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Bay Point Resort - Nicklaus Course

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1651 Reviews (1651)
5 Stars
707
4 Stars
610
3 Stars
213
2 Stars
70
1 Stars
51
Conditions
3.9
Value
3.6
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.1
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82.8%
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1406 out of 1651 reviews
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3.8
28 Reviews (28)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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Conditions
3.6
Value
3.0
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.8
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.6
64.3%
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18 out of 28 reviews
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4.0
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5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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Conditions
3.9
Value
3.5
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.1
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4.6
79.3%
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69 out of 87 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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Tees
Tee Par Length Rating Slope
#1 72 7152 yards 74.3 143
#2 72 6430 yards 70.7 132
#3 72 5972 yards 68.8 120
#3/4 72 5340 yards 66.5 114
#4 72 4974 yards 68.8 119
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Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Tee 1 M: 74.2/137 380 190 439 434 391 491 207 395 568 3495 167 461 518 289 485 566 449 231 392 3558 7053
Tee 2 M: 71.2/130 W: 77.1/144 362 173 359 382 371 481 169 363 508 3168 135 420 494 272 402 528 409 183 366 3209 6377
Tee 3 M: 69.2/125 W: 74.7/139 350 160 328 367 335 427 151 352 461 2931 89 400 482 260 357 515 402 165 347 3017 5948
Tee 3/4 M: 65.5/115 W: 70.6/125 267 160 328 304 227 427 151 352 461 2677 89 319 401 260 357 430 306 165 271 2598 5275
Tee 4 M: 63.9/109 W: 68.7/120 267 88 284 304 227 417 142 273 448 2450 75 319 401 204 342 430 306 150 271 2498 4948
Tee 5 M: 59.9/102 W: 62.4/107 218 88 216 230 210 290 75 240 305 1872 75 252 283 164 242 317 261 150 225 1969 3841
Handicap 10 14 6 4 2 18 12 8 16 17 3 11 13 1 9 5 15 7
Par 4 3 4 4 4 5 3 4 5 36 3 4 5 4 4 5 4 3 4 36 72
Handicap (W) 10 18 4 6 2 16 14 12 8 17 3 11 13 1 5 9 15 7
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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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4.1
1651 Reviews (1651)

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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u741137278
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

This course was great

Awesome course...first time playing. Will definitely be ba

ck!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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u314164560294
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Jallen62
Played On
Reviews 25
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Best in Area

Not a lot of competition in area but I always enjoy playing here! Greens were slow and bumpy but other than that, everything else was very good!

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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u000002263302
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Karencarlee
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
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u314164574186
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course conditions

Course is in great shape. Staff very friendly and courteous. Cart guy found my cell phone and returned it before I left the parking lot.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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u314164514407
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Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

Not Worth the Price

The course is nice but for $140 I expect GPS on the golf cart and no weeds or crabgrass on the tee box..

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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MWT1992
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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CVwD7iMUWtcSCFaWRKdd
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Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Nice design, some maintenance issues

The course design is beutiful, grass conditions pretty fair, but the greens were sanded and nobody told us. They were aireated probably one week before but stil very unattractive to play. And the charged us full price!

Then we got blocke by a line of 5 players which did not allow us to pass and we had to skip a hole.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Mrennspies
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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u00000674596
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Reviews 10
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Course

Clubhouse guy was very friendly and helpful

Course is in great condition

Some challenging holes and some fair holes

I had a lot of fun and I would recommend this course for everyone

Thanks

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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MWT1992
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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James8568578
Played On
Reviews 25
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Great Sunday

Course was in great shape for a Sunday round. The greens were a little burnt, but that's pretty average for late summer here in Florida.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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u283597167
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Kind of a rip off

Such a great course and layout. But in the middle of august , recently punched greens and twilight rate at $65?!? Prime season sure. But not now.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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porkribs
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Don't get suckered by the Nicklaus name

No reputable course allows 5's on a Sat morning. Slow. No post aeration rate. Greens were a mess....every green. A $60 course with healthy greens. 270 yd par 4's?....not a fan.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
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u314164420925
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Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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mar1jsm
Played On
Reviews 47
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Ariated greens

Course in great shape but greens recently ariated and were slow and bumpy.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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u314163130716
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Sad about the greens

I had a free round here due to the accommodations I booked at PCB. I need to say if I paid full price for this round, I would have been upset. The greens were full of bumpy, crab grass type weeds and it was very easy to get lost on this course. Thankfully I was paired with some members who helped with navigation. The bumpy weeds were on nearly every green and you would think that charging nearly $150 per person per round could fix this. Thankfully, I was playing here free. The other accommodations were great. Club house was nice and I bought some keepsakes for the road, as this was my first ever Nicklaus course. I would play here again if it was free, or cheaper than their current rates. I would not play here again at current rates unless greens are fixed.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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u853166573
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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wsmithjrmd
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
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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