Baytowne at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort

I’ve been coming to Destin for over 40 years. Played Baytowne many times. It was in the worst condition I’ve ever seen. Definitely not worth the rate charged. In fairness a local told me that 9 holes of the course is to be closed to accommodate more condos/homes. I would guess the management would not be putting effort or resources into maintaining the course to good condition.

Greens are below the usual standard for this complex.

Greens are in poor condition. Spotty and bumpy. Holes haven’t been changed in days!!

Greens were no good. Very slow due to not cutting and being taken care of. Fairway fine, played well to the greens then who knew how they were going to react. Bumpy, slow and not fun to putt.

Greens were a little bumpy but not super noticeable until the sun came out. Spongy fairways. Some of the traps aren’t very fluffy. Respectable course if you’re trying to get a round in before heading to the beach without breaking the bank.

I always enjoyed playing here. Some of the greens needs TLC, but it's still fun to play here and work on your game. The Pro Shop Staff are friendly and professional, but best of all the starter named, Robert were very accommodating on golfers.... The bag boys were awesome, they were always working hard to please golfers.

The greens were very bumpy and had too much sand on them. There were too many range balls on hole number one that were left in the sand traps.

The course was in poor shape. The greens were in poor condition and this was shared in the GolfNow app. The lady at the desk shared that the greens were in poor shape when we arrived and to be aware. In my opinion, this should be disclosed prior to signing up to play.

Additionally, we were asked to speed up play on our foursome. We decided not to putt on a hole to do as requested and immediately ran into another group where we waited at the tee box. We finished in 3 hrs and 45 minutes overall for 18 holes with four people for perspective. My guess is that they overbooked. The greens turned two putts into three putts.

Last, the condos on the course gave way to pedestrians on the course and walking through to look at the ponds. Kids in golf carts were riding on the cart paths as well.

It is a public course and some things can be expected, but I would not return to this course.

The greens were likely a 3 or 4 on the stimpmeter although supposedly aeration occurred a month ago. We knew we were in for a long day when the starter told us fivesomes were welcome. The fivesome in front of us all failed to hit the fairway and/or carry 150 yards off the first tee. When we finally got to the first green, the green possessed more sand on the surface than the hardpan bunkers. Maybe Baytowne is a great course to play if you have the yips, since you will not experience anything resembling putting.

We had to skip some holes to avoid the slowest of the slow on the course.

We thoroughly enjoyed our round. The course was in great shape despite the fact that the greens were still recovering from aeration. The course offered a great value.

Greens are infested and not in good condition. I would not play it unless that’s fixed. It’s rough and dry patches with tall grass

I have never played on worst greens in my life. Putting on the fringe would've been easier than the actual green

As you know, many of the sand traps are under repair. Horrible.

Greens are horrible. No one to monitor slow play.