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Emerald Bay Golf Club
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About
Located right along the water, Emerald Bay Golf Club was designed by Bob Cupp to be Destin's premier full-service, 18-hole championship course. Water is a prominent feature as the course overlooks the shores Choctawhatchee Bay and incorporates water features on 12 of the holes. Oftentimes golfers will face an intimidating shot across a lake or a pond. Emerald Bay Golf Club's sculpted fairways and tight greens are always in excellent condition. There are four sets of tees that make the golf course accessible to most players' abilities and no matter what skill level you are, the views are not to be missed. The views are especially breathtaking on the back nine, which borders the bay. There is also an expansive driving range at Emerald Bay that golfers can use before playing the golf course.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | 72 | 7050 yards | 73.9 | 143 |
| II | 72 | 6620 yards | 71.4 | 141 |
| III | 72 | 6209 yards | 69.8 | 132 |
| Combo | 72 | 5735 yards | 67.7 | 124 |
| IV (W) | 72 | 5481 yards | 71.9 | 132 |
| IV | 72 | 5481 yards | 66.9 | 122 |
| V | 72 | 4655 yards | 63.6 | 115 |
| V (W) | 72 | 4655 yards | 67.2 | 123 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I M: 73.9/143 | 427 | 424 | 164 | 313 | 399 | 430 | 562 | 232 | 529 | 3480 | 474 | 362 | 246 | 605 | 372 | 449 | 204 | 331 | 527 | 3570 | 7050 |
| II M: 71.4/141 | 405 | 390 | 150 | 296 | 385 | 410 | 554 | 162 | 505 | 3257 | 455 | 348 | 215 | 580 | 352 | 409 | 178 | 318 | 508 | 3363 | 6620 |
| III M: 69.8/132 | 376 | 378 | 138 | 284 | 365 | 380 | 515 | 152 | 485 | 3073 | 395 | 330 | 202 | 555 | 325 | 382 | 152 | 308 | 487 | 3136 | 6209 |
| Combo M: 67.7/124 | 311 | 353 | 138 | 284 | 339 | 321 | 463 | 152 | 485 | 2846 | 332 | 330 | 202 | 504 | 261 | 313 | 152 | 308 | 487 | 2889 | 5735 |
| IV M: 66.9/122 W: 71.9/132 | 311 | 353 | 115 | 264 | 339 | 321 | 463 | 140 | 418 | 2724 | 332 | 302 | 181 | 504 | 261 | 313 | 128 | 290 | 446 | 2757 | 5481 |
| V M: 63.6/115 W: 67.2/123 | 267 | 304 | 91 | 227 | 298 | 289 | 387 | 85 | 378 | 2326 | 291 | 277 | 107 | 483 | 146 | 285 | 114 | 210 | 416 | 2329 | 4655 |
| Handicap | 9 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 12 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 9 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 2 |
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Hole 17 tee box Photo submitted by u314159413080 on 01/04/2023
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Great view Photo submitted by u314161619406 on 05/28/2021
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GPS Carts Photo submitted by u314161619406 on 05/28/2021
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Great Course Photo submitted by u314161619406 on 05/28/2021
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West Texas playing in Florida Photo submitted by dc612421510 on 05/09/2021
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Great looks tho! Photo submitted by Winna on 05/31/2018
Better than expected
First time playing here. Staff was awesome. Course was challenging but fair. Scenery was nice. Will come back in the future.
Thanks so much for your wonderful review, u081756386. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon. Thanks for choosing Emerald Bay Golf Club!
We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, davidshenderson55. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Emerald Bay Golf Club!
In need of work
For a “premiere” course it is in dire need of work. Many greens have dead areas that appear to have been that way for some time. The same for some of the fairways and tee boxes. The three areas on a course that should always have healthy grass.
We apologize for the condition of the greens, fairways, and tee boxes during your visit. We appreciate your feedback and will take it into consideration as we work to improve our course. Thank you for taking the time to leave a review.
We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, u314164535478. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Emerald Bay Golf Club!
Beautiful pics, very nice staff.
Course had a good layout. Staff seem somewhat confused as I was sent out on the back nine. Later, got behind people who got sent off on the front. Weather played a part, but the greens were a little sketchy. In fairness, I played another course two days later with sub par greens. I found the holes very challenging and was happy to make par.
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We apologize for any confusion with the course layout and the inconvenience it may have caused. We appreciate your feedback and are glad to hear that you found the holes challenging and enjoyed making par.
No way this is a 4 star course
Many of the front 9 tee boxes chewed up. Thin grass on the fairways, greens are shaggy and several have bare spots or diseased. No ranger to enforce pace of play. There are many better options in Destin.
We sincerely apologize for the issues you encountered during your visit. We appreciate your feedback and will make sure to address the concerns you raised to improve our course conditions and pace of play. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.
We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, angel0214. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Emerald Bay Golf Club!
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 Emerald Bay Golf Club!
We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, bjconom. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Emerald Bay Golf Club!
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 Emerald Bay Golf Club!
We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, u364067677. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Emerald Bay Golf Club!
We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, MikeHCovol. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Emerald Bay Golf Club!
Great Course.. 'Almost' perfect.
Really nice course. Difficult layout/slope rating. The staff was very accommodating and friendly. The greens were aerated which made putting a little difficult. But also a few greens had damges areas(sand patches/no grass)near the edges. But overall , a Great course to play.
Thanks so much for the great review, dgut2006. We look forward to welcoming you back to our course soon. Thanks for choosing Emerald Bay Golf Club.
Has potential for sure
Played 9 holes this morning, was supposed to play 18 couldn’t possibly finish. I play for fun, but it isn’t fun when you are playing in a swamp. The course was absolutely drenched, and that wasn’t told to me ahead of time. The course was recently aerated, which is fine, and the greens were about what you’d expect. However, the fairways were just swamp land today. My first 5 drives literally plugged in fairways; just seems like something that should be made aware to players that the course doesn’t drain well. Played as cart path only which I wasn’t told until after I paid; obviously wouldn’t have played if told all ahead of time. By hole 2 it was pretty evident I wasn’t going to play the entire 18.
Layout was cool and challenging, I was a fan of the tee box layouts and course layout as a whole! GPS in the carts is useless when playing cart path only lol. Carts and attendants were great! The GPS hadn’t been updated for current pin placements, always fun to play to a back pin, only to find it’s a middle or front placement.
Clubhouse attendant was super nice, clubhouse is fully stacked with anything you could imagine.
There has been rain recently, but at full price, there’s zero justification to play the course right now. Aerated greens and standing water everywhere. Pins hadn’t been changed in a few days as most were caved, which is strange since the greens were punched this week…
Would be interested to play again during a drought or whenever course is completely dry.
I play at a 2-3 handicap, so the course was more annoying than anything, would be fun if it’s a family outing.
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review of your experience playing at our course. We apologize for any inconvenience you experienced due to the course conditions. We appreciate your feedback and will take it into consideration to improve our communication with players about course conditions. Thank you for mentioning the positive aspects of your visit and we hope to have the opportunity to provide you with a better experience in the future.
Could be good
Had a fun round, but the course condition was terrible. Staff was friendly, but they definitely need a better system to close out tabs after the round. Had to wait in line for nearly 45 minutes after my round ended to close a tab I had with the beverage cart.
We appreciate your feedback regarding your round and the friendliness of our staff, but we apologize for the poor course condition and the inconvenience you experienced in closing out your tab. Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review.
Hello and 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 Emerald Bay Golf Club!
Will definitely play again
Great course, nice layout, and in great condition. Bunkers were some of the best I’ve been in in a very long time . Challenging but fair course . Staff was very friendly and helpful. Went out 8:30 am and finished in just over four hours. Will recommend and will play again when back in town.
Wow! We are so happy you enjoyed your round, nblknirvana! We look forward to seeing you again soon at Emerald Bay Golf Club.
The heat
Great course and fit our ability as hackers ⛳️⛳️⛳️
u314159455864, thank you for your kind words! The team has worked very hard to get where we are, and we appreciate golfers like you taking notice. We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing Emerald Bay Golf Club
We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, tnmussels. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Emerald Bay Golf Club!
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Hello,
We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Emerald Bay Golf Club. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!