Old Golf Course in San Pablo

[NavyGuyAN]

I dont know if its a golf course or not but it looks like one from Google Maps. Its directly south of the current San Pablo Creek Club and at the South end of the Deep Forest Airfield, across the creek. There is also about 5 big homes in the middle of the woods near-by. It looks like the access road to it is gated (South San Pablo Rd.) and the only way to it looks like a dirt road snaking North, from Phillips Hwy and Racetrack Rd. The road isnt shown on Google Map but you can see it on Google Satellite...

Then again after looking there is more smaller open areas south of the pond maybe a 36 hole course.

[acme54321]

I've noticed that on aerials before as well.  I don't think there was ever a golf course there though.  I looked on older photos and couldn't determine what those clearings are from.

[RiversideLoki]

This is the Davis family property. The "Dee Dot Ranch".

[copperfiend]

Is there a landing strip on the property?

[RiversideLoki]

Indeed, It's listed by the FAA as FD48 Deep Forest Airport

A little bit of digging on the internet produced this: "[T]he large house on the eastern tip you speak of, and the two lots above it, all belong to Robert D. Davis. He is the son of Artemus Davis, whom is the son of William Davis, the founder of the stores that we know of today as Winn-Dixie. As for the gold course, it is simply a private course called Pablo Creek Golf Club. More information on that here: http://jacksonville.golfnation.org/course167/pablo-creek-club The runway is owned by George Hodges "

http://www.airnav.com/airport/FD48

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 OCTOBER 2011
Location
FAA Identifier:    FD48
Lat/Long:    30-14-30.8700N / 081-26-59.3070W
30-14.514500N / 081-26.988450W
30.2419083 / -81.4498075
(estimated)
Elevation:    24 ft. / 7 m (estimated)
Variation:    03W (1985)
From city:    12 miles E of JACKSONVILLE, FL
Time zone:    UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:    32224
Airport Operations
Airport use:    Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:    10/1985
Sectional chart:    JACKSONVILLE
Control tower:    no
ARTCC:    JACKSONVILLE CENTER
FSS:    GAINESVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:    UNATNDD
Wind indicator:    yes
Segmented circle:    no
Lights:    PHONE REQ
FOR MIRL RY 18/36 CALL 904-509-8501
Airport Communications
WX ASOS at CRG (7 nm NW):    PHONE 904-646-4670
WX AWOS-3 at SGJ (18 nm S):    PHONE 904-824-7084
WX AWOS-3 at HEG (19 nm W):    119.275 (904-695-0334)
WX ASOS at JAX (20 nm NW):    PHONE 904-741-4304
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance        VOR name        Freq        Var
CRGr155/6.6      CRAIG VORTAC      114.50      03W
SGJr346/18.2      ST AUGUSTINE VOR/DME      109.40      06W
VQQr089/(22.9)      CECIL VOR      117.90      03W


NDB name        Hdg/Dist        Freq        Var        ID
EASTPORT      146/13.7      357      03W      EYA    . -.-- .-
HERLONG      098/18.7      332      02W      HEG    .... . --.
Airport Services
Fuel available:    A1
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
Dimensions:    6425 x 60 ft. / 1958 x 18 m
Surface:    asphalt
Runway edge lights:    non-standard
NSTD MIRL; INNER 5000 FT PORTION OF RY LGTD WITH WHITE LGTS; DSPLCD THLDS LGTD WITH BLUE LGTS; THLD LGTD WITH RED LGTS.
   RUNWAY 18        RUNWAY 36
Traffic pattern:    left      left
Displaced threshold:    700 ft.      700 ft.
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership:    Privately-owned
Owner:    GEORGE HODGES, JR.
PO BOX 16771
JACKSONVILLE, FL 32245-6771
Phone 904-509-8501
Manager:    JOHN R. CATHEY
5101 HODGES BLVD.
JACKSONVILLE, FL 32245-7393
Phone 904-223-0153
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field:       2
Jet airplanes:       2
            
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at FD48.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCRG - Craig Municipal Airport (7 nm NW)
KNRB - Mayport Naval Station (Adm David L. McDonald Field) (9 nm N)
KNIP - Jacksonville Naval Air Station (Towers Field) (12 nm W)
KSGJ - St Augustine Airport (18 nm S)
KHEG - Herlong Airport (19 nm W)
KJAX - Jacksonville International Airport (20 nm NW)