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4.1
1659 Reviews (1659)
5 Stars
709
4 Stars
611
3 Stars
217
2 Stars
71
1 Stars
51
Conditions
3.9
Value
3.6
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.1
81.9%
Recommend this course
1411 out of 1659 reviews
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3.6
34 Reviews (34)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
10
3 Stars
12
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.3
Value
2.8
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.4
61.8%
Recommend this course
21 out of 34 reviews
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3.9
80 Reviews (80)
5 Stars
29
4 Stars
25
3 Stars
18
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.3
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.5
75.0%
Recommend this course
60 out of 80 reviews
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Course Highlights
Bay Point's course layout consistently earns top marks, delivering a challenging and scenic round with water and sand features throughout. Friendly staff and a smooth pace of play round out a premium golf experience.

About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 72
Length 7152 yards
Slope 143
Rating 74.3

Bay Point Golf Club's Nicklaus Course at Sheraton Bay Point Resort is the only Nicklaus Design course in Northwest Florida. The golf course was formerly Lagoon Legend, which had a reputation for being one of the Florida Panhandle's toughest layouts. In 2004, the golf course closed and underwent a major renovation by the Nicklaus Design team. It reopened a year later with rave reviews. The redesign included restructuring the tees, greens, and bunkers and also re-contouring the fairways. The scenic landscape of scrub oaks, towering pines, and saltwater marshes was carefully preserved though. The golf course maintained the challenging aspects of the original but infused a play-ability that makes it accessible to all skill levels. Also like the former course, the new Nicklaus design offers the same stunning views of St. Andrew's Bay. In the fall of 2018, the Nicklaus Course completed a greens conversion to Tif-Eagle Bermuda-grass greens to bring championship greens to a championship course. Bay Point Golf Club has won the Panama City News Herald's "Best of Bay" in 2016, 2017, and 2018. The Nicklaus Course has hosted US Open Local qualifiers and is a home course of the FSU Women's Golf Team and will host their Division 1 Invitational in February of 2020.

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Course Details

Year Built 1986
Greens Tif-Eagle Ultra-Dwarf Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Bruce Devlin (1986) Nicklaus (2005) Rick Robbins Gary Nicklaus (2005)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Food & Beverage

Available Sports

Tennis
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Reviews

4.1
1659 Reviews (1659)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 20
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 41
Bunkers 36
Forced Carries 34
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 34
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 26
A Weekend Splurge 23
This Course's Location is:
At a Resort 33
Convenient to the City 24
Worth the Drive 22

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Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Needs some love

Course needs work. Bare spots in fairways and around walk off areas. Poor maintenance overall. Greens were as fast a shag carpet.... not good at all. Looks like they have some disease, as well as bare spots and weeds growing in on most of the 18 greens. Solid layout that needs some love to bring it back.

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

Beautiful Challenge

Course was beautiful and well taken care of. LOTS OF WATER! Scenic and a lot of fun.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

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Greens had been aerated and sanded/shelled. Lots of repair being done around the course forcing tee boxes to be moved/modified. In a few cases actually teeing off from bare dirt. Layout is outstanding, but conditions are not worth the cost. It should be no more than $75 in this case. Putting is a mystery with these greens and the blend(not intentional) of grasses.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Jack needs to make a visit

Poanna grass sprigs all over the greens, made them bumpy, tee boxes under repair and or getting resodded.

Bunkers i were in were not consistant, different types of sand. For the normal rate of $130 i would not pay that much for this course. This is much like a higher end municipal golf course just with jack nicklaus's name on it. It was in better shape 30 years ago as the lagoon legend

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Not So Great

The course was not in great condition. Fairways were ok but some greens thick with poa annua. Staff nice and helpful. Cart girl great! Play was very slow - waited on a lot of shots. It’s a lot of money for that quality of course but not a lot of other great options in that area.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 32
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

PCB Golf

We have played here several times and pace of play is slow. A group in front of us let 3 groups including ourselves to play through. We have become used to the fact that you don’t end up at the clubhouse after 9 holes. So, make sure you get drinks early. They do have QR.code and a golf cart this time of year.

One thing that was odd was that there was several boys around 12 years that came out of the clubhouse area into the parking lot with e-bikes. Later, there was one riding his E-bike on the golf cart.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Not a good value

Course layout and views were nice, the greens and fairways were pretty bad for a fairly expensive course.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Jack Hates Lefties

Ha - just kidding, but not really. Water on 16 out of 18 holes and sand traps right in the middle of the fairways..but course is not in good shape. Fairways are barely covered with fillers everywhere. Greens were very inconsistent and no chance to get the feel of the course. Listen, it’s an average course and has some beautiful scenery, but $280 for two of us? Ummmm, no, but because it’s only one of three really local to PCB, I’m sure visitors will continue to visit.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Greens are disappointing.

For the price of the round I felt that the greens and course could have been in better shape. Dead spots and weeds gave uneven putts.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

Love this course.

Well maintained.

Good value when you get a Golf now deal

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice but tough.

Fun course. Very playable. Need to play it twice to know the greens and approaches. Friendly staff well conditioned for the time of year I was there.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Very dry course conditions, grass not growing yet, no GPS on carts, not worth the cost.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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