Raven at Sandestin Resort: #4
Raven at Sandestin Resort: #4
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4.3
1658 Reviews (1658)
5 Stars
951
4 Stars
541
3 Stars
117
2 Stars
30
1 Stars
19
Conditions
4.2
Value
3.9
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.9
89.1%
Recommend this course
1543 out of 1658 reviews
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4.4
40 Reviews (40)
5 Stars
24
4 Stars
12
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.1
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.6
95.0%
Recommend this course
38 out of 40 reviews
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4.3
87 Reviews (87)
5 Stars
44
4 Stars
32
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.1
Value
3.9
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.5
89.7%
Recommend this course
78 out of 87 reviews
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Course Highlights
The course layout consistently earns high praise, featuring a challenging variety of holes including a fabulous island green and plenty of water. Friendly staff, well-kept greens, and smooth pace of play make for a reliably enjoyable round.

About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 71
Length 6931 yards
Slope 137
Rating 73.8

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.

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Course Details

Year Built 2000
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Tifeagle
Golf Season Year round
Architect Robert Trent Jones, Jr. (2000)

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

4.3
1658 Reviews (1658)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 21
Patio Dining 7
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 50
Water Hazards 50
Forced Carries 35
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 37
Playing Multiple Courses 26
A Weekend Splurge 24
This Course's Location is:
At a Resort 42
Convenient to the City 27
Near Local Attractions 19

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Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

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.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

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.

Conditions Excellent
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Response from on 04/21/2026:
Thank you for your review. While we’re sorry we missed the mark, we appreciate you bringing this to our attention and hope we’ll have the chance to provide a better experience in the future.
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

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

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 04/17/2026:
We’re so glad you had a great experience! Thank you for the support — we’ll be ready to welcome you back for another great round.
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 28
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Spring Trip

The course is very fair and playable. The greens were just ok.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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.!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 45
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

My go to beach course

Best course on beach. Great lay out, staff and conditions. A fair price and good value.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 03/04/2026:
We truly appreciate the five-star rating! It’s great to hear you enjoyed your visit — we’ll keep working hard to make every experience just as memorable.
Played On
Reviews 34
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 33
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 39
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

All is great.

This is the best of the best with right amount of sandtraps. Everything is perfect.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Challenging but fun

Very windy when we played - may have to try it again when we come back to the area.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Highly recommended

One of my favorites in Destin. Had a great time. Excellent condition

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 02/23/2026:
We’re so glad you had a great experience! Thank you for the support — we’ll be ready to welcome you back for another great round.
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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