Raven at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort

Freshly aerated greens made putting a real challenge. Everything else was great but that. If I would have know in advance we probably would have played elsewhere.

Great greens, beautiful layout, superb maintenance

I like the course a lot with the exception of hole 13 I think improved maintenance is needed.

Very enjoyable round! Beautiful scenery, green in great condition. Not too fast or slow. Would definitely play again

Course was in great shape! It was challenging but fun at the same time. Would definitely play again!

Right out of the gate the staff member checking me in alluded to the fact that he was not happy that I booked with Golf Now. The beverage cart was seen one time in 18 holes. This was the 4th time I have played this course. My previous experiences have been very good (which is why I returned). I felt the course was not at all in the shape it had been in previous years. The range tee was not well manicured as it had been in years past. The greens were spotty and had weed growth in places. Certainly not the type of conditions one would expect from courses at this price point. Rated it 3 overall simply because of good past experiences but could have easily rated it a 2.

Our group had high hopes for this course. A group of five (5) were allowed to play together. They were more concerned with their beer intake than playing golf. So much so, that after over four (4) hours of being on the course we decided to leave as we left the 15th green. As we passed the fabulous 5 on the 18th tee, we saw them standing, talking and drinking on the tee. The Fab 5 had no less than 8 balls in the 18th fairway and in no rush to leave the tee box. As we were leaving we past 3 other groups, two other groups had passed us during the round to leave as well. No course Marshall or Ranger on the course. Voiced our concerns at the pro-shop. Sorry, nothing we can do. Sorry, we will not plan to play there again.

We had a BLAST at Raven. From the moment we pulled into the parking lot until the time we left, everything was top notch. We had two juniors playing, and the staff was extremely accommodating and showed they were excited to have us. The course was in great condition. It’s challenging, for sure…but it’s still forgiving (at times). Hole 6 was great! Shoutout to Tiger for all the help. (If there was one negative it would be that the course was packed and pace of play was way too slow. Waiting on every hole and almost a full five hours for the round. That’s too long, but it is what it is.) Overall, Raven was an awesome experience!

Six people on a green and eight people on a tee box...why not. Having your twelve friends wait on the last green while you putt, finish your drinks, and take selfies..all good. Don't play in the afternoon unless you feel like crawling through your round (the $8 pitchers probably aren't helping) and cancelling your dinner reservations. Still a great course, especially at Sandestin, but temper your expectations and be prepared to wait from the moment you arrive until the moment you leave.

Played the Links course last year so decided to try out the Raven this year. Loved the course and layout. Conditions were nice but greens were a little slow. Not that I mind, just takes a few holes to get used to it. Only negative was the slow pace of play. Had a bigger group in front of us and had to wait on basically every hole. Tee time was at 1:50, got started around 2 and finished just before 7. Would definitely play the course again though!

The day before we played there had been a significant rain fall so the driving range was closed when we arrived. While it would have been nice to get a heads up email, fair enough. The morning had been sunny and windy and by our 2:00 tee time the course had dried out. Nevertheless we were told that it was cart path only. There were also a group of 8 ahead of us with what looked like 3 non golfers in each group. They were painfully slow and spent way too much time hunting for golf balls every time they were near water. Front 9 took over 2.5 hours with no ranger in sight. Back nine saw some people behind us quit and we were quickly caught by a group who twice hit balls over our heads and had managed to disconnect the GPS on their carts so were able to drive all over the course. Again with no marshals in sight, we were forced to confront them and were offered apologies and surprise at the cart path only rule. The Raven is a nice course but for the money, should have someone looking out for their guests.