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Baytowne at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort

3.8
2103 Reviews (2103)
Baytowne at Sandestin Resort
A view of a fairway at Baytowne from Sandestin Resort

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3.8
2103 Reviews (2103)
5 Stars
705
4 Stars
873
3 Stars
316
2 Stars
129
1 Stars
80
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.5
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.9
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73.7%
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1705 out of 2103 reviews
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4.3
45 Reviews (45)
5 Stars
21
4 Stars
19
3 Stars
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2 Stars
2
1 Stars
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Conditions
4.0
Value
4.2
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.5
93.3%
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42 out of 45 reviews
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3.8
117 Reviews (117)
5 Stars
39
4 Stars
42
3 Stars
20
2 Stars
11
1 Stars
5
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.6
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.4
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.4
73.5%
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86 out of 117 reviews
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Course Highlights
The course layout consistently earns high marks for its challenging and scenic design, with beautiful landscapes enhancing the overall round. Friendly, attentive staff and a smooth pace of play make for a welcoming experience from start to finish.

About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 72
Length 6804 yards
Slope 138
Rating 73.2

Baytowne Golf Club at Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort is routed from the beach to the bay, providing stunning views along the way. The course rolls across the few elevation changes that the area has to offer. Although it opened in 1984, the golf course didn't reach its peak until it underwent extensive renovation in 2005, which were carried out by the original designer, Tom Jackson. The layout features rolling fairways lined with mature pines that are generous and times but can be tight when you least expect it. The large, undulating greens can also play faster than what you might be expecting. Water, which comes into play on 12 holes, is a prominent feature of Baytowne Golf Club as are the numerous bunkers strategically placed throughout.

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Tees
Tee Par Length Rating Slope
Gold 72 6804 yards 73.2 138
Blue 72 6125 yards 69.9 130
White 72 5517 yards 65.4 114
Red 72 4770 yards 67.7 120
Black 72 3002 yards 57.8 92
Track Rounds
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Scorecard for Baytowne Golf Club
Metrics:
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Gold M: 73.8/140 384 433 162 450 486 401 189 379 544 3428 412 165 558 463 190 554 438 191 429 3400 6828
Blue M: 69.6/131 W: 75.6/138 335 381 130 424 474 362 149 309 506 3070 353 138 528 421 167 446 394 159 391 2997 6067
White M: 67.2/118 W: 72.6/132 283 360 100 396 403 352 106 276 471 2747 329 111 490 395 132 433 379 134 380 2783 5530
White/Red M: 65.0/113 W: 70.0/128 283 294 100 364 403 352 106 276 438 2616 329 111 408 287 132 433 379 134 299 2512 5128
Red M: 62.7/106 W: 67.4/116 235 294 75 364 367 288 84 229 438 2374 292 68 408 287 95 405 338 102 299 2294 4668
Red/Black M: 59.8/97 W: 62.3/103 235 294 75 226 367 178 84 229 248 1936 292 68 266 287 95 259 338 102 181 1888 3824
Black M: 56.8/91 W: 58.9/97 167 196 72 226 278 178 82 164 248 1611 120 68 266 125 78 259 212 86 181 1395 3006
Handicap 13 7 17 1 5 11 15 9 3 12 18 6 2 14 8 10 16 4
Par 4 4 3 4 5 4 3 4 5 36 4 3 5 4 3 5 4 3 4 35 71
Handicap (W) 13 5 15 11 7 3 17 9 1 8 18 2 12 16 6 10 14 4
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Course Details

Year Built 1986
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Tifdwarf Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Tom Jackson (1986) Tom Jackson (2005)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes - "Sandestin Golf Academy"
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code No Denim, Collared Shirt and Bermuda Shorts Required

Food & Beverage

Snacks

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities, Spa

Available Sports

Fitness, Tennis
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Reviews

3.8
2103 Reviews (2103)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 18
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 52
Bunkers 46
Undulating Greens 17
This course/club is great for:
A Weekend Splurge 22
Advanced Golfers 22
Playing Multiple Courses 21
This Course's Location is:
At a Resort 46
Near Local Attractions 27
Convenient to the City 23

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u314165145362
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Bourge1709
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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DonoBrown13
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
4.0
First Time Playing

Course is nice, greens terrible

Course itself was in pretty good shape, but the greens were atrocious. Not sure I’ve ever played on worse greens. They were extremely uneven, had humps, grass wasn’t smooth. It was impossible to get a consistent roll/read on the greens… and it wasn’t just one green, it was the majority of them.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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u000001493158
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Good course for the price.

Paid $50 on a hot deal. Staff at the course was very friendly and accommodating. The greens were aerated a few weeks ago so the greens weren’t in perfect shape but still looked good. Layout of the course was fun with enough challenge to make it interesting. I enjoyed the course and would recommend it to anyone staying in the area.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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zpourciau
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Solid place to play

The Greens and Pace of play were lacking. There was no water and no beverage cart on the course.

Greens have just undergone some work and they were on the way to becoming really good. Just not there yet.

We got stuck behind a group of 5 and after the 4th hole, we had to wait on almost every hole there after.

The lack of water and/or a beverage cart got brutal when it was hot and sunny.

Overall, I would play this course again and would recommend to others.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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coffey12
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Golf review

Enjoyed the course. My only complaint was the charge of $36 for a rider. My wife and daughter accompanied me and daughter boyfriend. Drove the cost up $70 more dollars to ride/drive a cart. That is ridiculous. I've never been charged for a rider.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
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u769378996
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Baytowne 05/26/2024

Played the course for $61 and it was worth that. I wouldn’t say it’s definitely worth up to $90 but not sure I would pay more than that. The biggest course related thing was the greens were not in the best shape. And the biggest non course related item was they did not have la locker room.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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u314165091973
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Joshua4199708
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Great layout, terrible greens

I wasn’t expecting fast greens by any stretch but these things were like putting in your home club fairways that hadn’t been mown in 3 days. I mean literally a 5 on the stimp. Probably a 3 in to the grain. Everything else was great. Layout is pretty and fair. Would have been nice to have a ranger on the back 9. The front was 1:30 and the back was 2:30.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Sharonmh27
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens still recovering

We should have read the reviews so we knew the green had been aerated. They were not in good shape

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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kinnir
Played On
Reviews 36
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Course is great except for the greens

I really like the course layout. The greens are super slow and need to be cut lower. It has different patches of grass that grabs ball.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Pohlski
Played On
Reviews 26
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

What happen to the greens

Course was in good shape but the greens were the slowest greens i have played this year. Not what u expect at a premiere golf course. Play was on the slow side because there was an outing before my tee time.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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dansitzberger
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Greens were extremely slow and there were 2 groups on each tee box

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
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Miguez316
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Course was in great shape! Will play there again if I am back in Destin.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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SBerke
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Baytowne

Course was extremely wet, greens were rough from aeration and sanding, driving range closed. A bit disappointing compared to previous rounds.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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u000007847396
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
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u314165096391
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Course was extremely wet and cart path only.

Greens extremely slow and bunkers had not been worked. Besides that it was a fun day with my daughter…

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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dstockwell
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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u7671771
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice course lots of water great views

Good challenging course. Very spread out not for walking.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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u314165066063
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice course

The only downside was the driving range was closed due to excessive rain. The greens had just been aerated but we knew that going in. Nice course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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