St. Johns Golf Club sits in Elkton, a small community in St. Johns County — one of Florida's most quietly prosperous corners, wedged between the ancient city of St. Augustine and the sprawling growth of Jacksonville's southern suburbs. The county has seen explosive residential development over the past 2 decades, and golf courses here tend to serve a community-minded, everyday player base rather than a resort crowd chasing bucket-list experiences.
St. Johns County's flat coastal plain means courses in this area typically work with native Florida scrub, wetland buffers, and pine flatwoods rather than dramatic elevation changes. Water comes into play frequently across the region, as it does on most layouts carved from this kind of terrain, and the subtropical climate means the course stays green and playable year-round — though summer rounds come with genuine heat and the near-certainty of afternoon storms.
A par 71 layout suggests at least a degree of variety in how the card is constructed, likely leaning on a mix of hole lengths and shapes to create interest on ground that geography keeps mostly level.
