Traveled up to Jacksonville, from the Charleston area, to visit family. My sister arranged a tee…read moretime for us at Star Hill and I was pretty excited as I hadn't played Star Hill since I was 18 years old, 50 years ago. Having read the poor reviews from years past I felt I had to report on what playing this course is like from the 2025 perspective, here's what I observed today: A staff that goes the extra mile to ensure your Star Hill experience met standard, your standards. Professional, friendly, well managed pro shop. The course was in great shape, none of the issues addressed in previous posts, well maintained fairways and greens. The tee boxes are scaled to meet the needs of all, from the scratch player to the hacker. But there is something else that was taking place at this golf club, something that I have never before witnessed at any course, all over the world, at any time: Community! As we made the turn, there was a group of about 20 men, obviously a mens league, about to tee off on the first tee box. These men genuinely enjoyed each others company and were looking forward to a great time. Left an impression, but here was the clincher: As we were heading down the 18th fairway towards the clubhouse, we could see the driving range; it was packed with high school age kid. As we finished our ro and proceeded to the parking lot, it was full of players from all age groups, young and old, male and female, and they were having so much fun. We saw young kids pushing their carts with moms and dads. The high schoolers were heading to their designated tee boxes for some sort of competition. Seniors were organizing for something on the course. Congratulations Star Hill! There are golf clubs out there that boast of many things, but you, you have what every course dreams of; you have community. That can only be attributed to one thing: a well managed organization. I'm sure I only scratched the surface.

Our group was looking for a reasonably priced round of 18. Two in our group were regulars at Star…read moreHill. We played the Pines & Sands courses. It's laid out has 3 9-hole courses, you may start on hole 10 and end on hole 27. The Sands course has sand in some areas that are not sand traps. The fairways are long & wide. They are doing green repairs on hole 13, so you have a temporary green. Unfortunately, they seem to be struggling with most of the greens. They are in rough shape. The Whiskey Bravo bar/ restaurant is nice and many locals seem to enjoy lunch or drinks on the patio. They have the drink/ snack cart roaming the course. Perfect course for a friendly game.

1. Pot holes everywhere. Just walk. It is awful. 2…read more Mosquitos are bad. Take a thermocell or spray. 3. Bunkers are just tiny ponds that's serve as breeding grounds for the mosquitos. So they are *literal* hazards. 4. Lost 3 beautiful drives that landed in the middle of the fairways. That shouldn't happen, right? 5. Just all around crapshoot and not worth the price. 6. That is all. Also. Be careful on the drive in there is large pothole in middle of the driveway to the clubhouse. Actually, just don't go...

Absolutely horrible course. The cart paths are 1 big pot hole. You're guaranteed to get CTE from…read moreall the bumping when driving to your ball. Greens are like putting on a chipping Matt. You need to hit driver to get the ball to roll 10 feet. On top of that, it's 50 bucks. If it were 10...fine...but 50 dollars to get concussed and have every putt finish 20 feet short is a bit much to ask.

This public course has come a long way in the last year or so. As of 04/25 it is in surprisingly…read moregood shape. I've been playing this course for a few years now and the greens are in the best shape I've ever seen them. The fairways and all but maybe one or two tee boxes were also in pretty good shape! I thought the price was a good value for the course. Shop staff was very friendly and made us aware (before booking our tee time) that there was a fairly large group playing ahead of our twosome. I appreciated her telling us this, so we just took our time and had a great round. If you haven't played this course lately, give it another try!

Hey guys, I am breaking away from my usual restaurant motif to tell you about my golf round today…read more I'm going to be as balanced, fact based and non-bias as usual. I would like to start off by saying it's an absolutely beautiful course. The people in the pro shop were very nice and helpful. I feel the course is ran well and you can tell they are working on maintanence improvements. I do not recommend playing this course if you shoot over a 10 handycap. You will lose a bunch of balls and be frustrated most the round. This is not meant as a criticism. Its a precision and target play golf on almost every hole. Most holes are tight, and many have funky ( but fun) lay outs for more advanced players. Be sure to look at the course prior to coming. The fairways, greens and tee boxes were in great shape. The carts had a real nice GPS system that gave you precision location and distances, and can keep your score electronically. Very cool. I will go over what I consider the main issues we had while playing and why I am giving the the course a 2 out of 5 stars. Its a fair ranking considering the cost of the course with 3 holes (2 greens under repair) and the level of stress we were put under by the technology in the cart constantly "doorbell" ringing reminders and being asked to speed up by course ranger (he was nice and professional, but was wrong to ask us to speed up). My friends and I get together once a year to have some fun and relax. We are okay players, not precision players and have played hundreds of courses. We know good course conduct and pace rules. We were playing to a 3.5 hour pace (avg 11.3 minutes per hole) on hole 9 when the ranger showed up and asked us to speed up because we have 4 groups behind us. First of all, we were playing faster than standard pace, we should not have been asked to speed up. Secondly, the 2 groups behind us were "two-somes", who had not come up on us once in the first 8 holes. We were not slowing the course down, but sure felt like after the warning. The ranger was nice, but the situation made us play even faster, which created a not so fun time for us. I could tell my friends were stressed after being engaged by the ranger. The doorbell warning that rings during every hole to remind us about cart path rules was distracting and very irritating. The geofencing reminders makes the doorbell reminders unnecessary. The "rings" create a level of stress that makes the round feel rushed. As a thought, maybe have the doorbell ring when there is a water hole, bathroom coming up or if you are on hole 9, a reminder to call ahead and order food to speed up the turn. In summary, we ended the round in under 3.5 hours, we were unnecessarily rushed on a hard course for our level of play (but were keeping a better than average pace). We paid full price when 2 of the greens were under construction and we were not told. However, I do recommend this course for a better player. It's very nice, the staff was great and the GPS technologies are really cool. The group agreed we would like to come back and try it again now that we know what to expect.

A pirate themed 18 hole mini golf course with fun variety in the holes and enough space for a mid…read moresized party to play together and have a great time. There are a few holes separated by stairs, so be ready to climb. The adventure was a lot of fun.

Great place to take a break from the beach. It has 18 holes that are very kid friendly and straight…read moreforward. It took us 2 hours to do for a party of 5 so make sure to eat before to prevent people getting hangry. It's lightly pirate themed and get ready to climb some stairs to get from hole to hole.

Jim Ferree does an amazing job with Sound of Freedom Golf Course. Really does a great job promoting…read morethe game to our youth and adults alike. Would like to see member work days to help out with maintenance projects. Nice facility but has a whole lot more potential.

It was a decent course- very hilly. We liked the challenge…read more Issues: -greens were more sand than green on a majority of holes. - price was higher than expected for veterans. -there was an alligator at one of the holes. -too many people not following etiquette or dress code.

This club is part of Renaissance Golf Group. The pro shop is very friendly and full of great gear…read more Lots of Under Armour golf apparel. The club house is nice but I was only there for the range today. Balls are already out waiting for you and it's unlimited balls. Grass tee box to let it fly. I'll definitely come back here to play the course when I'm at the beach. Till next time...

I've played this course since it was called north river every time I come down from Ct and see my…read moreinlaws...I find it to be a great track ... nice range good putting green finally as the Beaufort Club nice club house.... never have a problem getting out ... plenty of room off the tees , plenty of wind with very little trees to stop it... greens are true and can be fast with decent undulation but big.... nothing but a really good round of golf here... I'm a 2hdcp and would play here often if I could...

I went here with my boyfriend and his extended family - our group of 13 (ages across 3 generations)…read moreeasily spent almost 2 hours here and we golfed pretty efficiently! This course was one of the most enjoyable and scenic courses I've ever had the pleasure of playing at. Many of these holes were creative and doable as well. And during one of the holes where there's a chance your putt putt ball can fall into the water, there's a grate to catch it. The prices are pretty great, at $14/person for the first round and only $6/person for the second round (for golf at least). The only thing we could really give feedback on was that the train was broken at the time, but they were communicative with us about it and it didn't affect how much we could play. We could still easily access the upper levels of the course just fine, and even our elderly players walked up the steps and slopes fine as well. Some of the "mineshaft" looking areas were pretty warm and stuffing (just a warning!), though. Overall, it's a really enjoyable and nice place to go to with groups. It's one of the larger activity-based attractions on the island, so depending on when you go, it can get quite busy. The ambiance was lively, though, and it drizzled a bit (I like a little rain). They also had go-kart raceways and water boats, too! We'll definitely be coming back to enjoy all the activities in its entirety :)

Didn't update hours online - found out after a 35 min drive . Staffs response was " they can't even…read morekeep any employees long enough to stay until 9" .....

IMHO, if you're looking to golf down in the Crystal Coast area, there are only so many places and…read morepast that, most of them are fairly pricey. Enter MGCC as a decent alternative. I was coming from Atlantic Beach and the best way to the course seemed to me to take the ferry across the Neuse River. The schedule is below and once you get off at the Minnesott terminal, it's basically three turns and you're at the course. www.ncdot.gov/travel-maps/ferry-tickets-services/routes/Pages/default.aspx I did make a tee-time through their website and even though it was a beautiful sunny day, it still was a weekday in mid-March and overall there was no need. www.minnesottgolf.org/tee-times/ The course was a mixed bag. From the whites it's about 6000 yards, so nothing crazy long. A lot of trees and water in some form or another comes into play on about half of the holes. The one bad thing I would say is that the course, at least to me in the traditional form, doesn't really have any rough. Everything was mostly green, but also cut very low. Low as in where does the green start/end and the fairway or rough begin. As long you weren't in the trees, you're hitting off of....sort of nothing. I did not partake in any of their food offerings at the restaurant, which is in the same building as the pro shop, but it was busy and everyone there seemed to know everyone. I don't anticipate coming back to the area any time soon, but if I do, I will definitely come back for another round. (3.5 rounding up)

Really appreciated the course care and new upgrades. Brand new Yamaha golf carts, beautiful views,…read morewell-maintained greens. Overall a wonderful experience with cool oceans breezes. Seagull sounds in the background. We were able to get beverages at the clubhouse and get through the course without any delays. Very nice!

I happened to be in town for work and had a few hours to kill so I wanted to fit a quick golf…read morelesson in to help me get a head start on the season. I've been golfing for several years and always take a few lessons a year to help get me off on the right foot and stay consistent each season. I called around and found a true diamond in the rough. The head golf pro, Matt, gave me a great lesson at a very good price for a private country club. (You don't need to be a member to take lessons) For those of you new to golf, lessons can be discouraging. You basically have someone telling you that you're doing about 20 things wrong and even when you fix 1 thing you're still doing 19 wrong so you don't always see immediate improvement. Matt kept things very smooth and never once made me feel like I didn't belong as a non-member. He keeps his instruction simple and doesn't incorporate too many changes all at once. In fact, during the course of our 1 hour session he made 3 changes to my swing (stance, hands, release) but did it in a way that didn't overwhelm me with multiple new ideas. Each idea built on the last so there was continuity and thought in each step. Also, his visual aids are simple and easy to understand (I once had a pro in NJ put me in a piece of cardboard with a hole in the middle to understand swing planes...). My final thought is that the lessons are on the full grass driving range which, for me, is a huge plus over a crappy old golf mat. Hitting on grass gives a much more realistic approach than hitting on mats.

They should have better customer service. Denise should learn how to be friendlier on the phone,…read moreespecially when a corporate company is interested in booking a venue. First impressions mean a lot.

Everyone was nice and easy to work with…read more The course is located in a nice part of the island. Pro shop was extremely overpriced, but that's expected to an extent. The manager running the shop definitely had a bit of a chip on her shoulder. The grounds guys were awesome, but they were spraying chemicals the entire time we played, which was a bit concerning. Nothing was open and the drink cart wasn't operating, so we had to go to the pro shop to get a snack or drinks. The course was a bit beat up, but overall not bad. Probably try somewhere else next time

This course is beautiful and the people are great other than the superintendent there Andy Ipock…read more We played 9 holes on a Wednesday night and Andy was clearly drunk and tried to start a fight just because of one bad shot on my part. If you aren't tigar woods and you see Andy don't hit the ball. This is a nice place other than Andy.