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4.3
1051 Reviews (1051)
5 Stars
552
4 Stars
437
3 Stars
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2 Stars
9
1 Stars
3
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.2
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.8
93.8%
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1013 out of 1051 reviews
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Average Rating
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3.9
19 Reviews (19)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
3.7
Value
3.8
Layout
4.4
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.1
78.9%
Recommend this course
15 out of 19 reviews
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4.2
40 Reviews (40)
5 Stars
15
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
4.1
Value
4.1
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.3
90.0%
Recommend this course
36 out of 40 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Private
Par 72
Length 6901 yards
Slope 133
Rating 73.0
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Rocky Bayou Country Club
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Course Details

Year Built 1973
Greens TifEagle Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Bill Amick (1973) Earl Stone (2003)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Snacks

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Conference Facilities, Banquet Facilities, Locker Rooms

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Available Sports

Tennis

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Friendliest Courses in the U.S. (2016 #20)
  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Florida (2015 #19)
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Reviews

4.3
1051 Reviews (1051)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 11
Undulating Greens 11
Elevation Changes 10
This course/club is great for:
Locals 13
Advanced Golfers 12
Seniors 10
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 13
Convenient to the City 11
In the 'Burbs 7

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Reviews 106
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Majestic Vistas!

Beautiful course and layout. Some of the greens on the front nine were suspect and a bit sparse due to some frost this past winter. Not to worry though, they will come back quickly. Every one is so nice at this course. Things are just transitioning from winter to spring. Turning green but not quite a rapid growth yet. I always have lots of fun playing here.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Worst greens I ever platey on.

The course had a pretty good layout and the fairways were pretty good. Now for the greens, if you want to call them that. They were HORRIBLE!!! More sand than grass. It was not a fun day and after driving an hour and a half to get there and pay $39 each, it's not someplace i'll play again. Golf Now should have a warning for courses in that kind of condition.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
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First Time Playing

Tees boxes, fairways a nd greens in terrible shape. Course layout is good.

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

Rocky Bayou

Nice member owned golf club. Fairly wide fairways, with bunkers. Not terribly long from the white tees, so very playable. Greens are big with a lot of undulation, just not much grass on them. Sure this is due to time of year I played what I really liked was the hills! Especially on the back nine, some pretty good up hill and down hill shots that you don’t see much in this part of Florida.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 67
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Always enjoy playing this course

I love the layout of this course and always enjoy playing it. The greens were in terrible condition which was disappointing.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 80
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Greens

Some of the greens are a little rough there working on them hopefully they will be much better than next time I come. Although I enjoyed myself with the group I was with it.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 35
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Great value course in Destin area

In Destin for a week of golf, and this is the fourth course we have played. Got a great price (hot deal) on Kelly Plantation, so it was the best course of our trip, but for every day rates Rocky Bayou is the best value course we played.

Greens were fast and smooth, despite their appearance — some looked VERY good, others looked like the greens crew was trying to fix some problems — but all rolled fast and true.

Fairways were in good shape, for this time of year. Some of the rough was a bit thin, but again, not too bad for this time of year — and certainly better than a couple courses we played.

A nice variety of holes — not a lot of water in play, but some actual elevation changes. Some trouble to be found if you get wild, but very playable course. Like most Destin courses we’ve played, traps have NICE sand to play out of — something us northerners would kill for to have back home.

Pace of play was great! Played as a twosome, and several four and fiivesomes let us play through. Finished in about two and a half hours.

A nice day of gol!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 67
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

ROCKY

Really enjoy this golf course, it is becoming one of my favorites. I have been playing this course for the last 3 years in the winter months and have brought at least 10 friends to this course, all have enjoyed playing here. Will continue playing here !

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

The course is in quite rough condition. Tee boxes have very little grass and fairways are still in winter condition. Greens are just starting to come around. For the $45 the course is ok,

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 67
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice course

Very nice course for this time of the year, I’ve played it in better conditions but with not much rain it can be expected to be dry

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Hidden gem

Enjoyed the course. It was in good shape for the time of year. A couple of holes have blind tee shots and I would have liked to know the distance to the water but overall a nice layout. Bathrooms were provided on both front and back nines at perfect locations to access them from more than one hole. Greens were a bit rough and looked faster than they were. Staff were friendly and the food was fast and delicious. I would recommend this course

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 69
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Fine golfing experience.

Great course for the money. The greens were fast and the fairways in pretty good shape for this time of year.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great course

Unlike Mr Roch review I know the difference between grass and dirt. The greens look great for thos time of year as do the fairways and tee boxes even with dormant grass not dirt like Mr Roch says. He must have played terrible hence the bad review. I played terrible as well but the course itself looks great for this time.of year. I would definitely recommend especially for the value! Some i guess need to realize this part of Florida still has cold months where grass goes dormant, but I assure you there is grass everywhere lol.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 67
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice country course

We enjoyed our game at this course. It’s a long drive but worth the trip. The course is hilly with water hazards which makes it interesting. The course is a bit dry but they all are since there’s been no rain for a long time.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Good layout

Good layout but no grass anywhere on the fairways, tee boxes are nothing but packed dirt.

I drove 60 miles to go, never again

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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