Rocky Bayou Country Club

First time playing around Sandestin, and after some heavy rains, most courses were very soft and/or cart path only this week and the greens were pretty slow. But they still wanted hefty prices. A local suggested Rocky Bayou as a higher ground alternative further from the coast and it was great. Much dryer ground and quicker greens and had some great uphill and downhill holes for a course without much elevation to work with. It also had very good sand in the bunkers. Easily my favorite course of the week and reasonably priced. See Gracie in the bar for a gal with personality.

Course was excellent again. Only complaint was booking tee times 7 minutes apart is going to make for slow play. If you have a foursome in front of you, all players behind will be slow and checking up on why you are slow is not something you can control. We love to play this course. Kudos to all that make it great.

Ok I really like the course and it’s fair but challenging. I’ve play there on an average of once a week for a few months and until this month I always had my own cart which speeds up play. I guess the cart cops must have been on vacation or something but they are back now. With Covid still a big problem many people don’t want to share a cart. With that said maybe the cart patrol will not be in an all out enforcement mode.

Well worth the 30 minute trip from Destin. Older course with some challenging holes. Well maintained with nice size fairways. Greens were recovering from aeration but they were rolling smooth. I didn’t use the clubhouse or restaurant but it’s semi private with members hanging out. I will come back and play again.

Good layout. Good pace of play. Greens have recovered well from aeration several weeks ago. Only negative was they charged $18 for an additional cart for our wives to ride along.

Thanks to Golf Now and your reviews we drove a very short distance out of Destins and played this gem of a course.

This is definitely on our list going forward with some high $ courses being removed.

Ok I love this course and never had an issue before but this time we were told we had to double up in pairs with the cart. The course was not that busy so I don’t understand why this was required especially with COVID. Also the greens were a little slow but not bad.

Great course, wish we had played better. Setting was perfect. Thank you. Much pride goes into this course.

This was my first time on the course. Open fairways in really good condition. Clean divots and good lies. The staff was great and I really like the practice facilities (range, putting green and chipping green). Greens were firm and fast. And the cold water bottles along the way were a great treat on a hot day. The only thing that kept me from rating the course in excellent condition was the bumpy texture of the greens (apparently still recovering from aeration). Wonderful and playable layout! Only course in Destin where I didn’t lose a single ball! Great value for the money. I will definitely be back!

We really enjoyed playing here. Fun layout with plenty of room to recover from miss hits. Greens

were big and the putts rolled fast. For the money, excellent value.

The course is is excellent shape and the greens are fast. Plenty of challenging holes on the course, uphill, downhill, water hazards, undulating greens, this course has it all. The staff are very friendly too.

Used the practice green, chipping green and range prior to my round. All were in great condition. Only improvement I would like is if there were more "practice balls" included. The pace of play was really good for how busy the course was. The cold water bottles every few holes were appreciated. The fairways, tee boxes and greens were all in great condition. Greens were firm and fast. All the staff were friendly at the pro shop, and had a fun conversation with one of the course maintenance employees while on the practice range who gave me advice on how to play the greens that day. Will definitely be back to play again. I play many courses in the region and this is the best course to play for the price around.

Enjoyed the beautiful course again, score not so much, makes us come back!