6800 1st Coast Hwy,
Amelia Island, Florida FL 32034
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:
Original design by Pete Dye (1973); renovated by Beau Welling (2025).
Above distances are for the Oak Marsh course. Also at this location is the resort's 10-hole Little Sandy course (par-30; 931 yds; designed by Beau Welling, 2025). 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).
30.554592
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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 (Oak Marsh)
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.
Perhaps 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.
The Resort's latest golf addition is the 10-hole Little Sandy course, which comprises par-3 holes ranging from 30 to 125 yds. The new short course makes use of the lakeside 7th, 8th and 9th holes that were previously part of the Pete Dye-designed Ocean Links course (now closed).
Stay&Play at Amelia Island Resort: luxury onsite accommodation available, see Where2Stay section below.
Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.
Must book in advance.
Non-metal spike facility. Golf carts are fitted with GPS. Walking permitted at certain times (contact Pro Shop for information).
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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).
39 Beach Lagoon Rd, Fernandina Beach, Florida 32034.
+1 (904) 261 6161
Visit websiteLocated 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.
Amelia Island (Oak Marsh).
Amelia Island (Long Point); Amelia River; GC of Amelia Island.
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