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Baytowne at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort
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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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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| 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 |
| 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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Several holes looked like this. Photo submitted by u053200452 on 10/13/2024
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Another hole that had not been changed in days. Photo submitted by u053200452 on 10/13/2024
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Most of the traps were very unkempt Photo submitted by u053200452 on 10/13/2024
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Slow play, poor conditions
I was a single player and arrived an hour early hoping I would be joined up with an earlier group. Waiting by the starter, he let me sit there as two threesomes came and teed off. Then he sends off a group of 5, a family playing best ball. Who does that? Finally he adds me to a twosome and made us wait for another single. Then he sends off a single behind us. This guy had his arms crossed the whole time, waiting for us. The greens had four different types of grass growing on them and were bumpy, like putting on shag carpet. Not worth $105!!!
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Horrible greens!!!
Played here 2 days in a row. First day gave them a pass. Greens are very rough and bumpy. Worst than any muni courses I’ve played. It was raining all day before so I get it they didn’t cut and roll the greens. The next day played at Baytowne again. Asked the starter if they moved the greens, nope! What the heck?!?! Why not? Didn’t rain all day yesterday and today. Even worse today since all the scuff marks and even longer grass present.
Can’t believe they let this beautiful course go this downhill. And to change $100 plus tax for this junk is unbelievable. I always look forward to playing here with friends and family during fall break but this was unacceptable. Not worth $20 plus jam packed slow play as usual.
Get your act Together and take care of your greens or stop charging 5x what it should be.
We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Baytowne at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort!
Enjoyed the course. Played on a wet morning so greens weren’t cut so difficult to gauge how true the greens roll when cut and dry. Layout is fun and the water makes it challenging.
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Terrible greens
These greens need to be dug up and replaced. Been playing them off and on for 7-8 yrs. Too many nice courses around Destin. Do not waste your money at Baytowne
Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. Please know the current conditions are by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We will continue to work towards a 5-star experience and we hope to see you back.
Greens and aprons were in terrible shape. Greens were not up to average condition. Needs many maintenance issues.
Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. Please know the current conditions are by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We will continue to work towards a 5-star experience and we hope to see you back!
Tanko
Greens are terrible. Like putting on shaggy carpeting. Way too expensive for the condition. They need to be up front about the condition and adjust price accordingly.
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Baytowne at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort, and we hope to see you again in the future.
Skip for now
Have golfed Baytown many times staying at Sandestin and never had a problem till now.The greens were almost unplayable should have be told. The back nine weren’t as bad as the front. Shouldn’t have been charged for half price if that. Hopefully they will be fixed by February when we are back.
Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. Please know the current conditions are by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We will continue to work towards a 5-star experience and we hope to see you back!
Fun course
Really enjoyable course. Greens were in terrible shape so it hurt paying 90 dollars for barely playable greens. If the greens were in just in ok shape it would have been much better.
Thank you for visiting us at Baytowne at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort. We appreciate your 4-star rating and feedback. We hope you join us for another round in the future.
Very Fair Course & Nice Lay Out
The Course is a very picturesque layout. Fairways were in good shape….. greens were a little thick & pro shop advised us of this …due to taking measures to enhance improvements to greens. Will play there again this week. Fair price on Golf Now for nice course. I would like to commend the Starter - Dennis - He is true ambassador for the course … outgoing with positive attitude & Wonderful sense of Humor ..
Thank you for your kind words! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing Baytowne at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort.
Greens are unplayable
The greens are horrible with lots of bumps due to I think some kind of insect or worm. The staff warned us before we played but we were already at the course, it should have been noted on the Golfnow web information.
Still no warning on Golfnow about your greens as of 10/12
Thank you for taking the time to review and leave us your feedback. We would like to apologize for any inconvenience you experienced when booking your tee time. Our goal is to provide our golfers with all relevant information when booking their round online. We apologize if we missed the mark. Please feel free to reach out to our staff in the pro shop at (850) 267-8155 with any additional comments or concerns. We hope to see you again in the future.
First time playing Baytowne
Loved the course! Greens needed a lot of work. Other than the greens being horrible the course was in excellent shape. We were told about the greens before play. Still happy with the experience.
Thank you for visiting us at Baytowne at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Baytowne at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!
Aesthetic
Beautiful overall look. Staff were great. Carts in good repair and comfortable. The main complaint is the greens were in pitiful shape. Slow and bumpy with spike marks everywhere.
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review about your experience at our golf course. We appreciate your feedback and apologize for any inconvenience caused by the condition of the greens. We hope to see you again in the future.
Layout was great. Course personnel were awesome. But the greens were in such bad shape it negatively impacted our experience. Wish they had adjusted the cost to reflect the poor condition of the greens.
Thank you for reviewing us. We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Baytowne at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort, and we hope to see you again soon.
Almost
Staff was great and course layout is good. Our only issues is the greens. When we checked in the staff let us know that there were some issues with the greens and they were working on it. We were told the greens had been aerated awhile back and had not came in yet. We went ahead and played because we enjoy the layout and overall experience is always enjoyable. Will be back and play again next year.
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Baytowne at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort, and we hope to see you again in the future.
Nice course for all levels of play.
The staff was nice and the drink cart came by several times. The course offers level of play for beginners and up with the choice of tees. The greens were slow since they had just been aerated.
Our only real issue was the four guys ahead of us that didn’t know what they were doing and insisted on playing the back tees. They slowed our play significantly and the people behind us just gave up and left. They needed a pro around to tell these guys to speed it up and play from the front tees.
We apologize for the pace of play issue you experienced. We always try to keep a great pace when having our golfers on the course. Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback as we will use your review to better the experience going forward. We hope you give us another try in the near future!
We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Baytowne at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort!
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