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Value
3.2
Layout
3.3
Friendliness
1.9
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.1
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About

Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Par 71
Length 6758 yards
Slope 133
Rating 72.6

The newly revamped Jacksonville Beach Golf Club, built in 1959, is one of the only public access courses on Jacksonville's Beaches. The golf course was originally designed by Sam Snead.

The changes at Jacksonville Beach Golf Club began with the rebuilding and modernizing of more than half the greens on the golf course, along with some new bunkers and bulkheads to add to the already beautiful look.

The 18-hole golf course measures 6,510 yards from the longest tees for a par of 72. The course rating is 71.9, with a slope rating of 126.

Course Details

Year Built 1960
Fairways 419 Bermuda Grass
Greens Emerald Dwarf Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
GPS Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Caddies No
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes, except before 12pm on weekends/holidays.
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Most Improved U.S. Golf Courses (2018 #16)

Reviews

3.1
346 Reviews (346)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 12
19th Hole Specials 6
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 36
Bunkers 18
Forced Carries 14
This course/club is great for:
Locals 29
Walkers 25
Seniors 19
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 36
Near Local Attractions 12

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Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Rude Pro Shop Staff, Nice Muni...I'd give 0 stars for Staff Friendliness if I could

I've been playing JBGC for about 6 years now. It's a great muni course, especially for being on the beach.

The biggest downfall of this course is the pro shop staff. They are always rude and seem to always be having a bad day for whatever reason. From the annoyed tone of voice that you receive over the phone, to walking into the pro shop and being talked to like you've never played golf before just to check-in/buy range balls/gear/etc.

The cart guys are the friendliest of the bunch. If this course could get their staff through some customer service/hospitality classes (which is the category golf courses fall under) I believe it would go a long way. Or have the cart guys take over the pro shop..then again, doing so would probably just make the one decent bunch of employees at JBGC turn into a bunch of sour pusses.

However, as much as I complain through reviews or in person (like I've done numerous times), I don't expect any changes because the course tee sheet is always loaded, and they are clearly more concerned about money than providing an enjoyable customer experience.

Yee been warned, don't expect ANY customer service from the pro shop. Per usual, the cart guys deserve credit where it's due from offering to clean your clubs to some friendly conversation.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great conditions & value

Great public course in very good condition; greens very good. Nice traditional layout. Played in 4 hours; great deal for seniors @ $28 incl cart

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 82
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Love this course

Even with the greens being aerated still a great course

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course was updated some time ago.

Very challenging course that is in great condition and fun to play!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Revitalized Course Excellent

The updated/ revitalized course is perhaps the best public course I’ve played on. Clubhouse, cart and starter Staff were very pleasant and helpful. Carts with electronic range finding touch screens for planning shots were a plus

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 168
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Top 100 Contributor
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Horse shoes, hand grenades, and putt putt Jax beach golf

Course is in great shape but really close holes and ball runs off...Still putting two people in cart not supporting states distancing requirements...They extended pvc green cups...Kind of dumb....Other courses have simply raised the bottom of cup so you can putt out...sounds like it is someone’s weird approach to support virus mandates but then they are putting 2 people in a cart...must be that in Jax Beach one person is in charge of “holes” and someone else in charge of carts....absent management is often an issue...????could it be...message is don’t put your fingers in the same hole but snuggle up in cart until next opportunity...sorry couldn’t pass it up...
good maintenance of course...

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

New layout is great.

If people would learn to repair their ball marks this place would be nearly perfect for a municipal. Love the new GPS enabled golf carts.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Paid for eighteen holes and only played nine. Course conditions were great. Pace of play was extremely slow. Cost 40$ to play, not worth it. Other than the good course conditions, the speed of play was slow and the biggest reason I didn’t play the other nine holes was because they pulled half the sleeve of the cups(or holes) out so you couldn’t putt the balls in the holes. COMPLETELY RUINS THE WHOLE POINT OF GOLF !!! Was a MAJOR buzzkill, lost interest in playing,. ABSOLUTELY BLEEPING STUPID. Won’t play there until they put it back the way it should be. Don’t try to use the corona virus as an excuse to ruin golf at what is usually a good place to play. Lost my business for now.

Conditions Excellent
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great golf with my grandson

It's Brody's birthday. He just turned eleven. I gave Brody a round of golf at Jax for his birthday present. Many thanks to Kevin at check in. When I told him about Brody's birthday he said wait right here. He came back with two new golf towels for Brody and I. He also gave Brody a golf book and wished us well on this special day. To make things even better, we were paired with a true gentleman named Jack. We had a wonderful day together. Kevin truly was a class act. I'm from Canada, but I'll be back to Jax golf. I would recommend this track if you are in the Jacksonville area. Thank you Jax golf !!!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Definite do over

This a great course and it was in very good condition. The greens were great, fast and very tricky—undulations with significant drop offs. Just enough water to keep it interesting. They even have course layout with GPS on the carts! The staff was very friendly and so were the people I met in the course. Very relaxing round. Will definitely be back!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great course

Jax beach is in great shape. It is well managed both course conditions and pace of play.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Loved it. It's a fair course. Definitely water on this course that can get you in trouble. Greens can be tricky. Some infinity edges that my ball rolled right off and I to water. That was no fun, but I gotta hit better shots. Now that I know that about the greens, I'd take less shots at green and more rolls onto the green. I am going to try to play it again before I leave Jacksonville.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Jax beach golf club

Great value for the greens fee.
This is a challenging course with greens what will reward good putting .

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Charged more upon arrival

I was charged more at the coarse then what was told to me upon booking. It would be nice if you all would get on the same page. Rather the the bait and switch feeling that doesn’t sit well. Is it the golf now app, the golf coarse or the attendant at the desk making sure he gets a tip?? Somethings just don’t add up. Aside that, it was a good day

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good Public Course

First time I'd played Jax Beach since the reno. Course layout changes were interesting and made sense. Greens were is pretty good shape although course gets a lot of play and there were lots of ball marks. Fairways were not as good, lots of threadbare patches and unfilled divots.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 45
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Great day

First time I’ve played this course in years and since the renovations. Course was in fantastic shape. Love what they have done and glad I played. I will be back soon. Hopefully, the wind won’t be blowing in 30 mph range like today.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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