Bluewater Bay Resort
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2.7
1362 Reviews (1362)
5 Stars
204
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
2.8
47.1%
Recommend this course
901 out of 1362 reviews
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Average Rating
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3.0
23 Reviews (23)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
1
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
3
Conditions
2.6
Value
2.9
Layout
3.3
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
4.3
43.5%
Recommend this course
10 out of 23 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
2.2
95 Reviews (95)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
10
3 Stars
15
2 Stars
23
1 Stars
40
Conditions
1.8
Value
2.2
Layout
3.4
Pace
3.7
Amenities
2.4
StaffFriendliness
3.9
27.4%
Recommend this course
26 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
1362 Reviews (1362)

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Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

AWFUL! Will be shocked if this course is still open next year.

Absolutely the worst course conditions that I have ever played in my 30 years golfing. I used to play this course often when I lived close and loved it. Now the tee boxes are complete garbage and the greens and fairways aren't much better. The length of the grass on the greens show that they have given up. They closed another one of the 9 holes and in doing so, they somehow only had 17 holes left. To fix that they split a par 5 into a par 4 and par 3. The green for that par 4 is a complete joke! The also got rid of the driving range. I don't normally leave reviews this harsh, but I had to let ya'll know. I can't believe that I paid over $40 per person to play this course under these conditions. Sadly, I'll never play there again and I suggest you avoid it also. You can thank me later.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 56
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Needs work

Typical Floida Beach course, sand everywhere, and turf needs some TLC. 2nd cut is sand.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Solid 3/5 star course

This course has some extremely stunning views which offset the slightly diminished course quality from unkempt fairways, deteriorating tee boxes, and incredibly narrow course. Houses line both sides of the fairway so tightly to ensure that any mis-hit ball becomes a backyard donation to the locals. Some of the fairways really need to be repaired. Dead spots, piles of sand, and layers of pines create a worse setup of land mines than when me and my buddies fought in Nam. Overall I think it’s a pleasant course. We got a hot deal for $50 which I think is slightly overpriced for the quality of the course. You’re mainly paying for scenery.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good Course

Course needs a little attention, overall the views were great and layout was fun!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Help

Great, friendly staff that was super helpful. The course however needs some help; the layout has you away from the clubhouse the mine you leave the putting practice area. No water on the course for you to drink, and the tee boxes and greens need a little love.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 136
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Kentucky Advisor
Top 250 Contributor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Pleasantly Surprised

We played here 2 years ago and thought it was on its last leg, having pared down from 27 holes to 18 and needing a lot of TLC.

The reason we played this time - my wife decided in the morning that we should play and this was one of the few courses in the area that had a tee time at a decent price.

Our expectations were mildly exceeded when the course marshall drove a new cart to my wife while I checked in. The staff made us feel welcomed and took extra time to explain the layout and the signage.

Agreeing with other reviewers that this place still needs TLC (especially the Bay 9 fairways and greens), someone has recently put a lot of effort into making sure players know how to get around the courses, not easy if left on your own.

Overall we were pleasantly surprised by the improvements and the condition of the courses and will look to play here again.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Poor Course Maintenance

I moved to the area two years ago and have been trying to play all the local courses, private and public. Besides the Golf Garden of Destin (now closed), this is one of the worst local courses I have played.

Currently, the homeowners association is in talks to sell off the course to a developer. The driving range has already been sold and currently being developed.

The course itself was brutal to play. All the tee boxes had serious damage. Sandy and very little grass if any on certain tees. The greens were hammered with dry sandy spots, dead grass. Most of the fairways were in decent shape but overall the course is a 2.5/10 maybe. You'll have to play for yourself to understand the significant damage out there.

DO NOT WALK. It's about a 2 minutes drive by cart to the Bay Hole 1, and a 3 minute drive to Marsh Hole 1. Significant driving between holes.

They are better off selling the land. They are trying to raise 2.48 million to keep the course open and realistically need about 5 million to make significant improvements to the course to justify it staying open.

Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Blue water is under repair

Super friendly staff but the course leaves a bit of attention. Takes a while to get to the 1st & 10th tee boxes and there isn’t much assistance on the course. No water, certain holes were changed without much/any information

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 23
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Knocking the rust off

This is the course you play when you haven’t played since October.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Always an enjoyable experience

The staff at the course are very friendly and helpful. Course conditions were ok, tee boxes and greens were hit or miss. But the fairways were in overall good condition. Layout of the course in pretty creative and fun.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Cool layout needing some work

I think the track has some potential. Tight fairways and some good potential for being a good track when it is in better shape. It does need some work though to get there.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Disappointing

Fairways were very rough-(not maintained) and greens were shaggy, bumpy and SLOW.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 11
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Bad course

No grass on greens or fairways. Worst course ever played down here. 1 good thing nobody's on course so I flew around the course.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Close the place down

Temporary green in the fairway that could have been mistaken for a waist bunker. Such a nice neighborhood, a shame they have let the course rot.. way over priced $40 but should be $10. Teed off at 10AM no cars in the parking lot and didn’t see another golfer on the course until 1pm weekend Saturday.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 27
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Still needs work

Dried bumpy greens. Played 9 holes—quite a drive to the new 9th hole.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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