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Bay Point Resort - Nicklaus Course

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4.2
1623 Reviews (1623)
5 Stars
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2 Stars
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51
Conditions
4.0
Value
3.7
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.1
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87.4%
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4.1
65 Reviews (65)
5 Stars
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Conditions
4.0
Value
3.6
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.6
86.2%
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4.1
135 Reviews (135)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
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Conditions
3.9
Value
3.6
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.1
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4.5
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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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Tees
Tee Par Length Rating Slope
#1 72 7152 yards 74.3 143
#2 72 6430 yards 70.7 132
#3 72 5972 yards 68.8 120
#3/4 72 5340 yards 66.5 114
#4 72 4974 yards 68.8 119
Track Rounds
Scorecard
Scorecard for Nicklaus
Metrics:
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Tee I M: 74.2/137 380 190 439 434 391 491 207 395 568 3495 167 461 518 289 485 566 449 231 392 3558 7053
Tee II M: 71.2/130 W: 77.1/144 362 173 359 382 371 481 169 363 508 3168 135 420 494 272 402 528 409 183 366 3209 6377
Tee III M: 69.2/125 W: 74.7/139 350 160 328 367 335 427 151 352 461 2931 89 400 482 260 357 515 402 165 347 3017 5948
Tee III/IV M: 65.5/115 W: 70.6/125 267 160 328 304 227 427 151 352 461 2677 89 319 401 260 357 430 306 165 271 2598 5275
Tee IV M: 63.9/109 W: 68.7/120 267 88 284 304 227 417 142 273 448 2450 75 319 401 204 342 430 306 150 271 2498 4948
Tee V M: 59.9/102 W: 62.4/107 218 88 216 230 210 290 75 240 305 1872 75 252 283 164 242 317 261 150 225 1969 3841
Handicap 10 14 6 4 2 18 12 8 16 17 3 11 13 1 9 5 15 7
Par 4 3 4 4 4 5 3 4 5 36 3 4 5 4 4 5 4 3 4 36 72
Handicap (W) 10 18 4 6 2 16 14 12 8 17 3 11 13 1 5 9 15 7

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

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freezers
Played On
Reviews 34
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun course needs some love

Fun layout. Greens roll ok course just needs some love. Not worth the money at 120.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Reviews 1
1.0
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Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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jims2353
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Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Challenging

Tough layout, a lot of water. Super fast, sloped greens. Some beautiful holes that were next to the bay! The green fees are too high for this time of year, should be $75 instead of $120. Cart guy wondering why business has been so slow…well…adjust green fees to reflect weather and off season conditions.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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uRZNQ6833RZ
Played On
Reviews 79
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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uRZNQ6833RZ
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Reviews 79
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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u558239426
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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uRZNQ6833RZ
Played On
Reviews 79
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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gkortman
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Beautiful, challenging golf course.

Got a great deal on Golf Now while on vacation here. Course was in great shape and was fun to play. Challenging, due to water on so many holes, but not ridiculous. Fairways, greens, tee boxes and cart paths were all in great shape.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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javaspock
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice layout

Fun course, very nice layout with a lot of hasards, green are a good speed

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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u558239426
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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hockeystud
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Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Jwandersonllc
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Reviews 28
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

Very disappointed

Arrived early for our tee time. Starter checked us in and sent us to the driving range.

He was letting walk on groups tee off ahead of us. My daughter asked me to go over by the starter. When I did he had just let another group in line in front of us.

He forgot that he already checked us in and asked for our starter sli again.

He then moved us in front of the group he just put in front of us.

We proceeded to play the slowest round we’ve ever played.

We were on pace for a 6 to 7 hour round. We had to quit after 14 holes to make to to my daughters (who was playing with me) birthday dinner.

We’ve always enjoyed playing here but not this time. My daughter plays college golf and was looking forward to returning here for a birthday round. Needless to say she was very disappointed - as was I.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great layout, and the course was in pretty good shape!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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VickyCampbell2023
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
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
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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u314165802859
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful course

Course and staff are great. Can’t wait to go back!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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u314159267611
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Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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jbdavis97
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Jws401
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Layout and Greens

Really liked everything about this course from the layout to the multiple tee boxes. Greens rolled really true and were challenging. Opportunities to score if you kept it in play off the tee.

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

Dec round

Greens had clumps of dirt as they weren’t mowed the day we played. Staff very friendly and helpful.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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u314161173799
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Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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