Lost Key Golf Club

This is a very tight course. No matter how good you are you’re going to lose golf balls. There is no rough . Just fairway then trees, sand or swamp. As with all Palmer courses the sand traps are numerous and deep.

However, the greens are in the best shape of anywhere I play. True roll, little fast but fair. The greens are also big.

If you can keep your driver in the bag it is a real test of golf. I recommend it.

This course is in rough condition compared to what it's been in the past. Weeds all over tee boxes, fairways and green fringes. Greens are patchy and slow. Some fairways have large patches of dirt. I'm not sure what happened to it, because just a year ago it was in great condition. Hopefully they can turn this course around and get it back to what it was, because the layout is fun for the experienced golfer when it's in good condition.

Greens were excellent. A bit grassy/weedy on tee boxes and fairways but we are in transition from spring to summer. Driving range was in poor shape compared to prior visits. Staff is excellent. Amenities are good.

The staff was excellent and the course was challenging! Our group had a great time!

A couple of friends & I played Lost Key yesterday and had a mixed outing. I’ve played the course a couple of times in the past years and thought it deserved its nickname “Lost Ball”, but I thought I’d give it another chance.

It’s a challenging layout due to the lack of bail out room. Essentially, if you’re not in the fairway you’ve just lost your ball. It’s not an exceptionally hard course, just unforgiving. I think I lost about 8 balls total mostly due to my ineptitude.

The one thing that really got us was the six-some playing ahead of us. We really struggled on the front nine because we could not get in a rhythm after the third hole. Once we made the turn we were able to jump ahead and the golf improved significantly. I still struggled on a couple of holes,12 & 18 in particular, but the pace was much improved. BTW, never saw a marshal.

Other than those few issues, it was a pleasant day of golf. I would play it again.

Why have they stopped including range balls in the green fees as before ?

Inadequate rest-room facility.

My wife and I had a chance to play this course and it was an awesome experience. The staff were friendly and helped us along the way to a few tees. I really liked the layout and there's quite a few holes that you can get aggressive on to score low. I played a 4 pm round and easily got 18 in. Great pace of play and was in really nice condition. If we visit the area mect year I'll be stopping in for sure.

I played Lost Key aka Lost Ball in Perdido early this morning. 141 slope rating on a 6300 yard golf course from blues. Arnold Palmer was having a rough day when he built. There is very little room and water, deep bunkers and wicked stuff everywhere. Big gators in the ponds. Just to underscore how hard the place is Bubba Watson has the course record with a 63 and its 6600 from the back. Greens are 10/10. Had fun!

Haven't played this since last year. Greens very nice. Areas around green quite bare and hard to hit from. Staff great overall good experience.

The day started off good, the starter kept things well spaced etc.. it wasnt until the back nine that we experienced another party of golfers repeatedly playing the same hole as us! If they wanted to play through they could have, but wouldnt. For example we hit our drives, we had a party of four, two carts, then it seemed like they were on the tee box almost instantly, and hitting even before we were on the green. How is this a good value for your money, if you are constantly pressured to rush your shots. I am not impressed, strict dress code and all, no hats on backwards etc.... but hey its ok, we allow multiple parties to golf the same hole!!!

This course has fallen off a cliff the past decade. It was once a gem and is now one of the worst courses in the area. Charging $85 for the conditions is honestly unreal. It’s easily the worst value on the panhandle. The attached picture was the middle of a fairway.