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4.1
737 Reviews (737)
5 Stars
239
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
18
1 Stars
16
Conditions
4.0
Value
3.7
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.9
87.9%
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4.0
82 Reviews (82)
5 Stars
23
4 Stars
44
3 Stars
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2 Stars
4
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.9
Value
3.7
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.5
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.3
86.6%
Recommend this course
71 out of 82 reviews
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4.1
155 Reviews (155)
5 Stars
48
4 Stars
82
3 Stars
17
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
3
Conditions
4.0
Value
3.7
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.5
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.3
87.7%
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136 out of 155 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6859 yards
Slope 126
Rating 72.6

Honoring the wishes of Lela and Charles Hilton, Legacy Golf Club is named in honor of their beloved son "Chip." He started playing daily at age 9 with a genuine love and excitement for the sport. He was on the Bay High School golf team, apprenticing with golf pro-Kenny Lind and made golf his vocation. As a professional golf instructor, he taught his students invaluable life lessons, emphasizing that golf is not a game of perfection but a comeback. He also believed golf was more than just a game; it was full of essential life skills such as patience, perseverance, determination, and overcoming obstacles and setbacks.
The golf club, established in 1965, is a championship course with challenging greens designed to test golfers with even the sharpest short-game skills. The fairways are generously sized with lakes and white sand bunkers that fiercely guard the elevated greens. Players should be prepared to use every club in their bag. The golf course is challenging but fair and enjoyable, making it a good test of skill without inciting frustration. Its playability, enhanced with three sets of tees, has made it one of Florida's most popular tracks. Legacy Golf Club also boasts extensive practice facilities, including a lighted driving range, chipping green, expansive putting green, Executive Course, and Bar and Grille.

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Course Details

Year Built 1964
Greens TifEagle Turf Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Jim Dunkerley

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire is required at all times, sleeved & collared shirts for men & women, cutoffs, swimming trunks, gym shorts, short shorts and tank tops are not allowed.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Lounge

Reviews

4.1
737 Reviews (737)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 12
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 24
Bunkers 23
Undulating Greens 23
This course/club is great for:
Locals 20
Advanced Golfers 17
Seniors 16
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 30
Near Local Attractions 19
Worth the Drive 10

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4.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
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5.0
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Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
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Friendliness Excellent
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Previously Played

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…check your distance on their in cart gps to make club selection easier based on your knowledge of your clubs distance control

… found it interesting, folks in other cart, couldn’t figure out why they were unable to go forward when nearing the green or wet areas…the GPS acts as course Ambassador/Ranger to keep you out of places where fairway, cart path only protocols etc in place…and the software also keeps you informed about your pace of play

Fellow golfer shared his former round wherein his partner kept the cart girl too busy…have to wonder if cart staff ever cuts someone off as they rise into holes 12-18…golfer wondered how his partner ever made it home

Fairways, fringe and greens in very good shape for this time year(January)…

Play the course… but be extremely gentle with your putter as you might find yourself rolling off the greens

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart

A challenging but fair and open course.

I enjoyed a round of golf with some fellow snowbirds I met on the 1st tee box. It was a cool day with a bit of wind. The course is in winter condition (bare fairways, but decent (fast!) greens). The course is quite open with rough that doesn't pose any issues. Water comes into play on several holes and most holes have greenside bunkers with decent sand. The greens are difficult to read and many have undulations and tiers that add to the challenge. I enjoyed the round and will play this course again.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 103
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Massachusetts Advisor
First Time Playing

Just right

Not much water

Trees

Lightning fast greens

Hitting straight is still the most common way to be successful and speed of putt no more than 1/2 way to cup so it doesn’t go 6 feet past on a missed cup

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Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing

Legacy

Not bad after the abundance of rain. Course was challenging, but fair with decent fairways. Will play there again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very well maintained course. Staff were very welcoming and friendly. Pace of play was great .
We will be back!9

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Legacy Golf Club

Great overall course!
The layout is not anything to get excited about.
Simple straight away Par 4s with the occasional dogleg.
Greens rolled true and were in good shape. There were a few that had some rough areas but they were barely noticeable.
The Practice Areas were pretty nice. The greens didn't differ to much from the course and the range had turf mats that were in good shape.
I am a 8 handicap and played decent. I would play here again only if I can get a good deal on GOLFNOW.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Nice course

Fun track with fairly wide fairways and not lot of water in play! Greens were slower than last year but winter has its affect! Staff was friendly!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Legacy was fun

Legacy golf course was fun to play. It had plenty of tee options.

We were not able to use woods on the driving range, only irons, because of its close proximity to the road.

The staff was very friendly and helpful. They couldn't have been nicer!

And Roscoe, the black lab was also a sweetheart!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Who made the greenskeeper mad? Seriously.

I played here on vacation while staying near Panama City. I've never seen such atrocious pin placement. You can make golf challenging without ruining people's rounds. My group almost three and four putted half the holes. So many pins were on a slope or at an angle. I'll never play here again just because of this.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Must Play for all levels.

Excellent, fun layout. You must be on the proper side of the pin or pay the price with fast greens! Nice selection of tee boxes for all levels of play. Large Wide Fairways.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice round of golf with the course in great condition.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course but sprinklers on some greens prevented me from finishing the hole.

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

Enjoyable round

My son-in-law and I played a fun Thanksgiving weekend round in 2.5 hours on a 70-degree day with a moderate breeze. The course was in very good shape and the greens were rolling fast. On a previous round the course was soggy and played long but these were ideal conditions. The course has an interest layout with several holes that played longer than they looked. The new carts and GPS were excellent and the staff quite friendly and helpful.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

A Good Value For A Quick Round

This is a typical resort course and a descent track if you want a quick and affordable round. Not an RTJ and not a low end Muni either. Very flat and scoreable with tall sparse pines lining the fairways. A lot of tees (in good shape) so it can play pretty long or short if you want. Greens were in excellent shape. The layout is basic. Not overly difficult. No holes stood out of the pack. They were neither uniquely authentic nor aethetically memorable. Water plays on almost all holes, mostly along the fairway edge rough. A lot of hidden water so the in cart GPS was very useful and necessary. No drinking water available on the course and although we were told a beverage cart would be available it never showed. They give you about 15 range balls to practice. No woods or drivers allowed. The Cafe is sparse with your basic burger, hot dog and French fries fare with 2 tvs showing sports. Only 1 other person was there. The pro shop is limited too. No orange balls and no ball markers for sale. Plenty of other swag if you want it.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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