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4.5
1116 Reviews (1116)
5 Stars
674
4 Stars
360
3 Stars
59
2 Stars
15
1 Stars
8
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.5
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.3
93.1%
Recommend this course
1064 out of 1116 reviews
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4.5
56 Reviews (56)
5 Stars
34
4 Stars
18
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.5
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.6
92.9%
Recommend this course
52 out of 56 reviews
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4.6
103 Reviews (103)
5 Stars
68
4 Stars
28
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.6
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.7
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.6
94.2%
Recommend this course
97 out of 103 reviews
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Course Highlights
The course layout consistently earns top marks, with a challenging design, beautiful scenery, and wildlife that keeps golfers returning week after week. Friendly staff, smooth pace of play, and outstanding value make every round here a rewarding experience.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Style Coastal
Par 72
Length 6698 yards
Slope 134
Rating 72.8
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Sapelo Hammock Golf Club
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Course Details

Year Built 1999
Fairways Bermuda
Greens Bermuda
Golf Season Year round
Architect Rusty Simmons

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Conference Facilities, Banquet Facilities

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Reviews

4.5
1116 Reviews (1116)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Forced Carries 9
Water Hazards 9
Bunkers 7
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 12
Locals 11
Advanced Golfers 8
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 11

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Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great course with an excellent cafe

Salem’s Hammock is a beautiful course. The greens are very well-maintained, and the scenery is incredible. Also, the Sapelo Hot Ham and Cheese in the cafe was delicious.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 04/30/2024

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Sapelo Hammock Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 45
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Very pleasantly surprised

This is a beautiful course. It is built thru natural forests. Very few homes to hit. The fairways are still a bit sparse from winter but will fill in nicely. The greens were absolutely beautiful and rolled true. Best greens I've played in a while. Not especially quick but very fair. Done in 3 1/2 hours. They even provided outstanding weather :-). Well worth the drive.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 04/25/2024

Thank you for your kind words! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing Sapelo Hammock Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Beautiful course.

A lovely place to spend Easter Sunday away from home. The greens were in great shape and, I suppose because of the holiday, there was no waiting even though I was playing alone.

Difficulty Moderate
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

a good day

overall a very good day of golf

pace of play was a little slow, but appears to be because of other players not really playing ready golf

beautiful area

Tee boxes kinda beat up

Greens excellent

Staff incredible

looking forward to returning

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 04/24/2024

Thanks so much for the great review. We look forward to welcoming you back to our course soon. Thanks for choosing Sapelo Hammock Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 5
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 04/22/2024

Hello, bbulger. Thank you for leaving us a review. We are sorry to hear your experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you will give us another try in the future. Thank you for choosing Sapelo Hammock Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 04/24/2024

We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share with us your favorite part of your experience. Thanks for golfing at Sapelo Hammock Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 04/19/2024

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Sapelo Hammock Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 77
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

great time

Our foursome had great time. The weather was perfect (mid 80;s) and the beauty of the course was outstanding!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 04/19/2024

Thank you for visiting us at Sapelo Hammock Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 04/19/2024

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Sapelo Hammock Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 86
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Pleasant course

Great place, greens need a little work and Tee boxes, course seems to be on the very dry side so surprising for this time of the year especially after all the rain we have received recently.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a year
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Best bang for the buck

Fairways and greens where in excellent condition. Teeboxs had some patchy areas but had no affect bc face it. Tee it high and let it fly.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/19/2024

Thank you for visiting us at Sapelo Hammock Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Greens look good

Greens in good shape but tee boxes and fairways were in rough shape.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 04/30/2024

Hello, bradbragg. Thank you for leaving us a review. We are sorry to hear your experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you will give us another try in the future. Thank you for choosing Sapelo Hammock Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Course

This course has a great layout, in great conditions, and the staff is always nice.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Windy weather
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Potential Abounds

The layout and scenery is exceptional. The course design is challenging with several forced carries. Must be in position for your approaches. Bunkers were well maintained, the tee boxes need work. The greens were a tale of two sides - the front were ‘ok’, but back were very good. Green speed was on the slow side, but consistent. 8th green was the exception, being fast and artificially colored. Fairways are not over seeded so are typical of area with semi dormant Bermuda and sandy tight lies. Rough same, very playable. Pace of play was great. This course is owned by about 190 families who bought the closed course several years ago. After golf we met a group of them chilling on club house porch and they were super friendly and proud of the improvements they have made (5 million $ so far) and are making more, following the recommendations of a consultant (cut trees so the sun can do its thing.!). This is why the back greens are so different than the front in my opinion). Electric carts were newish, clean and sand bottles both sides. Clubhouse well maintained, but kitchen closes at 3pm so we could not indulge. Restrooms on course were excellent. Nearby Hunters Cafe is a treat and it’s own story as long as you don’t mind a ‘dive’. The members recommended places further away perhaps because they felt we were upscale folks, but we totally enjoyed Hunters - the reviews are accurate. . We drove here from Amelia Island in FL and our friends from Hilton Head - approx 1.5 - 2 hrs each. Worth it. Looking forward to playing again next year and monitor the changes. The range is ordinary but balls included. The practice green doubles as the chipping area/ bunker practice. 60 - 80 degrees brings out the sand gnats so be prepared.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 31
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 04/11/2024

Thank you the 5-Star Rating! We look forward to having you back soon at Sapelo Hammock Golf Club

Played On
Reviews 86
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing

Nice course

Pace of play. Horrible but not the course fault just the group in front of us ... The course looks like it has a big shortage of watering and tee boxes need some work.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Excellent

Except for a couple worked on patches the greens were exceptional. Every other course I've played in the general vicinity have all been terrible. Greens make or break the enjoyment of playing a golf course! Everything else about the venue was excellent too!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 04/03/2024

i meant everywhere else the greens have been terrible

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