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4.1
1651 Reviews (1651)
5 Stars
707
4 Stars
610
3 Stars
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2 Stars
70
1 Stars
51
Conditions
3.9
Value
3.6
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.1
82.8%
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1406 out of 1651 reviews
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3.8
28 Reviews (28)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
10
3 Stars
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1 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%
Recommend this course
18 out of 28 reviews
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4.0
85 Reviews (85)
5 Stars
33
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
3.9
Value
3.5
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.6
80.0%
Recommend this course
68 out of 85 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
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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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Awesome staff. Great course

Enjoyed very much. Way above my level of play but still enjoyed the challenge. Luckily I brought extra golf balls. Again the staff could not have been nicer.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Great Course

Even thought the temp peaked out at about 100 degrees during the middle of our round we had a great time. Super friendly starter, course was in great shape somehow, despite the heat. Overall 5 out of 5 stars.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course.

Course was in fair to good shape. Staff was friendly and accommodating. Lunch was excellent and our server was superior.

Heat index was over 100 degrees, so that took a little out of our game, but overall, we enjoyed it.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Vacation Golf

Staff was extremely friendly and assisted everywhere. Got a thanks for playing and enjoy your round from every team member. Cost is a little steep but in range for PCB area. Got a good surprise as they have a discounted rate for non adult golfers so my 16 year old son was much cheaper. Free range balls to get you warmed up and you’re gonna need it. The stretch of holes between 3-6 can really set you back. After that course was a little easier. So much water on this course. Water in play on almost every hole. This was my first time playing the course and probably should have used the app for hole overviews as I had some blind shots I thought would be ok only to find more water that I hit. Would be easier playing a second time. My only suggestion would be to add GPS to the carts. Distances were difficult to find using older sprinkler head markings for distance. My son used his Golf GPS app, but it did not appear to be accurate on all holes. When paying over $100 for a round, I expect GPS on carts now a days. Fairways were really nice. Rough would really swallow your ball up, so it’s difficult to find your ball in the rough many times. Greens were good but not great. Not very fast and had the occasional weeds popping up on the greens which seemed odd. Overall a good experience, but the friendly staff and service outside of the golf itself was probably the highlight of the day.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Bay Point

The course is great BUT, the beverage cart stops service at 1 and she was very rude and short with us. We were not informed of this before play. Can’t get anything to eat in the clubhouse after 3 so beware and bring plenty of drinks and food with you.

They do know how to take care of Tif eagle. Rolling about a 12.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great Course!

Great course with a fantastic staff and friendly members. The course was in fantastic shape. Greens rolled true and the fairways were great. The staff was very helpful and the rental clubs were pretty standard.(Sim 2 game improvement irons) and available. After the round a couple members joined us for some beers on their patio. Very fun club. Definitely will be back

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great Course

Great course overall. To me it’s a little pricey but I’m cheap and don’t like spending a lot of money. Great staff and course!

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather

Bay Point Golf

The course was good. The staff was very unfriendly and rude. The drink cart lady stops making rounds at 1pm. Hotest part of the day and they stop serving drinks and snacks on the course. The lady that finally came after we had played 9 holes was very rude, short and made it clear this was her last time around. I will never play this course again!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice day on the links

Played in the afternoon with reduced greens fee. Had the course to ourselves in a threesome. Course in good shape … only drawback was the tee boxes. They were pretty chewed up. Withstood one hole of a pop afternoon shower but other than that an enjoyable day on the course.

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

Great layout but not worth the money.

Not worth the $120 I paid. The greens had weeds and sand traps were unkept. Would not recommend.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

A fun track to play

At the beginning of the round the starter warns/tells you that there's water on 16 of the 18 holes, which is true. If you hit a fairly straight ball it shouldn't be a problem.

I enjoyed the course and am looking forward to playing it again sometime.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Bay Point

The course is in very good shape. Overall a nice layout with a good mix of challenging and moderately easy holes. Greens were rolling a little slower than the last time I played the course. Very enjoyable afternoon.

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

Good Times

Course was in good shape and enjoyed our round. It’s not the best value deal but did not regret playing there. Staff was very helpful and friendly. Overall would recommend.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course

It was really fun playing and the course was a great experience

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

$$$

Nice course but highly overpriced! Sand traps were not even raked and weeds growing on the green! For $140 it should be excellent in my opinion.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Enjoyable!

Friendly staff and overall good condition. Hope to play again

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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