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Emerald Bay Golf Club
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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 looks tho! Photo submitted by Winna on 05/31/2018
Staff and course were great. Didn’t enjoy following a group of 4 that only had 3 sets of clubs and giving lessons to the person that didn’t have clubs. They were following a group of 5. We played the front 9 in a quick time but the back was full of delays. Not sure why this is allowed when u have people loading the golf carts. I would play here again but not if I knew I had to follow five people. This seems unacceptable for a 7:49 tee time which seemed to be a very busy time of day.
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Good Time
Setup teetime for 8:03 on GolfNow. Decent value. Was paired with another person but when I arrived the sent him off earlier with another single. Played the round by myself but had a good time anyway. I caught up to a threesome at the turn. Watched them tee off every hole. Normally I would ask to play through but I wasn’t in a hurry. Thought it odd though never once ask if I wanted to play through. Either way still finished in 3.5 hours so not complaining. Course is tight but fair. Green are good shape.
Thanks so much for your wonderful review, dharke. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon. Thanks for choosing Emerald Bay Golf Club!
Charged my wife to drive
Ok course but sour taste left as was charged $26 for my non golfing wife to drive the cart,
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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 Emerald Bay Golf Club!
Nice course
Very good pace of play and layout. In good condition.
Hello, u314162399618. Thank you for visiting us at Emerald Bay Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
Tee boxes and greens were in terrible shape. Starter had me down for a tee time 20 minutes earlier than I signed up for. Getting to the first tee was very chaotic starter had a hard time figuring out who was who.
We apologize for the poor condition of the tee boxes and greens, as well as the confusion with your tee time. Thank you for bringing these issues to our attention, and we appreciate your feedback.
Greens
Courses should either discount or make players aware of punched greens at time of booking
We apologize for any inconvenience caused by the punched greens. We appreciate your feedback and will take it into consideration for future bookings. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.
Water
Very challenging due to so many hazards. Overall was a good layout.
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 Emerald Bay Golf Club.
Great round
The course is a great layout and was in good condition. Greens were a little slow, but, were in good shape. Compared to all of the other overpriced courses in Destin, this is a great course for the money.
Hello, Thank you for visiting us at Emerald Bay Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
Excellent all around!!!
Beautiful day on a beautiful course with beautiful staff.
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 Emerald Bay Golf Club.
Greens were in really bad shape
Not worth the money… need a lot of work… greens were full of weeds…
We appreciate your feedback on your recent experience at our golf course. We apologize for any negative sentiment and thank you for taking the time to leave a review.
Incredibly crowded
Played later in day. Very crowded. Not a bad track. Helpful Proshop not so much in 19th hole
Hello, Thank you for visiting us at Emerald Bay Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
Emerald Bay Fall 23
Too expensive for what it is. Local courses back home as nice or better for half the price. Also a very tough course with a good layout but be prepared to loose some balls. Greens were also a little fuzzy and some really slick the consistency in the putts was spread out
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, u000007898006. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Emerald Bay Golf Club, and we hope to see you again in the future.
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We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Emerald Bay Golf Club. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!
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