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This is course is currently closed due to hurricane damage in October 2018. A reopening date has not yet been determined.

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Value
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Layout
4.2
Friendliness
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Pace
4.1
Amenities
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 72
Length 6913 yards
Slope 126
Rating 73.3

Editor's Note: The Meadows Course is currently closed, due to the damage from Hurricane Michael. See Bay Point Resort - Nicklaus Course listing for the remaining 18 holes that are still open.

Bay Point offers two scenic championship courses that are situated right along the Emerald Coast overlooking the pristine waters of St. Andrews Bay. Both golf courses offer a unique experience but the same beautiful scenery. The Meadows Course is classic country club golf with a playability that endures day in and day out. The layout features tight fairways, numerous bunkers, and lakes that present different challenges every time you play. The course is also heavily wooded with trees lining the fairways. One feature of the design that never changes though, is that it always demands accuracy and careful strategy. At 6,913 yards, the golf course allows long hitters to really shine. Bay Point's two 18-hole courses are complemented by practice facilities that include an immaculately manicured putting green and driving range.

Course Details

Year Built 1973
Golf Season Year round
Architect Willard Byrd (1973)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Food & Beverage

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Available Sports

Tennis

Reviews

3.9
232 Reviews (232)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 13
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 29
Narrow Fairways 19
Water Hazards 19
This course/club is great for:
Locals 19
Playing Multiple Courses 15
Seniors 13
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 22
At a Resort 20
Near Local Attractions 16

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Handicap 15-19
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Beautiful course. My wife who is a beginner really enjoyed it.

Conditions Excellent
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Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Handicap 10-14
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Handicap 10-14
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Perfect weather
Used cart

meadows round

course was in pretty good shape - greens were excellent and the fairways had been aerated within the past 2-3 weeks.
pace of play was very slow.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing

A beautiful afternoon at Bay Point

We made a late booking to play and had a round plus cart for $25 each! What a great value. To make matters better for us, but not necessarily for the course, is that from our tee time to when we finished the round 3 hours later we did not see any other players! Nobody behind us to hurry us up. Nobody ahead of us to slow us down!

A nice course which needs a little bit of care on the tee boxes and fairways. But we have been experiencing drought-like conditions so water is a precious commodity.

The staff (Linda) in the pro shop was extremely helpful and friendly as was the young man who collected our cart and cleaned our clubs at the end of our round.

We will definitely consider playing again here and its sister course, the Nicklaus, which is reportedly more challenging.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Very nice, shorter course

Made a couple of lucky guesses as to where the clubhouse was; no directions from the front gate (1st right in the traffic circle, then stay on that road) . The staff met me at my vehicle with a cart and a kind word; very efficient and helpful. The greens are much faster than what I am accustomed to; bet I dropped 10 shots due to that (heh). The course is kind of tight and narrow, and there is OOB in the trees in some places; practice your driving on the range before you head out! The beverage cart showed up x3, which was plenty. All in all, a very nice course and a nice day of golf. Too bad there weren't any gators in their ponds.. that would have been awesome!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 63
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Played Meadows Course

My husband and I don't like to pay over $25 to play 18 holes with a cart. We found this course on Golfnow and were happy with the course. It was in nice shape, fairways were nice and greens were well taken care of. We played The Meadows course and would have liked to play the Nicklaus course, too, but couldn't get the same deal.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice course, resort setting.

I wish my score was as nice as the course. The layout is pretty flat and a little tight with Tree lined fairways. Very little water in play. The greens were fairly fast but easy to read, unlike the Nicklaus course. There is no halfway house so take some snacks or a sandwich. We saw the beverage cart twice and beer was not overpriced.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

I frequently play this course

We often play this course in all 4 seasons. This is a nice course, especially for higher handicappers. It is well maintained and by playing the forward tees the game is fun even for the newer player. Lower handicappers and longer hitters can make the course more challenging by playing the back tees. However, as the course is relatively narrow you will want to keep the ball pretty straight off those tees. This course is slightly easier than our home club course (Kings Creek Country Club in Rehoboth Beach, DE), as the greens are less guarded and are easier to read. If you want more of a challenge, just play The Legend (Meadows sister course in the same resort).

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Meadows

The pace of play was slow and the course has looked much better. Every thing seemed to be brown and dry. Hopefully it gets better it's a good course when green

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice course

Played on a beautiful Saturday afternoon and seemed like we had the course to ourselves. Course was in good shape, greens nice and rolled true. Would recommend.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great staff

The staff was very friendly and helpful, met me at parking lot with cart and starter was cordial in placing me with my playing partners for the round.Course was in good shape with very good greens, there is one tee box on second nine can't remember hole with a tree limb covering at least half the tee and the the tee markers were placed where the limb was directly in front of teeing area, this should be corrected. Overall great experience!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 36
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

enjoyable course

The greens are in very good condition. Lots of dog legs and bunkers. Plays fairly long. Stay clear of trees to score well. I had fun golfing here.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 28
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good course, great staff!

Course was in good condition, greens in particular were excellent, good speed, rolled true. I have to say that the staff that my wife and I encountered were extremely accommodating and pleasant, thank you!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice Course

First time playing this course. On arrival, was met by very friendly staff who put my bag on the cart for me and got me set up. The pro shop staff was equally nice.

The course was very nice. The only problem was that many areas were waterlogged and it hadn't rained in at least 24 hours before my round. It seems that it was just over-watered and has very poor drainage. Some of the greens were almost impossible to putt on because of how wet they were. There was water shooting up behind the ball as it rolled.

Other than that, the course was really nice. Most of the par 4's are not very long, but the area you're teeing off from are pretty narrow and there are lots of doglegs. There are also many holes where water will come come into play. So, despite the lack of length, there are still some pretty challenging aspects to the course.

This is a perfect course for a 15-20 handicap player. If you keep your shots straight, you can have a pretty good round.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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