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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
Pace of play was slow. T boxes were in bad shape almost like hitting out of the sand. Cart girl came around one time and there was no water on the course. Not worth the money, when there are so many other courses in the area to choose from.
Awesome course!
Great course not too hard wide open. Great for high handicappers but good for good players as well. Really nice golf shop. Good carts good cart service friendly all round! Play the course!
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 course
Staff very friendly. Pace of play was good and condition of course including greens was amazing. Will definitely play again when back in the area.
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.
Hello. 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!
Pick this course
We had a group of 8 looking to take over 2 tee times. The previous afternoon I found a couple of tee times and called to make sure they were still available. Had I booked with the course it would have been $99/ person but online it was $83, needless to say, I booked online. We showed up and were surprised to learn that because we’d booked online we were all being given a course hat. So not only did we save $16 on the course, we were gifted a $40 hat. The greens were true, the course was in great shape, and everyone had a good time.
Wow! We are so happy you enjoyed your round! We look forward to seeing you again soon at Emerald Bay Golf Club.
Not worth the money
The superintendent at this course must not care about his job. Several tee boxes with a couple patches of grass. Several greens with dead spots. Some fairways with dead spots. Some bunkers not maintained. On the other hand, the guys in the pro shop are awesome! I wanted to beat the weather and they let me on an hour and a half early!
Hard for me to give this a good rating when it’s voted to be the best if not one of the best in destin! Regetta bay looked a lot better than emerald bay!
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, jadynrodenbaugh. 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.
Good Plus
Tough to choose between 'Good' and 'Excellent'. I'd save 'Excellent' for truly noteworthy courses and course conditions. Given this I'll go with 'Good Plus' for our recent round at Emerald Bay.
Hello. Thanks so much for your review. We appreciate your feedback, and we hope to see you again soon at Emerald Bay Golf Club.
Tough Course
Pretty good experience once on the course. Showed up at 8:05 for 8:30 tee time. Drop our bags off and starters says our tee time is actually going to be 8:12 so that we can get in front of a large group. Walk into pro shop to check in. Again, they say the tee time is 8:12 not 8:30 and that I need to pay… paid online and luckily had email receipt confirmation. No warmup time. Straight to tee. Pretty good conditions other than some tee boxes. Zero drinking water on course.
Hello. Thanks so much for your review. We appreciate your feedback, and we hope to see you again soon at Emerald Bay Golf Club.
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.
Hello. 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!
Have seen course in better shape.
As an average golfer this is one of my favorite courses in the Destin area; however, I was just a little disappointed in the overall conditions. The greens appeared to maybe have been recently verticut and not quite healed. The fairways were not bad, but I wish they were just a little longer so the ball would sit up a little higher. Still, I always enjoy the layout and everyone there is really nice. I recommend playing it - but a hot deal makes it easier to overlook some of the flaws. We will be back in the fall and will play it again.
Hi. Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. Your feedback about the course is important to us. We are working to get everything up to par. We have projects ongoing to recover the fairways and greens. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements before your next game, and we will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing Emerald Bay Golf Club. We hope to see you again soon.
The bones are there
The course was much better in terms of condition going back to the early 2000s. The bones are there, but the maintenance has been lacking. Sand for several tee boxes. Bad patches on greens. Fairways are mostly in decent shape. Took off in cart and played hole 1 only to find empty sand bottles on each side of cart.
Hi. Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. Your feedback about the course is important to us. We are working to get everything up to par. We have projects ongoing to recover the fairways and greens. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements before your next game, and we will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing Emerald Bay Golf Club. We hope to see you again soon.
Surprisingly poor conditions
We were shocked to find the course in such poor condition. We played 4 more rounds at courses in the area and their conditions were much better.
Hi Andrew. Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. Your feedback about the course is important to us. We are working to get everything up to par. We have projects ongoing to recover the fairways and greens. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements before your next game, and we will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing Emerald Bay Golf Club. We hope to see you again soon.
Nice course and cheaper than comparable courses
Course was in pretty good condition. Some bad spots on the greens, but not too bad.
Hello. Thanks so much for your review. We appreciate your feedback, and we hope to see you again soon at Emerald Bay Golf Club.
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.
Unimpressed
Nice layout. Tee boxes poor, greens average at best. Lots of upside but needs management attention to quality.
Hi,
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes.
Your feedback helps us do better. We are looking into this issue and hope to resolve it promptly.
Thank you for visiting Emerald Bay Golf Club. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.
4/20/23
Decent course. Fairways could use a little love. Greens were nice for the most part but a few were a little “weedy”. Nice course and we’ve played it for several years but the price keeps going up and it’s not worth what they’re charging.
Hello. Thanks so much for your review. We appreciate your feedback, and we hope to see you again soon at Emerald Bay Golf Club.
Nice course
Very good for the money staff super friendly, course really nice
Hello. Thanks so much for your review. We appreciate your feedback, and we hope to see you again soon at Emerald Bay Golf Club.
Hi! We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Emerald Bay Golf Club!
Destin Golf
Emerald Bay Golf course is my favorite course in Destin. I love the layout and the service is always great.
The course is in good condition and drains very well.
Thank you for taking the time to review us. Your feedback is valuable, and we look forward to delivering you excellent service again soon. Emerald Bay Golf Club thanks you!
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Hello, Thank you for taking the time to review our course. Your feedback is greatly appreciated. We will share your insights with the appropriate staff to correct any issues or make any improvements. We look forward to welcoming you back at our course soon.