Today, besides the golf, there are a bike path, tennis courts, a miniature golf course, and a long beach. There are historical tours by horse-drawn carriage or tram, and also a tour of the old clubhouse, which is now the Jekyll Island Club Hotel. The visitor's center has an engaging little history museum, one cottage houses an art museum, and another has exhibits of sculpture and a history of golf. It's all quite laid-back, and the golf is varied and ample enough that you should be content playing at least until the skin has peeled off your fingers. Great Dunes is a nine-hole course.
Wildlife is abundant, with wild turkeys, turtles, birds and, of course, the alligators.
During one late afternoon round at Indian Mound, I found myself hitting over a herd of deer. On Pine Lakes, Wilson, along with Joe Lee, routed consistently tighter fairways through thick forests of pine trees. Indian Mound, Lee's solo project, is the easiest course, with generous fairways but enough bunkers that it's not without challenge. The greens on all three are only moderately undulating, which not only saves strokes but keeps the course moving when there are crowds. On my first night, I stayed at the Holiday Inn, but I found it somewhat dreary.