Bay Point Resort - Nicklaus Course

Course was a real disappointment. We should have listened to all the other negative reviews but thought we’d give it a chance. The course was in poor condition and is not on par with other area courses that give you a far better experience. Drive to Destin if you want to play golf.

Fairways cut way too low, so are the greens. Greens are too steep, also some greens lean front to back. Not fun. Like the layout of the course though. Tee boxes were very fair but the ground was so hard I couldn't hardly get my tee in the ground. When you pull the flagstick out of the hole, the ball is supposed to come out with it. It doesn't. The metal piece at the bottom of the flagstick needs a flat spot on the bottom to pull the ball out of the hole like other flagsticks.

I have played this course dozens of times, dating back to the previous layout as The Legends. This is the worst condition I've seen it. Many tees have little to no grass and all of the greens are in poor shape. The new owners, The Sheraton, don't seem to want to spend money on maintaining the course.

They have already decided to abandon The Meadows course after damages from Hurricane Michael a few years ago. This would be a huge loss to the Bay area if the Nicklaus Course goes the same way.

Course had good bones, but there were sandy spots on the fairways and very spotty greens. Paying over $100 for a round of golf, you expect good course conditions, but I felt like you couldn’t putt it on the greens without putting through a sandy repaired area or patches of foreign grass. Overall, we were disappointed in the value for what we paid.

Staff was great. Course layout is challenging but fun to play. Have played this course for years. The condition of the course was the worst in memory and not worth the cost to play. A real shame.

My son and I played this on April 3 and again on May 7. Very challenging course….but a lot of fun at the same time. Great pro shop. Staff is friendly. Range is adequate. Greens had some light weeds to them, but still as smooth and true as any nice course you would play. We love the place!

First impression... The guys outside are a real joy and so helpful. They are almost worth the cost of enduring this course. The guy behind the counter was obnoxious and acted like I was a real bother coming in. He should be fired.

No idea if this course is normally in better condition, but it was really bad shape. Greens were especially bad. Overrun with poa, lots of dead spots that had been filled with sand. Lots of sand...

I have played several Nicklaus courses over the years, and you would never know it if this wasn't the big bragging point. I planned on playing three days, but left the course when slow play backed everything up when I hit #13.

It's a $30 course, not $115.

Estoy muy triste por la condición de este campo , es la segunda vez que lo juego y pensé encontrarlo en mejor condición (primera vez en invierno y está en primavera )

Para ser un Jack Nicklaus Design deja mucho Que desear y creo que un poco de más dedicación y amor sobre el campo podría ser mucho más hermoso y espectacular , sobre todo por su localización en una ciudad de mucho turismo y con una de las mejores playas del mundo !!

Terrible. Condition. Limited range balls for warmup. Greens painted green for greater appeal. Needs serious attention very disappointing

First clue was how many open tee times there were on a weekend!

Nice people, and they seem to be trying, but the course conditions have gone way down hill since last year. Every green has massive dead dirt sports painted green, po is rampant, and the traps are filled but the sand is tough to play from, just piles of that “sugar sand”.

Was hopeful with the demise of the second course, they would have spent some $$ here, but beyond basics they are not .

Holes 4 and 5 are still great holes!

Greens in less than average condition.

Fairways were in average condition. Not the Nicklaus course it used to be.