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Raven at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort
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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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Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Florida (2018 #29)
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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 SoWalMD on 11/02/2021
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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 MichaelLowe on 09/20/2019
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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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Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Raven at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort!
Vacation golf!
Great course as always! Greens are always in perfect shape!
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Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Raven at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort!
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Raven at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort!
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Raven at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort!
Golf
It was a good round, the greens were sandy without any discount.
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Thank you for visiting us at Raven at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
Play Kelly Plantation instead
My review is simple… go play Kelly Plantation over this course. I played both over the last two days and Kelly Plantation blows the Raven out of the water. Everything from customer service to the course is much better.
The Raven was a decent course once we were actually playing but the customer service leading up to the round was lacking. Ill start with getting our own clubs out of the car and onto the cart. There was no customer service but more like we were bothering them by showing up. Secondly the driving range does not open until 8am. Do not book a tee time before 830 if you want to hit rang balls. Third the starter is just plain angry. You can’t go to the rang and the putting green has 15 people with 5 holes so we ended up going to the starter 10 minutes prior to our tee time. Well we were told that we were 10 minutes early and that we were playing with another twosome. I asked who the other twosome was, and the response was “I don’t know.” It is common for golfers to check in with the starter prior to the tee time but don’t bother here. They don’t want to see you until 1 minute. Forth we were told there was a snack shack on 10 at the turn. Well, it was there but of course it was not open. This is not the best news when you pass on the cart girl a hole prior because you were told in the clubhouse that the “snack shack” would be open. Finally, when you are done with your round there is no customer service. Just get your own bag off the cart and carry it to your car.
Course condition was ok. Nothing special but the fairways were in great condition. Greens are extremely slow as compared to even Kelly Plantation (which were slower than I like).
Overall, the experience was not that great for $120 a round. Nothing worse than taking your first swing on the first tee. There are so many other options to choose from in this area. I do not see myself or my group playing this course again.
Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We see you rated the course 2-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit. We take customer feedback very seriously at our course. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop and tell us what's on your mind. Thank you for playing Raven at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort.
Thank you for visiting us at Raven at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
Raven = Awesome Challenge
Great time and great course. Played from tips a d you will use every club in bag. Staff was friendly and had a great conversation with starter. I will play again this week.
Floyd
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Hot Dog Sloths
The course is in a nice community and beautiful scenery. Staff at the clubhouse food service were HORRIBLY slow. 20 minutes to serve a hot dog and made us late for our tee time. They showed no concern or urgency for the realities of golf. Greens were slow and bumpy. Not at all worth the money until the green are good and staff is better. Tricky layout with a lot of doglegs over water. Will not be returning.
Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. Please know the current conditions are by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We will continue to work towards a 5-star experience and we hope to see you back!
Thank you for visiting us at Raven at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Raven at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort!
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Raven at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort!
Thank you for visiting us at Raven at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
Thank you for visiting us at Raven at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
Very nice course.. was Fun…
Very nice golf course just wish it wouldn’t have rained a bit..I was fortunate to get to play beings they had forecast all day rain.. staff friendly, course layout was fun, and greens had been aerated but playable… I’d like to go back one day and get to play this course again.. otherwise I’d rate it 9/10….had fun!!
Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Raven at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort.
Great Course!
Awesome course. Great layout with lots of water in play. Every hole is different. Highly recommend!
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The Copperhead Cup Package
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