OxfordJeff Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 A group of my college friends and I are headed to the Destin / 30A area for a long weekend in a couple of weeks and I was wondering if y'all have any course recommendations? We are looking to play one nice course and one fun one (But not a cheap one with bad up keep). Any restaurant recs as well? Thanks! -Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaDawg Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Golf Course Recommendations: Kelly Plantation Golf Club - https://www.kellyplantationgolf.com/ Emerald Bay Golf Club - http://www.emeraldbaygolfclub.com/ Raven Golf Club - https://www.sandestin.com/golf/raven-golf-club?utm_source=google-gmb&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=gmb Windswept Dunes Golf Club - http://www.windsweptdunes.com/ Food: Shunk Gulley Oyster Bar - https://www.shunkgulley.com/ The Back Porch - http://www.theback-porch.com/ The Harbor Tavern - OxfordJeff 1 Quote Driver: TSI3 - 10*, Hzrdus Smoke 6.0 Stiff Driver: Stealth Plus - 10.5*, Oban Kiyoshi Purple O4Flex-65 Grams Purred 3 Wood: SIM - 15*, Graphite Design Tour AD DJ5 Stiff Hybrid: TS3 - 19*, Hzrdus Smoke 6.0 Stiff Irons: 5 - PW T150, with Nippon Zelos 7 Reg, 4 iron - U505 with Project X HZRDUS Black Stiff Wedges: Vokey SM 8 - 50*, 60* Standard Wedge Shafts Wedge: Milled Grind 3 MG3 56* S200 shaft Putter: Studio Select Newport 1.5 Putter: Phantom X 5.5 Ball: Pro V1x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OxfordJeff Posted November 20, 2020 Author Share Posted November 20, 2020 Thanks for the reply GADAWG. We had a blast at Kelly Plantation! Hope to try the others one day! GaDawg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vandyland Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 (edited) Played the Links at Baytowne today for the first time after having played golf in Destin for the last five years. I have typically avoided this course because it looked mega tight on Google Earth but I finally decided to try it this week. I will say it is penal off the tee but not *quite* as tight as it looked. You can get away with a little bit but not a ton out here. I did not attempt to hit a driver all day and managed to only lose one ball OB. The course is on the end of the aerification period so the greens were still a bit bumpy. Conditions were decent and not to far below Baytowne. The wind was up on the back 9 which can make some of the shots into these greens a bit harrowing. The greens are quite small in certain areas and overall it is a course that requires a lot of control. Full disclosure I played the course from 5700 yds. There is just no room for error if you play much farther back. Add in 15 mph winds and I think I made the right decision. I played with some older gentlemen (late 50s) that played from 6100 yds and they got destroyed. Nice guys and not bad players but I think between the 3 of them they lost 16 balls. The best part about the Links is it has the best bay views of any course I have played in Destin. There are at least 5 holes that catch some part of the bay which is very cool. If you are super straight off the tee, I think you would enjoy this course. If you spray it a bit like I do, I would recommend playing tees that give you the option to hit hybrid for most of the par 4s. I think I hit 5W 2x off the tee and everything else was 4 hybrid, 5i or 6i for the par 4s and 5s. Also, it was a great value at $55 today whereas Kelly Plantation would have been $130+. Will I play it again? I won't rule it out but it is less fun to play that Regatta, Emerald Bay, Kelly Plantation, Raven, and Baytowne in that order. Just a bit too penalizing for me (even though I played quite well). The main thing it offers is views and value. The actual golf is a bit goofy. I shot a 76 with a double bogey so even from that short yardage I was pleased with my game today. Edited May 24, 2022 by vandyland Mtbryant01 and Joel C 2 Quote STZ 230 9.5* "Std" setting STZ 230 Hybrid 18* "lower" setting Pro Fli-Hi 21.5* MALTBY TS1-IM 5-GW Equalizer II 54* Glide 4.0 (S) 58* L.A.B. Directed Force 2.1 Maxfli Tour X Official Review -- https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/63068-testers-announced-maxfli-tour-x-golf-balls-with-max-align-technology/?do=findComment&comment=1021832 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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