Regatta Bay Golf & Yacht Club in Destin, Florida, USA

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4.7

2631 Reviews (2631)

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4.5

Value

4.3

Layout

4.7

Friendliness

4.8

Pace

4.6

Amenities

4.6

95.4%

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74 Reviews (74)

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4.6

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4.7

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4.7

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4.9

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Course Highlights

Regatta Bay's challenging layout rewards strategic play, with demanding par 3s and a 500-yard par 4 that tests golfers of all skill levels. The exceptionally friendly staff, top-tier amenities, and consistently pristine conditions make every round feel worth the trip.

About

Holes 18

Type Semi-Private

Par 72

Length 6840 yards

Slope 147

Rating 74.2

Regatta Bay Golf & Yacht Club, a five-star Forbes Travel Guide facility; has been a popular tee time choice for locals and traveling golfers in Destin. For Groups of 9 or more please contact our sales office for Group Booking Packages at (850) 337-8080.

Ever since it debuted in 2003 and started earning raves for being one of Northwest Florida's premier courses. This semi-private layout is the star amenity of an 800-acre residential development that touches Choctawhatchee Bay. Robert C. Walker, formerly the lead architect of Arnold Palmer's design company, laid out Regatta Bay Golf & Yacht Club amidst a nature preserve near the south shore of the bay. While you'll feel the breezes as you play this stalwart of Florida's Emerald Coast region, the water views during the round are of the wetlands, streams and manmade lakes that lend beauty and challenge to the game here. Plenty of trees, bulkheads lining the hazards and bright white sand in the predominantly shallow bunkers add extra aesthetic panache when you play at Regatta Bay Golf & Yacht Club. With so much water and trouble all around, you'll need to execute numerous forced carries on your drives and approach shots. A couple of holes feature island-like fairways.

Regatta Bay Golf and Yacht Club delivers a classic brand of Florida target-style golf, though it's a challenge everyone can enjoy. Moderately skilled players will be relieved that some of the hazards and shot prospects seem more intimidating than they really are. The game at Regatta Bay Golf & Yacht Club comes to a crescendo finish. On the tricky par-4 16th you must avoid the water on the left and the marsh that crosses the fairway. While the redesigned 17th may be a drivable par 4 for long hitters, for most players the primary task is executing a forced-carry tee shot over water that finds the fairway in a spot short of the bunkers that intercede before the green. The finishing hole at Regatta Bay Golf & Yacht Club is a reachable ball 5 that hooks around a large lake with the green tucked hard by the hazard. It's the last test of a day of golf filled with strong and intriguing holes.

The club's extensive practice facilities include a golf academy with a canopy cover and a nice clubhouse with a lakefront restaurant that's ideal for winding down after your game. It's no wonder that Regatta Bay Golf & Yacht Club is such a popular place to play in golf-rich Destin.

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Satellite Layout

Tees

Tee	Par	Length	Rating	Slope
Black	72	6840 yards	74.2	147
Blue	72	6383 yards	72.0	141
White	72	5965 yards	70.3	136
Gold (W)	72	5636 yards	72.2	121
Gold	72	5636 yards	68.5	128
Green	72	4817 yards	64.2	118
Green (W)	72	4817 yards	69.4	121
Orange	72	4138 yards	61.9	112
Orange (W)	72	4138 yards	64.7	114

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Scorecard for Regatta Bay Golf & Country Club

Metrics:

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total
Black M: 74.2/147	544	409	195	434	566	425	456	193	357	3579	403	379	450	183	376	202	432	311	525	3261	6840
Blue M: 72.0/141	515	389	158	414	540	396	421	169	336	3338	381	357	439	160	339	172	410	286	501	3045	6383
White M: 70.3/136	494	365	143	390	517	371	393	146	314	3133	359	341	420	152	319	152	356	257	476	2832	5965
Gold M: 68.5/128 W: 72.7/122	473	331	124	373	495	343	369	146	288	2942	336	341	399	136	295	152	331	251	453	2694	5636
Gold/Green M: 66.0/125 W: 70.5/122	394	331	124	282	392	343	369	146	288	2669	284	266	399	136	295	152	285	251	399	2467	5136
Green M: 64.2/118 W: 69.3/121	394	331	106	282	392	307	333	134	236	2515	284	266	335	111	260	135	285	227	399	2302	4817
Orange M: 61.9/112 W: 64.7/114	324	252	106	224	363	248	264	75	236	2092	248	266	294	111	260	135	236	167	329	2046	4138
Handicap	9	5	17	1	3	7	11	15	13		4	8	10	18	16	14	2	12	6
Par	5	4	3	4	5	4	4	3	4	36	4	4	5	3	4	3	4	4	5	36	72
Handicap (W)	5	7	15	13	1	11	9	17	3		2	8	16	10	12	14	6	18	4

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Course Details

Year Built 1996

Fairways Bermuda Grass

Greens Tifdwarf Grass

Golf Season Year round

Architect Robert Walker (1996)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees

GPS Yes

Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes

Golf School/Academy Yes

Teaching Pro Yes

Pitching/Chipping Area Yes

Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed

Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Restaurant, Beverage Carts

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Reviews

4.7

2631 Reviews (2631)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:

Drinks 10

Course Challenges Include:

Bunkers 15

Water Hazards 15

Forced Carries 10

This course/club is great for:

Advanced Golfers 8

A Weekend Splurge 7

Locals 7

This Course's Location is:

Convenient to the City 10

Near Local Attractions 9

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Reviewer Photos

u00000723222

Played On 09/08/2025

Reviews 6

Handicap 5-9

Skill Advanced

Plays A few times a week

5.0

Verified Purchaser

Previously Played

Perfect weather

Used cart

Exceptional Course and Customer Service

I knew I was in for an amazing experience from the moment I entered the security gate to the property. The staff were friendly and eager to assist even when I asked to go out early after hitting range balls that were provided in the fee. The course was in excellent condition and the greens ran true. The views were incredible. As a Realtor, I really enjoyed seeing the incredible homes on the course. I will most definitely play there again.

Conditions Excellent

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

Difficulty Moderate

Photo submitted by u00000723222 on 09/11/2025

Comment

RegattaBay

Commented on 09/15/2025

So glad to know you enjoyed your experience with us and really appreciate the time you took to leave a rating and review, Thank you! Hope to see you out here again soon!

Themoose1777

Played On 09/10/2025

Reviews 1

Skill Intermediate

Plays Once a week

5.0

First Time Playing

First time playing in florida

Regatta being my first Florida golf course I would say spectacular -- I have played all over the world and this is for sure a place to play -- it's worth the price 💯

Conditions Good

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Average

Comment

RegattaBay

Commented on 09/15/2025

Thanks for the great review and rating, we appreciate the kind words and hope to see you back here again soon!

u000007716010

Played On 08/28/2025

Reviews 45

Handicap 10-14

Skill Intermediate

Plays Once a week

5.0

Verified Purchaser

Previously Played

Perfect weather

Used cart

Conditions Excellent

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

Comment

RegattaBay

Commented on 09/06/2025

5 stars! Thanks so much! Come back soon!

rudelovell

Played On 08/31/2025

Reviews 26

Skill Advanced

Plays A few times a week

5.0

Previously Played

Great Great Golf Course

A golf course u can play everyday and still love it!!

Conditions Excellent

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

Comment

RegattaBay

Commented on 09/06/2025

So glad to hear you loved the golf course and hope the overall service experience was excellent as well. Thank you and hope to see you again very soon!

Delphin111

Played On 09/01/2025

Reviews 7

Handicap 20-24

Skill Intermediate

Plays A few times a week

5.0

Verified Purchaser

Previously Played

Conditions Excellent

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

Comment

RegattaBay

Commented on 09/06/2025

Thanks for the 5 stars!!! We appreciate your support and hope to see you back here again soon!

BillSowell

Played On 08/31/2025

Reviews 125

Skill Intermediate

Plays Once a week

5.0

Verified Purchaser

Top 500 Contributor

Previously Played

Great course and staff

Being it was the holiday weekend and the course was packed the pace of play was very good. The Marshall was doing a great job keeping everything moving and people informed. The course even though aerated was very playable.

Conditions Good

Value Good

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Good

Amenities Excellent

Comment

RegattaBay

Commented on 09/03/2025

Thanks for the 5 star rating and positive review Bill! We really value the feedback and glad you had another great experience with us last week. Hope to see you out here again soon!

u314162670971

Played On 09/01/2025

Reviews 7

Handicap 10-14

Skill Intermediate

Plays A few times a week

5.0

First Time Playing

Excellent overall guest experience

Played 2 on Labor Day noon and had excellent overall experience. Hard to imagine members treated any better - except maybe for knowing your name.

Course aerated 10 days ago and some recent rains - so overall very good shape at end of summer season. We had a good weather day with some unusual north wind.

Enjoyed the challenging layout from white (6000 yd) tees. Good variety of holes - not just flat with water and sand.

Everyone we encountered on the staff was friendly and seemed to appreciate us being there

Haven’t played any of the other Destin courses in years - so cant really compare. But you can’t go wrong at Regatta Bay. .

Conditions Good

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

Comment

RegattaBay

Commented on 09/03/2025

We strive every day to make our valued resort guests feel like club members so hearing this in your review really makes us proud and grateful. Thanks for taking the time to share your experience with us and we sure hope to have you back again soon!

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Amrutpatel

Played On 08/28/2025

Reviews 94

Skill Intermediate

Plays A few times a week

5.0

Verified Purchaser

Top 500 Contributor

Previously Played

Golf in Destin

Love the layout. Course in great shape but they aerated recently so large punches on the greens now. I know in a few weeks it will be terrific. It’s understandable since all courses have to do this. I would recommend this course.

Conditions Good

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

Comment

RegattaBay

Commented on 08/31/2025

Thanks for the 5 star rating and great review! We appreciate you taking the time to share your impressions and experience! Hope to see you out here again soon!

u314170534296

Played On 08/28/2025

Reviews 1

Skill Intermediate

Plays Once a week

5.0

Verified Purchaser

First Time Playing

Excellent!

Extremely friendly staff and attentive to us as first time guests. Excellent!

Conditions Good

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

Comment

RegattaBay

Commented on 08/29/2025

Great to hear you had a great experience with us and really hope to see you back out here again soon! Thanks so much!

jkstat

Played On 08/27/2025

Reviews 1

5.0

Verified Purchaser

Previously Played

Conditions Average

Value Excellent

Layout Good

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Good

Comment

RegattaBay

Commented on 08/29/2025

Thanks for the 5 stars! Much appreciated, come back soon!

BillSowell

Played On 08/26/2025

Reviews 125

5.0

Verified Purchaser

Top 500 Contributor

Previously Played

Conditions Good

Value Average

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

Comment

RegattaBay

Commented on 08/28/2025

Thanks Bill, we appreciate the 5 stars and hope to have you back out with us again soon!

u314159618969

Played On 08/23/2025

Reviews 5

Skill Intermediate

Plays Once a week

4.0

Verified Purchaser

Comment

RegattaBay

Commented on 08/29/2025

Thanks for the 4 stars! We hope you come back to play again soon!

u314159618969

Played On 08/23/2025

Reviews 5

Skill Intermediate

Plays Once a week

4.0

Verified Purchaser

Previously Played

Nice Course

The greens putted amazingly well considering they were aerated the day before. The onlt downside was there were 4 holes cart path only in addition to the par 3’s. So it was a lot of walking in the hot weather.

Conditions Good

Value Good

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Good

Comment

RegattaBay

Commented on 08/29/2025

Four stars! Thanks so much!

u000007716010

Played On 08/20/2025

Reviews 45

Handicap 10-14

Skill Intermediate

Plays Once a week

5.0

Verified Purchaser

Previously Played

Perfect weather

Used cart

Conditions Excellent

Value Good

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

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AJBwtz8TeC1xKjKpS0rC

Played On 08/18/2025

Reviews 1

Skill Intermediate

Plays A few times a week

5.0

Verified Purchaser

First Time Playing

Enjoyed our round

Course was in great shape and beautifully landscaped. Really enjoyed it and would recommend to anyone to play it

Conditions Excellent

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

Comment

RegattaBay

Commented on 08/29/2025

Thanks for taking the time to leave this nice review, we're so glad you had a great experience with us! Come on back soon!

rbasich

Played On 08/15/2025

Reviews 27

4.0

Verified Purchaser

Previously Played

Good condition

The entire course is in good condition. Light sand on greens.

Conditions Good

Value Good

Layout Good

Friendliness Good

Pace Good

Amenities Good

Difficulty Moderate

Comment

RegattaBay

Commented on 08/20/2025

Thanks for the 4 star rating and review. Hope to have you back sometime soon!

u314161074424

Played On 08/15/2025

Reviews 1

Skill Advanced

Plays Once a week

5.0

Previously Played

Fantastic Course!

Great course with a fun, challenging layout. Will definitely be back, I have yet to ring the birdie bell on the 18th!

Conditions Good

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

Comment

RegattaBay

Commented on 08/19/2025

We're so glad you enjoyed your experience with us and can't wait to have you back again soon! Thanks for taking the time to leave a great rating and review! The Bridie Bell awaits you!

u000007716010

Played On 08/09/2025

Reviews 45

Handicap 10-14

Skill Intermediate

Plays Once a week

5.0

Verified Purchaser

Previously Played

Perfect weather

Used cart

Conditions Excellent

Value Good

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

Comment

RegattaBay

Commented on 08/19/2025

Thank you for the 5 star rating! We appreciate you and hope to have you back again soon!

jbradley111

Played On 08/10/2025

Reviews 2

Skill Intermediate

Plays Once a week

5.0

First Time Playing

Conditions Excellent

Value Good

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Good

Pace Excellent

Amenities Good

Comment

RegattaBay

Commented on 08/14/2025

Thanks for the 5 star! We appreciate you and hope to see you out here again soon!

u000005254436

Played On 08/09/2025

Reviews 1

Skill Advanced

Plays Once a week

5.0

Verified Purchaser

First Time Playing

Awesome Experiance

Our round and experience could not have been better.

My brother and I played a round while on vacation and we’re paired with with a memeber, and we couldn’t say enough great things about the course, staff, memebers, and experience we had.

I’d give them 6 stars if I could.

Do yourself a favor and book a round here, you won’t regret it!!

We will be back.

Conditions Excellent

Value Good

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

Comment

RegattaBay

Commented on 08/14/2025

Wow! High praise! This is what we strive for every day! Thanks for sharing your experience and know that we will continue to work hard to improve as a team to keep up the great service and course conditions. And our awesome members only make it even better! See you again soon!

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FAQ

What is the address of Regatta Bay Golf & Yacht Club?

Regatta Bay Golf & Yacht Club is located at 465 Regatta Bay Blvd, Destin, Florida 32541, Okaloosa County.

Is Regatta Bay Golf & Yacht Club open to the public?

Yes, Regatta Bay Golf & Yacht Club is open to the public.

What year did Regatta Bay Golf & Yacht Club open?

Regatta Bay Golf & Yacht Club was built in 1996.

Who designed Regatta Bay Golf & Yacht Club?

Robert Walker (1996) is the architect of Regatta Bay Golf & Yacht Club.

What type of grass does Regatta Bay Golf & Yacht Club have?

Regatta Bay Golf & Yacht Club has Tifdwarf Grass greens and Bermuda Grass fairways.

What is the par of Regatta Bay Golf & Yacht Club

The par of Regatta Bay Golf & Yacht Club is 72.

What is the length of Regatta Bay Golf & Yacht Club

The length of Regatta Bay Golf & Yacht Club is 6840 yards.

What is the rating of Regatta Bay Golf & Yacht Club

The rating of Regatta Bay Golf & Yacht Club is 74.2.

What is the slope of Regatta Bay Golf & Yacht Club

The slope of Regatta Bay Golf & Yacht Club is 147.

What are the course conditions at Regatta Bay Golf & Yacht Club?

Based on reviews, other golfers are saying that the course conditions at Regatta Bay Golf & Yacht Club are excellent.

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