Lives
Miramar Beach, FL
Handicap
10-14
Skill
Intermediate
Plays
Once a week

Review Statistics

Average Rating

3.4
3.4
Total 23 Reviews

Rating Breakdown

23 Reviews
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
13
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
3
Recommended Courses
18
Not Recommended Courses
5
Helpful Votes Count
1
Not Helpful Votes Count
1
First Review
12/16/2012
Last Review
07/29/2023

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Oaks at Ft. Walton Beach Golf Club

Played On 07/26/2023
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pretty good overall but some work still needed

The greens and fairways and bunkers are looking pretty good. But there are still some areas that need attention such as the wash out areas on #5 fairway and the bare areas on #5 fairway next to the fairway bunker. The fairway on #16 also needs lots of attention. Both these fairways have part of the fairway that slopes sharpy which means that heavy rains have caused erosion in those areas. They need to reshape the fairways on those holes to channel to rain water to certain areas and install drains to protect the fairway from being eroded. And there are bare areas on #17 fairway next to the fairway bunker that neds fixing. It should be a fairly simple fix for these bare areas to just dig them out and place new sod.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good

Oaks at Ft. Walton Beach Golf Club

Played On 06/24/2023
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

They still need to work on wash out areas

There are some wash out areas on #16 that need attention. And there are some bare dirt spots to the left of the fairway bunker on #17 that could be easily repaired with the laying of sod. Overall pretty good though.

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

Oaks at Ft. Walton Beach Golf Club

Played On 06/13/2023
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Some improvement at The Pines

Greens are good now - poa annua gone. Fairways generally are good but there are areas that need fixing - especially on # 5 and # 16 in the ash out and no grass areas. There is a bad wash out on # 8 off to the right [as one approaches the gree] to the right of the cart path. Should be an easy fix. Fill in with soil, tamp down and place sod over it and stake it off until the sod is established. They have staked off some areas in some fairways but don't really see much actually restoration work being done.

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

Oaks at Ft. Walton Beach Golf Club

Played On 06/02/2023
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course conditions some better but still needs lots of work

The greens have almost healed from aerifying and putt better plus the poa annua is mostly gone from the greens. My main complaint is still the conditions of the fairway and rough on # 5 and #16. They have added some sod on #5 and that is good. They have a large aread staked off on #5 and you cannot drive the cart in that area. They still need to fill in and sod the washed out areas on those 2 holes.

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

Oaks at Ft. Walton Beach Golf Club

Played On 05/26/2023
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

The Pines needs significant improvement

They recently aerified greens and fairways and that is good. They have made a little effort to fill in wash out areas on 5 and lay some sod but still needs a lot of work. This is especially important as the fairway slopes down and left and the wash out damage is on the left. I would encourage the grounds crew to work on filling in and sodding those wash outs on 5 and also on 16.

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

Oaks at Ft. Walton Beach Golf Club

Played On 04/26/2023
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

The Pines needs significant improvement

I have played this course many, many times. Generally I like it. But this time the greens were very grainy and there was still much poa annua in the greens. I have reviewed this course several times and always have commented that 1) the fairways and around the greens need much more grass - they need to be seeded - the lies are extremely tight and 2) there are areas where there is just bare soil/sand in the fairways and I have said that those areas need to be filled in, seeded or sodded and staked off until the sod and/or seed has established itself and 3) I have pointed out that there is very significant eroded areas on 5 and 16. They have staked off some of those areas but I see nothing being done to repair those areas. I urge the course management to fix these issues and improve the palying conditions of the course.

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

Oaks at Ft. Walton Beach Golf Club

Played On 04/14/2023
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course conditions need improving

Overall good. Need to seed the fairways. They are much improved after new irrigation system installed last year but still too thin overall plus there are numerous potholes and bare spots that could easily be repaired - I know because worked on the grounds crew at golf courses for 10 years. Also there is serious erosion on the down hill portions of the fairway on 5 and 16 but worse on 5.

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

Oaks at Ft. Walton Beach Golf Club

Played On 03/16/2023
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Course needs

Overall pretty nice. There is poa annua grass popping up on several greens. Maintenance needs to apply chemical to prevent the growth of poa annua. Serious wash out areas on holes 5 and 16 because of the serious downhill slopes in the fairways. Those washed out areas need to be fixed. The end of the cart path on hole 15 at the tee needs to be dug up and brought level with the surrounding turf. Throughout the course there are areas I will call "potholes" that need to be filled in and install sod. The fairways need to be seeded as the grass is too thin in the fairways. To the starters please do not send out fivesomes.

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

Oaks at Ft. Walton Beach Golf Club

Played On 03/01/2023
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Condition overall not bad

There are some significant washed out areas especially on holes #5 and #16 that seriously need fixing. These holes have serious downhill slopes so that makes it hard to get in good condition. They probably need to redesign those areas to prevent erosion. Could also use more grass in the fairways

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

Eagle Springs Golf Course

Played On 07/30/2022
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Pretty nice course but.......

Nearly every green is built up over the surrounding land and the greens are small so your shots into the greens better be accurate or the ball could very well roll off. There are some holes that have slopes where there are eroded areas in the fairway so that needs fixing. Number 12 and 18 have white fences on the left and there is nothing on the scorecard about those fences being OB. Number 12 hole is diabolical and in my opinion borders on unfair and unreasonable. The fairway runs right to left at about a 30 degree angle to the tee. On the far side of that fairway is uphill into woods. On the side nearest the tee one must drive over water to the fairway which is only about 20 yards wide with two slopes on the side closest to the tee. Missing on these 2 slopes means the ball will hit and roll into the water or deep grass (almost knee deep). That hole needs to be redesigned to change the fairway to be at least twice as wide as it currently is and reduce the severity of the 2 slopes. There is one blind shot on the par five 17th over a mound, rolling left and downhill toward water. There needs to be a plaque embedded on the different tees saying how far from that tee to the water. Other than these comments I kind of like the course.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

Regatta Bay Golf & Yacht Club

Played On 07/14/2022
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 07/18/2022

Thank you for your kind words! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another great experience. Thanks for choosing Regatta Bay Golf & Yacht Club.

Oaks at Ft. Walton Beach Golf Club

Played On 04/20/2022
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Course overall not bad

They obviously did nothing to prevent the growth of poa annua in many of the greens making putting feel like putting over pavers. Ther is not nearly enough grass in the fairways and in the area surrounding the greens - grass layer is thin. They did put in a new irrigation system and hopefully that will help the grass grow better. I have played here a great many times over 12 years and the thin grass of the fairway and greens surround has always existed. There are two fairways - #5 and # 16 that slope sharply downhill in a section and there are always problems with washouts - little effort has been made to resolve the problem over the 12 years I have played there. This course could become much much better just by preventing the poa annua in the greens, seeding the fairways and green surrounds to get a better layer of grass and fix the wash out problems on #5 and #16 fairways.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate

Oaks at Ft. Walton Beach Golf Club

Played On 09/07/2021
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

One problem with course condition

I have played this course MANY times including today and last week. My only negative comment is that they have not mowed the grass under the trees and along the tree line in a long time which makes it 1) hard to find the ball and 2) hard to play out of. Last week the bunkers were in bad shape butt were better today.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
2.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Course was in fairly poor condition

Bunkers were not raked and contained weeds. On one par 3 the heavy rain the day before had washed most of the sand away from the forward lip of the bunker and my ball was buried in the sand 1 foot from the the edge of the bunker which was now 18" from vertical edge of the bunker - I took a 6 because I could not get out of the bunker. had the sand been raked back up to the top edge of the bunker I could have gotten out in 1 shot - none of the bunkers had been raked. There were some dead spots on some greens. Some of the surrounds of some greens had not been mowed in days. There were bare spots on some of the fairways. It was obvious maintenance is very poor at this course.

Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 07/13/2021

Thank you for taking the time to review your recent round at Panther's Run. As you stated, the heavy rain the previous day, from the passing of Tropical Storm Elsa, made conditions on the day you played far less than ideal. Certainly far less than they were the day before the storm or a couple of days after, when conditions allowed for typical maintenance practices to resume. We can only apologize for the weather circumstances you encountered, which seemed to contribute heavily to your issues with the course. As for other concerns, please know that we are working daily to continue to improve all aspects of condition on all of The Big Cats courses, including a significant fairway renovation and enhancement on Panther's Run, which may have also looked less appealing after the heavy rains of the previous 24 hours. But we apologize we were not able to meet your expectations on this visit and hope you will give us another opportunity in the future.

Rocky Bayou Country Club

Played On 06/08/2021
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Course overall is in pretty good condition

Fairways and greens are in good condition. They have a new practice green and the speed on this did not match the speed of the greens on the course so be aware of that.

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

Seascape Golf Beach and Tennis

Played On 05/21/2021
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Used cart

This course is in horrible condition

I have played this course many times over the past 11 years and it seems to get worse every year. Today about half the greens have little to almost no grass, the bunkers are in very poor condition, several sections of the concrete cart path are cracked and all broken up and several tees are mounded and far from level plus on one hole there were no senior or ladies tee markers. The wooden barrier around one tee and one green are falling in and there are several washed out spots. I heard they recently aerified the course for the first time in 3 YEARS! There is zero evidence they are doing anything to improve the course conditions. Nothing short of putting sod on the greens will improve the greens. DO NOT PLAY THIS COURSE! pay some more and play a better conditioned course. This course is just across the highway from me and I had my best round ever on this course and it is really disappointing they are doing nothing to improve this course.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

Shalimar Pointe Golf Club

Played On 05/02/2021
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Wet weather
Used cart

Terrible course conditions

I have played this course many times over the last 11 years so I am familiar with it. The current course conditions are horrible. The greens have large areas with no grass, the fairways are very thin with the grass and the tees are also in very poor condition. I will not be playing this course again for a long time until I hear that the conditions have improved greatly

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 05/04/2021

Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. Thank you for playing Shalimar Pointe Golf & Country Club. We hope to see you again soon.

Indian Bayou Golf Club

Played On 11/19/2020
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate

Seascape Golf Beach and Tennis

Played On 05/27/2020
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Course in very poor condition

Several greens are in very bad condition; several tees are rounded like a turtle back; the bunkers are in poor condition; the concrete cart paths in several places are cracked and broken and sunken or heaved up; I have played this course for 10 years but now it is so bad I will not play it again until it is improved greatly

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

Indian Bayou Golf Club

Played On 06/01/2016
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great shape

Seminole-Choctaw great! Greens very good as was rest of course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 06/28/2016

tigerman46,

Thank you for playing with us and we hope that you will come back soon!

Thanks again,
Indian Bayou GC Management

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