Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort

The course itself was in great shape, but the pace of play was horrible. 5+ hr rounds are not desirable.

Prior to making reservation called the club house about the greens. Was told they were slow but playable. They were in awful condition. Bumpy, slow, dead spots. The holes had grass growing into them. Worst greens ever. Bunkers had erosion and black muck. I question if they even have a grown crew. Have enjoyed this course in the past, but never again

Course was in good shape, however, we were behind a 5 some and must of been a bachelor party as someone in their group had a heavy foot and tore up the greens. But overall the course layout is good and will try and play this course another time.

Beautiful course with some challenging fairways. However, mostly a par 4 course that requires an excellent tee shot to reach the green in regulation. The greens were rough and needed more care. A nice bonus is the free driving range. We also missed the service cart, which finally came around st hole 18. A tad too late. Overall a great experience. I will play here again

I have played all of the Sandestin courses at least 10 times in the last few years. Baytowne is usually one of the easier courses in good but not great shape. I spoke to a couple people at the course and learned they aerated the greens just over a month ago, and they have never recovered. They got some kind of fungus on them that they haven’t been able to figure out how to cure. The greens had a lot of sand on them and were slower than most fringes and very bumpy. I don’t think I’ve ever played a course with so much crabgrass on it. It’s on many of the tees, most of the fairways and also in the rough. The tee boxes are also not in good shape and some of them have not been cut in over a week. I wish they would have communicated the poor condition of the course before paying and playing out there. I paid $200 for two players and would not have wanted to play there for $50. I hope their grounds crew can figure out all the issues and be sure and, use crabgrass pre-emergent later this year for next year. When I ask an employee in the pro shop if they have been out and seen how poor the conditions on the course were, and their response was no I haven’t been out there for quite a while.

Baytowne course was in really bad shape. Greens were unputtable and some tee boxes weren’t cut.

Really a very nice course. Well-kept and tough, but fair.

Beautiful course. Immaculate condition. Fun layout, secluded, best bang for the buck near 30A

The staff and everyone at the course was fantastic. But play was not great at all. First and foremost their greens were shag carpets that had all types snags and the ball would not roll. On top of the, the staff was literally cutting the roughs and fairways as we were playing. For the front nine, we waited about 7-10 minutes on each tee box. The group behind us waited with us. The overall conditions of the course was not great. I would play here again later in the year, to see if it could be better.

This course used to be well kept. Unfortunately, they seem to have let it go. The Tee boxes were unkept and long. The fairways were the same, and the greens your ball looked like popcorn on them and were EXTREMELY slow. In fact never played a course that the greens were in such bad condition and this slow.

PLEASE READ!!

This is not just a disgruntled golfer randomly complaining!!

It would be one thing if we had been told about the conditions of the greens somewhere throughout the booking process, however we were not so I hope this review helps others!

Our family vacations to Destin every year and my brother in law and I rotate the courses we play each year because there’s literally never been a course we’ve been disappointed with until now. The greens are completely UNPLAYABLE. It’s a literal plinko course. If your first putt is not within tap-in range a three putt is more likely than a two putt.

We booked a 2:30 PM tee time and after you take into consideration taxes and fees on GolfNow, we could have played Regatta Bay (one of the best courses in the area) for the same price if not a few bucks cheaper.

I truly hate being “that guy” but this is one of those times where I feel it necessary. We paid “off peak” pricing with the afternoon tee time, so it is what it is, but had we paid the $140+ they’re charging for “peak” times I would be DEMANDING a full refund.

The part I find the most offensive is that not a single person on property said anything. Not a bag person, not the club house attendant, not the starter, not anyone.

DO NOT SPEND YOUR MONEY HERE!

The greens were not very good. Conditions were subpar. Was told by marshall to pick up pace and it was because the single paired with us by the course was extremely slow. Nothing we could do, but we took the hit.

Personally, I won’t play there again.

They were several greens that were spotty. Maintenance had tried to sand over them to cover the imperfections. The placement near the ocean is what really makes the course worth playing. The ocean views were really nice! Tight course - not for the errant driver. 🤨