Best Places to Play in Saint Augustine, FL

[juanrjackson]

I'm going to be in Saint Augustine, FL from 21-28 June & looking to play some golf...

Anyone got a recommendations?

Thanks in advance!

[MPforthewin]

Go ahead and set aside 400 dollars and when you get to St. Augustine rent a car and drive 20 miles north to Ponte Vedra and play Sawgrass. I promise you wont regret it.

[David in FL]

Absolutely play the stadium course at TPC Sawgrass. Also drive a few miles down I-95 to Palm Coast and play Hammock Dunes.

[AmenCorner]

I've stayed in St. Augustine and driven by Hammock Dunes. I didn't play but the place looked outstanding and its reputation is undisputed. I've also read that the World Golf Village is superb as well.

[MPforthewin]

I've stayed in St. Augustine and driven by Hammock Dunes. I didn't play but the place looked outstanding and its reputation is undisputed. I've also read that the World Golf Village is superb as well.

I have heard WGV is awesome also. Slammer and Squire was done when I lived there but they were still working on The King and The Bear. Both I hear are great tracks.

[AmenCorner]

I have heard WGV is awesome also. Slammer and Squire was done when I lived there but they were still working on The King and The Bear. Both I hear are great tracks.

The landscape is so pretty it would be rather hard to screw up a golf course, ya know?

[jorruss]

Sawgrass is the 4th most expensive golf course in the world to play, so you might want to go down to the World Golf Village instead. Both courses are great, but the King & Bear is the better of the two. Hammock Dunes is private, so you won't get on there unless you know someone, but you can go to the nearby Ginn Hammock Beach Resort and play Nicklaus' Ocean Course. It's awesome. You can also try the Ponte Vedra Inn Resort (right up the road from Sawgrass), they used to play the Ryder Cup matches there back in the 20s, and if you don't like the job Tim Finchem is doing, drop a note in his back yard, I hear his house is right off the 4th tee. Royal St Augustine is also pretty good, and St John's Country Club is very good. In fact it hosted the second stage of the PGA Q-School recently. Finally, South Hampton is a nice club to play. That should give you plently of choices. Have fun!

[juanrjackson]

Thanks guys for all the replies. I ended up playing:

Royal St. Augustine ($26 with cart) - Nice course with narrow fairways and a lot of water

St. Johns Golf Club ($36 with cart) - Nice local muni...with slow greens

Slammer and Squire @ WGV ($89 with cart all you can golf; got $15 gift card & won $15 on 2nd hole contest) Played 36 holes....great course with excellent customer service!