Raven at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort
About
Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort offers four 18-hole, championship courses designed by three renowned architects. Raven Golf Club, designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr., was carefully carved through marshes, native wetlands, and towering pine forests. Jones created a layout that is hailed for being both modern and traditional. It is also notable for how it seamlessly flows into the surrounding nature. The golf course offers plenty of variety both in shot options and visual scenery. The diverse holes are accented by dramatic changes in color and texture throughout the landscape. Water comes into play frequently and there are a number of strategically placed sand traps. Golfers are presented with a myriad of different ways to play each hole, which means thoughtful strategy is a necessity. The golf course's large, undulating greens also make proper club selection essential.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raven | 71 | 6931 yards | 73.8 | 137 |
| Silver | 71 | 6361 yards | 71.5 | 135 |
| White | 71 | 5891 yards | 68.4 | 128 |
| Gold | 71 | 5060 yards | 70.5 | 127 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raven M: 73.2/137 | 389 | 460 | 587 | 193 | 400 | 203 | 631 | 158 | 460 | 3481 | 379 | 562 | 130 | 432 | 421 | 321 | 228 | 546 | 431 | 3450 | 6931 |
| Silver M: 70.3/132 | 346 | 415 | 565 | 148 | 367 | 174 | 604 | 131 | 402 | 3152 | 337 | 522 | 113 | 398 | 388 | 298 | 207 | 522 | 424 | 3209 | 6361 |
| White M: 68.1/125 W: 72.9/129 | 325 | 396 | 545 | 104 | 356 | 162 | 546 | 104 | 365 | 2903 | 312 | 480 | 95 | 369 | 370 | 282 | 185 | 481 | 414 | 2988 | 5891 |
| Gold M: 64.9/117 W: 69.1/122 | 281 | 324 | 471 | 88 | 340 | 87 | 487 | 86 | 343 | 2507 | 286 | 450 | 72 | 340 | 308 | 250 | 136 | 438 | 319 | 2599 | 5106 |
| Handicap | 13 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 4 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 71 |
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Fitness, TennisAccolades
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Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Florida (2018 #29)
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Reviewer Photos
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Photo submitted by qTJGrmHO3z10rCCPubXe on 04/18/2026
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Hole #6 Photo submitted by u000005610322 on 11/22/2025
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Photo submitted by BuzzEng on 11/13/2025
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Great scenery Photo submitted by gottagane on 09/28/2025
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An example of the course Photo submitted by karate on 08/18/2025
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Photo submitted by dmvarellano44 on 06/04/2025
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Photo submitted by dmvarellano44 on 06/04/2025
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Photo submitted by u053200452 on 03/26/2025
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Photo submitted by u053200452 on 03/26/2025
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Photo submitted by u053200452 on 03/26/2025
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Photo submitted by Brian1423139 on 01/26/2025
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Photo submitted by Steve8481786 on 09/05/2024
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Photo submitted by Steve8481786 on 09/05/2024
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Photo submitted by Steve8481786 on 09/05/2024
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Photo submitted by Bandito24 on 06/28/2024
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Photo submitted by Hamster85 on 01/27/2024
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Photo submitted by u314162743472 on 05/17/2022
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Photo submitted by SoWalMD on 11/02/2021
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Photo submitted by u314161643991 on 06/18/2021
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Photo submitted by u314161643991 on 06/18/2021
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Photo submitted by jkizme on 05/17/2021
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Photo submitted by BillSowell on 05/06/2021
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Photo submitted by u058755292 on 05/03/2021
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Photo submitted by u058755292 on 05/03/2021
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Photo submitted by u058755292 on 05/03/2021
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Photo submitted by Bob4AU on 04/26/2021
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Awesome landscape Photo submitted by Brian1423139 on 02/24/2021
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Island green! Photo submitted by Brian1423139 on 02/24/2021
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Photo submitted by u314161061323 on 12/12/2020
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Photo submitted by olboy40 on 07/16/2020
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Photo submitted by u950803046 on 03/16/2020
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Photo submitted by u314159769893 on 03/11/2020
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Photo submitted by MichaelLowe on 09/20/2019
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Photo submitted by MichaelLowe on 09/20/2019
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Photo submitted by MichaelLowe on 09/20/2019
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Photo submitted by MichaelLowe on 09/20/2019
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Photo submitted by u000004218024 on 07/21/2019
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Photo submitted by Keith45 on 06/27/2019
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Photo submitted by Keith45 on 06/27/2019
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Photo submitted by Keith45 on 06/27/2019
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Photo submitted by Keith45 on 06/27/2019
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Photo submitted by dzepp on 11/13/2014
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Photo submitted by dzepp on 11/13/2014
Raven course at Sandestin, FL
Courteous staff. Very nice challenging course. Lots of doglegs. Tees, fairways greens all very good condition. I’ll play it again.
Needs a face lift
Haven’t played here in a few years and this course needs help quickly. Range grass is garbage. Greens have alot of weeds/poa in them. GPS kept saying we were 15 minutes behind pace and we might have to skip a hole as we waited 5 minutes on the tee box for the group in front of us.
Might be worth $50 a round not the $125-135 they are charging.
Golf without Amenities
Traveling across the country for beautiful golf and a good time with my dad. Only to pay hundreds of dollars to be hot, hungry and dehydrated. We were not informed at the start of our 3pm tee time that EVERYTHING off the course would be closed before we hit the turn. There was no beverage cart. So for 18 holes we had only the drinks we started the round with. If we had been told this would be the case, we wouldve been happy to stock up before we hit the course. Instead we were told we could get things on holes 10 and 13. Which was not the case. For such an expensive course it felt bottom of the barrel experience wise.
Beautiful greens and fairway, that are hard to enjoy when you're thirsty and hungry. Would've loved to give a 5 star considering the birdies I hit. But overall we left disappointed, starving and out $300.
Great course
1st time playing the Raven and could not have been more pleased. Fairways and greens were in great shape, pace of play was acceptable with little delays. Played another course yesterday at the same rate and this was head and shoulders above the other. Definitely worth the price
Fertilized Greens
Personally I would love it if a golf course let you know ahead of time that their greens would be covered in Fertilizer. Really affected putting but we lived with it. Still a great place to play but you better like water and have the ability to avoid it.
Round at the Raven
Great layout. One of my favorites in the area. Early tee time but range not open under 8am. Also greens covered in sand. Not sure what the reasoning is but they rolled ok. Certainly expected better though for the price. May be a better value at twilight rate. We had a great time and played on four hours.
Spring Trip
The course is very fair and playable. The greens were just ok.
Getting a bit tired
In general a good course. But getting a bit beat up. In particular, cart paths are a mess. Need a lot of work, repait and repaving. Men's room in the pro shop was mostly out of service. This is not a cheap muni course... should be kept up to date and we'll maintained.!
Tees and bunkers
Tee makers had not been moved for t least a week. We hit almost all of our tee shots outside the teeing area. Bunkers were horrible. They had not been groomed for several days. I played both the Links and the Raven in past few days and both were the same.
My go to beach course
Best course on beach. Great lay out, staff and conditions. A fair price and good value.
Enjoyable course
Really enjoyed playing the Raven again. course conditions were good. The only thing that needs attention is their cart paths which are in some instances are bad. Best to get to the fairway as soon as possible, but it doesn’t really take away from the enjoyablity of the course itself.
Challenging but fun
Very windy when we played - may have to try it again when we come back to the area.
Highly recommended
One of my favorites in Destin. Had a great time. Excellent condition