9300 Emerald Coast Pkwy., Miramar Beach, Florida 32550, US
(888) 598-6336
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About Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort

The Florida Panhandle is known for its world-class beaches, and since 1973, Sandestin has offered a Gulfside retreat and an increasing menu of golf options. Situated on 2,400 acres, the resort boasts more than 1,000 total rooms, suites and villas for couples, families and buddy groups. Its four golf courses include The Links, Baytowne, The Raven and Burnt Pine Golf Club. Burnt Pine is an otherwise private club that makes tee times available to resort guests. Sandestin's sheer size means that practically any beach resort amenity is available, including the large Baytowne Marina.

Facts

Price Range$$, $$$
Property Class★★★
Acres2400
Year Opened1973
Number of Units500+

Amenities

RestaurantsFine, Bar, Casual
Room TypesRoom, Suite
TennisYes
Fitness CenterYes
Practice FacilityYes
MarinaYes
Beach AccessYes
Golf School/AcademyYes
Banquet SpaceYes
SpaYes

Services

Kids ProgramYes
ConciergeYes

Rules

Is the resort pet friendly?No
Is resort stay required for a tee time?No

Golf courses at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort

Golfer Photos

Reviews

4.1 out of 5 stars
6120 Reviews (6120)
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

Great track

Course is in excellent condition and a pleasant experience for us.

Verified Purchaser
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 4.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 4.0
Commented May 13, 2026
We’re so glad you had a great experience! Thank you for the support — we’ll be ready to welcome you back for another great round.
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Nice Course

Course is in great condition even though they just aerated. Greens were sandy as expected but didn’t take anything away from the experience. The staff was extremely friendly and helpful. Enjoyable round.

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Previously Played
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 4.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Great course and good value

This course if laid out well. Bunkers are challenging, but fair. The fairways were perfect. Staff are very friendly and very willing to answer questions.

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Previously Played
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Commented May 13, 2026
We’re so glad you had a great experience! Thank you for the support — we’ll be ready to welcome you back for another great round.
Reviews 22
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
Recommended
Played

Enjoyed a lot

Have wanted to play the raven for years when coming go Destin. Had played the sandestin links before but no other experience at the resort courses. Price was $109 hotdeal which seemed reasonable. The design is great. Very challenging with awesome water features and well-placed bunkers. Clubhouse was a little less than expected given Kelly and Regattas clubhouses. Halfway house was nice touch. Only letdown was course conditions for the price. Greens were pretty slow and some tee boxes were in poor shape from the whites. Would return but would not pay more than I did.

First Time Playing
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 3.0
Value 4.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Reviews 55
Recommended
Played

Good place to play when in Destin.

Course was in pretty good shape. Greens were a little slow due to sand left after aeration. My buddy said he didn't think he had ever seen a course with so many bunkers (he hit about 20 of them) but they didn't get in my way as much. I look forward to playing again when I'm down there.

Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 4.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 4.0
Difficulty 4.0
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Great views

This course was recommended to me by a friend. There were great views of the bay on several holes. Overall course was in great shape but the greens really needed some work . Odd clover like stuff growing in several and they could have used a good rolling as many were bumpy. I had a hot deal so price wasn't terrible but paying full price would have been very upsetting. I will give it another chance next time I'm in Destin.

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First Time Playing
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 3.0
Value 3.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 4.0
Reviews 11
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

Favorite course in Destin area for the public but overbooked sometimes.

Great course, layout, condition, but cram too many people sometimes.

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Previously Played
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 2.0
Amenities 4.0
Reviews 73
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Great golf course

Baytowne is my favorite course in the greater Destin area. It is challenging, well designed and a real joy to play. My hope is that the rumors that Baytowne will be substantially eliminated due to the developers desire to build more condos are not true. Baytowne is a real gem and should remain a great golf course!

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Previously Played
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 5.0
Commented May 4, 2026
We’re so glad you had a great experience! Thank you for the support — we’ll be ready to welcome you back for another great round.
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Fun Course

Great course with some challenging holes. Friendly and frequent cart service during the round. Starter was super nice. Greens were somewhat inconsistent in terms of speed but true / no funky breaks. My only complaint was on hole #18 …… all the fairway sprinklers were on while we were playing (5:00 in the afternoon). No one monitoring. The fairway was completely soaked and muddy ….. and we needed to move our balls to avoid the intense sprinklers. A disappointing way to end a nice round.

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Previously Played
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 3.0
Value 4.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 4.0
Pace 5.0
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Fun time

Great course. Staff was great and course was very nice

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First Time Playing
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

1st time

Played for the first time. Very nice course staff was very friendly. Highly recommend playing this one

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First Time Playing
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

BEAUTIFUL course!

Played Baytowne as a foursome at a 7:30am tee time. Absolutely beautiful course, well maintained and perfect weather! 2 groups behind us with zero issues, cart girls present to provide beverages. Would ABSOLUTELY play again!!!!

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First Time Playing
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 5.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 4.0
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

Great views of bay

Green were good speed Take time to enjoy the scenery only downside is irons only on driving range

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Previously Played
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 4.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 3.0
Recommended
Played
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Difficulty 4.0
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Course was is good shape, plays real well

The golf course was in great condition and nice layout .

I was disappointed in the amenities, club house and rest areas are dated and some simple paint and polish would fix it. Rentals are any old clubs they have and not a complete set.

Bottom line good course with good value

First Time Playing
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 3.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 3.0
Pace 3.0
Amenities 3.0
Review 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Beautiful and challenging, but greens in poor condition

Awesome course, friendly, supportive staff. Excellent layout with challenging but fair holes; risk/reward, lots of water, variety of doglegs, but with wide fairways and choices. Have played here several times over the years and always enjoy. Downside this spring 2026, green are in horrible condition: bumpy, weedy, globs of poia or some other invasive grass. And staff needs to enforce divot repair and raked bunkers. Played in the afternoon and all bunkers shots required pre-raking, and any putt outside of 3-4 feet bounced its way to the hole. Great track; fix the greens, enforce course repair etiquette.

Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 3.0
Value 3.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 4.0
Difficulty 4.0
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Love playing this course

Great course conditions. Interesting, but not impossible, layout. Very friendly staff. Fast play - 3.5 hours.

Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Difficulty 3.0
Commented Apr 24, 2026
We’re so glad you had a great experience! Thank you for the support — we’ll be ready to welcome you back for another great round.
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Raven course at Sandestin, FL

Courteous staff. Very nice challenging course. Lots of doglegs. Tees, fairways greens all very good condition. I’ll play it again.

Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Commented Apr 24, 2026
We’re so glad you had a great experience! Thank you for the support — we’ll be ready to welcome you back for another great round.
Review 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

Fun course!

Really well laid out and a very enjoyable course. As everyone else has said, very slow greens, but in great shape.

Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Commented Apr 24, 2026
We’re so glad you had a great experience! Thank you for the support — we’ll be ready to welcome you back for another great round.
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
Played

Needs a face lift

Haven’t played here in a few years and this course needs help quickly. Range grass is garbage. Greens have alot of weeds/poa in them. GPS kept saying we were 15 minutes behind pace and we might have to skip a hole as we waited 5 minutes on the tee box for the group in front of us.

Might be worth $50 a round not the $125-135 they are charging.

Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
2.0
2.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 2.0
Value 2.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 1.0
Pace 1.0
Amenities 3.0
Commented Apr 24, 2026
Thank you for sharing your feedback. We understand this visit didn’t fully meet expectations and will use your comments to continue improving. We hope to provide a better experience next time.
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