Creek/Seminole at Indian Bayou Golf & Country Club

The greens & course are always in excellent condition.

I am certainly spoiled by the private club where I normally play so factor that into my comments. The appeal of this course (based on reviews I have read about other Destin-area courses) is the higher price probably contributed to the faster pace of play. We came in at just over 4 hours on a picture-perfect Friday morning. Greens rolled true; the bunkers had consistent sand and the course featured tight fairways. On the down side, the grass was a bit thin and the layout was pretty ho-hum. Staff was friendly, though I didn’t look at any amenities.

Staff was very friendly, greens were in great shape. Fairway turf was not up to par for a $150 round, IMO.

Best greens I've played on this season. Multiple fairways edges were covered in pine branches from maintenance. That probably could have been handled better. Layout was good but not great (a few memorable holes). Pace of play was excellent. Staff was excellent.

The greens were in great shape and the layout is fun. As for the rest of the course, fairways and rough were very thin. I get it’s a little early in the season, but the rates don’t reflect that. They are doing a lot of tree maintenance which is great but when they are chain sawing and wood chipping on the hole you are playing on and within 30 feet of you most would consider that very distracting, let alone poor etiquette. This was on 3 different holes. Pace of play was great and staff was friendly. If we hadn’t gotten the hot deals rate of $85, I would have been very disappointed with the course for $130+.

The layout is good. I played the course 2 days in a row because of the ‘intrigue’. The greens are small
and fast. So after ‘missing’ by just a few feet, i learned to putt from the fringe (6 feet of fringe on all greens).

Course was in good shape…. My normal expectations on course conditions are about greens and grass on tees and fairways…. Greens here were in great shape… rolled very true…. Fairways and tee boxes were above average for this time of year…. Overall, great course and I would play again… but honestly not sure if it’s worth the $155 rate, although this could be the going rate for a decent course in the area.

We loved this course so much on the first day of our trip, that we canceled the course set for the 2nd and and returned to Enjoy Round 2.

We always book tee times for our golf rounds at Indian Bayou.
I highly recommend this course.
If you’re looking for a golf challenge at a great course in Destin, consider Indian Bayou.