St. James Bay Golf Club

This course is difficult for 25+ handicap female golfer. Lots of forced carries but beautiful.

Nice to find this course in an area that has very little golf nearby.

Might be closest course from St George Island - worth the drive

Great staff very friendly, very helpful, the course was immaculate and the GPS systems on the carts were dead on

Enjoyed my first time at this course. GPS is important to pay attention to. Course in good shape. Greens a little brown in spots. Outside staff were very good.

This is a great course in excellent condition. Pay attention to the GPS and bring all the balls you own, this course will take them. We had a great time.

Bring your A game to this challenging layout. Keep it in the fairways and you will do fine. Greens were challenging, but true. Believe your GPS for yardages. You will have to hit over waste areas on several holes, so overclub for safety sake.

I played this course twice while on vacation, once on Sunday and again on Friday. The course was in great shape! Pace of play was very good both days at just over 3 hours. The carts are equipped with GPS and even if you have your own, as I did, utilize the cart GPS to identify landing areas for your tee shots. There is lots of trouble out there. The second time I played I kept the driver in the bag for most of the round and shaved several strokes off my previous score. Avoid the bunkers. The sand is very soft and a ball hit into a bunker from any height is likely to plug. I will certainly play there again next year.

Course in excellent condition. Use of on cart gps is critical to have any chance of avoiding trouble. Strategy is required to score well, macho shots likely to result in lost balls.
Restaurant had excellent grouper.
Well worth effort required to get there.

This was the third time my son and I played St. James Bay and we thoroughly enjoyed it! Watch out for the Alligator in the lake on number 9! Definitely need to take the GPS advice on your cart to keep your ball in play.

Front nine has some tricky shots to keep in the fairway and the greens were fast - even though it was early (8:30am). Number 8 is a birdie hole if you come up from the right and stay dry.

Course was again very well maintained and we did not feel rushed or overcrowded. A real gem of a course tucked into the coast ... we always visit when vacationing. Worth the drive and the Grill has a great breaskfast.

I first played this course in February 2009 and fell in love with it. It is by far my favorite course in the tallahassee area. It is always in great condition and never busy but can be a little pricey. I suggest you look for a deal as it is well worth it.

The course itself is carved out of wetland and places a premium on accuracy off the tee. It's tight off the tee and seems as if every hole has a carry over marsh. If you can get over the fact that you will probably lose quite a bit of golf balls, you'll have a blast.

Have played it several times. Always in great shape. The facility and grill excellent.

Truly enjoyed the day. My husband loved the course and said it was the most fun he has had playing bad golf. The course is in great shape.

Very precise shots are required. Greens moderately fast. Beautiful course. I will play it again.

A very good test of your golf game. One of the most beautiful courses I have played. Staff was wonderful. Pricey, so look for deals....maybe they will reduce prices in the future and offer half price senior rates.....

One of the best and most challenging courses I have ever played. Excellent facilities, great staff, and a beautiful course layout. Everything was in great condition except for the greens but that was only because it appeared that they had been recently aerated and overseeded. However they still rolled true. Will definitely be returning to play this course again.

Always enjoy rounds at St. James Bay when visiting locally. Beautiful course, always well-maintained and professionally run. Bring lots of balls -- it is fairly tight with lots of water! GPS on cart is very helpful. A hidden gem!

We played after they aerate and top dress the green.
It was impossible to have your ball hold it's line. But the course is great and worth the trip when the green are in top shape.

Very nice challenging course. The only reason the rating is 4 stars instead of 5 stars for conditions is that they had just aerated the greens. You do need to be able to get off the tee as many holes require a carry.

This was my first time playing St. James and I was impressed. I thought it was a great, challenging layout. The only down side to my visit was that the greens had recently been aerated so putting and saving strokes was pretty difficult. Not a long course but you definitely need to be able to place shots to set up your next one. I would never pay the full price of the green fee for this course, but as long as Golf Now keeps having these discounted prices, I will definitely play this course again.