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4.1
1650 Reviews (1650)
5 Stars
707
4 Stars
609
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
82.7%
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1405 out of 1650 reviews
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3.7
27 Reviews (27)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.0
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.8
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.6
63.0%
Recommend this course
17 out of 27 reviews
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4.0
86 Reviews (86)
5 Stars
34
4 Stars
29
3 Stars
16
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.9
Value
3.5
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.6
79.1%
Recommend this course
68 out of 86 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
1650 Reviews (1650)

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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I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing

Beautiful Course Yet Challenging!

Absolutely beautiful course! Tight fairways, and lots of water and sand. Definitely have to keep control of your ball or you will face several penalty strokes. Greens were not super fast, uphill parts ran slow while downhill putts were pretty quick quick. Staff was amazing and service was top-notch. Can’t wait to play this wonderful course again!

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

Great place to play golf

It was very challenging n lots of fun the guys that I got paired with made it even better.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Pretty cool layout

Fun but nothing special . Everyone stresses water on 16 holes but not really in play at all. Greens are generous but very weedy. The day we played the only thing slower was the pace of play - over 5 hours. No club house at the turn but there are water coolers on the course. Will play again if before I play some of the others in the area.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Very fun course

There are only 2 reasons why I gave it 4/5 instead of 5/5. First is that after holes 4 and 5 it’s hard to make the rest of the course feel amazing. Those holes just beat it all and makes all the other holes feel the same. Second is there are a decent amount of weeds in the green, but they did roll fairly well.

Overall though, the course is amazing! If you get the chance to play it through a hot deal I would recommend it!

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Beautiful course

Course was great but play was terribly slow. Allowed a group of 5 to play and clogged up the course. Took over 5 hours to play a round. Other than that, it was good.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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2.0
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First Time Playing

Jack Nicklaus wouldn’t play on these greens

The greens were the worst I’ve ever played. There were weeds growing in the greens they were slow as all slow and I had to pick over grown weeds out of my putting line. Not worth $110 for 18 holes.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

The staff was great! Came an absolute food early, however was still able to play and the course was not soaked through. The fairways were very nice and played well. The greens however appeared to need some work. It looked like the holes had been moved frequently and the places that had the grass replaced had sunken in causing for some bumpy putts at times. Overall the course was in great shape. I would come back and play again.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course/staff

From the time we got out of our vehicle the staff took care of us! Well worth the $!!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 25
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Played 3 Times This Week

Truthfully this is the only game in town.

Played Monday- course Great , greens really good and quick -Pace of play -mediocre…4 Hrs 15 mins .

Wednesday- Rained as we pulled up to 1st tee box - got completely drenched- took 5 holes to start to dry out, greens still good and fast- pace of play 4:10

FRIDAY- here’s where it gets weird -2nd group out… played in 3 hrs 20 mins- pushed the whole way around by a foursome with 4 carts🤦🏻‍♂️… here’s the confusing part….greens were AWFUL! Slow and incredibly bumpy…but the entire staff was incredible ! 5 star treatment

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

Needs work

Considering this is a Jack Nicklaus course in a gated community and the price I expected more. Miost of the greens were in poor shape. There were only rakes on two of the holes.. Our home courses the Donald Ross and Sultan’s Run in southern Indiana are in so much better shape and half the price. The only reason we would come back is because your staff is top notch!

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

To me it’s a high classed GC

Other than the greens at the end of its aeration, the course was gorgeous.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

Course in good shape green's recently punched but they still rolled pretty good but the views are outstanding very fun Course to play.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course

We came to the area for vacation and brought my two sons (16&17) and one of their buddies. They are learning to play and course wasn’t too much for them but still challenging enough for a seasoned golfer. Staff was more than excellent from the cashier to the starter and the views are amazing! Can’t say enough about the entire experience and we will definitely be back!

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