Emerald Bay Golf Club
About
Located right along the water, Emerald Bay Golf Club was designed by Bob Cupp to be Destin's premier full-service, 18-hole championship course. Water is a prominent feature as the course overlooks the shores Choctawhatchee Bay and incorporates water features on 12 of the holes. Oftentimes golfers will face an intimidating shot across a lake or a pond. Emerald Bay Golf Club's sculpted fairways and tight greens are always in excellent condition. There are four sets of tees that make the golf course accessible to most players' abilities and no matter what skill level you are, the views are not to be missed. The views are especially breathtaking on the back nine, which borders the bay. There is also an expansive driving range at Emerald Bay that golfers can use before playing the golf course.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | 72 | 7050 yards | 73.9 | 143 |
| II | 72 | 6620 yards | 71.4 | 141 |
| III | 72 | 6209 yards | 69.8 | 132 |
| Combo | 72 | 5735 yards | 67.7 | 124 |
| IV (W) | 72 | 5481 yards | 71.9 | 132 |
| IV | 72 | 5481 yards | 66.9 | 122 |
| V | 72 | 4655 yards | 63.6 | 115 |
| V (W) | 72 | 4655 yards | 67.2 | 123 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I M: 73.9/143 | 427 | 424 | 164 | 313 | 399 | 430 | 562 | 232 | 529 | 3480 | 474 | 362 | 246 | 605 | 372 | 449 | 204 | 331 | 527 | 3570 | 7050 |
| II M: 71.4/141 | 405 | 390 | 150 | 296 | 385 | 410 | 554 | 162 | 505 | 3257 | 455 | 348 | 215 | 580 | 352 | 409 | 178 | 318 | 508 | 3363 | 6620 |
| III M: 69.8/132 | 376 | 378 | 138 | 284 | 365 | 380 | 515 | 152 | 485 | 3073 | 395 | 330 | 202 | 555 | 325 | 382 | 152 | 308 | 487 | 3136 | 6209 |
| Combo M: 67.7/124 | 311 | 353 | 138 | 284 | 339 | 321 | 463 | 152 | 485 | 2846 | 332 | 330 | 202 | 504 | 261 | 313 | 152 | 308 | 487 | 2889 | 5735 |
| IV M: 66.9/122 W: 71.9/132 | 311 | 353 | 115 | 264 | 339 | 321 | 463 | 140 | 418 | 2724 | 332 | 302 | 181 | 504 | 261 | 313 | 128 | 290 | 446 | 2757 | 5481 |
| V M: 63.6/115 W: 67.2/123 | 267 | 304 | 91 | 227 | 298 | 289 | 387 | 85 | 378 | 2326 | 291 | 277 | 107 | 483 | 146 | 285 | 114 | 210 | 416 | 2329 | 4655 |
| Handicap | 9 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 12 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 9 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 2 |
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Great view Photo submitted by u314161619406 on 05/28/2021
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Great looks tho! Photo submitted by Winna on 05/31/2018
Brothers Golf and Fishing Trip
Very friendly staff who gave each of us a sleeve of Srixon balls. Complimentary range balls were a nice touch. Course was in great shape. Greens were also nice but a little slow. Terrific views on the back nine. We would play Emerald Bay again if we are in the area.
Great despite some rough tee boxes
Great course, friendly staff.
Greens and fairways were in pretty good shape and greens were true with medium speed. When in doubt, play less break. The III tee boxes need to be replanted before they become all sand.
For triple digit price tags, let's get that fixed up. They did not match the fairways and greens. Would play again for the $99 twilight rate!
Nice golf day
Had a fun day of golf with my adult kids. Course was in good condition. Only issue we had was pace of play. There were a couple groups in front of us that were playing slow. On the front 9 a ranger came out and advised them to pick it up as groups behind them were backing up. Worked okay till hole 10 when half the fore some in front of us stopped at the clubhouse and the other 2 went ahead to the tee box to tee off. We pulled up behind them on the tee with our threesome and at no time did they offer or acknowledge for us to play through. They continued their slow play like they were the only ones playing that day. I called the clubhouse to advise them of the issue and was told by the staff they were aware and someone was out there to tell them to speed up. A notice did come across the cart gps for those to speed up their play But they didn’t speed up till hole 17. Other than that we had a fun day and they staff was very nice.
Pace of play an issue
Course was fun. Condition was good. Greens were good. Pace of play was bad.
Great course.
We enjoyed the course. There were some greens that had patches on them but flags were away from them.
Beautiful course and layout
We played Emerald Bay from the back tees, which played at around 7,100 yd, and found it to be very challenging. It is definitely one of those courses where you have to learn to take what the course gives you. I love the layout which forces you to play a lot of different shots. There was some poa annua in the greens, but they still rolled pretty true.
Overall, this is one of my favorite courses in the Destin area. I'm not sure how it plays from the up tees, but if you're looking for a course that challenges your game, Emerald Bay is it.
Great course
Good condition
Great layout
Starter and large group let us go off ahead, all very friendly. Very pretty, fair course.
Greens had small weeds
Greens had small weeds and a couple bad spots on 2 or 3 of the greens.
I booked thru GolfNow and got a better rate, so I was fairly pleased.
Staff helpful and friendly.
Very good
Friendly helpful staff, I especially like the like the last 4 holes.
Nice Track for $$$
Nice course for the Price, compared to the rest in the area.