About
The 18-hole Laurel Island Links in Kingsland, Georgia is a public golf course that opened in 1996. Designed by Davis Love III, Laurel Island Links measures 7029 yards from the longest tees and has a slope rating of 140 and a 74.6 USGA rating. The course features 5 sets of tees for different skill levels.
This design by PGA Tour player Davis Love III is quite remarkable. Laurel island resides on the banks of the vast Crooked River marsh that provides a stunning backdrop for holes two, three, and six.
The second nine roams inland working toward a secluded section of pine forest. The course is softly shaped and tinged in gentle southern atmosphere, opened in 1997. There is a light touch and quiet interaction with nature. You can play a beautiful, meditative golf at Laurel Island Links Laurel Island is approximately 25 minutes north of Jacksonville, FL. From Jacksonville take I-95 north to Georgia exit 6 and head east for two miles. Laurel Island Parkway will be on the left.
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Golfer Photos
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Photo submitted by tomrayzorback on 11/21/2025
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Photo submitted by u314161469511 on 05/26/2024
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Hole 2 Photo submitted by Warren3635868 on 04/17/2019
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#2 Short par 4 Photo submitted by jpmorgan08 on 02/18/2015
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Photo submitted by jpmorgan08 on 02/18/2015
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2nd hole green and marsh Photo submitted by gday002 on 11/30/2012
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18th green approach Photo submitted by gday002 on 11/30/2012
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a little danger adds to the fun Photo submitted by gday002 on 11/30/2012
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Photo submitted by Doug3188839 on 09/26/2012
Golfer Reviews
Great layout
We enjoyed our round very much. Greens are smooth with good speed. Marsh views are lovely. Holes are interesting and varied.
Excellent driving range, putting green and practice areas . This is a great stopping point if you are traveling to Florida. Definitely worth a stop over for a terrific golf course at a great value.
Great Time with Daughter
My daughter (age 13) and I played here in the afternoon and had a very smooth round. Pace was never a problem and the course was in good shape for the winter season. The staff at the pro shop were very friendly and answered any questions we had. I would recommend this course to anyone looking for a fun round on a moderately challenging course, especially for time spent with your children.
Very nice experience
Beautiful course and tough layout. First time playing the course and impressed. Not easily walked as there are several long distances between green and tee boxes. Nice experience and planning to return soon.
A Consistently Good Value
We enjoy this course, as it is moderately priced and moderately challenging for the amateur golfer. We will be back and usually bring a neighbor when we play.
Good layout for a good price
Course is a nice layout, but condition is average at best.
Not Too Bad
Because of seeding on the front nine had to play the back twice. As stated in other reviews, rough was alittle thick and hard to find your ball (good challenge,but pace was slow). Otherwise the pace was a little slow having to let a twosome through who were playing best ball and breathing down our necks, then 2 holes later a single came charging through who seemed annoyed that we weren't faster or that we didn't wait sooner for him.
Also the hot dogs seemed like they were cooked way before we got them, were cool and the condiments are lacking, no onions or relish. Poor selection of sodas in cans or bottles and no chips to speak of.
Not bad.... but.
it's a great track to play, easy holes, epically the front nine, hardest holes on back nine. That's not the problem though. The greens were good, that's about it. The rough is ridiculous long and penal. Lost a couple of balls in the rough, just couldn't see them, no forecaddie to help. Lol. The"fairways" had lots of weeds. The traps, well let's say they're BAD ! Some overgrown, most had hard packed sand/ dirt. Again, tee boxes were full of weeds, pine cones and pine straw. Sad to say this was a very nice course. Heard there is new owners.... hope they can flip it around.
FAIRWAYS
FAIRWAYS MOWED TOO LATE / GRASS LUMPS ALL OVER / SEWCOND CUT TO HIGH /VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND BALL/ SLOWS DOWN PLAY TO MUCH
The course is going downhill
The course is not getting the care that it should be getting. Tee boxes poor. Fairways are being overwhelmed by weeds. Rough areas are very deep with the Bermuda grass, hard to find and get out of them. Seems like the course is in serious neglect.
Very disappointed.
Where to start?
My wife and I played here the other day and all I can say is it needs serious help. The tee boxes are a bit on the rough side. The fairways are overgrown with weeds and crabgrass. The rough areas along the perimeter were so deep that we literally lost a dozen golf balls in the rough. The greens were fast, but browned out and extremely hard. Couldn't get an approach shot to stick all day. Would hit and roll off the back. The layout of this course is awesome, extremely challenging, but is overshadowed by the numberous issues surrounding as you play. This could be due to hurricane Irma but they need to put some time toward course improvement. Not worth the money.
Where's my ball?
I have to give them credit for trying, the greens where in fantastic shape but I lost 3 balls on the fairway it was as thick as the rough . If you hit in the rough it's the same as a stroke penalty because you'll never find it. I don't know if they didn't get a chance to cut them or not but I did read in a previous review the fairways where thicker than normal so this must be the norm.
Turtle vs 3-legged turtle
Pace of play was absolutely atrocious and because of this I will not be coming back. Amazingly enough, I got stuck behind 5 foursomes in a row and it took close to 2 hours to play 4.5 holes. It got so bad that I picked up my ball and just quit for the day after paying for the over-priced course.
I don't know what Laurel Links needs to do to improve this situation, but I will never come back.
Great course for beginners and golfers of average abilities
A realy good value for the money. Greens were fine, and fairways have plenty of grass. We did decide to skip one hole, because of a twosome of very slow golfers. My thought was they were probably begginers and didn't know enough to wave us through.
First day back
We played the first day opening after hurricane Irma. Work crew had did a great job getting course open things were obviously a little rough yet. Not everything had been mowed. Overall it was a good experience