9300 Emerald Coast Pkwy West Destin, FL 32541 |
(850) 267-8155 http://www.sandestin.com |
Price to Play $101 - $150 |
Sandestin Resort has four golf courses on the Emerald Coast Parkway in Destin.
The Raven was a PGA Champions Tour Stop for several years, and it cruised through the wetlands, marshes, and pine trees on mostly level land. The course is challenging in every way, with water hazards and sand traps defending the fairways and the ample, undulating greens. It's a definite shot-maker's drill where course management and strategic play are rewarded over the long ball. It plays to 6,931 yards, 73.8/138, course/slope ratings from the tips with three shorter tees, designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr.
The Burnt Pine course, designed by Rees Jones, meanders along Choctawhatchee Bay on the back side, while the front is parkland style through pine trees with multiple water features. From the tips, it's 7,001 yards 74.7/144, course/slope ratings with three shorter tees.
Baytowne is the original layout and has the most variety as it moves along the beach to the Bay with a slight elevation change. It's a par 71 and 6,804 yards, 73.2/138, course/slope ratings off the tips with three shorter tees, designed by Tom Jackson.
The Links is the most playable layout journeying along the Baytowne Marina and Choctawhatchee Bay with five holes directly on the Bay. It plays to 6,710-yards, 72.5/135, course/slope ratings with four sets of tees overall, designed by Tom Jackson.