Raven at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort

Great course, greens were fast but not horribly fast .

Well maintained fairways, bunkers and greens .

Course is worth the price . But if you can get a hot deal or get a discounted price for midday or evening rate. It would be the way go .

Great offseason rate and had the course basically all to myself. Conditions were nearly perfect not one bad lie in the fairway or bunkers through 18 holes. All holes had good character not a single filler hole surprisingly. Lots of water and daring tee shots on this course so its on you to go for it or play it safe. 10/10 would play again!

We really enjoyed the Raven. Fair off the blocks and the greens were rolling great.

Great layout

Played a few times and this is always a 5 hour round.

They have to get a ranger and speed the snowbirds up a bit.

My wife and I have played a number of rounds different courses this week and we enjoyed the Raven. We were unaware that they mow the driving range on Wednesday morning so it was closed which was a disappointment as we had arrived early to warm up due to the cooler conditions. They should have posted on GolfNow that the range is closed for mowing. We had an 8a tee time and went off a few minutes early getting paired with a coupe of nice guys. The course was in nice condition with the only exception being the greens were of varying speeds throughout the day. Practice green was a little fuzzy and slowish. First green had likely been mowed and/or rolled and was 2-3 feet faster than the practice green. Second hole was more like the practice green speed and this variance continued throughout the round. Overall we would play again but would be sure and understand if the range was open or not to time our arrival.

Play the Raven course early in the morning February 7. Even at 7:20 AM. The staff What is excellent very well prepared for a real busy day. Our foursome played in about four hours on a very challenging course. Plan to go back and play as soon as I can. The raven course are either Baytown.. Walt

The course was in excellent shape, particularly the greens which are well cared for. We teed off early and finished before the rainy thunderstorm. Perfect day.

I’m a 8 handicapper and absolutely loved this course. It had a great variety of holes, a ton of rolling features, risk reward doglegs, and well placed bunkers. It wasn’t brutal, but I left feeling like it was a perfect challenge for choosing shots and being rewarded for my efforts.

Least of all, the course was in great shape. I played Regatta Bay earlier in the week and The Raven was definitely in better condition. Additionally, it’s just a more exciting course than most of the other $100-$175 courses in Destin. Regatta bay was honestly flat and boring, but I was excited every hole at the Raven. I’ll definitely be coming back.

The course is in nice winter condition.

The greens were undulating and quick so were fun to putt. The water and bunkering are a visual treat. The clubhouse staff were as friendly as the TSA or DMV, looked like they hated being there. The bagdrop guy and the starter were nice.

I know it’s winter, but we are here in Florida. I used to love this course, but the course condition has gone pretty far downhill. Tons of divots in the fairways. Greens inconsistent in speed. Worst thing is the staff had failed to update the pin position for the cart GPS system and it took Mr 4 holes of wondering why my club was off 15-20 yds before I pulled out my range finder to find a pin shown as 115 on the cart was actually 134 yds away. From then on I just used the range finder and ignored the cart system. Seems a shame to have it and make it useless or worse detrimental. It got better from then on, but still a very disappointing course even at the hot deal cost of $85. It’s usually well over $100. Just doesn’t bring the value for the money at this point. I won’t play it again until I hear they have it in shape. This despite a fantastic layout. It was one of the best in the area.