Rocky Bayou Country Club

About a 45 minute drive...but well worth it! Great course, in great condition...18 holes with cart for 35.00, can’t beat that.

Special thank you to Barbara (think this is her name)...she was in the pro shop and got me set up to play...made me feel like I was at my home club.

Also a shout out to Ryan, the young man who helped with my cart, thanks for the lift to my r tree i know after the round.

This is a beautiful mature private course in excellent condition that has some picturesque water holes...and excellent greens.

Thank for a great round and friendly staff.

Dan

This is an old course but very well maintained. It is designed by the great Earl Stone of Mobile Alabama.. I play every course I find his name on because it is designed for the everyday golfer. Rocky Bayou is one of his masterpieces. The staff is friendly and accommodating, the greens are exceptional and the layout is challenging but fair. If you are visiting the Gulf Coast in the Destin/Ft Walton area and want to enjoy a round of golf this is the place.

Great price, very nice course. We would play this course again. Six of us played, early tee time. Had the course to ourselves. Parking lot was empty. We tee’d off as a six-some; why not? The course was empty.

However, on the fourth hole tee box, a member of the Rocky Bayou Board — she told us right away when she rolled up — said that the womens’ league was teeing off on the first tee box soon. She said she couldn’t have us playing six at a time. We all looked back a few holes — empty. We looked ahead a hole— nobody. We all looked back at her. She looked at us. Waiting. Because we are nice, we said we would split into two 3’s. It’s her course, clearly. So be carfule out there.

What a wonderful golf course this is. The greens had undulations and rolled really well. The fairways, bunkers and tee boxes were great. The landscaping is some of the best that I have ever seen at a golf course. Great place to play!

I play this course often because it’s in good condition and a really fun and challenging layout. Today I teed off at 10:30. It wasn’t that busy but I guess we were playing behind the last group of the members gaggle. The pace of play was terrible. At one point there were 3 groups waiting on the 12 tee box. I guess before booking a tee time I’ll ask what time the gaggle is playing to try and avoid being stuck behind them. On the bright side, The Course is in good condition and greens roll really nice.

I've played Rocky 5 times since April, it's always green and grass everywhere. Not sure why they keep dumping sand on the greens, first couple times I played they were perfect, but since they aerated them they always have sand in spots, more area with sand than not. . Still roll well without bumps. Would like it better if the whole green was sanded rather than spots, creates inconsistency. Chipping areas, tee boxes and fairways are nice. Great value and generally not crowded during the week. I like that from the back tees the par 3's play 190-185-195-220. They also provide bottled water every 4-5 holes. Definitely worth playing this course.

I played this course while vacationing on the beach in Destin. I was looking for a nice course to play but didn’t want to spend the $75-$125 price that most of the courses near by charge. I booked the $29 twilight rate and was blown away at the value. Yes, it was a bit of a drive from our condo but it was 100% worth it. This course was every bit as nice as the other, more expensive courses that I have played in the area. I highly recommend it.

First time playing here. Great layout, challenging holes, fast greens with surprising hidden breaks,. Only problem was slow pace of play...old timers ahead of us...not aware of the backup they had behind them... not playing ready golf...very frustrating. But sitting there ,taking in the beauty of the course layout, did help take the edge off. Will be back for sure.

Everything is greening up coming out of winter. The fairways are plush and the greens are fast and grown in since the aerification a few weeks ago. Had a pleasant Memorial Day on the course, one of the best in the area.

Greens were newly aerated and dressed with sand NOT DISCLOSED WHEN BOOKING Overall, fairways dry with lots of bare spots, condition around greens was poor.

Greens had been aerified but saw no notification on GN nor did the lady at the desk say anything either. Course looked pretty good overall. Slow play all around, 5 somes all over the course and slow slow slow. We played in a decent time but sat and waited numerous times. Seemed to be following in the majority of the Covid procedures. White tees are 5900 yds. so not real long but some challenging holes, overall fun for an afternoon.

We played the course for the first time today. It is a fantastic layout and has more elevation changes than most Florida courses. The place is beautiful, but.

The greens were just aerated and sanded - they still were pretty true and had good pace - but the fairways had almost no grass, pretty thin would be a compliment.

I’d love to come back after some rain or watering and play it again. It could be a hidden gem with better fairways, it’s still fun to play.

I have been wanting to play this course for a while, the price has got really great, so I took my son out for 18 holes for his birthday... Great experience!

Sorry to say there was severe thunderstorms and rain forecasted for the day so we did not play.