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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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Beautiful Course Bad Greens
A great setting and place to play golf. Fairways were good, greens in poor shape, sand traps hard sand (but that worked well when having to hit from the fairway bunkers.
Go somewhere else
Greens are terrible, especially front nine. When is the owner gonna dig up these mutated Bermuda greens on Baytowne and the links?!?! Layouts are fun but dated. Much better options around Destin.
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Your feedback helps us do better. Thank you for visiting Baytowne at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.
We love hearing about our golfers' experiences. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Baytowne at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort!
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We see you rated the course 1 star and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit. We take single-star feedback very seriously at our course. You are welcome to comment further or reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thanks for choosing Baytowne at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort.
Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We see you rated the course 2-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit.
We take customer feedback very seriously at our course. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop and tell us what's on your mind.
- no balls on driviing range
- horrible greens, bumpy and slow
- ciggarets on tee boxes and greens
- bunkers not harked
- plenty of unattended divots on faiways
Thank you for taking the time to review us. We're sorry to hear the course may not have been in the best shape on the day of your round. We appreciate your feedback as we work to make any necessary improvements. Thank you for choosing to golf with us, and we look forward to seeing you again soon at Baytowne at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort.
Worst greens ever
I am a member of the golf club at Sandestin.
Never have I seen greens so poorly maintained, and many other parts of a course with more neglect. Tee boxes not level, no grass, fairways okay. Greens horrible. Bumpy and slow, full of weeds, crabgrass, bare spots. What is going on? Nobody is this bad at growing grass. I would like an answer in a response from the greenskeeper. I’m nobody special just a member. But I do pay dues and expect at least some effort from the staff.
We appreciate your feedback and will address the issues with our greens, tee boxes, and overall course maintenance to ensure a better golfing experience for all of our golfers.
I’ve played a lot of golf at many different courses over the past 20 years and these Greens are undoubtedly the worst I’ve ever seen at any golf course I’ve played. The course at best is a $50 course and I was charged $105. The reason I paid the $105 is because NO ONE at the course or in the pro shop told us that the greens were basically un-puttable. It’s untelling how long it’s been since the cups have been moved because the grass is DEAD around the cups. It’s just unbelievable how bad the greens are at this course. I play this course EVERY time I’m in Destin BUT today was my very last time EVER!
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 in the future.
Harry
Do not play this course if you like to putt. Greens are as shaggy as 1970s carpet. Staff was great. Layout is awesome. But can not score due to greens.
Needs a haircut!
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We appreciate your feedback about the condition of our greens and apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. We will take your comments into consideration and we hope to see you back in the future.
Overpriced and terrible conditions
The course was a fun and challenging course but the greens were atrocious. There were spots of crab grass gowing on them but the worst part was they were about 25 inches too long. It was like putting on shag carpet. For the condition of the course, it was extremely overpriced. It should have cost $25 not $80. I won't play here again.
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!
Baytown Golf
Course was amazing. Rough was rough. Layout was challenging. Had to make shots. Greens were punched and sanded. Front 9 was brutal for putting. Back was better but challenging because front 9 was so different. We decided to enjoy the course and each other than focus on the greens. Highly recommend the course
Thank you for visiting us at Baytowne at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort. We appreciate your 5-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
greens terrible
greens were the worse i've ever played on. should of been a discount. didnt even keep score, because you could'nt even putt from 3 ft, let alone 10ft and beyond.
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!
Enjoyable round
The green were being fall seeded, but playable. Enjoyable layout with great views.
Thanks so much for the great review. We look forward to welcoming you back to our course soon. Thanks for choosing Baytowne at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort.
Good course, poor green conditions
Greens are impossible to putt. On some greens, the grass is too long and needs to be rolled. On others, the grass is short and fast, but filled with weeds.
Tees are weedy.
The fairways are mostly plush and nice.
Rough is high and tough. Easy to lose a ball in the rough.
Having said all of that, tee-to-green play is fine and enjoyable. Putting is just miserable. This ONLY true on Baytowne. Other Sandestin courses greens are in great shape.
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!
We were told the greens had been aerated and sandy. There was no sand they just haven't cut the greens for an extended time, with weeds growing on them. It was miserable.
Thank you for taking the time to review us. We're sorry to hear the course may not have been in the best shape on the day of your round. We appreciate your feedback as we work to make any necessary improvements. Thank you for choosing to golf with us, and we look forward to seeing you again soon at Baytowne at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort.
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.
No
Say no to this course and play somewhere else. The greens are horrific. Complete waste of money.
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!
We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share with us your favorite part of your experience. Thanks for golfing at Baytowne at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort!
Great course!
The tee boxes, fairways, and rough areas are all well maintained. The only negative is the greens don't roll well, patchy and inconsistent. Other than that we enjoyed our round, was a great value the price.
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 love hearing about our golfers' experiences. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Baytowne at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort!
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