Omni Amelia Island Resort covers about 1,350 acres at the southern tip of Amelia Island, Florida’s northernmost barrier island, with around three and a half miles of beach. Its main golf course for hotel guests is Oak Marsh, the layout Pete Dye built in 1972 soon after Harbour Town. A $7.4 million renovation by Beau Welling reopened it in spring 2025. Oak Marsh is reserved for resort guests and club members, so this is a trip you plan around a room.
Omni Amelia Island Resort (Oak Marsh) green fees and tee times.
Book a room at Omni Amelia Island Resort or The Villas of Amelia Island first; that is what gives you access to Oak Marsh. Tee times are then made by calling the golf pro shop on 904-277-5907. Omni lists no Oak Marsh price online; the pro shop quotes the guest rate on the phone, or look at the resort’s current golf packages when booking the room. For Long Point, ask whether any guest times are open on your dates and what they cost; it is the club members’ course first. The resort’s older Ocean Links course, which had five holes on the Atlantic, began to be torn up in 2017 and is not part of today’s golf offer.
The courses at Omni Amelia Island Resort (Oak Marsh).
Oak Marsh
The resort guest’s course: Pete Dye’s 1972 routing through oaks and along the marsh, renovated in 2025. Tee times are exclusively for registered guests of Omni Amelia Island Resort and The Villas of Amelia Island, and for golf members of The Amelia Island Club. Book through the pro shop.
Long Point
Tom Fazio’s 1987 course, updated in 2022, is a par 72 of nearly 6,700 yards beside the Amelia River, with water to carry at least eight times. It is primarily for Amelia Island Club members; some resort guests get on, especially in September and October before winter residents return. Ask the pro shop about availability and rates.
Little Sandy
A Beau Welling short course of ten holes between 30 and 125 yards, set around a central lagoon. It opened in 2022 alongside an 18-hole putting course; the 6th, played across the water, draws comparisons with Augusta’s 12th. It suits a family hour or a warm-up evening.
The round, in perspective.
Oak Marsh is a par 72 of 6,471 yards from the back tees, with a forward tee of 5,075 yards. The holes inland run through corridors of live oaks; the round then opens onto the tidal marsh. The par-five 9th is the first to break out along it. The par-three 12th and 16th sit right on the marsh edge, with greens held up by railway sleepers in the Dye manner, the 17th is a par four from a back tee that juts into the marsh, and the par-five 18th has a spit of marsh in front of the green that forces either a long carry or a layup and a precise wedge. Welling’s team rebuilt every green on TifEagle Bermuda, rebuilt the bunkers, regrassed the other surfaces with Bimini Bermuda and added ribbon-style tees, while keeping Dye’s strategy intact.
Know before you go.
Who can play Oak Marsh
Resort and Villas guests; Amelia Island Club golf members
Tee times
Golf pro shop, 904-277-5907
Long Point
Members’ course; limited guest play, ask the pro shop
Greens
TifEagle Bermuda, rebuilt 2025
Make the trip work.
Two or three nights gives you a round on Oak Marsh, a session on Little Sandy and time for the beach. Because the guest course is shared with club members, ask the pro shop how busy the tee sheet is before you fix dates, particularly in spring. Fernandina Beach, about 20 minutes north, is worth an evening: its Victorian centre holds the Palace Saloon, which says it has been a bar since 1903. For a round that does not need a resort booking, Amelia River Club is on the island.
Jacksonville International (JAX) is the airport, about 30 miles and roughly 40 minutes by car via A1A and the Buccaneer Trail or through Yulee. There is no rail link worth using. A hire car makes it easy to add Fernandina Beach, Jacksonville or Ponte Vedra rounds; the resort sits off First Coast Highway at the island’s southern end.
The resort has 402 oceanfront rooms and suites. The Villas of Amelia Island, run by Omni within the same grounds, offer one- to three-bedroom villas, which suit golf groups, and their guests have the same Oak Marsh access. On the island, The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island sits further north on the beach, and Fernandina Beach has small inns and bed and breakfasts in its historic district.
Make a trip of it.
Amelia River Club on the island and Fernandina Beach Golf Club, the town course, are the nearest alternatives. TPC Sawgrass is about an hour south at Ponte Vedra Beach, and World Golf Village is a little further, outside St Augustine. Away from golf, Fort Clinch State Park at the north end of the island has a 19th-century brick fort and beaches, and the Amelia Island Lighthouse dates from the 1830s.
Find your season.
North Florida has mild winters, so February to May and October to December are the comfortable months; summer brings heat, humidity and afternoon thunderstorms, and hurricane season runs from June to November. Oak Marsh’s 2026 aeration closures fell in mid-June and from late July into early August, so ask for the next year’s dates before booking a summer stay.
Can the public play Oak Marsh at Omni Amelia Island?
No. Oak Marsh tee times are exclusively for registered guests of the Omni resort and The Villas of Amelia Island, plus golf members of The Amelia Island Club. Non-guests should look at Amelia River Club or Fernandina Beach Golf Club instead.
What happened to Ocean Links at Amelia Island?
Ocean Links, the resort course with five holes on the Atlantic, was storm-damaged, and in 2017 the resort began tearing it up; a court injunction then halted the demolition. The resort has said it is repurposing the land as green space, and the course is not offered for play.
What changed in the 2025 Oak Marsh renovation?
Beau Welling Design rebuilt all greens and bunkers, regrassed the greens with TifEagle Bermuda and other areas with Bimini Bermuda, added ribbon tees for more teeing options and updated the irrigation. The $7.4 million project aimed to keep Pete Dye’s strategy.
How far is Omni Amelia Island from Jacksonville airport?
About 30 miles, which is roughly 40 minutes by car. The resort is at the south end of the island, so allow an extra 20 minutes if you want to stop in Fernandina Beach on the way.
Last checked 10 November 2026. This is an independent planning guide, not a first-hand review or a booking service. Check live availability, access, fees and travel details with the operator before booking. Airport suggestions are starting points for route planning.
