Jekyll Island Golf Club - Great Dunes Course

Played Great Dunes yesterday. Price is way too high for what you are getting. Was a fun layout and staff was friendly, however pace of play was abysmal. 3 hours and 40 minutes into the round we only had gotten through 14 holes. We decided to leave early and call it today. Talked to multiple people in the parking lot who left early and also agreed the pace of play was terrible. Besides that, it’s a fine course but definitely not worth the price. Until that is fixed I probably would not go back.

I played with three others we all were strangers but great people. We stopped play at 11th hole because sitting for too long waiting for groups ahead. No ranger we could see to try and move pace and between bats and heat we all said it’s not worth it and left! Terrible experience!

So I’ve played the Pine Lakes course quite a bit and I’ve been watching great dunes grow in as it’s just been rebuilt.

Greens are a little bit slow. If you get the ball online, it goes where you aim, tea boxes are hard as a rock so make sure you bring solid, sharp golf tees. Now the fairways, which were a little rough coming out of the winter are starting to really grow in nice. I would say definitely pay attention to yardages since the greens seem to be very bouncy and you definitely need to control the flight of your ball.

Can’t wait to go back in a few weeks

This was a fun course for myself, wife and two kids to play. The starter was very knowledgeable and kind even though we had kids! The course is in good condition for newly opening. There are still some places that need care but overall it didn’t seem to affect play. The carts were a little annoying as they shut off when you got off the cart path in places but you also can’t always tell where you are supposed to be on the path! The cart paths are sand. I would play again and we got a deal on playing in the afternoon.

Overall, it's a nice course, well-maintained, but nowhere to get out of the heat when turning around.

Incredible value for a seaside golf course. New layout very good miss the back 9 of old Oleander. They kept all of the old Great Dunes and made it better

The course is in rough shape as it’s still young. However, with a recently renovated course that is supposed to be their top course they left a lot to be desired. The cart paths were terrible. Signage is terrible. Rough fairways, tee boxes and greens that aren’t fully developed is understandable but the rest of the course should have been pristine. The views and scenery at the course left me a bit disappointed. The layout is nice. They have no business charging full price ($145) until they either finish the renovation or it’s in better shape.

I realize the course is relatively new but if this course does not get some TLC soon it will go down hill.We played behind a best ball scramble, so it was slow, expected. Tee boxes were so hard we could barely get tees in. The fairways were equally hard and sparse of turf. Greens were very good, definitely the high point of round, If you get a super hot deal, then go for it, but the rack rate is way too high! The layout is good but course needs some help!

I have played Great Dunes three times, and the new routing is terrific. Typically, the pace of play is reasonable. Yesterday, we reserved three tee times, the cost well over $400, and without notice in late morning the pro shop closed the range. We were disappointed not to be able to warm up ahead of our tee time, during the 40 minutes we waited for our tee time, a total of 8 players were on the range. This time the pace of play was very slow. After playing for four hours, we were on hole 14 along with two other groups, and so we just drove in and called it a day.

Maybe just had bad luck that day.

Great Dunes, you fell short of my expectations. Despite asking about drink options, we were unable to get refreshments on the course. Improvement is needed in communication and amenities. I specifically asked at the pro shop about drink carts. I was told one was making rounds and I was told there was a drink hut at the turn. None of that is true!!!! I would have prepared accordingly had I known the truth. We tried ordering from cart, feature not available. We tried calling the clubhouse, wrong number. Tried another number listed and no answer. Course is great, customer service is terrible. It’s my option that when you pay a certain amount to play golf, you should not have to worry about getting assistance in any form, customer service or refreshments.

One of if not the worst golfing experience to date. Not one to leave a review especially a negative one and definitely all for people enjoying themselves on the course. The course in its self is a work in progress and after a dry winter and spring here that was to be expected after the redesign so I would say give the track another year or so and it will be a great course that will be a lot of fun! Greens are almost unplayable right now and especially not worth $135 a round. But the problem was the fact it took almost 5 hours to play and the fact no one pushed the pace of play along at all. Groups of 5-6 playing together, blaring music and yelling after taking shots 10-15 yards from our tee box. Older guy working outside services swapped out a cart for a group in front of us and while doing so gave the hacks all lessons while they had 3 groups stacked behind them and then got mad and yelled at me (even after I started the conversation with an apology and tried to hand him a $20 for being late) for coming in 20 minutes late as if I wasn’t waiting to tee off for 10-15 minutes each hole. Here’s a tip old man maybe don’t give hacks lessons while you have a full tee sheet.

The layout is interesting but the fairways had little grass and the greens were very bumpy. The course looked like it was still under construction on several holes. The on course signage was limited and confusing. There were stakes with hole numbers but no signs pointing toward the tees. It was overpriced considering the conditions.

Beautiful and challenging links course. Lots of character. Really fun track.

Approached my tee time with trepidation because of the reviews I’ve been reading on GolfNow. My advice: ignore the complaints. Does the course have some blemishes? Maybe, but they are part of the charm.

I have played the first iteration of Great Dunes and at that time it was 9 holes and in really poor shape. I have played both course at Jekyll Island they are fine courses. I think Great Dunes will be their best. It’s only been open since November but I really loved the layout, the incorporation of Great Dunes 1927, the Oleander course. In my opinion, Brian Ross got this right! I look forward to my next trip to Jekyll.

The course for how young it is within in great condition overall layout was great, hats off to the designer. Felt like we were in the UK. Will be a wonderful course in a year or two. Tea boxes were rock hard so it was hard to get the tee in the ground. So bring a hammer lol. Definitely worth going $130 price tag unless you book on GolfNow but it is well worth it. I had the most fun and felt like the 4 1/2 hours that we played felt more like seven hours somehow it was awesome.

A total let-down! This was supposed to be the "gem" of the Jekyll Island courses, but couldn't be further from the truth! I know that new courses sometimes "need time" to mature, but many of these are the same holes from the old Oleander Course as well as the 9 hole Dunes course, and the conditions were horrible! You needed a hammer to push the tee down in every box. The fairways had more dirt and sand than grass, the greens had more bumps and bare spots than the worst municipal courses out there. From the white tee boxes, there were par 4's over 425 yards! If that wasn't enough, there was also a par 3 at 227 yards!!! Not that they were un-doable for me, but darn! The people in the clubhouse checking you in were extremely rude and short and obviously had no idea what they were doing as there was a line about 10 long. With that price of the green fees, you still had to BUY a bucket of practice balls (in which you only got about 20 balls). Save your money and play elsewhere! This place is a joke!

Can't believe they get away with charging such a high green fee for a course like this! With it being newly renovated, I was expecting a lot more. The greens are horrendous, fairways don't even have much grass and minimal signage & direction to indicate where the next tee box is. I have played all the Jekyll courses many times and have never experienced anything like this before. For the price of the green fee, you think you'd get range balls included, but no!! You pay for a bucket and get maybe 18-20 balls and hit off a piece of junk tee area. I will NEVER go back here and there are so many other better courses off the island. I guess they think they can charge a ridiculous amount like this because it's on Jekyll, but it is complete junk.

The layout is cool and very attractive. Some fun holes. But the condition is like a Muni. Bare spots all over the fairways.

Greens horribly slow. For $135 I would go anywhere else.