’ve played in the last 20 years.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Disappointed

Have played here every year for many years and always my favorite course in the area. This year lots of construction, completely redoing the driving range. All play starting off the tenth tee, fairways very dry and sparce grass in many areas. Advised their will be all new greens for next season at this time, current greens not in condition they have been in prior years.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

St Johns

Really liked the layout. Conditions were decent. Greens look patchy but rolled really nice. Had rained in the morning so carts were on path only but the course was firm and there wasn’t much standing water. I’d play there again

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart

Frustrating and no response from pro shop - 5 some's allowed

Played this course for the first time. Great layout but the course conditions were poor. Greens were bare and tee boxes really beat up. We played behind a group of 5 for the entire round and they never offered for us to play through. No ranger on the course. When we told the pro shop, they blew it off. Apparently it was a group of members and they had approved it and the members were not about to let "tourists" play through.

I would recommend skipping this course.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 75
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

This course has gone DOWNHILL

The course has all sorts of repair being done. There is virtually no practice range at all. The greens are bumpy and inconsistent, and the tea boxes aren’t horrible condition. This used to be a nice course. I played it several times last year, but would not go back again, unless there was no place else to play. I would stay away from this course until they finish doing what they’re doing and hopefully return it to the condition. It was in last year

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times 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 Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
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 Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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