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4.3
1875 Reviews (1875)
5 Stars
861
4 Stars
761
3 Stars
178
2 Stars
56
1 Stars
19
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.2
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.8
93.1%
Recommend this course
1728 out of 1875 reviews
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Average Rating
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4.3
141 Reviews (141)
5 Stars
61
4 Stars
62
3 Stars
13
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
2
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.2
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.5
92.9%
Recommend this course
131 out of 141 reviews
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4.3
256 Reviews (256)
5 Stars
123
4 Stars
99
3 Stars
25
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
4
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.2
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.5
93.4%
Recommend this course
239 out of 256 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 72
Length 6710 yards
Slope 135
Rating 72.2

The Links Course at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort is the ultimate in risk-reward golf. The architect, Tom Jackson, routed five holes along the bay and then wound the course inland across rolling undulations. In order to prevail against the blustery Gulf Coast winds, accuracy and proper club selection are essential, making it a true shot-maker's golf course. In addition to being right along the shores of the Choctawhatchee Bay, the Baytowne Marina serves as a backdrop to the course, providing even more stunning views of the Emerald Coast. Of the four championship golf courses that Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort offers, the Links is one of the original two and also one of the most popular. The layout offers a unique links experience that all skill levels can enjoy, especially since it features four different sets of tees.

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Course Details

Year Built 1971
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Tom Jackson (1971)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code No Denim, Collared Shirt and Bermuda Shorts Required

Food & Beverage

Snacks

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities, Spa

Available Sports

Fitness, Tennis

Reviews

4.3
1875 Reviews (1875)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 46
Bunkers 35
Narrow Fairways 23
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 25
Advanced Golfers 22
Playing Multiple Courses 14
This Course's Location is:
At a Resort 35
Convenient to the City 19
Near Local Attractions 18

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Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Commented on 12/12/2023

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Links at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort!

Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
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Commented on 12/12/2023

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Links at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort.

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Commented on 12/12/2023

We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Links at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort!

Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
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Commented on 12/12/2023

We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share with us your favorite part of your experience. Thanks for golfing at Links at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Amazing Beautiful Course.

This course was recommended to us for our anniversary trip.
We were not disappointed. So beautiful.
I hope to play here again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 12/12/2023

Thank you for choosing our course for your anniversary trip. We are delighted to hear that you found our course beautiful and we look forward to welcoming you back again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 12/12/2023

Thank you the 5-Star Rating! We look forward to having you back soon at Links at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort

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Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

RUIINED DAY OF GOLF ON VACATION

I arrived at the course about 35 minutes before my tee time. I went to the pro-shop and paid, but was told I would need to talk to the starter about when they could get me off. I said but ai have an 11:53 tee time. I was told I had been mixed in with a big group for somewhere and they had gotten them off early. I talked to the starter who said he really didn't know where to put me as all head had were 4somes. Not happy I headed back to the pro-shop. On the way the started called to me and wanted to put me out between 4somes as a single. Not a good plan. Then he was going to put me with a 4some and make it a 5some. I don't play in 5somes. I went back and was given a full refund, but lost a day of golf on vacation on a beautiful Florida day.. I will have to think carefully about trusting Tee Off with my next golfing plans.. Be very careful when you book so your golfing vacation does not get spoiled by poor management on the part of both the golf course and Tee Off. Both are to blame for this fiasco.

Played On
Reviews 8
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
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 12/12/2023

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Links at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Enjoyable Round in Destin

Plenty challenging from the back tees for this 60 year old. Shot 87 which included a couple of penalties as punishment for soft drives.
Greens had a lot of depth, important to take enough club with the stick in the back.
Pace of play was excellent. Would love to play again!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 12/12/2023

Thanks so much for the great review. We look forward to welcoming you back to our course soon. Thanks for choosing Links at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort.

Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 11/02/2023

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave an excellent rating! We really appreciate your business. Please let us know what we can do for you in the future to earn that last star and thanks for choosing Links at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort!

Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Underrated Option in Destin

Look, this is a quirky/target golf course. Most people will not have a lot of room to bang driver out here and if you are struggling with your game you will get penalized out here. However, you have to think through your shots and options out here. A lot of water, doglegs, specific target yardages to hit, etc. I have played this golf course several times and I didn’t love it the first time because I didn’t throttle back and play as it was laid out to be.

Conditions are usually pretty good, you can often find tee times here and the relative value vs other destin courses is good.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 12/14/2023

Thank you for visiting us at Links at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Slow shotgun group.... awesome course/staff

Great course, love hitting it. Got out in first group, breezed through up until they put a fairly well known group of older northern people in a shotgun start. First 17 holes in 2 hours 15 minutes, last hole was 20 minutes. These guys are painfully slow, avoid them and you're in for a fun round.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 12/12/2023

Thank you for visiting us at Links at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort. We appreciate your 5-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 10/26/2023

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Links at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Love the water holes.

Course was great, some sand traps needed to be raked.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 11/02/2023

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Links at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort!

Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens and fairways are nice. The tee boxes are absolutely awful!!!

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 12/14/2023

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Links at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort, and we hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
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 10/23/2023

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Links at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort!

Played On
Reviews 19
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

Great course in perfect condition... worth the money!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/26/2023

Thank you for your kind words! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing Links at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful course. Two basic comments- we played the links course in entering the subdivision. There were no signs guiding us to this course.

Second, in three or four locations there were no signs directing you to the next hole.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 10/25/2023

Thank you for visiting us at Links at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort. We appreciate your 5-star rating and feedback. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/23/2023

Thank you the 5-Star Rating! We look forward to having you back soon at Links at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort

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