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4.1
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
82.8%
Recommend this course
1406 out of 1651 reviews
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3.8
28 Reviews (28)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
10
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
64.3%
Recommend this course
18 out of 28 reviews
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4.0
84 Reviews (84)
5 Stars
33
4 Stars
30
3 Stars
14
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.9
Value
3.5
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.6
79.8%
Recommend this course
67 out of 84 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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Greens were unbelievably slow. All other course conditions were fine

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I hope they are recovering from hurricane ida

Bay Point has a great reputation earned many years ago. I did not realize that The Meadows course is out of action and has been since Ida in 2019. The Nicklaus course that we played is a very nice layout. The fairways are in pretty good condition. The greens were long, shaggy, and just not up to par. The greens fees are high also. Give them a chance to get their greens back up to speed. There sure aren’t many options in this area.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Hot weather
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Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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4.0
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Not sure why all the bad reviews.

First of all I believe half of these people reviewing the course have no idea what they are talking about. The course is in great shape. There is not one temporary green to be found. And there hasn’t been one for a long while. From tee to green the course is in great shape. Really enjoy the layout.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Huge disappointment. I hope they can recover from Hurricane Michael someday

Really nice layout. Really nice people.

Really high greens fees. Really SLOW greens. The Meadows course is just a meadow now. Not in play from damage three years ago from Hurricane Michael. The Nicklaus course is open, but not in very good shape. The greens were thick and long. The fairways were also thick and slow, but that isn’t as serious. Perhaps they are still recovering from the hurricane. I would like to play it when it is in better shape, butI don’t know when or if that will be.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great course.

This is an excellent course and top notch staff. My wife and I play here once a year when we are on vacation and absolutely love this place.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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2.0

Temporary greens

Clubhouse never mentioned temporary greens being used for the week. Would have been important to know when booking. Also, range was closed. Man at counter said the reason was because it had rained that night. Course didn’t seem wet and range was open to instructors giving lessons. Not a pleasant outing. Ask questions before paying.

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Great course

No greens. Very disappointed. Was told at tee box. The rest of course was in great condition with all the rain.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Perfect weather
Used cart

Very Nice Course bad timing

Very good course. Unfortunately, we were on temporary greens. Other than that the course was great and I would recommend it to anyone playing golf in the area. The average golfer can have a great round from the 2 or 3 tees. The tips look to be really tough. Awesome course.

Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Temp Greens No Warning

Booked this course at full price just to find out when we got here that they were only playing temporary greens. No discount and no advance warning when the tee time was booked

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Run

The management/staff needs to wake up. This is America and you cannot treat people this way and expect to stay open. We played 5 holes and were rained out. The lady at the counter was rude. She said you paid through golf now, take it up with them.

No notice about the temporary greens and rude staff.. didnt care about our future business . Find another place to play. Read the reviews befotre you book. Gokfnow, when the top 20 reviews are 1 star, why 4 stars????

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Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
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Temporary greens

Do not play with temporary greens. Takes the effect off the course

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
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Previously Played

Provisional greens

My only issue was not knowing of the provisional greens at the time I made the reservation I was only informed when I got there. The price is acceptable for the course in good standing but unnacceptable for the provisional greens.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Temporary greens make it no fun

My fault I didn’t pay attention when booking it had temporary tees. Every hole was a circle mowed in the fairway. Took putting away from the experience of golfing in Fla on vacation. I’ll pay better attention next time. Also a homeowner chased down one of the guys in the foursome who was placed with us , for hitting his fence with an errant ball and demanded $30. Solid jerk. Lives on a golf course beside a tee box. What’s he expect? Geez!

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