Jekyll Island
About Jekyll Island
Jekyll Island is a state park and resort community situated on this island among the Golden Isles on the Georgia coast. It is notable to golfers in that it has 63 holes of publicly accessible golf and a collection of partner hotels and beachfront resorts. Golf here dates back to 1926 with the 9-hole Ocean Dunes course, designed by Walter Travis. Three additional 18-hole courses have since been added to the Jekyll Island Golf Club. Accommodations range from luxury resorts to smaller hotels. Options include the Beachview Club Hotel, Jekyll Ocean Club and Jekyll Island Club Resort. There are numerous national brand properties including Westin Jekyll Island, Home2Suites by Hilton Jekyll Island, Hampton Inn, Holiday Inn and Days Inn.Facts
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Photo submitted by AGFreeman on 08/17/2025
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Hole 15 Photo submitted by 2gD9JNH2Ti9oRqR2VXxE on 03/28/2025
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Photo submitted by AGFreeman on 11/30/2024
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Photo submitted by AGFreeman on 11/30/2024
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Photo submitted by AGFreeman on 11/30/2024
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Photo submitted by AGFreeman on 11/30/2024
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heron on front 9 Photo submitted by 2gD9JNH2Ti9oRqR2VXxE on 04/25/2024
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deer on back 9 Photo submitted by 2gD9JNH2Ti9oRqR2VXxE on 04/25/2024
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Photo submitted by Pauli71 on 09/20/2023
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Photo submitted by Pauli71 on 09/20/2023
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Hole 9 be aware. Photo submitted by u000003589056 on 03/01/2023
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Photo submitted by 1ul8nUyljmnkqt6I2vOF on 09/30/2022
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Photo submitted by u4333332 on 05/17/2022
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Photo submitted by hondaman1 on 08/12/2021
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Photo submitted by btolar on 07/31/2020
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Photo submitted by Kaiser3963745 on 07/29/2016
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Photo submitted by Kaiser3963745 on 07/29/2016
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Photo submitted by Kaiser3963745 on 07/29/2016
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Photo submitted by Kaiser3963745 on 07/29/2016
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Photo submitted by u00000556254 on 05/31/2015
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Awesome par shot on beautiful Dunes hole #5 Photo submitted by Glolane on 10/22/2013
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Photo submitted by Rollbama on 01/25/2013
25 minute backup on the 1st tee. Starter letting people show up late (should make them skip first hole).
No marshalls on the course to ensure pace of play...almost 3 hour front 9!
Worst greens I've seen in decades. Weeds growing and bare spots everywhere.
Fairways are more sand than grass.
Was told by a member they aren't maintaining this course because it's about to shut down (back 9 turning into condos).
Save your money, don't play here if you enjoy golf.
A lot of interruptions with pace of play on the golf cart screen.
We complied with letting faster players pass thru. The Golf Cart would randomly stop even while on the Cart Path. Called into having the GPS system shutdown and the staff person was not very friendly, we were told that it could not be shutdown. When mentioned in discussion with her associate, she was told how to turn off GPS which made the game play easier.
Maybe will try it again, we will have to see.
Should pay the golfer to play.
I have been playing golf for over 50 years. I have probably played over 10,000 rounds in my life. The greens were in the worst shape I have ever seen a golf course. There were weeds on the greens, bare spots and actual ditches. The sand traps had grass growing in them. The fairways or a collection of weeds, dead grass, and bare spots. The course should be closed as it is unplayable.
Oleander
Oleander, where good drives, approach shots, and putts, go to die. Weeds everywhere, tee boxes, rough, fairways and greens. Terrible shape; we were told by the starter we were in for a treat…..it was a trick!
Horrible course conditions
The greens were poorly maintained. The fairways were very thick. You would think that with the amount of business they get especially from tourists, and the amount of money they charge, they would take better care of the course.
Georgia, Georgia!!!
Nice weather and playing in the mist of the Georgia Pines.
Although the greens and fairways were a little rough we still enjoy playing there.
Georgia Pines!
Love playing amongst the Georgia Pines.
The second cut was pretty long and hard to find balls.
Possibly understandable with the weather that just blew through.
Some of the greens were burnt or in rough shape.
Over all, still love playing there.
Storm damage
Played this course about a week after hurricane Helene came through; course was open but in bad shape with uncut grass; unkept greens; and debris littering the grounds. No problem, except they still charge a premium price to play . C’mon…
Disappointed
Greens have serious weeds growing which as you know late in day can cause your ball to change directions. We had cart path only on numerous holes. I never saw a reason for this except a couple of serious mud spots. It had not rained in days. Flagging or stakes could have kept carts away.
Doesn’t look like the course is being kept in same shape I played previously. Bunkers looked like no one was taking daily.
The course was so wet it had frogs on fairways
Jekyll has got so much rain that the course would or should be closed. However apparently they are closing soon for renovations - so does not matter.
We frequently had to drive thru 4 inches of water on cart paths for 40 yards at times. Still greens were dry and almost hard ( slight elevation helps). Pine Lakes has been renovated and looks great. It opens shortly. Oleander layout was decent and tree lined. 10 green was so small.. Just conditions were terrible.
Amusingly my wife's green ball had tiny green frog near it on 18th fairway.. Are you my mother?
No rangers anywhere.. You can imagine with cart path only and social golfers it was a slow day.
Cart path only
The course or Golf Now ought to let you know when the course is cart path only!!!
Good test and conditions
If you are visiting Jekyll with your sticks, I recommend playing Indian Mound. Conditions were great all around the course. The par 3s in the back nine will test you with small and tricky greens. I fee par 4s have some length and depends when the wind is coming from. Pine Lakes is currently getting renovated and hope to play it when it reopens. In the meantime, play Indian Mound.
8/1/24
Few of the greens had missing grass and or different grass in spots. Other than that it was enjoyable. Short course but tight off the tees
Nice Layout
This is a challenging course, it was in good condition .
This pace of play was right at 4 hours.
Poor Condition, Awful Pace of PLay
Disappointed with this course, except for the two retired gentlemen I was paired with. They are members and made me feel welcome and apologized for course conditions and extremely slow pace.