Best golf courses: Jacksonville

Jacksonville: the table below provides brief details about the top golf courses in and around this city. Each golf club has been visited and/or researched by Where2Golf. Click on the course name below to discover more. The course ratings below range from 5 highest, to 2 lowest. They attempt to provide an indication of the golfing experience you might expect at the course (based on its design, condition and surroundings). Hover your cursor above the Rating Key below for the rating definitions.
4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Rsrt guests only
Jacksonville
McCumber, Mark

Visitors?

Rsrt guests only

Nearest city

Jacksonville

Designer

Mark McCumber & Gene Littler

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Rsrt guests only
Jacksonville
Fazio, Tom

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Jacksonville

Designer

Tom Fazio

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Jacksonville
Dye, Pete

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Visitors welcome

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Jacksonville

Designer

Pete Dye

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
(Closed in 2017)
Jacksonville
Weed, Bobby

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(Closed in 2017)

Nearest city

Jacksonville

Designer

Bobby Weed

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Jacksonville
Jackson, Tom

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Visitors welcome

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Jacksonville

Designer

Tom Jackson

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Jacksonville
Weed & McCumber

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Jacksonville

Designer

Bobby Weed in consultation with Mark McCumber

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Jacksonville
Postlethwaite, David

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Visitors welcome

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Jacksonville

Designer

David Postlethwaite

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Jacksonville
Johnston, Clyde

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Visitors welcome

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Jacksonville

Designer

Clyde Johnston

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Jacksonville
Johnston, Clyde

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Visitors welcome

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Jacksonville

Designer

Clyde Johnston

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Jacksonville
Weed, Bobby

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Visitors welcome

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Jacksonville

Designer

Bobby Weed

3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
Visitors welcome
Jacksonville
Ross, Donald

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Visitors welcome

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Jacksonville

Designer

Donald Ross

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Jacksonville
Melnyk, Steve

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Visitors welcome

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Jacksonville

Designer

Steve Melnyk

Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
Restricted
Jacksonville
Seay, Ed

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Jacksonville

Designer

Ed Seay

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Jacksonville
Palmer, Arnold

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Visitors welcome

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Jacksonville

Designer

Arnold Palmer

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Restricted
Jacksonville
Hills, Arthur

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Jacksonville

Designer

Arthur Hills

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Jacksonville
Jones Sr, Lee & Weed

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Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Jacksonville

Designer

First nine holes designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr (1961); second nine by Joe Lee (1977); remodeled by Bobby Weed (2007).

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Jacksonville
Strong, Jones Sr & Weed

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Visitors welcome

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Jacksonville

Designer

Original design by Herbert Strong (1928); redesigned by Robert Trent Jones Sr (1947); renovated by Bobby Weed (1998).

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Jacksonville
McCumber, Mark

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Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Jacksonville

Designer

Mark McCumber

3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
Visitors welcome
Jacksonville
Commins, J. Christopher

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Visitors welcome

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Jacksonville

Designer

J. Christopher Commins

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Rsrt guests only
Jacksonville
Seay, Ed

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Rsrt guests only

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Jacksonville

Designer

Ed Seay

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Jacksonville
McCumber, Mark

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Jacksonville

Designer

Mark McCumber

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Jacksonville
Johnston, Clyde

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Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Jacksonville

Designer

Clyde Johnston

Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
Visitors welcome
Jacksonville
Walker, Robert

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Visitors welcome

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Jacksonville

Designer

Robert (Bob) Walker

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Jacksonville
Dye & Weed

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

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Jacksonville

Designer

Pete Dye & Bobby Weed, with player consultant Jerry Pate.

5-PLUS: In the world’s elite - has few peers; one of our top-rated 5s!
Visitors welcome
Jacksonville
Dye, Pete

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Visitors welcome

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Jacksonville

Designer

Original design by husband & wife team of Pete & Alice Dye; modified by Steve Wenzloff (2016).

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Jacksonville
Hills, Arthur

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Visitors welcome

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Jacksonville

Designer

Arthur Hills

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Jacksonville
Palmer & Nicklaus

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Visitors welcome

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Jacksonville

Designer

Co-designed by Arnold Palmer (The King) & Jack Nicklaus (The Bear).

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Jacksonville
Weed, Bobby

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Jacksonville

Designer

Bobby Weed in conjunction with player consultants "Slammin" Sam Snead (The Slammer) & Gene Sarazen (The Squire).

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Marco Simone Golf & Country Club

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