Jekyll Island Golf Club - Indian Mound Course

Great course for the price in that area. Would play again.

Course needs updating.

Some greens were rough.

Fairways need seeding.

Most tees need to be replaced

Course is tired

Haven't played here in a few years but make sure to give it some time to get back in good shape. The other courses here have been closed till last November and they weren't allowing carts on pine lake until a couple of weeks ago, so everyone has bombarded Indian Mound. It shows through the whole course fairway, greens, and even the rough. This course has been put on the back burner for a little bit, and they assure me it will get the TLC it needs in the next few months. If you can get a good price and are in the area, still go play it, but Pine Lake looks amazing right now and if you are ok with paying a little more money play that one instead.

My tee time was at 10:08. The starter had me wait for over half an hour to pair me with someone. They refuse to let me play as a single even though there was no one to pair me with. Groups in front of me were hitting 10 balls per person on each hole, which I know the course can’t help but this was multiple groups. Course conditions were mediocre. Greens were in nice shape but very slow. Most tee boxes were in good shape but a few were entirely covered in sand. Most of the staff was very helpful and kind.

Not a bad course. We just expected better. Personnel were very helpful and courteous. Restaurant was more like bar food island style. Greens had some bald spots. Pace of play slow (for us). Fairways normal for a sand based course. Not a bad layout. Locals very friendly and welcoming to the course. We never got a chance to play other courses so we cannot compare others in the area.

We’ve played this course several times and the pace of play has been slow, but not as slow as this time. With a 3:40 tee time, we didn’t tee off until 2:50. There were two foursomes ahead of us that included obvious non-golfers. The one immediately in front of us spent much more than the regulation 3 minutes looking for balls on the second hole, so caused a backup right from the beginning. The course needs an on course ranger. Since our “home” course is impeccably maintained (and notably challenging) with rangers on busy days, I’m basing my comparison on that experience. However, at the end of the 18th hole (which we didn’t play as we ran out of time before the 7 pm closing), was a sign that noted “Pace of play, 4.5 hours.” The course and greens were in fairly good condition with fewer damage from the resident armadillos than last year.