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Pace
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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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Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Not bad for money

They have 9 hole rates which is a plus. Course is in need of some TLC. They overcharged me so watch your wallet.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Response from on 02/24/2017:
Good Morning, William. We appreciate you taking the time to review our course. We want to know what our golfers are thinking of us so that we can continue to improve. Course conditions are always one of our top priorities. We're glad that you enjoyed the course layout and were able to play at a good pace. We hope to see you again soon!
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

every hole is challenging

today was great for golf this course was challenging from hole one gotta hit flag but greens hard to hold I shot good round

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Lost so many balls

The course has a nice layout, but there is a lot of water and the rough will not hold your ball. Had several rollers on the fairway that kept going into the "rough" which meant right down the slope into the water. I lost more golf balls here than I can ever remember losing in one round. Greens are in rough shape, but it is winter. Staff was nice. I'll go back.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

great value

the course needs some work but it was much better than last year. The layout is challenging. The price is unbeatable, so this is a good reason alone to play here.
Relatively speaking it is a bargain to play. It is fairly open and windy

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 01/10/2017:
We are glad to hear that you enjoy our challenging and unbeatable prices! Please come out again soon and play another round with us.
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Hans was insanely rude

Hans accused me of trying to play 9 for free. Once I showed the receipt he quickly back tracked and acted like he didn't say was gonna call the city manager on me. What a goofball.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 01/10/2017:
Thank you for your feedback and we apologize for your poor experience. We assure you this is not the standard we strive to achieve and will address it at the course. We look forward to having you back soon and making up for this experience.
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Commented on 03/05/2017

I've been playing this course for years and found Hans and the staff to be nothing but cordial and helpful. I'm sure this was just a misunderstanding.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Jax Beach Recovery

Jax Beach golf course has had major problems with their greens, but they have improved significantly over the past few months.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Response from on 11/21/2016:
Hi u080277148, Thank you for your rating and feedback! We're happy to know you have noticed the improvement of the course conditions. Come back and play again soon!
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Fun Course.

Fun course. Trouble is avoidable if you play smart. For the convenience, price, it's a great place to play.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

great staff

The employees here are really great! Very nice, friendly and considerate as they put us out early to get ahead of a group so that we played in slightly more than 3 hours.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 08/03/2016

Thank you! We are pleased to hear it. Hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Dead greens

Many of the greens have been lost due to fungus or mold. It will be months before they are back in pristine shape. Providing the greens keeper can do a better job of fixing what he let get away from him!!!

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
e2355637-d365-5f50-8186-39ec576371b6
Commented on 07/20/2016

Thank you for the review. We are working on improving the conditions of our course and appreciate your feedback. Please come back in the future for another round!

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Worst condition of greens and fairways I have ever seen

Course is terrible shape. No grass on greens throughout all holes. fairways not mowed and bare. Course is in terrible condition just 1 year after spending mucho dollars to upgrade. Do Not Recommend anyone waste that amount of tee time price for such a horrific round of golf! BuilderBob

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
e2355637-d365-5f50-8186-39ec576371b6
Commented on 06/28/2016

Hi "builderbob4" we apologize that the course conditions were not up to your standards. We are working diligently to get the course back to normal great conditions. Thank you for coming out to play.

Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
1.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

good layout/ horrible condition

Had an appointment cancel at last minute so I looked to see what was available with little time. This proved to be a big mistake. I had not played this course in several years, when the condition was pretty decent. Things have changed dramatically. This course does not qualify for a goat track or cow pasture. Both have grass!! If it were not for the dollar weed and every other kind of weed, I doubt you would see anything green. No wonder there were few golfers on the course.
I can honestly say that this probably rates as the worse conditioned course I have ever played. too bad because the layout is pretty good.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
e2355637-d365-5f50-8186-39ec576371b6
Commented on 06/13/2016

Hi "algrant1." We are so sorry to hear that the conditions of our course did not meet your expectations. We appreciate your feedback as we are constantly trying to improve the conditions of our course. Thank you for playing with us and we hope you come back as we are working in efforts to satisfy our golfers.

Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

BJOKC

No pride in this course. Greens were terrible, fairways lacked attention, mosquitos everywhere!!! I enjoy playing a variety of courses when I travel but will not return or recommend this course.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
e2355637-d365-5f50-8186-39ec576371b6
Commented on 06/06/2016

Hey "bjhall9393" we apologize that you were not satisfied with the course conditions. We can assure that you that we are always working to better the course to provide that ultimate golfing experience. We appreciate you coming out and playing!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Horrible Greens

The so called greens were horrible. They were painted green and were just sand. It was almost like you were putting on the cart path.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
e2355637-d365-5f50-8186-39ec576371b6
Commented on 06/02/2016

Hey "ncriswell" we apologize that the greens were not up to your standards. We appreciate the feedback as we are always working to improve. Hopefully you will come out and see us again soon.

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course in bad shape.

It was a good thing that we got a good deal on this course. I had not played this course in a while. When a friend of mine suggested this was because of the price he found on Golfnow, I said OK we will give it a chance. If I had paid full price, I would have asked for a refund. Greens were all top dressed with the blue/green fertilizer mix. Surprisingly they did roll better than expected. Weeds everywhere. The boxes were 50% sand covered. Very difficult to play

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
e2355637-d365-5f50-8186-39ec576371b6
Commented on 05/18/2016

Hey "dhilde7165" we are sorry the conditions disappointed you and can assure you we are doing everything we can to get back to normal great conditions. Thank you for coming out to play and providing your feedback!

Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Vietnam

This course was horrible and looked like a war zone. I wouldn't recommend this course to anybody. Waste of time and money.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
e2355637-d365-5f50-8186-39ec576371b6
Commented on 05/10/2016

Hi "edgarvesce" thank you for taking the time to provide us with your feedback. We apologize that you did not enjoy your time out on the course. We are working incredibly hard to get the course back into awesome shape!

Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Course was in terrible shape

Check-in staff was a bit rude. The course was in the worst shape I have ever seen it in. Tee boxes were very sandy and we could not get good footing at all. The fairways were in horrible shape. It's not much fun when you hit your tee shot right down the center and don't have any grass to hit from. There was green stuff in the fairways, but not much of it was grass. And underneath was nothing but sand. The greens were rough and inconsistent. I have played much nicer courses in town recently for half the price. We won't be coming back here any time soon.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
e2355637-d365-5f50-8186-39ec576371b6
Commented on 04/21/2016

Hi "pbureau99" we do apologize that you were not satisfied with the course conditions and you did not have a pleasurable experience with one of our staff members. If you can, please email us at jacksonvillebeachgc@gmail.com
and give us some more details about your experience.

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Greens are terrible!!!

Greens are terrible!!!!!!

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
e2355637-d365-5f50-8186-39ec576371b6
Commented on 04/15/2016

Hey "pnickas1" we do apologize that you did not like the condition of the greens. If you can, please send us an email to jacksonvillebeachgc@gmail.com
and let us know more about your experience.

Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

Lots of Variety

Jacksonville Beach Golf Club offers every level of golfer a fun challenge. It has an interesting mix of holes from a relaxing par 3 to Pete Dye type water holes. Accuracy is a factor on many of the shots, but there is always a "safe" shot if you want it. The course's greens are over seeded and have some winter kill, but overall, they put true with subtle breaks. Well worth the value for location, costs and friendly staff.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
e2355637-d365-5f50-8186-39ec576371b6
Commented on 03/09/2016

So happy to hear you enjoyed every part of your Jacksonville Beach Golf experience! We look forward to seeing you back again soon. Thank you for coming out to play and providing your feedback!

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

if you like water this is the course for you.

14 of the 18 holes have water. Course was in good condition. Staff was very friendly.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
e2355637-d365-5f50-8186-39ec576371b6
Commented on 02/26/2016

We're glad you enjoyed the course! Hope to see you back very soon!

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