Trident Lakes sits inside the gates of Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay but is open to the public, with an 18-hole Arthur Hills design built in 1989 and a driving range on-site. It's known locally for its welcoming atmosphere and reasonable rates — a real find for a course inside a military base.
Laurel Island Links in Kingsland is a Davis Love III signature design opened in 1996, with fairways running along the Crooked River marsh. It's public and priced well below what a course of this caliber usually costs — one of the better values in Southeast Georgia golf.
Osprey Cove is a private, gated golf community in St. Marys built around a Mark McCumber-designed course threading through tidal marshes and nature preserve. It's just minutes from downtown St. Marys and Cumberland Island, and the community itself is worth knowing about for buyers who want golf-course living.
Sanctuary Championship Golf Club in Waverly — just north of Woodbine — is a Love Golf Design/Fred Couples collaboration and one of the top-rated semi-private courses in the state. It's the first Love Golf Design project not credited to Davis Love III himself, which makes it a bit of an outlier worth checking out even if you've played the other courses in the area.
For something more casual, Gum Branch Disc Golf Course sits inside Howard Peeples Park in Kingsland — 18 holes through a nature preserve, and it's pet-friendly and free to play. A good option if traditional golf isn't your thing but you still want an afternoon outdoors.
Discover the Crooked River State Park miniature golf course, a perfect spot for family fun and outdoor entertainment. Explore reviews, photos, hours, and directions to make the most of your visit.
Just over the state line in Fernandina Beach, The Golf Club at North Hampton is an Arnold Palmer design with dramatic elevation changes and spring-fed lakes — a step up in scenery for golfers willing to make the short drive south from Kingsland or St. Marys. Worth knowing about since it regularly comes up when people ask about golf near Kings Bay.
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