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Bluewater Bay Resort - Lake Course

2.7
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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
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47.1%
Recommend this course
901 out of 1362 reviews
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3.1
21 Reviews (21)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
1
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
2
Conditions
2.7
Value
2.9
Layout
3.3
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
4.3
42.9%
Recommend this course
9 out of 21 reviews
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2.1
93 Reviews (93)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
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3 Stars
15
2 Stars
23
1 Stars
40
Conditions
1.8
Value
2.2
Layout
3.3
Pace
3.7
Amenities
2.4
StaffFriendliness
3.9
25.8%
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24 out of 93 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.

Satellite Layout
Tees
Tee Par Length Rating Slope
Gold 36 3485 yards
Blue 36 3137 yards
White 36 2954 yards
Red (W) 36 2785 yards
Green 36 2748 yards
Track Rounds
Scorecard
Scorecard for Lake/Marsh
Metrics:
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out Total
Gold M: 73.1/142 380 515 420 180 425 465 195 385 520 3485 6857
Blue M: 70.7/134 W: 76.6/143 340 472 375 150 390 415 170 350 475 3137 6203
White M: 68.1/128 W: 74.0/136 319 445 355 138 355 380 160 340 462 2954 5776
Red M: 64.6/117 W: 69.5/127 280 440 345 120 350 375 150 310 415 2785 5338
Handicap 7 15 3 17 1 5 9 11 13
Par 4 5 4 3 4 4 3 4 5 36 72
Handicap (W) 5 7 1 17 9 3 13 11 15

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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2.7
1362 Reviews (1362)

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u000005416693
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great deal

Golf now price was great. Loved the layout. Needed some work on driving range

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Rjmursc
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Bluewater Bay

Excellent staff. Nice course with some beautiful holes that go out to the bay. Some challenging holes too. Enjoyed the round!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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andre2107744
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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RoyRobbins
Played On
Reviews 56
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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rlparker1
Played On
Reviews 120
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Always a pleasure

Second day in a row. Course mostly dried out. Tee boxes and most greens in good condition.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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rlparker1
Played On
Reviews 120
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Always a pleasure

Enjoyed the course though it was cart path only due to heavy rains the day before. Plan to play again today. Hope it's not cart path only.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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rvalorose
Played On
Reviews 60
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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partchie1
Played On
Reviews 29
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Strange layout

Course was in ok condition for January. Staff is very friendly. From 9 green to 10 tee seems like it’s at least 3/4 of a mile. Tough walking course for sure.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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drainer
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
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lorenfleet
Played On
Reviews 44
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Improving daily

A lot of work yet. New tee boxes good greens not so good.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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u000001091418
Played On
Reviews 35
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Love the course

Love the course. Greens are starting to have some issues. Will continue to play as long as you don’t lose the greens!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Kaytaeko1
Played On
Reviews 19
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

We loved playing there. Quite a haul from one course to the other, but we really enjoyed this course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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LakeRat47MM
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

A little disappointed.

Very nice and friendly staff. You can tell this is an old course with an old layout. Pretty tight course, which is fine but there are an overwhelming number of dog legs on the course. These dog legs require clubbing down or you will hit thru the fairway or will leave you long second shots. Just wasn’t my favorite course by any means.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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50troyhill
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Needs explaining

More doglegs on one course than I have ever seen. Some greens had hydraulic strips on greens from mowers . Not able to judge shots required because we didn’t have time to drive up and look at holes so as to not slow play. Don’t believe I will go back but maybe good local course

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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RoyRobbins
Played On
Reviews 56
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Decent Course

Some fairways had some thin and really thin spots but overall they were in pretty decent shape. Some of the rough around the greens was really thin. The greens were in really good shape. Not real fast but not real slow. They rolled true. Pace of play was 3 hours 45 minutes.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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ron7560
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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u366088253
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Tight Course...on the up.

Good course and great people. Glad we were able to get out and enjoy a beautiful morning.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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partchie1
Played On
Reviews 29
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very Nice Track but be careful

Love the layout but hate all of the houses lining most holes. If you spray the ball you may want to check to make sure insurance is paid in full. Each of us accidentally hit into yards OB but didn’t do any damage.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Tim2274556
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
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dhwilkin
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Blue water Blues

Played BlueWater for the first time in 25 years, so just like 1st time. Course it’s showing age and needs upgrading. Staff was very friendly and welcoming. Nice layout with a few holes facing the bay. Lots of bare areas in fairways and around greens. Got a great deal to play, so it was more than worth the price. Not high end on the Emerald Coast but I plan to return.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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