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3.7
1172 Reviews (1172)
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
75.5%
Recommend this course
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3.4
46 Reviews (46)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
15
3 Stars
14
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.9
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.4
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.5
60.9%
Recommend this course
28 out of 46 reviews
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3.6
137 Reviews (137)
5 Stars
27
4 Stars
57
3 Stars
30
2 Stars
16
1 Stars
7
Conditions
3.3
Value
4.0
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.6
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.5
70.8%
Recommend this course
97 out of 137 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
1172 Reviews (1172)
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Reviews 22
3.0
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First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing

Good value, slower pace of play

Drove from Panama City Beach for late morning start time. Check in was seamless, and staff were very friendly in clubhouse. Arrived with time to warm up on driving range. Practice balls reasonably priced… hitting off mats to several target flags in field. Played the Oaks course. This is a shot makers course, and requires strategy to keep your ball in the narrow fairways. Tee blocks were uneven in places and would benefit from maintenance. Dormant grass in fairways, with no obvious bare patches. Greens were also dormant, but ran smooth and reasonably fast. Pace of play was a bit slow, with our foursome taking about 4 hrs 15min. Price is good for the course, and even better with a hot deal from Golf Now. Would recommend playing, and will return to play the Pines course.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 01/28/2025

Slower pace of play because of groups like you that drive past 10 golf courses to play OURS! Play your own courses and the Pines will be closed to the public soon for like 6 months which is GREAT!

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 30
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

January golf

Average winter conditions with dormant grass.

Greens were firm. Pleased to play in 3 1/2 hours.

Surprised by casual snow in shaded areas!

Enjoyed the day.

Conditions Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Nice Layout

Played nine on the Oaks on a cold January afternoon. Fairways were in better shape than expected for the time of year. Greens were slow but the ball seamed to roll well. View in photos is coming up the ninth fairway.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pace

Had a group of 5 in font of us that held up the entire course and then got mad when we passed them

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Commented on 01/15/2025

Have had that happen before and basically told the clowns to not play so slow and if they don't like it, complain to the golf manager LOL! People local or out of towners think they own the course which really irks myself and MANY others I play with. This business of double and triple booking the exact same tee times is what really backs the course up also but unfortunately, it is about money to the golf course and if the golfers don't like it, they can play somewhere else which is a shame to have that attitude by the golf manager. Other local golf courses once a tee time is taken whether it is 4 golfers or less, then that is it! No one else gets that tee time - period!

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Commented on 01/10/2025

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I would welcome anymore of your feedback anytime. Please feel free to reach out to me at jhill2@fwb.org.

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Commented on 01/07/2025

Probably the same moron group we passed 3 or 4 weeks ago that had 5 or 6. Golf Course of course does not enforce any rules so that doesn't help but if people like that get mad, just yell at them to go play somewhere else LOL

Played On
Reviews 120
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Awesome!

The staff was awesome! Bailey in the grill was out of this world! If I wasn't married! The only complaint I have is the new app for checking in on GolfNow does not work with this gold course. You still need to check in.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 49
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

As Expected

The course is in its typical shape for this time of the year. No

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 49
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Typical for this time of year

Course conditions were as usual for this time of year. Very little grass in Fairways or on greens but the course still was fun to play.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Course

The course was in pretty good shape. I would recommend it if asked were to golf. We are planning on coming back next week.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 41
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Old folks day out

Had our best round scoring 7 under par. The course and weather were ideal. Recommend golfers get out and play these two courses.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 210
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 45
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice Course

Great weather, good greens, nice fairways. It was a fun course. I will play here again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

You get what you pay for.

If you are coming from out of town, this is an average course at best. If money is not a barrier, go somewhere else especially if you want a great place to play while on vacation. I have played in many regions of the country and would not bring my golf mates here unless they are price sensitive. If you are looking for an inexpensive place to play and don't mind a slower pace, this is a great option. The tee boxes and fairways are decent and represent the price However, for the money, the greens were exceptional as they rolled true. The fairways are tightly treelined. It's easy to find your ball but expect to hit punch shots if you miss the fairway.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
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Commented on 12/03/2024

Looks like you might have played on a Tuesday and one of the courses is usually closed a portion of the day on a Tuesday. Pace of play is generally bad because the golf course does not honor its own rules about tee times.

I've seen 3 groups on a tee box at the same time and they all swear they have the same tee time. You are also right about playing elsewhere. There are 6 or 7 courses close by that are in better shape and you might with a little looking online pay $10 more but the moron visitors here do not pay attention and they find out the hard way. On top of it, if you make an early morning tee time, the marshals put groups together that do not want to be put together and then by 9AM, it turns into chaos and singles and two-somes can just go out whenever. New golf course manager and he is no better than the old one.

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