Bluewater Bay Resort - Marsh Course

This course had a lot of sandy fairways and “rough”. The grass was patchy. Many greens were like washboards. You have to drive large distances through neighborhoods to get to the #1 and #10 tees. Strange layout.

We have not played for a long while, but after hearing about the big improvements, we gave Blue Water Bay another look. We had a wonderful 9 holes (Marsh Course), which has done a 180 from over a year ago. Our spouses enjoyed it and my brother and I, who are avid golfers on the panhandle, had a blast playing, because of the good conditions. Bunkers were groomed, the rough was thin, but the tree lined fairways helped with that, no breaks:-) Fairways could not be blamed for bad shot, for the most part were ok. The greens were the most improved and rolled very nicely! $30 for nine holes is definitely worth the time and effort to drive to Blue Water Bay. Did not play the Bay 9 holes, so I will not comment until we do! Nice carts and friendly staff! No driving range but very nice practice green in front of the club house. Carry drinks and snacks with you from the clubhouse before you play!

Upon arrival we noticed a very nice clubhouse. Carts are allowed in the parking lot to load and unload your clubs. Pro shop was not nicely stocked and the clientele was very friendly. The starter was very friendly and very informative. The practice green was well kept giving us a good idea on the speed of the greens which was a little slow but beautifully kept just like the course. There was a little drive to the first tee. The fairways were in very good condition, nice and green as well manicured. My GPS was a little confused several times over the front nine of the course. I think it was due to renovations that were recently made. The cart we had was excellent. Overall it was a very pleasant round of golf at a very pleasant pace. We decided to play this course several times during our stay in Miramar Beach.

This course is a great find. Greens and fairways were in great condition. It is a very unique layout, short course and have to plan each tee shot. Couple holes by the bay have awesome views. Would definitely play again.

Drove a bit to get here but good overall value and nice folks running things. Could have been a bit more instructional in terms of hole 1 and 10 locations. Kinda of hard to find unless you have been there before. Course was in fair shape and played decent.

We enjoyed the course. Most greens were in excellent shape with only a few having damaged spots. Some fairways were rather narrow but all in all a great course.

First tee is half mile or more from clubhouse and once you tee off you don’t see the clubhouse until you’re round is finished. My first time playing here and if I would’ve known that I would’ve bought drinks before the round as there was no drink cart on the course. Otherwise good course for the & and would recommend playing it.

We played this exactly 2 yrs ago and we walked off the course it was in such a bad shape, It is in very good shape now and it is a fun course to play. BUT one thing irritated me. The pace of play was great on the front nice, but when we made the turn everything got backed up because the pro shop attendant allowed two groups, who were only playing nine holes, jump on front of us. The pace of play was terrible after that. After the round I asked at the pro shop what the heck happened and the reply was that the person manning the desk caved to the request from the players who were only playing nine holes to play the back nine since they had played the front nine the day before and wanted to play a different nine that.day. How incredibly stupid is that? Be aware.

Even though we played this course cart path only twice...Our Golfing experience was great! Course layout and maintenance was good...Thanks to everyone for a great day on the course

Steve and Marnie from Washington State

Ryan and everyone at Blue Water Bay were great...

Thanks again for a pleasant Golfing experience

Steve and Marnie from Washington State

Conditioning tee thru green on Bay 9 not good, improving greens would go a long way. Conversely, the Marsh 9 conditions were much better tee thru green. Greens were in vastly better shape; proving it can be done.

Not a long layout, but could be a fun place to play if they could get conditions to the next level consistently.

The fairways are in okay shape, but the greens were rough. All in all the course is not very well maintained and the staff is neutral in dealing with the public. They have changed the hole configurations so much that gos units do not work on the front nine

The coursr conditions have improved greatly from when we played last year in February . Will definitely play again

The course was busy... okay value. Course was overseeded. Marsh nine is in better shape and greens were very good. If I would play it again. I would play Marsh twice and just change the tees. No driving range and no cart service. Long way to the 1st & 10 tees.