Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort

Booked an early tee time, and was able to get out even earlier than expected. First ones out on The Raven, there were some others already out on the sister course. Pace of play was never an issue, the fairways were well maintained, the green you could tell had been punched probably a month prior. The greens were in ok shape, running pretty slow.

The starter let us know that the rain they had been having was why the driving range was closed. Tough to warm up properly on some 30 yard pitch shots at the practice green.

Club house was small, but friendly folks and good amenities.

Will definitely play again when I get back down to that area.

Overall really good rainy for 2 hours so cart path only but good course paid $69

course looked good but was really wet. Green wear really slow and a little rough. I do like the lay out of the course. But first two times playing it was in better shape. It is shorter course so play one back from your regular tee"s.

Course was in good shape. The greens are shaggy. The tee boxes are in rough shape. Not bad for $70-$80 in the area.

Conditions were fair being that the greens were very bumpy and not true for the price paid. Rest of the course was in good ( not great) condition.

Men’s restroom across 98 the lock was broken and I got stuck in it for about 10 min before freed by a player from our group.

I would play it again.

Course layout is pretty good. Fairways and tee boxes in good condition. Greens are bumpy and slow

You are better off going to a mini golf course than playing this hot piece of trash that I played today. We paid resort prices for a golf course that would make your local muni look and feel like Augusta national. These "greens" look like they have caught a case of shingles and they appear like they haven't been mowed in weeks. The tee boxes were beat down. The mud traps had feral weeds growing everywhere. Fairways were okay for the most part aside from a few that had a case of crab grass. Ponds had so much algae sitting on top of them that they started stinking. Pace of play was horrible, Marshall came up and I asked about the group in front of us having 2 holes open in front of them and was told we'll they are consistently playing. If i had paid $45 to play, this wouldn't be an issue, but double the cost, it isn't worth it. At the club house I said the course was awful and I was told "yeah, we have been getting complaints about it, sorry". Take the drive and find somewhere else to play. Play at your own peril.

I played Sandestin Baytown for the first time in a while. A lot has been made about how the greens are horrible, but they are making a comeback. As for the rest of the course, the fairways were in excellent shape as always and the tea boxes were pretty good as well. The staff is always helpful and very pleasant to speak with. I highly recommend the Sandestin courses.

We played 2 days in a row and the course was in fantastic condition. Staff was friendly as always. Can’t wait to get back next year!

Have been playing this course for 5 years! Always a good option. Great people. Great layout! Great pace of play!

Loved the course and conditions but the greens were not very good and the traps had a lot of rocks in them.

It was like the green had not been cut very slow and bunkers needed more sand.

I’ve played here many times, and love the layout of the course. The staff and amenities are very good. Unfortunately, they let the greens get away. I happen to be playing with a former golf course superintendent, and he explained in detail what had happened. Basically the grass on the greens is growing on top of itself and it’s going to take a lot of work to get them in good condition again. The greens were very slow. We were all struggling and there were many 3-puts. Very frustrating.

It appears the management company is not investing in Baytown, and there are rumors floating around that major changes are coming.

This course was manicured and has a great layout. So I don’t understand how you could manicure your Fairways , tees and all surrounding and not your most valuable asset - your greens !! You can have mediocre fairways and tees and still have value to your course by having playable greens .

The greens were weed free but were so thick and slow your ball would jump a foot in the air if you were putting against the grain, and dart left or right because of the puffy turf . Making them just unplayable. I can’t explain why someone would not put the effort out to manicure your greens on such a beautiful golf course . I don’t believe this was the Superintendent fault but upper management fault .

The sister course the Raven next door the greens are fantastic. Why would you go to the expense of spending all this money on manicuring everything else and not the most important part of your course . I am a retired Golf Course Superintendent and know the Troon management has higher standards than this . So sad to see a great course be miss managed like this .