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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bigs
Jim at the bag drop and Rob as the host provided a great start to our round.
Bigs
Jim, at the bag drop started a great experience. Rob was our golf host, and he was fantastic. Greens are in great shape. Best overall course of the eight played the past ten dsys.
biggs
Jim at the bag drop and Rob as the host were fantastic. I play many out of town golf courses every year and this staff is the best. Booking & Pro Shop stated temporary tees for several holes. Greens are second to none. Will play again. The only reason for good as to value is the temporary tees.
Needs time to recover
Typically my favorite course in the area. However, recently re-habbed nine holes. Lots of ground-under-repair, limited tee boxes, etc. Think it needs a couple more months, Hope to play Kelly again in late May or so.
Rebuild underway
The rebuild was underway but we still enjoyed it. It is one of our favorite purses in this area. They did a good job on informing that it was not normal tee boxes.
Maybe more of a discount would be in order.
Good golf test
Pin placements were difficult when you consider 90% of golfers can’t break 100! A discount should have been factored in with all the construction improvements being done.
Undisclosed Closed Holes
We went to play only to find out 8 of the PLAYABLE holes had been greatly shortened with temporarily tee boxes and one of the holes was not even playable/open which was not disclosed when booking. Looks like it could be a nice course, but the fact that they don’t disclose how playable / unplayable some of the holes are is deceiving if not dishonest. We would have played elsewhere.
Poor experience
Grade F, two groups of 5 players ahead of our foresome, pace of play horrible
Under Construction
When we booked on line we had no idea there were six holes under construction. The tee blocks were 40-50 yards ahead of the front tee blocks. One hole totally closed.
We paid a high price for such conditions.
Apart from that the course is very nice and well designed.
Would return but only after the construction.
Don
Course NOT worth the green fee
The majority of the course is under renovation with more than 75% of the tee boxes closed. Hole 11 is closed and not playable. The course is still charging full price. For the same green fees, go to Regatta Bay. Beautiful course and well worth the price.
Thank you for visiting Kelly Plantation. This review is completely false and has been reported to GolfNow for removal. We are only doing renovation on 8 of the 18 holes. Furthermore, we are currently $40 off of the already discounted winter rates. We encourage you to operate in good faith by giving honest reviews.
Regards,
Kelly Plantation Golf Staff
Great Track with some work in progress
Expected some tees, holes and sand traps to be closed. Aside from that, it was the best course I've played in the area. Greens were in great shape, no dies applied. Fairways were in great shape.
New renovation.
There are several closed holes and 5 holes with temporary tee boxes. They did not overseed this season. Most greens are in fair condition for February. There are lots of places on the course where new sod was placed and is rope off as ground under repair. Won't go back. I like the layout and the people. Just not worth the price.
Thank you for your visit. In addition to a major discount off of our regular rates, you were made aware at several points regarding our course renovation. To play anyway and then write an inflammatory review is not operating in good faith. We have reported this review to GolfNow and asked that it be removed.
Regards,
Kelly Plantation Professional Staff
Course under construction
I enjoyed playing the course, however I was not notified that halve of the holes had temporary tee boxes because they were sodding tees. There was also a hole that was closed. That being said, I still enjoyed the course because the greens were very good. They were firm and fast!
Thank you for your honest review. We realize there are headaches involved with course renovation and are thankful for your patience that you have shown. Please visit us again in the future!
Regards,
Kelly Plantation Professional Staff
Course in midst of repairs
Overall this course has a nice layout, however there is serious work being done all over and about half of the tee boxes are shut down. I’d it mind it being in transition to be a better course in the end . However charging why seems to be full rate is not fair either . The rates should be reduced another 25-30% until the work is completed.
Very nice stafff and friendly , I think this will be a nicer course to play in maybe a year …,
Thank you for visiting Kelly Plantation! Currently we are not charging close to our full rate as we have discounted our rates 40% from where they normally are. We have also verified with GolfNow that you were informed of our course renovations as you were booking your time. We agree in terms of our staff and are very grateful for the experience they provide. Please consider revisiting in the near future.
Regards,
Kelly Plantation Professional Staff
course under construction
Hole 11 closed, many tee boxes closed for new sodding, many sand traps also not playable. Still cost $100, advise waiting until done.
Thank you for visiting Kelly Plantation. You were made aware at several points that we are under a bunker and teebox renovation. You were also given a major discount off of our regular rates. We have reported this review to GolfNow and asked that it be removed.
Regards,
Kelly Plantation Professional Staff
Course under construction
Many tee boxes are closed due to new sodding. Many sand traps covered, unplayable for same reason. Also hole #11 closed to construction. Total cost still $100 in spite of conditions Would recommend not playing until it is returned to normal.
Thank you for your review. As a semi private facility, we do have members and one of the benefits to membership is the ability to play in fivesomes. Our pace of play is routinely under four hours and after reviewing the pace on that day, there was no one that played over pace. We'd like to ask you to please remove this review as it is inflammatory, misguided and insulting to our members and staff.
Regards