History of Great Dunes
Famed course designer Walter “Old Man” Travis put his stamp on Jekyll Island when he constructed Great Dunes in 1926. Summoned to the Island by some of the nation’s most elite families during the Club Era, Travis created the best course money could buy.
Jekyll Island became a testing ground for the future of golf. In 1924, the USGA tested new steel clubs in favor of original hickory shafts and ball size & density tests were conducted, all of which changed the game of golf forever.
Future of Great Dunes
Honoring the legacy of famed golf course designer Walter Travis, the new Great Dunes Golf Course is undergoing a multi-million-dollar restoration, reinvigorating this iconic courses’ gilded-age character with modern golf course design. Opening as a unified 18-hole course, the new design incorporates land from the former 9-hole Walter Travis-designed course with land from the former Dick Wilson-designed Oleander Course.
The new Great Dunes Golf Course is being designed by Brian Ross of Ross Golf Design and Jeffrey Stein of Stein Golf Design, taking golfers on a one-of-a-kind journey through the dunes, out to the ocean and back, in a wide-open, natural environment surrounded by a conservation-sensitive maritime forest.
Experience the all-new Great Dunes Golf Course, opening fall of 2025.
Learn more about the course renovations »
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