Raven at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort

About
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
Course Details
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SnacksAvailable Facilities
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Fitness, TennisAccolades
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Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Florida (2018 #29)
Reviews
Reviewer Photos
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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 u053200452 on 03/26/2025
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Photo submitted by Brian1423139 on 01/26/2025
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Photo submitted by Steve8481786 on 09/05/2024
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Photo submitted by Steve8481786 on 09/05/2024
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Photo submitted by Steve8481786 on 09/05/2024
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Photo submitted by Bandito24 on 06/28/2024
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Photo submitted by Hamster85 on 01/27/2024
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Photo submitted by u314162743472 on 05/17/2022
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Photo submitted by SoWalMD on 11/02/2021
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Photo submitted by u314161643991 on 06/18/2021
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Photo submitted by u314161643991 on 06/18/2021
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Photo submitted by jkizme on 05/17/2021
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Photo submitted by BillSowell on 05/06/2021
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Photo submitted by u058755292 on 05/03/2021
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Photo submitted by u058755292 on 05/03/2021
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Photo submitted by u058755292 on 05/03/2021
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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 u950803046 on 03/16/2020
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Photo submitted by u314159769893 on 03/11/2020
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Photo submitted by MichaelLowe on 09/20/2019
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Photo submitted by MichaelLowe on 09/20/2019
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Photo submitted by MichaelLowe on 09/20/2019
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Photo submitted by MichaelLowe on 09/20/2019
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Photo submitted by u000004218024 on 07/21/2019
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Photo submitted by Keith45 on 06/27/2019
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Photo submitted by Keith45 on 06/27/2019
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Photo submitted by Keith45 on 06/27/2019
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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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Photo submitted by dzepp on 11/13/2014
Help
My wife fell and hit her head 1 hour before the tee time. I ended up taking her to the hospital. I tried to cancel 1 of the 3times booked but the app wouldn’t allow it. They put 2 players with by friends so no loss of money. I have been with you for several years. Would appreciate a credit for one round. Thank you in advance
Great round
I play The Raven whenever I am in town. The course was very busy but pace of play was 4 hour round. The course is in great shape best I have seen lately. Fairways are greening, bunkers well kept and greens were at decent pace for winter golf. Highly recommend this course
Plenty of better courses in the area
The Sandestin courses have gone down hill every year.
The staff inside and out are just downright rude and should not work with the public. You work at a sub bar course and have a private course attitude.
The starter lady should not be working in the public as she was yelling at people.
Bag guys are awesome
Food at the turn was closed and the cart girl was only around once.
Kate the cart girl made the miserable experience a bit better.
Spend your money down the street where the appreciate golfers.
All three courses need some love or sell them to someone that will buy effort into maintaining them.
Links has the best views down in the area yet the course conditions are dismal at best.
Staff can help or hurt and here they obviously hire sub par people who don’t want to be working.
I would play again
Course is looking a bit run down, that being said it is off season but some of the bridges and things look like they could use a little TLC. Range was very busy and most of the balls were covered in dirt and not cleaned.Paired with two great guys and had a lovely day. We did see the cart lady many times during the round so that was great.
Good shape for this time of year.
Just a few days ago there was 6” of snow on the course. The crew had it in great shape; only drawback was the 90* rule. But better than “cart path only”. Always get paired up with great people. Best golf course hot dogs around!
Awesome course despite the cranky starters
Play this course often. This is a great track but the lack of friendliness from the starters amazes me.
I always make sure to spend money inside to support the shop. Tip the cart guys well as they are also great.
The people inside the shop are super friendly and helpful.
Then you walk out to someone who is completely cranked out for having to be working never pleasant .
This woman yesterday was yelling at the guy yesterday for wanting his own cart as he had a cough and didn’t want to get anyone sick.
There are plenty of friendly people who would want to work.
Would play again if in the area
Visiting friends in the area, it was 45 degrees and had rained the day and night before. There were large puddles in a few bunkers, but otherwise the course had drained very well. Unfortunately it was cart path only. Like many resort courses, the fairways are pretty wide, but the approach shots and greens are challenging. Water is in play on many holes, but it’s not target golf. I’d be happy to play it again on a nice warm day.
Raven review
The Raven in Sandestin is a very good golf course and I would highly recommend playing it! Lots of shot selections and conditions were good for early January. The greens rolled extremely nicely!
Cart Path Only/No Range
Todays play was cart path only due to a rain shower overnight we were told however the the course was dry. It obviously slowed our play. The range was was closed too. The course itself was in great shape. I would play the course again as long as it’s not cart path only.