Lost Key Golf Club
About
Lost Key Golf Club is conveniently situated equidistant from the historic downtown area of Pensacola and the pristine white sand beaches of Orange Beach and the Gulf Shores. The Arnold Palmer-designed layout was Florida's first golf course to be certified as an Audubon International Silver Signature Sanctuary. It underwent a major renovation in 2006 that included the addition of 2,200 native trees, 13,000 wetland plantings, and the resurfacing of the tees, greens, fairways, and rough. The golf course now presents a formidable test for even the most seasoned golfers. The greens are large and undulating and the flat fairways are lined with trees. There are also doglegs fairways on six holes and sand bunkers on several others. Lost Key Golf Club's signature hole is the par-3 13th hole, which requires a tee shot over water to a partial island green that rolls across dramatic elevation changes.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 71 | 6801 yards | 73.9 | 145 |
| Blue | 71 | 6447 yards | 72.3 | 141 |
| White | 71 | 6002 yards | 70.2 | 129 |
| Gold | 71 | 5179 yards | 66.8 | 113 |
| Red (W) | 71 | 4807 yards | 69.6 | 122 |
| Orange | 71 | 4137 yards | 62.5 | 102 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 73.0/143 | 578 | 208 | 390 | 324 | 439 | 524 | 205 | 436 | 396 | 3500 | 427 | 158 | 516 | 152 | 410 | 385 | 197 | 445 | 500 | 3190 | 6690 |
| Blue M: 71.4/137 W: 78.1/150 | 549 | 185 | 374 | 292 | 413 | 498 | 178 | 412 | 388 | 3289 | 415 | 147 | 501 | 147 | 373 | 372 | 166 | 430 | 492 | 3043 | 6332 |
| White M: 69.3/128 W: 75.6/144 | 507 | 171 | 368 | 276 | 375 | 488 | 169 | 384 | 357 | 3095 | 368 | 132 | 460 | 136 | 354 | 349 | 133 | 410 | 465 | 2807 | 5902 |
| Gold M: 65.9/110 W: 71.1/126 | 459 | 147 | 333 | 221 | 362 | 447 | 144 | 349 | 310 | 2772 | 339 | 120 | 382 | 118 | 325 | 314 | 110 | 378 | 385 | 2471 | 5243 |
| Red M: 64.0/105 W: 68.9/121 | 423 | 137 | 297 | 203 | 279 | 400 | 119 | 318 | 284 | 2460 | 307 | 101 | 377 | 107 | 320 | 314 | 103 | 336 | 382 | 2347 | 4807 |
| Orange M: 60.6/100 W: 64.6/113 | 385 | 132 | 234 | 137 | 260 | 378 | 100 | 283 | 224 | 2133 | 246 | 101 | 345 | 100 | 235 | 239 | 100 | 295 | 343 | 2004 | 4137 |
| Handicap | 13 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 10 | |||
| Par | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 71 |
| Handicap (W) | 15 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
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Reviewer Photos
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Photo submitted by bbteller on 07/14/2026
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Middle of the fairway on 18… this course was $85 outrageous Photo submitted by Blake9492143 on 03/24/2024
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Tee box Photo submitted by Orangecrush98 on 08/25/2023
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In the pro shop Photo submitted by iamahockeynut19 on 04/09/2022
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5’-6’ away on 16 Par 3. Pretty close for a hole-n-one. Got the bird though! Great course. Photo submitted by stepgarr2 on 08/05/2021
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Hole 17 tee box Photo submitted by iamahockeynut19 on 04/07/2021
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Photo submitted by iamahockeynut19 on 04/07/2021
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Photo submitted by iamahockeynut19 on 04/07/2021
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"Family Selfie" Photo submitted by u414880767 on 09/08/2020
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Photo submitted by u7420117 on 08/05/2020
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14th hole Photo submitted by BrandonWebb on 10/15/2018
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9th green Photo submitted by BrandonWebb on 10/15/2018
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11th hole Photo submitted by BrandonWebb on 10/15/2018
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14th hole Photo submitted by BrandonWebb on 10/15/2018
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13th hole Photo submitted by BrandonWebb on 10/15/2018
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13th hole Photo submitted by BrandonWebb on 10/15/2018
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Approach to No. 9 Green Photo submitted by ShragMagtite on 10/09/2017
Rjamesmc
Overall I had a wonderful time. Take plenty of balls with you. You’ll probably need them. Greens were aerated earlier in the week but due to excellent greens keeping they were still playable. Fairways are tee boxes were in great shape and the numerous sand traps were well maintained.
Good layout
The course itself is a good layout, nice fairways and great greens. It’s a tight course so be sure to hit it down the fairway. Easy to lose your golf ball if you don’t. Trust me, I lost plenty of them. Friendly staff. Highly recommend playing this course.
Absolutely amazing course
Some of the nicest greens I’ve played in a long time. Course was in pristine condition. Awesome ey
Tough course for a high handicapper
The course is really nice. Fairways and greens were immaculate. However, this is a tough course for high handicapper. If you miss the fairway there’s a good chance you’re not finding your ball so bring plenty of extras. There is water on almost every hole aw well.
First timer
As far as courses go it was an excellent course. The starter had everyone bunched on top of each other which made for and less than average experience. The pace of play was non existent. It was a constant shoot and wait. The entire round was extreamly long due to this. I would like to come back but definitely not during peak summer.
Beautiful and Challenging
This course was very beautiful with great course conditions. A few dry spots marked as ground under repair but overall fantastic conditions. The course is difficult with minimal forgiveness along the fairways but a fair challenge for any golfer, I would not miss playing here if you get the opportunity!
Fun and challenging
This was a great and challenging course. Greens were fast so be patient and take your time. Had to use my driving iron for some of the holes cause of the layout. Did better on the back 9.
Best greens in the area
Great course. Need to hit it straight and on the green if not need to bring some extra balls. Greens rolling pure. Love the greens if you like fast smooth greens this is the spot.
Beautiful challenging course
Course is in great condition. Challenging course with tight fairways with dense rough. Had a great time will play it again
Great greens!
The course was in decent shape. Rough appeared to be suffering from a possible fungus contamination, resulting in thin lies, but only in spots. Bunkers were inconsistent, so I'd say just "okay". Greens were very good, so it tells me that they are concentrating their efforts on the greens, which is proper, in my opinion. Cost was considerably lower than many other area courses, so all in all a pretty decent value.
Lost Ball
Played Lost Key GC with aerated greens, and predictably the putting surface was not at all good. The greens at Lost Key are very large to begin with but with the conditions they are extremely slow rolling. Good luck with trying to lag putt or expect a break to go where you would think. It definitely cost me at least 3 strokes.
In addition to the green’s conditions my normal gripes of having absolutely no bail out room with little or no rough just very thick foliage. Hit one off line and you’ve lost a ball, thus the title of this review. Lastly I still have issues with holes # 17 & 18. They are extremely long where the rest of the course is predictable; these two holes are set up to leave a bad taste in your mouth.
There’s a reason I haven’t played here for two years.
My review
This is very challenging course to play but I enjoy playing it. I like the natural layout it has
Great Day!
The greens are large and in good shape, in a few weeks they'll be in great shape, currently a little bumpy and slow. The fairways need some help, some have grass, some do not, generally have to roll your ball onto grass if in the fairway. Generally I love the course, it is fairly challenging yet fun. It used to be in better shape, hope it'll get there soon