Kelly Plantation Golf Club
About
Formerly home to a turpentine plantation, the site now offers one of the most environmentally sensitive courses in northwest Florida, Kelly Plantation. The golf course sits along the shores of the Choctawhatchee Bay, sprawling across a waterfront landscape of towering trees and swampy bayous. The course features large, contoured greens and wide, manicured fairways that are in excellent condition but can also be tricky to navigate. The strategically placed hazards also require some careful maneuvering. In addition to being a challenging round, the golf course is also known for its stunning scenic appeal. Throughout the layout, golfers can enjoy panoramic views across the bay to the abundant magnolias and palmettos that are native to Florida's northwest region. For these reasons, Kelly Plantation has received high praise from publications such as Golf Digest and Golf Magazine.
Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Couples | 72 | 7099 yards | 74.6 | 137 |
Plantation | 72 | 6453 yards | 71.6 | 128 |
Combination P/P | 72 | 6134 yards | 70.1 | 123 |
Palmetto | 72 | 5904 yards | 69.1 | 121 |
Combination P/S | 72 | 5664 yards | 68.0 | 119 |
Sterling | 72 | 5436 yards | 66.9 | 117 |
Sterling (W) | 72 | 5436 yards | 71.8 | 127 |
Magnolia (W) | 72 | 4989 yards | 69.3 | 119 |
Mangolia | 72 | 4989 yards | 65.0 | 112 |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Couples M: 74.6/137 | 373 | 560 | 165 | 401 | 443 | 548 | 410 | 194 | 439 | 3533 | 550 | 411 | 240 | 525 | 446 | 150 | 447 | 207 | 590 | 3566 | 7099 |
Plantation M: 71.6/128 | 353 | 530 | 157 | 371 | 390 | 497 | 376 | 165 | 375 | 3214 | 520 | 387 | 181 | 479 | 421 | 138 | 423 | 183 | 507 | 3239 | 6453 |
Combo II/III M: 70.1/123 | 353 | 492 | 157 | 319 | 361 | 497 | 376 | 165 | 347 | 3067 | 455 | 387 | 181 | 479 | 386 | 138 | 382 | 183 | 476 | 3067 | 6134 |
Palmetto M: 69.1/121 | 321 | 492 | 140 | 319 | 361 | 469 | 340 | 155 | 347 | 2944 | 455 | 356 | 155 | 445 | 386 | 132 | 382 | 173 | 476 | 2960 | 5904 |
Combo III/IV M: 68.0/119 | 321 | 460 | 140 | 301 | 329 | 469 | 340 | 155 | 316 | 2831 | 425 | 356 | 155 | 445 | 347 | 132 | 330 | 173 | 470 | 2833 | 5664 |
Sterling M: 66.9/117 W: 71.8/127 | 290 | 460 | 132 | 301 | 329 | 416 | 312 | 126 | 316 | 2682 | 425 | 332 | 150 | 437 | 347 | 123 | 330 | 140 | 470 | 2754 | 5436 |
Magnolia M: 65.0/112 W: 69.3/119 | 254 | 428 | 104 | 280 | 322 | 372 | 291 | 120 | 298 | 2469 | 392 | 311 | 117 | 404 | 328 | 97 | 306 | 128 | 437 | 2520 | 4989 |
Handicap | 15 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 8 | |||
Par | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
Course Details
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Golf Advisor: Top 25 Courses for Pace of Play in the U.S. (2016 #24)
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Best course in Destin
Course in great condition. However, they place too much emphasis on the pace of play. Our 4 ball group was struggling alittle, partially due to 20 mph winds, and after 2 warnings from the marshal, he told us unless we made up the gap, he would make us skip a hole - even though there was noone in sight behind us all day. This caused us to rush shots, leading to more flubs and higher scores. It totally ruined my experience that day. I am a 12 hcp and shot 100. All because they put pressure on us to speed up when no one was in sight behind us. If you are a good golfer, highly recommend Kelly Plantation. If you are a mediocre golfer, be prepared to be marshalled to finish in 4 hrs 15 mins, or else.
TO EXPENSIIVE
Conditions were not worth +$200. Greens were hard and fairways shaggy. I would pay maybe $100 for this layout.
Marshal rude pace of play extremely slow
We’ve played here many times as a twosome. Myself and brother are 12 handicap. Paired with two 20 plus handicap. Fine with us. 4th time last 7 days different courses. 3rd hole marshal pulls up and tells us we are way behind. 3rd hole. I ask how far behind we could be behind after 2 holes. He said 5 to 7 minutes. We sped up with one of the players just teeing off and picking up. There is no one on the tee box behind us we are now a hole ahead and our screen sends an alert to sped up or skip a hole. From 11 on we waited to tee off on every box including a 25 minute wait on 18 where there was four groups on the box. We played the front in 2 hours 7 minutes. The back took 3 hours. Very poorly ran golf course. Expect 5 plus hour round. If you are a high handicap they will take your money but will be rude to you on the course
Crab grass everywhere
Have not played the course in 10 years. I have always heard great things about for years. So when the opportunity came up to play, we made it priority. Sad to say when we pulled up, the guy loading our clubs told us up front we were about to be disappointed. Said the manager had been fired and course was not what it use to be. We played anyway. Got behind a 3 some that were beginning to play for the first time. Marshall’s came around 2 times bc we were getting backed up. On hole number 12, we had 2 groups in front of us on the same hole. Us (2 players) and we had 2 more groups behind us. We finally left. Crab grass everywhere! Course was terrible shape. Greens where decent but for $160.00 you expect better.
Great course and experience!
From bag drop to the pro shop every employee goes out of there way to treat you to a 5 star experience. The course itself is prestige. Best greens in the area and great variety of holes. Very playable from forward tees also for inexperienced golfer but a challenge from the back at around 7,00 yards. Bartender and member after the round were also great!! Favorite and best course on the emerald coast by far!
Great Course!!
Kelly Plantation is a great golf course. We had a great time and the course was in good shape. Friendly staff; not much more you could ask for in a course.
Their recent renovations and really improved the look of the course.
I highly recommend, if you're looking for a great and challenging course in the Destin area.
One of our favorites for sure!
See you next year.
Great Experience
The staff was amazing. Friendly, helpful, and courteous. Pace of play was fast and the course was in good shape. Thy recently did work to the tee boxes, but they explained it up front.
Tee box work being done
The 1st seven holes they have you teeing off from in between the boxes because they re-sodded the tees. This gave a lot of goofy stances and distances. Discount was not offered for this inconvenience. Once the got past the holes with temporary tees, the next few holes had aerated greens, which was frustrating. Once you get past the tee boxes, the course was beautiful and had a nice challenging layout. Would definitely recommend to play when the course is fully operational.
Nice Course; Nice Staff!
Really enjoyed playing Kelly Plantation! The greens were in great shape. I did not realize some of the tees were temporary until we got on the course and I certainly understand that it happens. overall my son and I enjoyed the course and had a great time. Seems like there should be a junior rate
Thank you for your feedback. Pace of play is certainly an issue that is hard to deal with on either side. While recognizing that a lot of money is spent to play the golf course I am certainly disappointed you had a negative experience concerning pace of play. We try and make sure each and every golfer has a chance to enjoy this beautiful golf course in a timely manner. It is our policy to kindly speak to groups that start to fall behind pace to try and alleviate it becoming a further issue. We have found out after trial and error that most groups that fall behind pace the first three holes continue to do so and if we wait until there is another golf group right up on them it is too late to help them pick up the pace. We set our GPS for a 4 hour and 15 minute round. We feel this is appropriate time to enjoy the golf course and not be rushed. I do recognize that not every group is the same however. We enjoy having all types of players, from the advanced to the beginners. For the beginning golfers our host will tend the flag for them, rake bunkers, and sometimes provide them golf balls free of charge to help alleviate taking time to look for lost ones on the course. We certainly want each golfer to enjoy his or her round in a timely fashion so the others behind them can enjoy theirs. It sounds like in your case that you felt rushed and I certainly don't want that feeling for you. I hope you understand that getting to a golf group that has fallen behind normal pace before another group gets up on them is all we try and do to help everyone. I certainly understand your feelings on your views. I truly hope you come back and enjoy the golf course again. I really take these situations and try and learn from them on how to get better at what we do. I will review my notes and see what we could of possibly done maybe different. Thank you for helping us get better at what we do. Also thank you for noticing the great condition of the golf course. It means a lot that you say those things. I will pass this along to my staff and Turf Care.