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3.7
1175 Reviews (1175)
5 Stars
273
4 Stars
545
3 Stars
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2 Stars
72
1 Stars
43
Conditions
3.4
Value
4.1
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
3.8
Amenities
4.0
75.9%
Recommend this course
988 out of 1175 reviews
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Avg Rating
3.4
46 Reviews (46)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
15
3 Stars
15
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.9
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.5
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.5
67.4%
Recommend this course
31 out of 46 reviews
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3.5
135 Reviews (135)
5 Stars
25
4 Stars
54
3 Stars
33
2 Stars
16
1 Stars
7
Conditions
3.3
Value
4.0
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.6
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.5
71.1%
Recommend this course
96 out of 135 reviews
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Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Par 72
Length 6403 yards
Slope 116
Rating 70.2
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Fort Walton Beach Golf Club - Oaks Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1975
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Jim Hughes

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

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Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire.

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Snacks, Restaurant
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3.7
1175 Reviews (1175)
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Best course for the money around here.

We tried to save a few dollars by paying in advance, but the website wouldn’t let us.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Nice time

On vacation. Played there twice. Good challenge for all skill levels. Some Greens need some work. Overall great time. Will play again next time down.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/16/2025

And now to give an actual helpful insight. Word is the tee boxes on the Pines are getting pretty beat up. Members evidently have besides no manners or courtesy on the golf course no ability to fix their divots either. Friend of mine and his old co-worker played today and there was a 2some slower than a 4 some and the 4some of course thought they owned the course and would not let them play through. I would not have thought golf members were ruder than the visitors but guess I was wrong. 4 hours for a round of golf is ridiculous when the course is not remotely busy. Marshals need to step on people a bit and have them play faster or not play at all.

Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Enjoyable day of golf

People were very friendly. Can’t beat the price for the course. Would recommend for the average golfer

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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Commented on 09/10/2025

aymac should play his own course but anyway, shame the 3 dipheads that never let anyone playing faster than them play through and their dramatics when they hit a bad shot are just juvenile.

Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

A Good Value

This course is a great value course for a pleasant round. The greens could use some work but are playable. The course is narrow, which keeps it challenging. Overall, we had a very enjoyable round and would play again.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Interesting Tournament So It Has Been Said

Guess like 25 percent of the field shot in the net 60s on a course they have not played on in quite some time with new greens makes me think there are some handicaps off but maybe, just maybe the good golfers had that good a day. Vegas bookies don't think so and a little sandbagging "probably" happened but those people have to live with themselves if they need to cheat in a golf tournament. Never heard exactly what the $100 in merchandise coming back to each player was? A head cover does not cost that much LOL. Understand the rough is pretty dang thick but in reality, a lot of the courses in our tri-county area are like that aren't they? Maybe cut them down an inch or two more? Having rough in the middle of the fairway seems a bit harsh LOL. So it was 5 hours to play today nearly I heard? How hard is it to keep players moving and have them tee off on time! What couldn't be figured out according to some folks is how does a 2-man scramble take that many hours to play and if it is really a scramble when the best score only counts, why were there net scores for every player AND how come nothing was mentioned about top teams getting some kind of prize (s)? Mentioning that BEFORE the tournament may have amped up some more interested since the tournament was about 75 percent filled up. Good to decent comments heard about the changes on the course even having rough in the middle of some fairways is well, ridiculous.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Wet weather
Used cart

Don't Know Who Made A Comment

Can't find the comment made of a posting but oh well.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Hot weather
Used cart

Rude Golfers

It is bad enough when a 2 some plays as slow as a 4 some but when a 2 some stuck behind a 4 some because they won't let you play through, you need to get them off the course period!!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Once The Pines Is Open

Pines opening only for members for a month is a good idea to give the members some type of benefit. Would not totally recommend this course as just the Oaks available only because the golf management allows way too many people on the course at one time and you end up getting 3 or even 4 groups on the same hole plus EVERYONE piles over to #1 tee box regardless of their tee time thinking they can start early. That practice needs to stop and stop now. You cannot check in at #1 tee if it were up to me until 5 minutes before your tee time. THAT is the way many golf courses in the area do it so people basically are not in each others way - especially since 90 percent of the golfers out there cannot play worth a squat AND they take way too long.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 68
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Hard pan lies everywhere

The course was a strongest bone the grass was nonexistent the greens were full of sand no grass on the tees. Paid for 18 but only played nine it was pure torture!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 68
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

HORRIBLE

Nothing but hard pan the whole course, the greens were full of sand and holes just terrible! There was no grass on the tees staff was very friendly but I will not play this course again!!!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 68
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

HARD PAN

Staff amazing but the course was Horrible! No grass tees,fairways all hardpan! The greens loaded with sand!!!! Very poor conditions!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Really?

So the I don't even know what you call 90 percent of the golfers out there but I am sure it is a derogatory word but you all draw the line at playing when 9 holes only is available? Packed to the max worse than ever yesterday - you all don't check with the golf course or its website to see if the greens are being done BEFORE you go out? Really? You will play when it is raining, you will play when the course is saturated so that you tear up the course even worse than normal because 90 percent of you can't hit the ball, you will play when it is 105 degrees out but you won't play when only 9 holes is available? No more comments about that - just be glad when the out of state foreigners are out of here!!!!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0

Really? 2 to 3 Groups Every Hole!!

Do you NOT realize you have to control these moron golfers who have no manners and very little ability in the first place? Friend of mine just texted me and said EVERY HOLE has a minimum of 2 groups and they are too close together so it will turn out to be close to a 5 hour round!

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
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