Raven at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort
About
Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort offers four 18-hole, championship courses designed by three renowned architects. Raven Golf Club, designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr., was carefully carved through marshes, native wetlands, and towering pine forests. Jones created a layout that is hailed for being both modern and traditional. It is also notable for how it seamlessly flows into the surrounding nature. The golf course offers plenty of variety both in shot options and visual scenery. The diverse holes are accented by dramatic changes in color and texture throughout the landscape. Water comes into play frequently and there are a number of strategically placed sand traps. Golfers are presented with a myriad of different ways to play each hole, which means thoughtful strategy is a necessity. The golf course's large, undulating greens also make proper club selection essential.
Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Raven | 71 | 6931 yards | 73.8 | 137 |
Silver | 71 | 6361 yards | 71.5 | 135 |
White | 71 | 5891 yards | 68.4 | 128 |
Gold | 71 | 5060 yards | 70.5 | 127 |
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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Raven M: 73.2/137 | 389 | 460 | 587 | 193 | 400 | 203 | 631 | 158 | 460 | 3481 | 379 | 562 | 130 | 432 | 421 | 321 | 228 | 546 | 431 | 3450 | 6931 |
Silver M: 70.3/132 | 346 | 415 | 565 | 148 | 367 | 174 | 604 | 131 | 402 | 3152 | 337 | 522 | 113 | 398 | 388 | 298 | 207 | 522 | 424 | 3209 | 6361 |
White M: 68.1/125 W: 72.9/129 | 325 | 396 | 545 | 104 | 356 | 162 | 546 | 104 | 365 | 2903 | 312 | 480 | 95 | 369 | 370 | 282 | 185 | 481 | 414 | 2988 | 5891 |
Gold M: 64.9/117 W: 69.1/122 | 281 | 324 | 471 | 88 | 340 | 87 | 487 | 86 | 343 | 2507 | 286 | 450 | 72 | 340 | 308 | 250 | 136 | 438 | 319 | 2599 | 5106 |
Handicap | 13 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 4 | |||
Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 71 |
Course Details
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Fitness, TennisAccolades
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Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Florida (2018 #29)
Reviews
Reviewer Photos
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Photo submitted by Hamster85 on 01/27/2024
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Photo submitted by Bob4AU on 04/26/2021
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Awesome landscape Photo submitted by Brian1423139 on 02/24/2021
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Island green! Photo submitted by Brian1423139 on 02/24/2021
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Photo submitted by MichaelLowe on 09/20/2019
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Photo submitted by MichaelLowe on 09/20/2019
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Photo submitted by MichaelLowe on 09/20/2019
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Photo submitted by MichaelLowe on 09/20/2019
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Photo submitted by Keith45 on 06/27/2019
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Photo submitted by Keith45 on 06/27/2019
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Photo submitted by Keith45 on 06/27/2019
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Photo submitted by dzepp on 11/13/2014
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Photo submitted by dzepp on 11/13/2014
Beautiful course
Fantastic condition, challenging. Would recommend violets of water available at several tees similar to Rocky Bayou
Slow Play
The day before we played there had been a significant rain fall so the driving range was closed when we arrived. While it would have been nice to get a heads up email, fair enough. The morning had been sunny and windy and by our 2:00 tee time the course had dried out. Nevertheless we were told that it was cart path only. There were also a group of 8 ahead of us with what looked like 3 non golfers in each group. They were painfully slow and spent way too much time hunting for golf balls every time they were near water. Front 9 took over 2.5 hours with no ranger in sight. Back nine saw some people behind us quit and we were quickly caught by a group who twice hit balls over our heads and had managed to disconnect the GPS on their carts so were able to drive all over the course. Again with no marshals in sight, we were forced to confront them and were offered apologies and surprise at the cart path only rule. The Raven is a nice course but for the money, should have someone looking out for their guests.
Control the pace....
The course model expects a round of golf to be completed in four hours. Our round, played in the afternoon, took 5 hours and 10 minutes. Our big holdup was the foursome in front had two players who, from the looks and sounds, had never played before. That didn't stop them from swinging what appeared to be 10-12 each before giving up on the hole. This was two couples; the guys played from the mid-tees and the girls from the front. It was obviously a very social round for them, but they had absolutely no idea about course etiquette. A course marshal wasn't available during the entire round.
Tale of 2 impressions
Awful first impression… I walked up with my bag and the bag dropped. Personnel, pointed at the cart, too busy on their phones and idle chatter to care saying that that cart was mine. So weird. Never experienced anything like that before. Inside the clubhouse things didn’t get much better. the woman who checked me in, seemed over stressed and uninterested in making any kind of customer experience. Moving to the driving range. Found the driving range roped off with limited space available. Had to wait in a line 3 deep in order to hit balls before my round. The range itself was cluttered with thousands of golf balls. It looked like the picker hadn’t been run since the prior morning. Moving to the starter this is where things changed for the better. The starter is a 20 year veteran of this course and was fantastic. Once we were on our way, the course itself is a fantastic layout with generous Fairways. Course conditions were excellent and pace. The play was fantastic. Could have been a five star review all the way around if only it were not for those horrible first impressions.
I aarived at the starter 10 minutes before my t time. The 3 others I was paired with were sent off much earlier. On a busy weekend day I was sent off as a single. There were multiple 4somes ahead and behind. After 5 holes I quit after 1 hour 45 min. I was told sorry but we are busy.. a lot of money for 5 holes
Not bad.
Was not a “cart path only” day but our cart GPS shut us down several times. Had to leave the cart to finish one hole because it was just crawling by itself. Key to on/off didn’t fix it, reverse wouldn’t work either…nothing worked. Plus I couldn’t push it either. GPS brakes I guess. After a few holes it started working like normal. Pace was just a little slow on the back but didn’t bother me as much as the others in our group. I’ve had much better rounds at the Raven.
Great course, but the slow greens were incongruous.
Really enjoyed the layout and conditions with the exception of the green’s speed.
The practice putting green was shockingly slow. The ones on the course were a bit better but still lacking.
I played on a Monday and perhaps the greens weren’t cut the morning after the weekend?
My group was guys in their 50’s, - 70’s and no one was happy with how they rolled.
I have to ask, Is it a turf/traffic thing?
Nice experience
The Raven is a challenge and a fair test. For a resort course, always worth playing. .
Great Course
Real good greens, but not so fast today. Course is in good shape.
Feb round
Love the Raven. Course in great shape and greens putted well.
Regatta review
Nice layout and smooth fast greens. Not cheap though, wish they offered a winter package/membership.
Excellent pace of play
Course very nice ,dormant grass still coming in fairways very thin but playable . Greens in good shape but a little slow . Played early so pace of play was great.
Raven course on Feb 22
This course has several interesting and challenging holes