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4.4
1668 Reviews (1668)
5 Stars
1234
4 Stars
301
3 Stars
87
2 Stars
26
1 Stars
20
Conditions
4.2
Value
3.9
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.5
87.8%
Recommend this course
1562 out of 1668 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
3.8
62 Reviews (62)
5 Stars
24
4 Stars
20
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
6
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.2
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.7
72.6%
Recommend this course
45 out of 62 reviews
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Average Rating
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4.3
156 Reviews (156)
5 Stars
93
4 Stars
38
3 Stars
12
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
7
Conditions
4.0
Value
3.8
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.6
StaffFriendliness
4.7
86.5%
Recommend this course
135 out of 156 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 7099 yards
Slope 137
Rating 74.6

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.

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Course Details

Year Built 1998
Golf Season Year round
Architect Fred Couples (1998) Gene Bates (1998) Bob Cupp (1998) Michael Riley (1998)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes
GPS Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School Academy Yes - "Strano Golf Academy"
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted MasterCard, Visa, American Express, Discover
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities

Accolades

Reviews

4.4
1668 Reviews (1668)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 34
19th Hole Scenic Views 15
Brunch 15
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 75
Water Hazards 68
Undulating Greens 42
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 55
A Weekend Splurge 51
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 49
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 67
Near Local Attractions 45
Worth the Drive 37

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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing

Greens

Wish I new greens were being treated while was there. Maybe a discount.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/30/2023

Thanks for visiting Kelly Plantation! We are sorry that your round fell on a day we were dethatching the greens. Please consider giving us a second chance to deliver a 5 star experience.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/30/2023

Thank you for visiting Kelly Plantation! We always aim to deliver a 5 star experience and would love to hear from you. Please call us at (850)650-7600 to discuss your four star rating.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/30/2023

Thank you for visiting Kelly Plantation and for giving us a 5 star review. We are glad you had a great experience!

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 25
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 09/30/2023

Thank you for visiting Kelly Plantation and for giving us a 5 star review. We are glad you had a great experience!

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

perfect conditions and attractive design

beautiful forests, layouts, wide fairways, challenging greens. Services all around the course. excellent choise

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 09/09/2023

Thank you so much for visiting and playing Kelly Plantation. We are glad you enjoyed the course and the service our team provides. We look forward to seeing you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/26/2023

Thank you for visiting Kelly Plantation and for your generous review. We would love to host you again in the future!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great experience!!

I travel to Destin twice a year from Ft Worth. This week I played Kelly Plantation 6 times. The last day I played 36 holes in just over 4 hours. The entire staff could not have been more accommodating!! The cart guys were very friendly. I had some interesting conversations with them. The front desk personnel were very friendly and efficient. The starter got me out in front of big groups every day I played. I never had a round over 3 hours!! In my opinion it was a week of perfect golf. Very relaxing. Great customer service!! Well done!!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/01/2023

Thank you so much for visiting us and for your 5 star review!
We are very grateful for our staff and for customers like you that value how the pace of play affects the overall experience. You are welcome back anytime!

Regards,

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/01/2023

Thank you for vising us and for a 5 star review! We look forward to seeing you again in the future.

Regards,

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Love the course but greens bad.

Great course and staff but greens not healing from being punched weeks ago.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 08/31/2023

Thank you for visiting us! We are glad you enjoyed the course and the staff. Greens aeration is a vital component to maintaining and delivering healthy greens. We aerated on August 14, which was about 2 weeks ago. Normally greens take about 3 to 4 weeks to fully heal and in light of that we were happy to discount our rates through the remainder of August. If you would like to discuss please reach out to me at (850) 650-7600.

Regards,

Robert Whitt
Head Golf Professional
Kelly Plantation Golf Club

Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 08/22/2023

Thank you for visiting us and giving us a 5 star review! We look forward to seeing you again in the future.

Take Care,

Robert Whitt, PGA
Head Golf Professional
Kelly Plantation Golf Club

Played On
Reviews 7
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/19/2023

Thank you for visiting us and giving us a 5 star review. We look forward to seeing you again in the future.

Take Care,

Robert Whitt, PGA
Head Golf Professional
Kelly Plantation Golf Club

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Challenging but fun

First few holes were in not such great shape, bunkers weren't raked, sand strewn beyond the bunkers, etc but course seemed to improve after about the 4th hole. Holes didn't have signs to identify which hole we were on, at the tee box, took a couple of times to make sure we're at the right place. At the turn, they had very refreshing cold towels and ice cold apples which tasted great. No cart service. The what we paid, I would have hoped for a better experience but still a good round.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/09/2023

Thank you for visiting our facility. We are sorry that you encountered the issues you mentioned in your review. If you would like to discuss your experience, please give me a call at (850) 650-7600. We would love the opportunity to deliver to you an outstanding golf experience.

Take Care,

Robert Whitt, PGA
Head Golf Professional
Kelly Plantation Golf Club

Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/09/2023

Thank you for visiting us and giving us a 5 star review. We look forward to seeing you again in the future.

Take Care,

Robert Whitt, PGA
Head Golf Professional
Kelly Plantation Golf Club

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Devils in the details

Great track, fun layout with some challenging holes with some risk reward holes. You’ll need to drive it fairly well to play well out here. The course was in excellent shape through the green, the practice area was superb. Staff was friendly, plenty of water on the course plus the beverage cart was very attentive and friendly. Iced mango towels and apples on the tenth tee is always a nice treat. Clubhouse was well stocked with some quality gear. My only suggestion would be cut out the fivesome it’s just no good for pace of play. Also the greens were a bit too soft not what I would expect for $180 green fee. Everything else was top notch!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/04/2023

Thanks so much for visiting us! We are glad the course was in excellent shape for your round. Thank you for your suggestion regarding the greens. We are getting ready to aerate our greens in a few days and the grounds crew is preparing for that by softening them up a little and making sure they have enough water. We hope to see you again in the future.

Regards,

Robert Whitt, PGA
Head Golf Professional
Kelly Plantation Golf Club

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Experience! Loved the greens!

Golf course was in great shape! Many beautiful holes with picture opportunities! Greens are large and roll true! It was awesome I will definitely be back again!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/01/2023

Thank you so much for visiting Kelly Plantation. We are honored you have us such a positive review and are glad we could add some good greens and good views to your trip.

Thanks much,

Robert Whitt, PGA
Kelly Plantation Golf Club
RWhitt@kellyplantationgolfclub.com

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Kelly Plantation

Great course. Challenging layout & in great shape.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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