Jacksonville Golf Course Reviews
Windy Harbor Golf Club in Mayport: A mission far greater than golf
Part of the appeal of Windy Harbor Golf Club at Naval Station Mayport is its ambiance. At few golf courses can you get a healthy inhale of jet fuel, 8 a.m. revelry, a loudspeaker blaring "The Star-Spangled Banner," and the soft drone of cadence in the distance. The course itself is also memorable because many of the holes don't follow the rules of what a golf hole should be like.
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Selva Marina Country Club in Atlantic Beach, Fla.: Classic golf with a few twists
Selva Marina Country Club in Atlantic Beach, Fla., is an old-school course that has a few unexpected features that make it intriguingly up to date. Expect a lot of water carries on this golf course and a lot of subtleties, like mid-fairway swales. It's also classic golf, a course that's walkable and can be played in less than four hours. One can sense this course is getting some new life breathed into it.
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The Golf Club at Fleming Island: A little uncertainty with every shot
There is nothing predictable about The Golf Club at Fleming Island, located in the south Jacksonville suburb of Orange Park. Some holes are straight, while others are doglegs. Some fairways are insanely mounded, while others are pretty much flat. The mounds and contours make each shot a bit of a thrill.
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Selva Marina Country Club in Atlantic Beach, Fla.: Classic golf with a few twists
Selva Marina Country Club in Atlantic Beach, Fla., is an old-school course that has a few unexpected features that make it intriguingly up to date. Expect a lot of water carries on this golf course and a lot of subtleties, like mid-fairway swales. It's also classic golf, a course that's walkable and can be played in less than four hours. One can sense this course is getting some new life breathed into it.
... full article »The Golf Club at Fleming Island: A little uncertainty with every shot
There is nothing predictable about The Golf Club at Fleming Island, located in the south Jacksonville suburb of Orange Park. Some holes are straight, while others are doglegs. Some fairways are insanely mounded, while others are pretty much flat. The mounds and contours make each shot a bit of a thrill.
... full article »Fernandina Beach Golf Club north of Jacksonville: Personality times three
Fernandina Beach Golf Club gives you three distinct nines through a forest of live oaks. The variety among -- and within -- the three nines is a great attraction to this municipal course. The service is good, the clubhouse comfortable and the 27 holes enjoyable, Lisa Allen writes.
... full article »Country Club of Orange Park: A slice of calm amid the clamor
The Country Club at Orange Park is located about 20 minutes from downtown Jacksonville. It shouldn't take that long to realize that this course's favored hazard is water (14 of the 18 holes have water). There are plenty of water and marsh carries at the Country Club at Orange Park, and the last three holes really stand out. Why? Lisa Allen explains.
... full article »Eagle Landing at Oakleaf Plantation is relatively new, but timeless
Eagle Landing at Oakleaf Plantation, located outside Jacksonville in Orange Park, is relatively new. The Clyde Johnston-designed golf course, however, is timeless. Johnston did a good job of making the course increasingly challenging without overdoing it. You won't forget the last four holes, Lisa Allen writes.
... full article »Deerfield Lakes Golf Club: Getting down to the basics
While some golf courses can be a bit snooty, Deerfield Lakes G.C. puts the "country" in country club. It has a small-town, friendly environment that has warmly welcomed Jacksonville-area residents for more than 40 years. But let's make one thing very clear: While the ambiance is casual, the golf is pretty dad-gum serious.
... full article »Bent Creek Golf Course: A municipal? Are you kidding me?
As you make your way around Bent Creek Golf Course, you'll have to keep pinching yourself that it's a municipal course. It's the best of all worlds: It's affordable, and it feels like a resort course. It's also challenging, with swales, mounds, drop-offs and plenty of water. Every city in the country should come to Jacksonville to be schooled in how to offer top-notch service to tax-paying golfers.
... full article »Deercreek Country Club requires more than a ground game
Deercreek Country Club wants to be known as the toughest course in Jacksonville. It's on its way. You have to have some guts to play this golf course, which is an exercise in careful calculations. Risk and reward. There's a lot of that at Deercreek Country Club, Lisa Allen writes.
... full article »Arnold Palmer's Mill Cove Golf Club: A course for every man, woman and child
Mill Cove Golf Club might be one of the best values in Jacksonville. It's a sophisticated course designed by one of golf's greatest players, Arnold Palmer. There's nothing flashy about this golf course, and that's much of its charm, Lisa Allen writes.
... full article »Champions Club at Julington Creek: An everyman's golf course
The Champions Club at Julington Creek in Jacksonville, Florida mixes it up with a good variety of par 3s, creative par 5s and par 4s of various lengths to invite even shorter hitters to go for the green in regulation. It's a very welcoming golf course that won't break your spirit - or your bank account.
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