Bluewater Bay Resort
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2.7
1361 Reviews (1361)
5 Stars
203
4 Stars
461
3 Stars
338
2 Stars
177
1 Stars
182
Conditions
2.3
Value
2.9
Layout
3.6
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.8
Amenities
2.7
46.7%
Recommend this course
900 out of 1361 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
2.9
22 Reviews (22)
5 Stars
5
4 Stars
1
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
3
Conditions
2.5
Value
2.8
Layout
3.3
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
4.2
40.9%
Recommend this course
9 out of 22 reviews
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2.1
95 Reviews (95)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
10
3 Stars
15
2 Stars
24
1 Stars
40
Conditions
1.8
Value
2.2
Layout
3.4
Pace
3.7
Amenities
2.4
StaffFriendliness
3.9
26.3%
Recommend this course
25 out of 95 reviews
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About

Holes 9
Type Resort
Par 36
Length 3485 yards
Slope N/A
Rating N/A

Editor's Note: Course closed for business. See The Golf Club at Bluewater Bay listing.

Course Details

Year Built 1981
Golf Season Year round
Architect Tom Fazio (1981) Jerry Pate (1981)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro No
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Marina, Banquet Facilities

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Available Sports

Tennis
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Reviews

2.7
1361 Reviews (1361)

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Played On
Reviews 49
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

narrow fairways

We enjoyed the course. Most greens were in excellent shape with only a few having damaged spots. Some fairways were rather narrow but all in all a great course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course layout

First tee is half mile or more from clubhouse and once you tee off you don’t see the clubhouse until you’re round is finished. My first time playing here and if I would’ve known that I would’ve bought drinks before the round as there was no drink cart on the course. Otherwise good course for the & and would recommend playing it.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

liked it but...

We played this exactly 2 yrs ago and we walked off the course it was in such a bad shape, It is in very good shape now and it is a fun course to play. BUT one thing irritated me. The pace of play was great on the front nice, but when we made the turn everything got backed up because the pro shop attendant allowed two groups, who were only playing nine holes, jump on front of us. The pace of play was terrible after that. After the round I asked at the pro shop what the heck happened and the reply was that the person manning the desk caved to the request from the players who were only playing nine holes to play the back nine since they had played the front nine the day before and wanted to play a different nine that.day. How incredibly stupid is that? Be aware.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 39
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Cart path only

Even though we played this course cart path only twice...Our Golfing experience was great! Course layout and maintenance was good...Thanks to everyone for a great day on the course

Steve and Marnie from Washington State

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 39
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good find!

Ryan and everyone at Blue Water Bay were great...

Thanks again for a pleasant Golfing experience

Steve and Marnie from Washington State

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Marsh 9 Pleasant, Bay 9 Lacking

Conditioning tee thru green on Bay 9 not good, improving greens would go a long way. Conversely, the Marsh 9 conditions were much better tee thru green. Greens were in vastly better shape; proving it can be done.

Not a long layout, but could be a fun place to play if they could get conditions to the next level consistently.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Not worth the money

The fairways are in okay shape, but the greens were rough. All in all the course is not very well maintained and the staff is neutral in dealing with the public. They have changed the hole configurations so much that gos units do not work on the front nine

Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course much improved

The coursr conditions have improved greatly from when we played last year in February . Will definitely play again

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Okay Value

The course was busy... okay value. Course was overseeded. Marsh nine is in better shape and greens were very good. If I would play it again. I would play Marsh twice and just change the tees. No driving range and no cart service. Long way to the 1st & 10 tees.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 124
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Pleasantly surprised

After playing several of the high $ courses in the area, I was surprised to find overseeded greens, fairways and tees at Bluewater Bay. Bunkers were also in good condition. 3!of the 18 greens had a few bad areas that did not affect losing the hole.

In reviewing ratings before playing, I noticed comments about the.distance from the clubhouse to the starting tee. I didn’t find this to be a problem - I had a cart and directional signs were plentiful.

Will play again when I’m back in the area.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Great Value for a Nice Course

I like the back 9 better than the front but there are nice view holes on each 9.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 124
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Fun course!

My second time playing Bluewater Bay and I really enjoy playing it. The course is in pretty good condition but definitely not perfect. It’s a pretty short course but it is pretty tight and the greens are small. Right now the ryegrass is still active and it looks pretty good. The greens are good with the exception of 9 Bay. I hope they can keep improving the course because I do enjoy playing it. One thing to note is that they don’t have a practice range so warm up on.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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