Oaks at Ft. Walton Beach Golf Club

My wife and I decided to play what we assumed would be a nice, relaxing round on New Year's Day to de-compress from the hectic holiday season- what occured instead was quite possibly the most miserable golfing experience of our lives.

The good: The club offers cheap buckets of balls ($2.00 for 30 isn't bad) with a nice wide open driving range, and they give everyone a nice little booklet that outlines each hole and gives tips to play. That is- unfortunately- the last good thing I have to say about this place.

What transpired was nothing short of the most agonizingly rude round of golf I have ever had the misfortune of participating in. There was no marshall out so we kept being hit into by players behind us (we were not playing slow, but this was our first time on this course and everyone knows that that can cause a little bit of a delay.) Additionally, the group ahead of us was playing quite slow, but as etiquette dictates, we waited until they players were at least making their approaches to tee off on the 5's and long 4's.

That is not the courtesy afforded us by the players behind us. At one point, while we were trying to putt, one person litereally hit onto the green then proceeded to huff and puff when i turned around to see where that had come from (I thought "there is no way this came from someone behind us, must have been a lucky chunk from another hole" NOPE). So we let them play through, whatever. This proceeded to happen 3 more times. Groups behind us literally teeing off while my wife was making her 2nd shot. We ended up letting multiple players play through (also, I have never in my life seen so many single players, why dont they make them group up to regulate pace of play? Oh that is right- no Marshall).

Other things that we witnessed: random non-player walkers who just stood along the fairways like spectators, a guy who was just randomly playing holes willy-nilly where it looked like he could jump in, brown and threadbare greens, broken bathrooms, and an over abundance of wannabe pros who clearly just got new clubs from Santa and were trying to show everyone on the course how big their britches were. To top it off a group on an adjacent hole picked up my ball, pocketed it, and drove off even as I hollered at him.

We finally called it quits after thr 8th hole, but because they don't have cart paths throughout, we got lost trying to return to the clubhouse.

Overall, the setup of the course is nice and open. Interesting water features, and the greens fee desk employees were nice enough when checking in. We will likely never return to Ft. Walton again but if we do, we certainly won't be playing here again.

I really enjoy playing both The Pines, and The Oaks courses. The Oaks is the most challenging, so I especially enjoy playing The Pines after I’ve been beat up a little after having recently played some of the more difficult courses in the area. The Pines is shorter and for me, not being a real long ball hitter, I can still reach some of the holes in regulation. My only issue is the value because I don’t think they should be charging over $30 to play either course. Neither course is a $40+ dollar golf course in my opinion, especially for a municipal course. It is also difficult to take advantage of their twilight rate because they don’t adjust the start time with the time change, so there is typically not enough daylight to play an 18 hole round of golf unless maybe if you’re playing as a single. Nor do any of the online golf deals allow you time to play a full round unless you’re willing to pay near regular price greens fees. Overall I think both courses are enjoyable, and ideal especially for the weekend golfer, and local youth who are learning the game.

First time playing FWB Oaks course. Found it to be very challenging as well as a tight driving course. There are a few holes where you can let the shaft out but most of the time par or better requires an iron off the tee. I played on a day where I only encountered one other group and they let me play through. Very nice and courteous. Great day on these links.

The course is in great condition. The greens are a little fast and run true

The fairways are in good condition

Play was steady.

Absolutely the best municipal golf facility around these parts! You will not be disappointed...even if you play as poorly as I did!!

Beautiful day for golf. Staff was very friendly and the course wasn't crowded. The greens were in great shape and the bunkers were raked with plenty of sand. I will definitely play this corse again.

I haven't played this course for a couple of months and I am very pleased to say it was in a lot. Ore enjoyable today.

Me and 3 buddies played Sunday

Weather was great

Course in good shape

Pace of play was not bad until we got to 15. We were playing at a good pace The was a 2some behind us who we’re getting antsy and without asking us skipped the hole we were on and went to the next hole ok np but we got to the next hole and had to wait for them slowing us down

We get to 18 tee off and was about to hit my next shot and the 2some behind us hit into us. The ball rolling under my cart. This is unacceptable and from my perspective the ranger was no where in sight. That’s my only real issue with fwb golf club. The rangers aren’t trained to do the job or they just don’t. All I ever see them doing is filling in divots. See definition of golf course ranger.

I didn’t report any of this but be certain I will when it happens again because it will

Other than that had a great day with friends and that’s what matters

Got new TaylorMade irons and after some range work wanted to use them on the course

Big difference from my Wilson irons

Still trying to figure out distances but after a painful front 9 I settled down and started hitting them better

Had a fun round with the wife

The weather is perfect to play now with temps in the 70s. The course is in good shape

Come on out and play fwb golf club

My friend and I came out to play a quick18 on Monday around 230

Started out great no issues then it happened. A senior 3some , 1 walking. All beginners from what we saw and apparently unfamiliar with course etiquette or the rules

They hit into our fairway a couple times and once near our tee box

We waited for them to hit which took way too long. They had a couple chances to wave us thru but never did. The back 9 was almost unbearable. We finished the front 9 in an hour it took almost 2 hrs to play the back due to the extremely slow play of the 3some There was a Marshall driving around but he never did anything. Might wanna retrain as to what to look for to move things to an acceptable pace Course in good shape definitely worth playing

Really wasn't expecting too much. We got a tee time on a Hot Deal for very reasonable. The course was not anything fancy. However, it was in good shape and fun to play. I would go again without hesitation.

Staff was friendly and helpful. Course was in very good condition for a public venue. Pace of play was good. Price was good. Will definitely play again when in the area. Se

Twilight 4some. Got 17 in then it got dark

Course conditions very good

Pace was good. We let a single and 2some play thru

We enjoyed it very much

I’ve played the Pines course as a Single. Typical municipal course. Not many hazards or traps, wide open fairways - not too difficult. The nearby air force base makes some noise.

The weather was nice; although, it looked like it was going to rain any minute. It was in fairly good shape overall. The fairways were thin in spots and the greens had spots of crab grass, but they putted true most of the time. The course staff was extremely friendly. We travel over an hour to play the course, but I believe we will be back again.