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4.1
1681 Reviews (1681)
5 Stars
721
4 Stars
618
3 Stars
220
2 Stars
71
1 Stars
51
Conditions
3.9
Value
3.6
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.2
82.1%
Recommend this course
1431 out of 1681 reviews
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3.9
53 Reviews (53)
5 Stars
19
4 Stars
15
3 Stars
15
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.4
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.6
71.7%
Recommend this course
38 out of 53 reviews
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4.1
72 Reviews (72)
5 Stars
32
4 Stars
21
3 Stars
15
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
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Conditions
3.9
Value
3.6
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.7
79.2%
Recommend this course
57 out of 72 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 7053 yards
Slope 137
Rating 74.5

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
1681 Reviews (1681)

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 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 54
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Layout with Nice Views

Best course in the area. Greens were nice as was whole course. Pace of play was a bit slow.

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

This course has lots of water!

Generous fairways, very nice rolling greens. The bunkers are as fluffy as beach sand. I loved it!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great course but staff organization & friendliness needs to improve

This was my 2nd time playing Bay Point, the course was in great shape and we had a good time. My only concern / complaint was with the starter and beginning of our round. He made our 7am twosome hold back 3 tee times (until 7:27) to group up with two singles, saying we would play too fast and catch up to the watering crews on the course. Being on vacation with families waiting on us, we intentionally booked the first tee time of the day to finished our round as early a possible. Being forced in to this delayed foursome was an extreme inconvenience for us and delayed our day. When we pushed back on the starter's directions here, he got frustrated with us and blamed the "already printed tee sheet." Not sure where the disconnect is at Bay Point, but these details need to be managed better. I will say, the pro shop and cart attendees were very friendly - so probably just a problem with the starter we had.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 44
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked

Best option in PCB

I walked the course with a local 3-some. According to them, and my research, this is the best option in PCB. From arrival, the clubhouse was pretty nice, the staff was 10/10 and had great rapport with the locals. Very easy to find the first tee, putting green and range. For the cost and the location, the course was in good condition. Bunkers were all fantastic. Greens were relatively fast. Quite a few holes had fun views and only a couple were unexciting. Can't beat it.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Rainy days and Mondays

Even though it was rainy, the course played well. The greens rolled true and the traps were wet sand on top but white fluff under. The entire course drains very well! I will definitely play it again next time I'm in Panama City!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 44
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Love this course

Best course in Panama City Beach, and they know it. This is also the most expensive course in PCB. Great place to have and play in tournaments.

Conditions Excellent
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

So-so

Played the course on back to back days. Most of the course conditions were good except some greens had some weed/grass that weren’t a good look and had some impact on putts. Other greens were good but all of them were on the slower side. Easier to stomach the cheaper afternoon green fees than the prime time price.

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

Not worth the money.

Paid over $100.00 for a round with cart. Early in the season the fairways were not in the best of shape. The green were long and were not cut recently. Staff was very good and customer oriented.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Needs attention

We love Baypoint but it really needs attention. The fairways are like concrete, they were aerated 2 months ago but are now just dead and scarred. It's impossible to chip as there's just no grass.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser

BayPoint is slipping

Nice track, terrible condition, no grass in the fairway…and it’s been that way for the entire month of March. It would also be nice if they joined the 21st century and put GPS in their carts. We played behind a 6-some…how is that even allowed? We got off the course at 5 pm and the clubhouse, pro shop, bathrooms were all closed.

Very disappointing. Come on BayPoint, you can do better than this for these high green fees. Don’t let yourself turn into Signal Hill!

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Lot of money for the condition

The course layout is great and the greens were pretty good but the rest of the course didn't have any grass on it. The fairways and t boxes were almost dirt. I don't know if it's the time of year or what but i wouldn't recommend this course to anyone right now. Especially not for 95 bucks. Terrible F!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

WEIRD

Golf etiquette is not being adhered to! The group behind us jumped us a hole and then we were waiting. Also 2 golfers parked on the street on the back nine, jumped on the hole behind us. We finally called the golf shop and someone came out and took care of the street jumpers. They didn't offer us any compensation for our inconvenience and the round was not cheap!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

I don’t feel that fivesomes should be allowed to play on a coarse of this caliber. We were behind one for eleven holes.

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