Amelia Island Resort (Oak Marsh course)

6800 1st Coast Hwy,

Amelia Island, Florida FL 32034

  • Office

    +1 (904) 261 6161
  • Pro shop

    +1 (904) 277 5908
  • Fax

    +1 (904) 277 5990

About the course

  • The Course:

    18 holes. Tree-lined & open parkland. Relatively flat terrain - easy to walk (although some long green-to-tee distances).

  • Surroundings:

    Woodland, residential and riverside

  • Designer:

    Pete Dye

Back
tees
Club
tees
Front
tees
Yards
6580
5560
4983
Par
72
72
72
SSS or slope
72.2
67.8
70.7

At the same location:

Above distances are for the Oak Marsh course. Located 1.5 mi south, is Amelia Island Resort's 18-hole Long Point course (par-72; 6706 yds from back tees; rating 72.3).

Location

Latitude:

30.554593

Longitude:

-81.450727

How to get there:

36 miles NE of Jacksonville

North of Jacksonville, leave Interstate-95 at exit 373 and head east on the A1A/200. After 11.2 miles turn right onto Amelia Island Parkway. After 3.4 miles turn right onto Amelia Road. After 1 mile go straight across at traffic light onto First Coast Highway (A1A). After 2.7 miles Amelia Island Resort is on your left. Access to Clubhouse is via the Resort entrance.

Amelia Island Resort (Oak Marsh course)

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.

Est. 1973

Amelia Island Resort (Oak Marsh course): Located at the southern end of Amelia Island, the Amelia Island Resort (and members Club) is home to the Long Point and Oak Marsh courses. Previously the stable also included the Ocean Links course (now closed) and the Amelia River course (now a separate club).

Fabulous marshland vistas and a wonderfully testing Pete Dye layout are the hallmarks of the excellent Oak Marsh course. Often used as the resort's "competition course", the two nine-hole loops meander along a mix of good-width and some tighter fairways. Straight-away and dog-legging holes are skirted by drive-thru sandy waste areas, while moss-laden oaks, pines, palms and other tree varieties screen off the unobtrusive housing and maintain a natural feel throughout.

The very good par-4 9th gives you a taster for the scenic highlights to come on the back-nine. The stunning par-3 12th brings you out alongside expansive marshlands, which connect somewhere in the far distance to the Amelia River; the Long Point course is on your left across the reed-filled swamp.

Oak Marsh's fabulous closing trio, starts with a challenging tee-to-green carry over the edge of the marsh at the par-3 16th; its well bunkered green beautifully framed by live oaks and a lonesome pine. More marshland views and challenging carries accompany your progress down the long par-4 17th and terrific risk-reward par-5 18th.

Although not Dye's most extravagant layout, the Oak Marsh provides plenty of golfing challenges and two wonderfully scenic marshside stretches to close out each of the nine-hole loops.

Stay&Play at Amelia Island Resort: luxury onsite accommodation available, see Where2Stay section below.

List of courses: Florida - North East

Visitors

Who can play and when?

Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.

Must book in advance.

Green fees

Contact club/resort for info on golf rates and Stay&Play packages.

Other information

Non-metal spike facility. Golf carts are fitted with GPS. Walking permitted at certain times (contact Pro Shop for information).

Practice facilities

Good

Did you know?

Amelia Island Resort is a member of the Omni Hotels & Resorts collection, which operates several prestigious Stay&Play golf resorts across the United States. These facilities include many well-known resorts, some of them regularly hosting PGA and LPGA Tour events.

Included in the Omni golf collection are: Tucson National (Arizona), La Costa and Rancho Las Palmas (Calif), Grove Park Inn and Hilton Head Oceanfront (Carolinas), Interlocken (Colorado), Amelia Island Plantation and ChampionsGate (Florida), Mount Washington (New Hampshire), Bedford Springs (Pennsylvania), Barton Creek (Texas), and The Homestead (Virginia).

Where2Stay

  • Omni Amelia Island ResortAAA 4-Diamond

    39 Beach Lagoon Rd, Fernandina Beach, Florida 32034.

    +1 (904) 261 6161

    Visit website

    Located alongside the Atlantic Ocean on a wonderfully natural and tranquil island created by the Amelia River, the Amelia Island Resort includes two excellent championship golf courses and top-quality practice facilities.

    Florida's "Premier Island Resort" also provides the full range of tennis and racquet activities, fishing, cycling, jogging, fitness, Spa and Salon, swimming, nature tours, youth programs and great dining experiences. Or you can just relax and take things easy beside the ocean.

    • Golf at this hotel:

      Amelia Island (Oak Marsh).

    • Golf within 5 miles:

      Amelia Island (Long Point); Amelia River; GC of Amelia Island.

    • Golf within 20 miles:

      North Hampton

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