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1652 Reviews (1652)
5 Stars
707
4 Stars
610
3 Stars
214
2 Stars
70
1 Stars
51
Conditions
4.0
Value
3.6
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.1
82.3%
Recommend this course
1406 out of 1652 reviews
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3.7
29 Reviews (29)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
10
3 Stars
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2 Stars
3
1 Stars
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Conditions
3.5
Value
2.9
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.6
62.1%
Recommend this course
18 out of 29 reviews
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4.0
83 Reviews (83)
5 Stars
32
4 Stars
29
3 Stars
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2 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
3.9
Value
3.4
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.6
78.3%
Recommend this course
65 out of 83 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
1652 Reviews (1652)

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 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

Unusually poor conditions

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.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Poor greens

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.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Bay Point

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.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Course!

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!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

mixed experience

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.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

So sad !

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 !!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

BP

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

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 83
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 83
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Rough shape

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!

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Uuuggghhh

Greens in less than average condition.

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

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

This course not worth the money

As a golf professional and for the price there is no way i could recommend this course. Course layout is nice. However the greens are in terrible shape and the fairways have no grass on them. The nicest thing on the course are the bunkers. Here is a tip to superintendent. Every hole has water on it. find a way to water your course.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Greens

We've played Baypoint many times but this is our first time this year. The greens are in terrible shape. I don't know if this is seasonal or the beginning of trouble with the greens, but this is not in line with a course that costs $100 + a round.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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