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4.5
888 Reviews (888)
5 Stars
490
4 Stars
350
3 Stars
39
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
3
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.6
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.1
96.5%
Recommend this course
858 out of 888 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
4.3
90 Reviews (90)
5 Stars
34
4 Stars
50
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.3
Layout
4.5
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.5
95.6%
Recommend this course
86 out of 90 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
4.4
175 Reviews (175)
5 Stars
83
4 Stars
81
3 Stars
11
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.5
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.6
96.0%
Recommend this course
168 out of 175 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Private
Par 72
Length 6901 yards
Slope 133
Rating 73.0
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Rocky Bayou Country Club
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Course Details

Year Built 1973
Greens TifEagle Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Bill Amick (1973) Earl Stone (2003)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Snacks

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Conference Facilities, Banquet Facilities, Locker Rooms

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Available Sports

Tennis

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Friendliest Courses in the U.S. (2016 #20)
  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Florida (2015 #19)

Reviews

4.5
888 Reviews (888)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 10
Undulating Greens 10
Elevation Changes 9
This course/club is great for:
Locals 12
Advanced Golfers 11
Seniors 9
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 12
Convenient to the City 10
In the 'Burbs 6

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Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 25
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

Nice course. Terrible pace of play. Fivesomes are accepted.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course

It’s a great course, and wow, we had plenty of time to enjoy it, thanks to one group in front of us and no ranger on the course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Bang for your Buck

Found the round available through Golf Now for around $40 all-in. Included cart fee’s, range balls, and green fee’s.
Before I tee’d off, it rained for twenty straight minutes. At no point during the round was I worried that the course was too wet. I joined up with a gentleman named Gary who was local to the area and had knowledge of the golf course.
It was a very flat. It’s an “easy on the eye” type of track. Not super long, but yet still required the player to play to the course. I shot my best round of the year there, most likely due to the forgiving nature of the course. You’re rewarded for good shots and your life is not taken for your bad ones. Slow greens, yet firm. I would assume they speed up as the weather warms up. Regardless, I enjoyed the fact that you could attack for birdies and the worry of blowing your putt past the whole was non-existent. I thoroughly enjoyed the day I had up there. It’s a diamond in the rough compared to a lot of the golf in the Destin area. I CANNOT wait to get back there.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 47
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 62
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Rocky Bayou Review

Nice layout and conditions were good for this time of year.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Enjoyable

Enjoyed my round. Love that there is a variety of tee boxes. As a female that don’t drive the ball far, I appreciate well planned out tee boxes for we ladies who love the game of golf but don’t have big drives. Will be bringing friends back.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Loved it!

I truly enjoyed my round. It wasn’t over challenging and from the woman’s tees it was an attainable decent score round. I found that the course was in great shape except for one hole in which the green was in the fairway which I believe was because of repairs. We met a wonderful couple who were paired up with us and had a really fun time! The cart gal was kind and attentive. I felt the cost was great in comparison to the many other courses in the area. I am from MI but hope to come back before our trip is complete.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great time

Course really fun to play great shape for the time of the year.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Worth playing

Old Florida style course. Plenty of big trees. Nice layout and In good condition for winter. Some sandy spots on a few greens and #16 has a temporary green. Played in four hours. Didn't care for the burn pit that smoked up the course on the first 3-4 holes. Not cool. Otherwise, it was a good day.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good Round

The course is in good condition, I would give that part 5 stars, but the golf shop failed to inform us of 1 temporary green. Of course I would have played to it, instead of the regular green. Otherwise the Black tees (tips) do not get played much so they were in good shape. Pretty much all but 1 green was in great shape, decent speed. Fairways and tees were overseeded so they were good. Busy day so pace was slow, but we were a 2 some so there is that. I shot a 76 from the tips. Not a long course, but it gets its length from the longer par 3's.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Used cart

On Your Own

No assistance at the Bag drop. Clubhouse is only a 25 yard walk. When I checked in, I was told I needed to share a cart with a fellow. At that time I questioned that statement since we would be using different T boxes. I was told I would be playing with another single who had not checked in and a couple who had already checked in. I as at the course 45 minutes early and was told T Times were on schedule. I practiced at the driving range area and putting green. While at the putting green I met the single. guy. He had a cart of his own. Apparently, the clubhouse listened better to a male than a female explaining the logic of pace of play and usage of different Tee boxes. The couple paired with us never appeared at the T area, even though we teed off 30 minutes later than our T Time. There was no official starter. The two of us were behind a 4 some which consisted of 3 walkers and 1 person using a cart. They were behind 3 people in carts. Carts can be taken to the parking lot before and after a round.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Rocky

Greens were fast, and one green had damage. Overall an excellent course in great shape for this time of year.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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