Florida
Jacksonville Golf Courses & Tee Times
Jacksonville's first city course was Brentwood, a Donald Ross design that opened in November 1923 with 50-cent green fees. It hosted the 1930 U.S. Public Links, the PGA Tour's Jacksonville Open in the 1940s (Sam Snead won twice) and the first LPGA event of 1952. In 1959, ordered to integrate, the city closed and sold its two courses instead. Brentwood came back as a nine-hole First Tee course in 2000. In Ponte Vedra Beach, TPC Sawgrass opened in 1980 as the first Tournament Players Club, and the Stadium Course has held THE PLAYERS since 1982. The PGA Tour's headquarters is there, and World Golf Village near St. Augustine was built around the World Golf Hall of Fame, which moved back to Pinehurst in 2023.
Good weekend tee times in Jacksonville go fast, and the ones that come back later (cancellations, groups that shrink) aren't announced. Yoink watches the tee sheets at 35 public courses here, from Palm Coast, Fernandina Beach, St. Augustine, Fleming Island and St Augustine, and tells you the moment a time you want opens up.
The longest layout here is World Golf Village - King & Bear at 7,279 yards; there are 3 nine-hole courses.
Who runs public golf in Jacksonville
The City of Jacksonville's main public course is Bent Creek, a Bobby Weed design with Mark McCumber from 1989, par 71 and 6,620 yards, run for the city by a management company. Brentwood, a city park, is a nine-hole par 34 that has been home to First Tee since 2001. TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach says the Stadium Course is open to anyone who books, and Dye's Valley (1987) is next door. World Golf Village has two resort courses, the King & Bear (Palmer and Nicklaus) and the Slammer & Squire (Snead and Sarazen). Across the Georgia line, the state's Jekyll Island Authority runs three 18-hole courses open to the public, including Great Dunes, a restoration of Walter Travis' 1927 course.
Public courses worth knowing in Jacksonville
- Brentwood Golf Course: Donald Ross built Jacksonville's first city course in 1923. It hosted the 1930 Public Links, four Jacksonville Opens and the 1952 LPGA opener. Now a nine-hole First Tee course, and on the Florida Historic Golf Trail since 2025.
- TPC Sawgrass Stadium Course: Pete Dye's home of THE PLAYERS since 1982, with the island-green 17th. Par 72, 7,245 yards. TPC says it is open to all golf fans.
- TPC Sawgrass - Dye's Valley: Pete Dye and Bobby Weed with Jerry Pate, opened 1987, par 72 and 6,847 yards, and a Korn Ferry Tour host.
- Bent Creek Golf Course: The City of Jacksonville's 18-hole public course, a 1989 Bobby Weed design with Mark McCumber in an Audubon sanctuary.
- World Golf Village - King & Bear: A joint Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus design at World Golf Village that has hosted the Champions Tour's Legends of Golf.
- Jekyll Island Great Dunes: State-run course on Jekyll Island, Georgia, restored to Walter Travis' 1927 layout.
35 courses in Jacksonville
Bunnell
Callahan
Elkton
Fernandina Beach
Fernandina Beach Golf Club
Amelia Island's 27-hole municipal beside the marsh; the featured 18 plays par 72 at 6,705 yards under moss-draped oaks.
Golf Club at North Hampton
Par 72 and 7,171 yards from the back tees: Golf Club at North Hampton is a championship-length 18 in Fernandina Beach, Florida.
The Amelia River Club
The longest par five runs 571 yards, and ten of the eighteen bend.
Fleming Island
Keystone Heights
Palatka
Palm Coast
Cypress Knoll Golf & Country Club
Water borders twelve of the eighteen, and the long par three plays 205 yards.
Palm Harbor Golf Club
A Bill Amick design and Palm Coast municipal favorite; par 72 at 6,609 yards with water on many holes and mature palms.
Pine Lakes Golf Club
Pine Lakes Golf Club & Conference Center
Eleven of the eighteen bend, and the longest par five runs 571 yards.
Ponte Vedra Beach
Saint Augustine
World Golf Village - King & Bear
The only course Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus designed together. Lakes lined with coquina rock, and greens resurfaced in a 2024 restoration.
World Golf Village - Slammer & Squire
Water borders fifteen of the eighteen, and the longest forced water carry asks 164 yards.
St Augustine
St Johns
St. Augustine
Other
Bent Creek Golf Course
Bobby Weed's 1989 design, with Mark McCumber consulting, through pines and along creeks in an Audubon sanctuary. GolfPass's No. 13 most improved of 2023.
Blue Cypress Golf Club
Blue Cypress Golf Club in Jacksonville — a nine-hole course, par 36 at 3,308 yards.
Brentwood Golf Course
Donald Ross built Jacksonville's first city course here in 1923, and Snead, Suggs and Sifford won on it. Today it's a Joe Walter nine and a First Tee home.
Hidden Hills Golf Club
Hidden Hills Golf Club is an 18-hole regulation course in Florida, playing to par 72 across 6,892 yards.
Hyde Park Golf Club
Water borders ten of the eighteen — the long par three plays 222 yards.
Queen's Harbour Yacht & Country Club
Queen's Harbour Yacht & Country Club is a championship-length 18 near Mayport, Florida, playing to par 72 across 7,017 yards.
Why tee times in Jacksonville are hard to get
Golf in Jacksonville peaks in winter, when seasonal residents and visitors arrive. From roughly November through April, weekend mornings are the hardest times on the sheet to get, and even weekdays fill up.
Most public courses open their tee sheet a set number of days ahead, often 7 to 14, and many municipal courses give residents or card holders an earlier window. The best weekend-morning times usually go the day they're released. Leagues and outings take blocks of the sheet before the public ever sees them.
When tee time cancellations happen
Booked-up doesn't mean gone. Plans change: groups cancel ahead of the course's cancellation deadline (often 24 to 48 hours out), players drop when the forecast turns, and a group that shrinks leaves an open spot. Those times quietly come back on the booking page, usually for minutes, not hours.
How to get a tee time in Jacksonville
Yoink
Every course in Jacksonville on one watchlist: all 35 of them
Yoink watches all 35 courses in Jacksonville for you. The open tee times sit in one place instead of a dozen booking pages, and your phone buzzes the moment one fits your day, time window and group, cancellations included.
Doing it by hand? Here's what works.
- Know the booking window. Find out how many days ahead each course releases times, and whether residents get an earlier window. Be ready the morning it opens.
- Look again 24 to 48 hours out. That's when most cancellation deadlines pass and spots come back.
- Be flexible on group size. Singles and twosomes fit into gaps a foursome can't.
- Try twilight and weekday afternoons. They're the last to fill and often cheaper.
- Keep a quicker course in your back pocket. Nine-hole and executive courses are easier to get on and play faster. Around here that includes Blue Cypress Golf Club, Brentwood Golf Course and Palm Valley Golf Club.
Read the full guide to getting a tee time when everything's booked
Tee times in Jacksonville: questions
How do I get notified when a tee time opens up in Jacksonville?
Set a watch in Yoink for the courses you want, the days you can play, a time window and the number of players. Yoink checks those tee sheets every few minutes and sends a notification as soon as a matching time appears, cancellations included. You book it directly with the course.
When do tee time cancellations usually show up?
Mostly in the 24 to 48 hours before the tee time, as golfers cancel ahead of the course's cancellation deadline, and whenever the weather forecast changes. They appear without notice and tend to be rebooked quickly.
How far in advance can you book a tee time in Jacksonville?
It depends on the course. Many public courses open bookings 7 to 14 days ahead, and town or county courses often give residents an earlier window. Each course's own booking page has its policy.
When is golf busiest in Jacksonville?
Demand is highest from roughly November through April. Weekend mornings are always the hardest tee times to get.
Which courses in Jacksonville are quickest to play?
Nine-hole and executive courses such as Blue Cypress Golf Club, Brentwood Golf Course and Palm Valley Golf Club take less time and are usually easier to book.
Does Yoink book the tee time for me?
No. Yoink tells you when a time opens; you book it with the course on its own booking page, at the course's price, with no extra fee.
More golf in Florida
- Orlando · 144 courses
- Tampa Bay · 116 courses
- South Florida · 67 courses
- Fort Myers & Naples · 65 courses
- Destin & the Panhandle · 27 courses
- Palm Beach · 18 courses
- Space Coast · 18 courses
- Gulf Shores & Pensacola · 9 courses
- Sebring & Lake Placid · 9 courses
- Ocala, Gainesville & Nature Coast · 6 courses
- More Florida · 6 courses
Just across the state line
Markets with courses within 25 miles of a course here.
- Jacksonville, GA · 9 courses
Sources
Facts on this page come from these pages, checked 2026-09-28. Rates and booking rules change, so confirm with the course.
- jacksonville.gov · government
- jacksonville.gov · government
- floridahistoricgolftrail.com · government
- dos.fl.gov · government
- floridahistoricgolftrail.com · government
- en.wikipedia.org · media
- tpc.com · official
- tpc.com · official
- en.wikipedia.org · media
- jekyllisland.com · official
Tee times in Jacksonville, without the refreshing
Watch as many courses as you like. When a time opens that fits your day, window and group, Yoink tells you first.