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2.8
1288 Reviews (1288)
5 Stars
181
4 Stars
541
3 Stars
268
2 Stars
144
1 Stars
154
Conditions
2.5
Value
3.2
Layout
3.5
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.3
51.2%
Recommend this course
878 out of 1288 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
3.1
91 Reviews (91)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
27
3 Stars
30
2 Stars
16
1 Stars
10
Conditions
2.7
Value
3.4
Layout
3.6
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.4
59.3%
Recommend this course
54 out of 91 reviews
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2.9
168 Reviews (168)
5 Stars
14
4 Stars
41
3 Stars
54
2 Stars
28
1 Stars
31
Conditions
2.5
Value
3.2
Layout
3.6
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.3
53.6%
Recommend this course
90 out of 168 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 71
Length 6529 yards
Slope 137
Rating 71.9

Located in Florida’s oldest city, Royal St. Augustine Golf & Country Club offers a glimpse of the area’s lush foliage and native marshlands. The course has a visually interesting layout with elevated, sprawling greens and a variety of bunker shapes and sizes. The moguled fairways and sandy waste areas are two other distinguishing features of the course. It is a tight course with large greens and gentle undulations. The layout provides a “target-golf” experience that puts a premium on accuracy and distance control. The numerous bends in the course in combination with the blustery winds also makes proper club selection very important.

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Course Details

Year Built 2001
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Amex MasterCard Visa Discover card(s) Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities

Reviews

2.8
1288 Reviews (1288)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 40
Watching the Game 15
19th Hole Specials 10
Course Challenges Include:
Narrow Fairways 80
Water Hazards 78
Bunkers 53
This course/club is great for:
Locals 51
Advanced Golfers 44
Seniors 33
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 68
Near Local Attractions 39
Worth the Drive 20

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Played On
Reviews 33
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Headed in the right direction

Noticeable improvements have been made since our last visit a couple of months ago. Greens overall are rolling good. Areas along the fairways and around the greens which were once bare have been sodded and repaired, a bit thick but understandable as it will time to grow in. Fairways also are in better shape. Bunkers are in need of sand.
Overall we enjoyed our round and look forward to playing here again.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 0-4
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great Value

Get place for my wife and I to play. The staff was nice and polite. Food in the bar was good.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Much improved

I was here a couple months ago and I could clearly see the course conditions improving from then. Greens are in great condition. Fairways were good. The rough still has some weeds but nothing unusual from other courses in the area. The tees were much better this time. They get a bad rap on this site. It's actually much better than what some are saying. Staff is friendly. Clubhouse is very nice. Very good deals online.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
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First Time Playing
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 122
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Rough too tall

Even though ruff was too high. They had an excuse their ruff mower had been waiting for parts? But course layout is unique! Staff was very friendly!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Wet weather
Used cart

Needs work

Greens were fine.Goose grass growing everywhere. Tees were either all mud or brown dead grass.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Rough course

We played it after them having 5 inches of rain a few days before. That being said,the low rating came from tees that had sparse brown grass or no grass at all. What is called Goose Grass is everywhere. Nice track but really needs plenty of work. Greens were nice. Employees,fantastic. Said they were raising rates because of prime season. They should lower rates.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Excellent Value, Fantastic Staff

This time of year with the rain we’ve had on the area , the course was naturally wet where the wetland meets the course. If you expect any course to be different you can’t be from the area. The tees and rough show the signs of a hot summer but will soon recover. Rough is well kept. Only shows the signs of how difficult it is to keep weeds from intruding when wetlands are close and you have to deal with environmental regulations. Overall a very enjoyable course, well worth it.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

18 holes

we had to deal with a maintenance worker driving a cart with a giant loud blower on it. He did not turn off the engine as he followed us for 5 holes straight making the loudest sounds possible and getting in our path for every shot also blowing sand and dirt on us as we were getting ready to shoot. The course wasn’t maintained to well either. Would not recommend.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 10/13/2023

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We apologize for the inconvenience caused by our maintenance worker and the state of the course. We appreciate your feedback and will address these issues to provide a better experience for our customers.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Bad greens & unkept overall

This course is by far one of the worst courses I’ve played in central Florida area. Greens in disarray, fairways full of weeds & soft spots, bunkers missing sand & rough that is mostly just crab grass and other assorted weeds. The driving range looked like it hadn’t been maintained in months with the vast majority of the roped area being divot city. If you told me this course was 19.99 for 18 holes I still wouldn’t come here.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Lot of waiting middle of tournament some nice holes and greens fairways need work

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 10/13/2023

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We apologize for any inconvenience you experienced with waiting during your tournament and any issues with our fairways. We appreciate your feedback and will use it to improve our services.

Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Interesting

This course was kind of rough in many ways, but somehow it was a lot of fun. I would play it again

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
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Commented on 10/13/2023

Thank you for your review. We apologize for any shortcomings you experienced, but we're glad to hear that you still found the course enjoyable. We appreciate your feedback and hope to see you back soon!

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 10/13/2023

We would love to hear more about your experience on our course. Thanks for golfing at Royal St. Augustine Golf and Country Club!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Getting better

The course is rough but is definitely improving The rough needs to be cut but the greens are really good. Need to get the rest back on track again Played Sunday morning in 3 hours

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 09/27/2023

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review and give us your feedback. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by the rough, but we are glad to hear that you enjoyed our greens. We appreciate your patience as we work on improving the overall course conditions.

Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course has gone downhill

I was surprised making a tee time in a Saturday that almost the whole day was wide open. Once in the course it was evident why. Course is in rough shape, bad tee boxes, fairways littered with weeds and putting greens had tone of dead spots. Not sure what happened as it used to be a pretty gorgeous golf course. Until they put some back into the course, I would pass

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 10/13/2023

We apologize for the condition of the course during your visit and understand your disappointment. We appreciate your feedback and will take it into account as we work on improving the quality of our golf course. Thank you for taking the time to leave a review.

Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/26/2023

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave an excellent rating! We really appreciate your business. Thanks for choosing Royal St. Augustine Golf and Country Club!

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