Raven at Sandestin Resort: #4
Raven at Sandestin Resort: #4
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4.4
1650 Reviews (1650)
5 Stars
948
4 Stars
539
3 Stars
116
2 Stars
29
1 Stars
18
Conditions
4.2
Value
3.9
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.9
90.0%
Recommend this course
1537 out of 1650 reviews
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Average Rating
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4.6
38 Reviews (38)
5 Stars
26
4 Stars
10
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.3
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.8
100.0%
Recommend this course
38 out of 38 reviews
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4.4
88 Reviews (88)
5 Stars
45
4 Stars
34
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.2
Value
3.9
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.5
89.8%
Recommend this course
79 out of 88 reviews
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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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4.4
1650 Reviews (1650)

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Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Course

Great course and staff. Fairways and greens in great condition. Pace of play was great too. Most courses stack their tee times on top of each other. I never felt rushed.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 05/05/2021

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!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very nice

Very nice course. Pace of play was nice. 4 hour round Had a heavy rain night before but still got off path so place drains well. Greens were slow due to recent holes being punched but we knew that during booking. Playing course next to Raven in 2 days and looking forward to it

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/05/2021

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!

Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 05/03/2021

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.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 05/03/2021

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!

Played On
Reviews 41
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0

Kansas City boys

Raven was in great shape and overall staff was great with our large group. We especially enjoyed the cart girls and bartenders. Starter was also a great help. We will be back!!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/30/2021

Thank you for the 4 stars. We're glad you recognize the quality of our course staff!

Played On
Reviews 1
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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Commented on 04/30/2021

Wow! We are so happy you enjoyed your round! We look forward to seeing you again soon at Raven at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort.

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A challenge for a high handicapper

A lovely afternoon with random players. Well manicured, challenging holes, true roll greens with good speed, well kept traps and plenty of them. Favorable forward tees for older players and high handicappers. Can hardly wait to do it again.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/30/2021

We're glad you enjoyed the challenge the course has to offer! We look forward to your next round with us.

Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 04/27/2021

Thank you for the excellent rating!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 04/27/2021

We appreciate you taking the time to leave us a great rating! Be sure to book your next tee time with us soon.

Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Course, very fun layout

Fantastic condition and course layout. Challenging shot selection! Greens rolling nice. Island green!! Course calls for a draw on most tee shots.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 04/26/2021

Thanks for the 5 stars! We're glad you enjoyed the challenge the course has to offer. Come play again soon!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great overall course

The course wall is great condition. Fairways and greens rolled out nicely!!! Would definitely play again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/27/2021

We're glad you enjoyed our course conditions! We look forward to your next round of golf with us soon.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

A return trip is necessary

I was fortunate to play with a couple of regulars. Great group of guys of similar age. Over 60 group. We played the white tees which had plenty of bite. Course condition tee to green was great. Water played into many shots. I will be playing the Raven again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 04/26/2021

Thank you for the wonderful review! We're glad you enjoyed the group you were paired with. We look forward to your next round of golf with us!

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great course

I loved playing this course. Beautiful surroundings. Excellent course condition. Challenging layout with plenty of tees to fit anyone's game and firm greens. Would definitely play this course again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 04/26/2021

Thank you for the wonderful 5-star review! We're glad you enjoyed the scenery and the challenge the course has to offer. We look forward to having you back at Sandestin again soon!

Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/21/2021

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!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Do not play here if there is rain on the radar

I took a golf trip with a group of 8 guys and was looking forward to playing this course. The weather was off and on all weekend and saw a gap in the radar for us to play Saturday afternoon so we went for it. The older lady that was in charge of sending us to hole one was extremely rude and had an attitude. We began play and my group got to hole 6 and my other group got to hole 7 before it started raining. We waited it out a little bit and saw that the rain was not going to let up. All 8 of spent $107 a piece to play this beautiful course. We went into the club house and was notified that we were only able to get a rain check for the amount of 13 holes. I was very thrown off that I was not able to use the remaining $70 I spent to play golf that I could not use that money towards the club house (tshirt ot hat) or even food. This course gets a lot of traffic from vacationers which was the case for us. Two of the guys didn't even worry about getting the rain check because they knew they would not be back to Destin anytime soon (much less keep up with a rain check for years to use). If there is a chance of rain (which there always is at the beach) I would not suggest playing this course because you are more than likely out the money that you spent to play a full 18 holes.

Conditions Excellent
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/21/2021

Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We tried to offer a 13 hole rain check even though you played through hole 6 of our 18 hole golf course. We apologize that it could not be transferred to a product at our club house or food instead. We will make note of this for the future and we hope to see you back at Raven at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort!

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/15/2021

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!

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Not Disability Friendly

Course would not alllow me to use disabled flag because of cart path only restrictions. While on course I saw 4 carts driving down fairways. When challenged by me it was stated that because they were members.they were not subject to same rules.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Commented on 04/14/2021

Thank you for reviewing us. We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Raven at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort, and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 04/14/2021

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!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The Raven at Sandestin

The course closed due to inclimate weather right as we walked in to Sandestin. Thunderstorms had been present for several hours prior to tee time, so we called 30 min. before arriving. We were told “Oh yeah, we are open”. Sanderson could not cancel the reservation when we arrived and the course was closed. We called GolfNow and a heavy Indian accent male stated he had to call his supervisor and Sandestin before he could credit us for course being closed. We will not use GolfNow for future reservations. Bad experience.

We have played this course many times as we live locally.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 04/14/2021

Thanks for the review. We take single-star feedback very seriously at our course. Please reach out to our management team at (850) 267-8155. Thank you for playing Raven at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort.

Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 04/09/2021

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!

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