Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort

Positive: Course layout was exceptional. Wide fairways, with a variety of hole types island green, water, woodland, and residential. Golf carts are brand new with great tech, and free range time/ball prior to tee time. The fairways and rough were excellently watered and maintained.

Negative: The greens were disappointing. Not only were they patchy with what appears to be fungus, the actual grass around the holes were worn and torn up, which affect nearly every putt. Of note there is no clubhouse or food/beverage service at the turn which made for a long day of golf with minimal provisions. Overall - I would play again but only after they fix the greens.

On vacation and played Baytown because it was the only last minute morning tee time I could find.Should have stayed with the fam on the brace. That’s how disappointing it was. I was told at the pro shop that greens were bad but not until I had already committed to play. The other 3 San Destin courses are almost always in great shape so there is obviously less attention given to this one. Plan ahead and play somewhere else.

The range is not ideal, you bit off of typical lawn grass. Nothing like the fairways! The layout was tough and fun! The greens are not anywhere near worth the price they charge. Crabgrass and patches all over the green. The staff In the shop said the greens were fast and they were the exact opposite. Slower than any municipal course I’ve played.

What's are left of the greens, are slow, grainy, bumpy, and plain out terrible. Some of the greens have more fairway Bermuda grass and weeds (Crowfoot) than the original dwarf Bermuda greens turf. They have dwindled to less than 50% of the size they were designed to. They should have been re-grassed years ago back to their original size. Some of the green-side bunkers are now 15 yards or more from the putting surface. Even the guy at the pro shop said that they were going to renovate the greens as long as 3 years earlier. Also, you can forget warming up. The range balls are included but the range was closed until after we teed off at 9:30 This is the 3rd time I played this course in 5 years and each time the range was closed for some lame reason. The pro shop guy says he has worked at many courses over the years and has never seen a range closed as much as this one. I guess as long as the public is will to pay big bucks for tiny, slow, bumpy greens and no range they will just keep doing what they do.

The Starter had the worst attitude I have ever encountered in 51 years of playing golf. I asked a few questions and he came back with a snarky response to every one of them. He treated me like a novice that knew nothing about Golf course operations. I worked in the Golf course industry for 5 years from agronomy, maintenance, operations, and management. He knew next to nothing treating me like an idiot. Worst start of the day you could possible imagine.

Pretty good value, very slow pace of play. Greens extremely slow.

Greens hadn’t been rolled or cups changed in multiple days to the point the grass around the hole was rounded and dead. They appear to be losing a lot of greens and especially rough to Bermuda growing. Layout of the course was nice. They did have rain the day before which would cause the course to been in rougher shape.

The course layout is very good. The greens are very furry and do not give a good roll or consistency.

The course is nice. Well manicured fairways and rough. Narrow fairways (for me) made it a good challenge.

The primary drawback was the range closure due to rain and the greens were very slow. The grass was long on the greens and need to be rolled. Each stroke on the putting surface felt like playing pinball.

I'd loke to try again after the greens are cut. Im told that the Raven course was playing very well.

The staff at the driving range was phenomenal. I stopped there first because it's set apart from the course and I wanted to warm up. He explained how everything worked - where to check in and that the round came with practice balls. Unfortunately the range is short, so no woods allowed. Plan accordingly.

The course layout and fairways were great and I think I would have enjoyed the round thoroughly if the greens weren't in such disrepair. For the price, I was very disappointed. Baytowne in Sandestin was the same price and significantly better quality.

My son and I had a blast. The staff were strict and the course was floating but the grass was pristine and the course was challenging.

The fairways and layout was good,

But the greens were terrible!! It looked

Like they cut the greens with a weed eater,

And they weee so slow. Will never play

baytown course again.

The fairways and bunkers were in good shape but the greens were terrible.

Course was a lot of fun. Lots of water in play so have to plan your shots. Couple risk/reward holes.

Fun course to play, friendly staff and beverage carts are timely.

Good course, rainy day but enjoying when rain stopped.

Played with my grandson. We were paired with a nice couple from St Louis, who encouraged grandson through good shots and a few mulligans.

Course fairways were great, greens were green but a little bumpy. Staff we interacted with were friendly. Layout crossing Hwy 98 (tunnel to cross) was interesting getting us near the beach. Lots of water and sand traps, but course was fair. Played at our pace without pressure. Enjoyed our round despite waiting out a thunderstorm.

Was a 40 minute drive from Rosemary beach area. Got a great deal on Groupon. Lots of water to deal with. Cart girls were frequent. 18 holes in 4 hours.

The layout of the course is really good with some easy par4s and tough par 5s. Golf shop staff was very friendly and started us off on the right foot. The course conditions were not great at all. You walk across the bridge to the driving range and it is loaded with crab grass. The greens are unfortunately well past being able to recover. The original mini dwarf Bermuda grass has been overtaken by the 419 fairway grass. The greens are a mess and need to be rebuilt.