Bluewater Bay Resort - Marsh Course

I played this course in Apr and it was in fair condition. Today was unsatisfactory. The greens are punched and sandy, which I won't even hold against them since all courses do it. The grass was so long in the fairways and around the tee box's that we literally lost balls that were hit in the fairway. It looks like the entire grounds crew quit. There was standing water on a green, and it hasn't rained in 4 days. There is no cart service and rhe restuarant/bar doesn't open until 4pm. The driving range was sold off and is now a houses. Usually I jump at the opportunity to play a round for $50...I feel like we were ripped off at that price point.

Tee boxes were sand and not kept up. Hard to determine where the fairways started and ended. The greens were air rated with sand on them. No one told you. Not worth your time. Never again.

Great course, that is spread out over a large area. Some very good fairways layouts, with some tough doglegs. Pin placement and greens were solid. They have just been recently arriated so speed was variable. Decent course for the money!

It rained a lot the night before, so there was a lot of standing water on the course. The course layout is nice but needs some maintenance. Because it rained a log the night before, we had no one pressing us, and pretty much had the course to oursrlves.

Course was interesting, greens were slow but puttable. Price point was perfect and the golf carts were really fast, for the long trip back to the clubhouse from the 18th hole.

The gem of the trip was the beautiful people in the Taproom. Rachel was lovely and all of the Bingo players were extremely pleasant.

Looking forward to my next visit to Niceville.

No driving range ): Tee boxes were not cut, regularly not even level, and the greens had far too many bare spots. Fairways were “okay” but nothing special. For the money, you get what you pay for, and I’m okay with that.

I was told course was in better shape but it wasn’t much better. Fairways were not good, greens rolled at different speeds and many had bad areas. Would be good to see if new owners can get it in better condition

I come to the Destin area a couple times a year and try to play different courses. Of course, most are extremely expensive and I usually avoid them unless I get a hot deal. In the past, I had checked the course reviews out online about Bluewater and talked to locals who also give somewhat negative opinions about this course going down over the years. However this year, the reviews were more optimistic and I decided to take a chance for the price I was able to get through Golfnow. They have been doing some overseeding and a little other work that has probably helped. However, this was still a tough course for an average golfer like me. There are many doglegs, bunkers, and forced carries throughout this layout. If you don't have a pretty good drive, you're in trouble on many holes. Fairways are also tight and greens are pretty small. The Marsh course was in a little better shape than the Bay course. If you can get a good price, then play it just for a new experience. The staff there were very nice and helpful. Don't think you're going to walk this course though. It goes on for miles and good luck when you try to find the number 1 tee on the Marsh course.

I have played this course as far back as when it had 27 holes. The last time I played this course about a year ago I was not very pleased. It seemed the fairways were struggling and the greens certainly left something to be desired.

That being said I was pleasantly surprised by the condition of things this time out. The fairways were considerably better and the greens were great. There was a spot or two that still needed to fill in, but by and large the conditions were more than acceptable.

Greens are in very good condition, as are the sand traps. Tee boxes and fairways coming along after some winter damage. Marsh course the better of the 2 9-holes. Great layout. With just a little more support this course could return to its glory days, and benefit both golfers and the community!

Needs a bit of maintenance on some of the greens, fairways and tee boxes but for the price is about what I expected. Staff was very freindly.

The green are in very good conditions,but the rest need lot of love

Friendly staff, back green was in better shape than the front , but overall a good day of golf, will play again