Jekyll Island Golf Club - Great Dunes Course

It is very impressive what the staff out at Jekyll Island Golf Club was able to do with the redesign of this golf course. The sand dunes were awesome and provided a unique hole experience on every single hole. The greens are quite slow, but that is due to the severe undulation of the greens. If the greens were any faster it would severely limit their pin placements. My only knock on the course is that you don't get free range balls before your round. In my opinion if you are going to charge $135 for a tee time the range balls better be included. Other than that the course was awesome!

A great job on the restoration of the original front nine of Oleander and the old nine hole great dunes. The greens have such character with lots of undulation and size. I thought we’re in great shape for being so new. Some fairways are a little bare in spots but I have confidence that in time will be fully filled in. It is a completely new golf course, different angles from new tee boxes, and the location of some greens especially the original front for Oleander . I could not be more pleased with how it turned out.

I was among the first golfers to play all 18 holes of the newly expanded Great Dunes. Although it still needs time to grow in, the routing laid out to honor original architect Walter Travis couldn't be more fun or interesting. Architects Jeff Stein and Brian Ross took away forested land from nine holes of the former Oleander Course (which is now closed) to tie everything together. The sandy look of the original Great Dunes holes pairs so well with the new holes designed through the trees and around several marshy water hazards. The approach shot between the two massive dunes guarding the par-5 fourth green will always be the signature shot. The ocean views from that green and the par-3 fifth tee are great for a course that's so affordable. It's a thrilling coastal journey from start to finish.