Raven at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort

The course was in excellent shape, particularly the greens which are well cared for. We teed off early and finished before the rainy thunderstorm. Perfect day.

The course is in nice winter condition.
The greens were undulating and quick so were fun to putt. The water and bunkering are a visual treat. The clubhouse staff were as friendly as the TSA or DMV, looked like they hated being there. The bagdrop guy and the starter were nice.

Course had character. Enjoyed playing it— greens were challenging. Loved the layout

Thank you to the staff, you were outstanding
The course was a little rough but the weather was cool and it is the off season there.
The range was not open due to wet conditions but no mention off this was made when I booked the round, and it was closed then! No discount given. They also let a group of five go off in front of us the play was pretty slow but we made the best of it.
Would like to try this again later in the year, to see what it could be!!

Extra wide fairways and relatively low rough make this course enjoyable even for high handicappers like me.

Great layout but very slow greens! Pace of play was slow at 4:45.

Good golf course to play with plenty of scoring holes. Beautiful homes and lanscapes throughout.

Six people on a green and eight people on a tee box...why not. Having your twelve friends wait on the last green while you putt, finish your drinks, and take selfies..all good. Don't play in the afternoon unless you feel like crawling through your round (the $8 pitchers probably aren't helping) and cancelling your dinner reservations. Still a great course, especially at Sandestin, but temper your expectations and be prepared to wait from the moment you arrive until the moment you leave.

Played the Links course last year so decided to try out the Raven this year. Loved the course and layout. Conditions were nice but greens were a little slow. Not that I mind, just takes a few holes to get used to it. Only negative was the slow pace of play. Had a bigger group in front of us and had to wait on basically every hole. Tee time was at 1:50, got started around 2 and finished just before 7. Would definitely play the course again though!

Review Part I:
Underwhelming first impressions. The bag drop folks didn’t offer to take my bag and cart me up. They were too busy playing on their phones and chatting amongst themselves. Instead pointed to a cart and said that one is yours. Unlike anything I’d ever encountered.
Inside the lady checking me in seemed overstressed and uninterested in making a customer experience.
The driving range was roped off to limit available space and had to wait in line to hit balls… plan ahead to arrive super early if you want a shot at warming up. The range itself was also littered with 1000s of balls.

Review Part II:
The starter was awesome. He is a 20 year veteran at this course and the course itself was fantastic. Conditions were great fairways were generous and sight lines all the way round are very nice!.