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280 Reviews (280)
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
4
1 Stars
5
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.2
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.4
Amenities
3.7
92.5%
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258 out of 280 reviews
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4.6
64 Reviews (64)
5 Stars
48
4 Stars
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2
1 Stars
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Conditions
4.3
Value
4.2
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.5
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.8
90.6%
Recommend this course
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4.5
121 Reviews (121)
5 Stars
82
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
4.3
Value
4.1
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.4
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.7
90.9%
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7752 yards
Slope 143
Rating 76.8

Windswept Dunes Golf Club tumbles across a dramatic landscape covered with white sand dunes accented by lush green fairways. The golf course appeals to players of all skill levels thanks to player-friendly features that are balanced by strategically placed hazards. Although each hole shares the characteristic of being lined with dunes, they each maintain a unique character. The rolling fairways are often wide and generous off the tee and the sand dunes, which stretch from tee too green, are only punishing of the most errant of shots. The approach shots though are as demanding as the tee shots are forgiving. There are numerous bunkers fiercely guarding the large, smooth greens. While the occasional water hazard comes into play, the bunkers are the most challenging element of Windswept Dunes Golf Club.

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Course Details

Year Built 2004
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Tifeagle
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
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, Amex, Discover
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Snacks

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

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4.5
280 Reviews (280)
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I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing

Great Course

Wide fairways, large greens, beautiful weather. Overall wonderful time (ignore my score!).

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Awesome Course

Windswept Dunes is one of the best courses I have ever played in my 60 years of playing golf. Excellent condition, wide variety of tees, generous fairways, large but fair greens.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
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
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Vacation Round

I am a 30+ and found the course to be challenging yet not brutal. Plenty of risk/reward options throughout. Played mid-afternoon and was moving at a great pace but got bogged down a little midway through the back. Great value and less crowded than other courses around this vacation area.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 23
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Windswept dunes

Course was in really great shape. Green were a bit grainy but were in good shape. The one negative about check in. Range balls are not included in the round and and they charged 12.00 for 40 golf balls. Priced a bit to high even with golf now was 80.00

Conditions Excellent
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Course was in amazing shape. Tough layout but manageable. My favorite courses in the area now. Will be playing again in the future

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Long and Hard

Bucket of Balls was expensive but the course was in good shape and a tough test from the tips.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Misleading

For a Tuesday round it was $150 for the fees and a small range bucket. For that price in Florida I had really high hopes. The pictures online looked interesting but was not everything that it was cracked up to be. Underwhelming for that price. If it was in the $75ish range for a weekday I would feel like there oils be good value, but at the current prices I’d stay away.

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Good course

All golf is over priced in this area so there you go. Compared to the other courses in Destin, this course was a better value. The condition of the course was very good to excellent and the fact that we almost had the course to ourselves, on a Sunday morning, made the drive out to Freeport with it.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Used cart

Nice course, missing the little things to make ti special

Very interesting track that is woven through a sub-division. The dunes on each side of each hole do a nice job of hiding the houses. Each hole is an "island" that is by itself. When I got there at noon I was literally the only one there. There were a few players making the turn but that was itl I got a $80 hot deal special. There is no fringe around the greens which is odd. Fairways and tees were long and not cut recently. Course was a little damp and you got almost no roll off the tee. Greens are huge and were very slow..maybe running an 8. The cups were ragged and likely not changed in a few days.

The carts are gas powered and very loud. They do have very accurate GPS.

For some reason they decided to have tees to make the course play over 7700 yd at the tips. Also at 7400 and 7000. VERY few golfers can play that distance. I am 63, 8 hdcp and it my driver about 240ish and found the white tees at 6000 yds fine since the course played so long.

It was worth the drive, about 35 minutes from Santa Rosa Beach area. IF you want to charge a premium price do the little things - tees in the cart, towels in the cart, ice and 3 bottles of water in the cooler and DO NOT charge $12 for a small bucket of range balls.

It is a daily fee course with no membership for the locals which is odd. Best rate is $89 for locals.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

JBIRD

Excellent course, slow 4:45 round , needs better marshaling.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Whispering Dunes Golf Club

Course is located just outside of Freeport. It is a hidden jewel. Great layout, challenging holes that involve sand dunes and traps along with water. You only see the whole you are playing. Tee boxes and days are luscious. Greens are very nice and have undulations. Cart parts are very nice. Staff were friendly and helpful.

An enjoyable experience and a “want to play again” course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Everything you could want !

Great course and practice facilities. Course seems to do better than others in the area with drainage. Challenging but fair. Hard not to like it alot.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Worth The Drive

This course was recommended to us by an employee of another course. It was a bit of a longer drive from Destin but well worth the extra time. The course was in excellent condition. Fairways were good size and forgiving. Greens were in great shape, very large, and very undulating making for challenging longer putts. The clubhouse and amenities were average but sufficient and the golf carts were nice. One of the best in the area for the price. Will definitely play here again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great staff, beautiful course, great slice of Florida.

This is a really perfect representation of NW Florida. This is beautiful course thats very well kept. The staff inside are personable and very friendly, its a place you could kick your feet up on a Thursday night and feel like you are a local and among friends. Course has great tee boxes for whatever challenge you want for the day, bunkers are in excellent shape.

I loved every minute of my early morning round out here. If you can play it during the week and early, you will have minimal traffic.

This is well worth every penny and far exceeds the experience at the resorts.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 23
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great round

One of the best golf courses in the surrounding area! Would play again

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 23
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Wonderful

This is a hitting gym you must go play it if you're in the surrounding Florida area within 2 hrs please go play!!! Can running deals i will drive 2hrs

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
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