Sapelo Hammock Golf Club

I drove 5 hours overnight to play with my dad and his weekly group of Seniors for mid 60s to mid 80s years old and to hear about the customer service was very disappointing. And from what I was told it's everytime they come up in rotation and it's sad! Some people like it that way I guess but the course is in great shape! To bad i won't be back and I'm sure they like it that way.

Not worth the money or the drive anymore…I’ve given the course multiple tries, at some points, steady business and I just hate to say I’ll never be going back… I used to play this course weekly but over the last 2 years (2023-present) it has just steadily been in decline and in some form of disrepair but a friend recently recommended the course so I figured I’d give it one last shot…so here’s the honest review… Initially, about 2 yrs ago (early to mid ‘23), the greens all started to die and become infested with this black algae looking crust. The management and groundskeeping team never could seem to get them to recover and it honestly just seemed like nobody on staff knew what to do, or how to fix them so they stayed dead and crusty for a while… Around the beginning of 2024, the course purchased all new carts, and with new carts came higher green fees, higher membership fees and an all new cart fee…for a still less than mediocre course that has not really changed or improved at all. At that time, most of the greens and most of the tee boxes were still either dead or dying. Fast forward after about 6 months or so in mid June (2024) we visited the course again, hoping for improved conditions and were honestly shocked to find still, mostly dead greens and dying tee boxes with an 18 green area under repair for drainage issues…So…give it another 6 months or so to allow for growth and repair… Today, I paid $50+ for 2 HotDeal tee times (separate bookings, booked at separate times, separate confirmation numbers, each for 1 player) so that I could have two carts, bc my 2 yr old son was riding with me…Get to check in and I’m charged $35 for an additional rider, regardless of the fact both of my HotDeals include a cart (not a seat on a cart). Called GolfNow to get clarity, and was told, yes separate HotDeals include separate carts…GN calls the club. Club representative lied and said I REQUESTED the additional cart after I was already provided 2 carts which didn’t even make sense…why would I pay for 3 carts???…Course rep meant 3 seats and they didn’t want to clarify they were charging me for a rider… The course was not busy at all, I think me and my playing partner MIGHT have been 2 of 10 people playing this morning. Still, was a little shocked when I was charged for another rider after the prepaid tee times include a cart…definitely thought they could have been more understanding since I paid for two tee times and they were slow… Anyways, moving on, start playing and we notice the greens have recently been fertilized, sprayed, something, but notice some were actually repaired from being re-sodded. It’s still very fresh and they have a long way to go before the repair isn’t obvious. Kudos for finally getting around to it…However, I guess they forgot courses had tee boxes, bc now that the greens are finally being repaired, most of the tee boxes are dead, dying or just down to dirt… Ultimately, the price is steadily increasing for a course that is steadily decreasing. One thing gets fixed and another suffers. Old carts had GPS, and range screens, new carts don’t. Railroad ties around tee boxes are deteriorated or rotted away, tee boxes are steadily dying…One can’t help but wonder, with the price hikes across the board…where is the money going??? Bc it’s definitely not going back into the course. Sapelo Hammock GC used to be a hidden coastal gem and could compete with some of the nicer courses in the area but I’m afraid those days are long gone and the course’s days are numbered…There are plenty of other courses in the area that are comparatively priced to SH GC with much better conditions…

Great course, fun layout. I had a great experience here greens were rolling perfect and the fairways were in great condition. only bad thing I noticed was some tee box’s could have been in better shape but that’s it and that’s not much in my eyes will definitely be going back and playing when I’m in the area!