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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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Another hole that had not been changed in days. Photo submitted by u053200452 on 10/13/2024
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Great course,
We really enjoy the course along with the friendly staff inside the pro shop and bag boy. The only complaint was the course marshal want not friendly at all. We were told to speed up the pace of play on two different occasions in a very rude manner. Although we finished our 9 hole in 2 hours 6 minutes. The marshal not only tried to speed us up this ruined our round of golf as we were aggravated at the situation.
Excellent course and experience except ...
.... for ONE thing: the ranger approached my group at the 6th holee (of 9) and rather brusquely "encouraged" us to pick up our pace, or we'd have to skip a hole... which we thought was weird because yes, we were about 10 minutes behind according to our cart GPS but throughout our round, NO GROUP behind us was waiting to tee off while we were at our green or even on our fairways! It was very confusing and basically soured the last 4 holes. Otherwise, EXCELLENT course and staff. I'd play it again for sure the next time I'm in Destin, but I'll also warn you to just play "ready golf" if that's the Baytowne way. I suspect that it occurred because the members are the priority but whatever.
Thank you for visiting us at Baytowne at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort and taking the time to write a review. We are sorry to hear that your experience didn't quite live up to your expectations. We will share your feedback with our staff to make corrections and improvements. Any feedback is greatly appreciated so that we can improve your future experiences at our course. Thanks again for choosing us.
We're glad you enjoyed your 5-star experience with us. Please comment or reach out to our team in the golf shop to let us know more about your round at Baytowne at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort!
Awesome course
Even though i played my worst game of the season so far, it was very enjoyable. Rental carts and clubs were the best ive had. Aroerated right before we came, so the greens were a little bumpy and slow but the course was amazing. Great layout. Challeneging but very fun. Thank you for having us
Thanks for the amazing review and for choosing Baytowne at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort. We hope to see you again soon!
Good Course
Course was just aerated which we knew heading in. The greens were really long given the aeration and therefore slow. The course overall was in great shape and played pretty fair, not overly long and a nice mix of water and sand throughout.
Staff in the clubhouse was less than friendly but the staff in the bar as well as the starters and other on course staff were super friendly. Pace was pretty slow but a Marshall did come around trying to help speed things up without having to be called.
Thanks so much for your review. We appreciate your feedback, and we hope to see you again soon at Baytowne at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort.
Baytowne
Had just been aerated. Course usually in better condition.
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We strive for a 5-star experience, so we welcome your feedback. We work hard to maintain the course for everyone's benefit, which means aerifying the greens as part of our regular maintenance schedule. The greens will be healed soon and in pristine condition. Please come back soon for the 5-star experience you expect at Baytowne at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort.
Normally a great course.
The greens had been recently aerated with large holes and no one told me about this, I would have played a different course if they had. Second, they let a fivesome play ahead of us and they had two empty holes in front of them which caused us to have a 5-hour round. The course Marshall thought this was normal and they let five sons play all the time. I would let the greens heal about 2 weeks before I would play this course
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. We apologize if we missed the mark. Please feel free to reach out to our staff in the pro shop with any additional comments or concerns. We hope to hear from you soon.
Not worth the money.
The greens were so slow and lumpy they were almost unputtable and would ruin your touch on good greens. Pace of play was slow. we waited on almost every tee. So slow that the twosome we were paired with left at hole 13. When we mentioned this in the pro shop afterwards they just didn't care.
Also the fairways were rough and hard. Course layout was average.
There are better similar priced courses nearby like Kelly Plantation.
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.
Nice course, definite play again
My round started out with great support staff getting my bag and setting me up wishing me a great round and asking me if I needed anything else. He continued with a Course that was well set up and very well-maintained. The ground continued with very nice scenery and a lot of nature which made it even more enjoyable. I will definitely play this course again.
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.
Baytowne...good alternative to Raven
By far, I prefer the Raven course at Sandestin, but "any port in a storm..." Back nine is kind-of rough, esp holes 12-14.
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Baytowne at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort.
Slow
Course was nice but the round took over 5 hours. The staff let a group that had already played 18 holes tee off without a tee time ahead of us and it slowed everything up. Not worth the money but a fun course to play
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 appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Baytowne at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort.
We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Baytowne at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!
Great experience
Everything was very good. Very nice staff in pro shop and the starter was first class! Course was in the best shape I’ve ever seen.
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.
Rough shape
Pretty poor condition. Looked more like a muni course than a resort corse. I didn't pay much to play so I wasn't that upset. Greens were scary slow, the fairways were not great either.
Thank you for leaving us a review. We are sorry to hear your experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you will give us another try in the future. Thank you for choosing Baytowne at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort.
Driving Range HALF OPEN
EVERY time I play this course, only half of the driving range is open, so golfers have to WAIT to practice. ONLY one bathroom for TWO courses makes for a wait too.
VERY GOOD course. Great staff.
Thanks
Thanks so much for your review. We appreciate your feedback, and we hope to see you again soon at Baytowne at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort.
Worth the money
Great Course. A little more expensive than Sandestin courses but in much better shape. The clubhouse is MUCH better. Greens are TOUGH. Get there early and leave time for some practice putts or you will regret it. Pace of play is a bit odd. You are fine for a while and then all of a sudden things get backed up at one or two holes. The staff is very friendly. Overall, really great experience.
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.
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Baytowne GC - Very Nice (except for Sand Traps!)
Baytowne GC is in really good shape! Fairways were awesome. Greens were very good (not too fast and definitely not slow). The sand traps (in which I was in many) are a real challenge. I've played here before and will definitely play Baytowne GC again. Soon I hope.
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.
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We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are sorry to hear your customer service experience was not up to par. Please reach out to our management team at (850) 267-8155, and thanks for visiting Baytowne at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.