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4.4
1614 Reviews (1614)
5 Stars
881
4 Stars
557
3 Stars
108
2 Stars
49
1 Stars
19
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.1
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.4
88.0%
Recommend this course
1486 out of 1614 reviews
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4.7
53 Reviews (53)
5 Stars
39
4 Stars
12
3 Stars
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0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.3
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.6
StaffFriendliness
4.8
96.2%
Recommend this course
51 out of 53 reviews
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4.6
60 Reviews (60)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
4.6
Value
4.2
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.6
StaffFriendliness
4.7
95.0%
Recommend this course
57 out of 60 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 7183 yards
Slope 142
Rating 80.7

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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4.4
1614 Reviews (1614)

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 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Hidden Gem of North Flordia

St John’s golf and country club is one of north Florida’s hidden gems. With a beautiful course matched with friendly staff, makes this my favorite course to play over and over. Great practice facility. Well mancuried fairways and tour level greens. The pro shop carries all the standard items with a wide selection in ball if needed (no Bridgestone’s as of 6/9). The grille hours vary however if you can snag a fried chicken BLT wrap, I suggest you do! All in all a great golfing experience for every level.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 07/10/2019

Thanks for your review and kind words about our staff and facility. We appreciate your business and hope to see you back again soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Sandy greens, wait to play

The greens and been punched and sanded a few days ago and it looked like they hadn’t even watered them afterwards. I didn’t have a problem with this, my problem was that it should have been noted when I made my reservation. Ruined my round. Oh, I almost forgot to mention, it was cart path only on most of the holes as well??? The only thing missing was a kick in the groin on the 1st tee to start my round.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/10/2019

Thanks for your review and feedback- we take this seriously. We are sorry to hear that your experience was not what it should have been. Please reach out to us at info@stjohnsgolf.com to discuss this further. Thank you.

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

RUDE!!! RUDE!!!! CHAOS!!!!

I have played this course many times in the past and never had a problem so a few weeks ago when I had a bad experience I considered it a fluke.... until now! The staff is Rude!! The course was chaos golfers jumping all over , picking what ever holes they wanted to play, no rhyme nor reason. My friend and I paid for 18 and were told after 14 it was time for us to go in as it was too dark(North East Florida sunset is 830 and dusk last for another hour)It was 730 PM plenty of light and no cut off time had been announced when we paid to play. Residents were emerging from their homes and chipping on the greens! One guy had multiple balls all over the pin and refused to move after repeated calls of "FOUR!" The cart attendant told us time to go and let the resident chip on and told another pair it was fine if they finished!!?? We won't play here again.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 07/10/2019

Thanks for taking the time to write this review. We take this seriously and are very sorry that you did not have a good experience. Please reach out to us so we can see what we can do to earn back your business and continue this conversation at info@stjohnsgolf.com.

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Commented on 06/08/2019

We first would like to thank you for taking the time to provide us with valuable feedback. We use all comments received as training tools, both for areas of improvement and to use as tool to reinforce positive actions. We certainly will use your comments as a training tool for improvement.

Second, we would like to apologize for the experience and service you received at St. Johns Golf & Country Club. It is not our norm as we receive very positive reviews for staff friendliness and service. In this case we failed to meet your expectations, as well as our own.

We would love the chance to discuss this further. Please contact our General Manager, Ben Pasquith, bpasquith@stjohnsgolf.com, with the best way to connect with you.

Thank you again for the feedback and we apologize for the experience you received.

Sincerely,

St. Johns Golf & Country Club

Played On
Reviews 32
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Excellent course with fast greens

Good greens that were very fast. Fairways in good condition. Sand traps well maintained. Cart attendant was very helpful.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 07/10/2019

Thank you for your review! We hope to see you again sometime soon.

Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good course

Greens are very fast, a couple of them are being worked on but they put the pin in a place to were that wouldn’t effect you. Course needs to be watered more. Fairways are in good shape some burnt areas do to the high heat and no rain. I’ve played the two other courses within a mile of this one and this has been my favorite so far!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 07/10/2019

Thank you so much for your review. We value your feedback, and hope to see you back soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

My twosome was placed with another twosome. Our combined handicaps are 14 total between us both. We were placed with someone and his partner who has played exactly 4 times in the last 40 years. Why can't this site or the pro shop adjust groups accordingly?

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 07/10/2019

Thanks for your review and the feedback. Other than the pairing, it sounds like you had an enjoyable round. We do our best to understand different golfer levels at time of check-in. We apologize for this inconvenience and hope to see you back at our course again. If you have any other comments or concerns, please feel free to reach out to us at info@stjohnsgolf.com.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Fun Day

I had a fun day playing golf with my future son-in-law. The course was in excellent condition and the pace of play was perfect!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 07/10/2019

Sounds like you had some quality bonding time out on the course. Thanks for leaving us the review and hope to see you back again soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Day!

My wife and I had a great experience. Clubhouse was and pro shop were very nice as was their friendly staff. Had a really good lunch before we played. The course itself was extremely enjoyable and a fantastic value. Greens were ok, but we actually ran into the general manager out on one of the greens who told us they were planning to redo/upgrade all of them with new turf. My only wish was for a cooler and more drinking water and to see the beverage cart more often.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/10/2019

I remember running into you and your wife! Thanks for your understanding with the greens. Thank you so much for your review and hope you visit us again soon!

Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great value slow play

More than a twenty minute delay. Waited on almost every shot. Great day, good conditions almost a 445 round when we finally went out.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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Commented on 07/30/2019

Thanks for your review. We appreciate your patience and apologize for the delay. We are glad our course conditions met your expectations and hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Slow plat

Waited. On every shot, no ranger seen. Group in front did no stay with group in front..

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Commented on 07/30/2019

Thanks for your review. We appreciate your feedback and are working hard to improve the customer experience.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 07/30/2019

Thanks for your review. Hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

A fine golf course

Have played this course several times in past years. Still a good NE Florida test. Course played fast and firm due to lack of rain in this area for past several weeks. Greens are fast, so imperative to stay below the hole whenever possible. Not much in the way of hidden trouble, maybe one or two holes. 9th and 18th holes are very good finishing holes and the rest of the course sets up very well.

This used to be a private course, but now available for play by all. Don't know how that will work out going forward. Usually quality goes down somewhat, but only time will tell. My advice would be to play this course soon if you have the opportunity. Certainly the best of the CR 210 corridor courses.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 07/30/2019

Thank you for your kind words. We appreciate the time you took to leave this review and hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

ZERO STARS!!!! Extremely Dissapointing Experience!!!

First of all, this is the second time I have come out to St. John's Golf and CC and had an issue. The range was closed, due to a broken picker. I was told by the pro shop operator that they were understaffed and didn't know why. That was disappointing because it's the second time I have been out and the range has been closed for whatever reason.

Here is where I am really frustrated by experience: I get to the driving range, meet the starter and I was told that I am not going to be able to play at my agreed upon 3:21 tee time. The starter tells me that he paired up a later tee time (some 30 minutes later) with my tee time to make a foursome. He then proceeds to tell me that I can play by myself if I'd like or pair up with someone a little later. Keep in mind that sunset is at 7:57pm so I don't really have any options at this point. The tee sheet is pretty empty and some folks had gamed the system by booking later tee times to join up and I was stuck out in the cold. I booked the tee time because I knew that it would be with other players (not a fan of playing by myself - solo scores don't count per USGA handicap rules, either). I am super frustrated by the staff and the general lack of understanding. The starter needs to be fired and St. John's Golf and CC needs to honor the tee times, as purchased, from GolfNow. I will be seeking a full refund from GolfNow. I was offered a raincheck but will never play at this club ever again and recommend avid golfer to AVOID THIS PLACE!!!!!

Friendliness Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Best course in the area

Great conditions. Fast greens. Best course in the area

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/30/2019

Thanks for your review! We hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Challenging but fair

Staff was great. Accomadated us with an alternate tee time after we went to the wrong St Johns golf course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Used cart

I would recommend this course to anyone that enjoys to get out and just play golf. The greens were very fast to the point you had to take your time to read your lines. Very enjoyable course, will definitely be back .

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 07/30/2019

Thank you for your review. We are delighted you enjoyed your time and are looking foward to seeing you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great layout but course condition not as good as past years.

Time play Very good, less that 4 hours. People sympatic. Surprised by less quality then past years, from tee off to greens. However,, it a very good golf experience.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 07/30/2019

Thanks for your review. We appreciate your feedback and are glad you had a good experience. We hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Beautiful layout and in great condition

Played St Johns Golf and Country on April 7. Course was in beautiful condition and everyone that worked there was helpful and polite. Fairways were well manicured and kept, leading to nice lies. Greens were fast, and in great shape. Good mix of sand and water in the course, but wide and forgiving fairways if you're a little off center from the tee.

Will be back

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/30/2019

Thanks for your review. We are so glad our course conditions and staff met all your expectations. Looking foward to seeing you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fast greens

Course was in very good condition. Greens had just been sanded.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/30/2019

Thanks for your review. We are glad our course conditions met your expectations. Hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice day at St. John’s G&CC

Played first round at St. John’s G&CC since last year. Challenging layout. Fastest greens around but waiting for grass to grow in. If you have a chance to play this course do it.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/30/2019

Thanks for your review. We appreciate your feedback and hope to see you again soon!

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