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4.6
2455 Reviews (2455)
5 Stars
1535
4 Stars
773
3 Stars
107
2 Stars
31
1 Stars
9
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.3
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.8
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.4
95.2%
Recommend this course
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4.8
24 Reviews (24)
5 Stars
20
4 Stars
4
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.8
Value
4.4
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.5
StaffFriendliness
4.9
95.8%
Recommend this course
23 out of 24 reviews
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4.6
123 Reviews (123)
5 Stars
78
4 Stars
41
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.4
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.5
StaffFriendliness
4.8
95.9%
Recommend this course
118 out of 123 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 7078 yards
Slope 132
Rating 74.6
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Course Details

Year Built 1978
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Earl Stone

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Restaurant

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Courses for Pace of Play in the U.S. (2020 #14)
  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Florida (2020 #15) (2019 #23)
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4.6
2455 Reviews (2455)
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Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Super course and great staff

We enjoyed Indian Bayou once again and plan on playing here whenever we are in Destin. Super staff and very nice course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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5.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
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Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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4.0
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Conditions Average
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Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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5.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Difficulty Moderate
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing

First time playing

First time in the area, enjoyed the course, played quick. Staff was very accommodating, enjoyable round.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing

Indian Bayou was perfect

Great course and staff. I got teamed up with another individual and he was a nice local guy. Course was in great condition and perfect for my vacation week away from home. Would definitely play here again!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 58
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

indian bayou golf course

greens and general course conditions are always superb and the staff are very accommodating.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Golf at Indian Bayou

Very friendly layout that is kept up well! Very convenient if staying anywhere on Holiday Isle.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
First Time Playing

Tourist Trap

Overall Rating - Fair, I can compare Indian Bayou Golf Club to our municipal courses in the Carolinas and or Daytona area, which are in far better shape.

Pace Of Play - Behind a group of five.

Course Conditions - The greens are in great shape once you get on, approach collars all around the course are in need of attention. Seems as though all attention has been to the greens at it shows.

Staff Friendliness - Check in no issues, starter let me out 1 hour early with another group, cart staff exceptional.

Value For The Money - Tourist trap for the tee and Indian Bayou Golf Club isn’t the only one, chatting with the cart staff BEFORE the round, I was told that the course was a great choice for play because its in far better shape than others in the immediate area.

Nothing more here your mileage may vary.

More to come, as I will experience courses around Portofino Island and eastern Alabama.

Course Layout - Is fun, fair and challenging with a few risk reward holes. To take advantage of the aforementioned, you may have to move the ball a foot or so for a cleaner lie in the fairways due to more attention being applied to the greens.

Off-Course Amenities - Again, tourist trap as I traveled from Portofino Island to play in and visit Destin.

My 0.02

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Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

Course was in good shape. greens extremely fast, took a few holes to adjust. would play again next time in Destin

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 107
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Range balls

Really bummed that you can’t hit balls after your round.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Awesome Views, great greens and bunkers

Staff was awesome from the beginning. There was also a surprisingly large and awesome stock of hats and polos in the club shop. Fairways were really tight, sort of like an old-school feeling to it with not-complicated holes but very narrow fairways. Tee boxes were in great shape, every single bunker was raked and had perfect sand with multiple rakes. Pace of play was great, except for me losing quite a few of the tee! It wasn't particularly hard

What I loved the most, by far, was the tall tree-lined fairways on so many holes. There's not much the course could do to improve; probably a few less weeds in fairways and around the greens. I'm a 12 so wasn't that big of a deal; hit the green and you don't have to worry about it! But, pretty easy to see past this given all the other positives and the decent price.

Carts had GPS, they offered towels and free tees from the beginning. Great place!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

We love this course!!

We come here when we’re in Destin, it’s our first stop of the week, every year!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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