Raven at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort
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About
Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort offers four 18-hole, championship courses designed by three renowned architects. Raven Golf Club, designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr., was carefully carved through marshes, native wetlands, and towering pine forests. Jones created a layout that is hailed for being both modern and traditional. It is also notable for how it seamlessly flows into the surrounding nature. The golf course offers plenty of variety both in shot options and visual scenery. The diverse holes are accented by dramatic changes in color and texture throughout the landscape. Water comes into play frequently and there are a number of strategically placed sand traps. Golfers are presented with a myriad of different ways to play each hole, which means thoughtful strategy is a necessity. The golf course's large, undulating greens also make proper club selection essential.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raven | 71 | 6931 yards | 73.8 | 137 |
| Silver | 71 | 6361 yards | 71.5 | 135 |
| White | 71 | 5891 yards | 68.4 | 128 |
| Gold | 71 | 5060 yards | 70.5 | 127 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raven M: 73.2/137 | 389 | 460 | 587 | 193 | 400 | 203 | 631 | 158 | 460 | 3481 | 379 | 562 | 130 | 432 | 421 | 321 | 228 | 546 | 431 | 3450 | 6931 |
| Silver M: 70.3/132 | 346 | 415 | 565 | 148 | 367 | 174 | 604 | 131 | 402 | 3152 | 337 | 522 | 113 | 398 | 388 | 298 | 207 | 522 | 424 | 3209 | 6361 |
| White M: 68.1/125 W: 72.9/129 | 325 | 396 | 545 | 104 | 356 | 162 | 546 | 104 | 365 | 2903 | 312 | 480 | 95 | 369 | 370 | 282 | 185 | 481 | 414 | 2988 | 5891 |
| Gold M: 64.9/117 W: 69.1/122 | 281 | 324 | 471 | 88 | 340 | 87 | 487 | 86 | 343 | 2507 | 286 | 450 | 72 | 340 | 308 | 250 | 136 | 438 | 319 | 2599 | 5106 |
| Handicap | 13 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 4 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 71 |
Course Details
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SnacksAvailable Facilities
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Fitness, TennisAccolades
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Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Florida (2018 #29)
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Greens need work.
Greens on Raven are average at best. They are slow unless putting down hill. Grainy and slow up hill. Lots of weeds and infiltration of some foreign grass In some cases half of the green. Some holes have a near solid line of crabgrass between the fringe and the putting surface. Makes it very difficult to putt from the fringe. Sand was thin in a few bunkers. Tee boxes had thin grass in a lot of areas and worn spots. Portions of some tees never get used at all while other areas are worn out from overuse. Baytowne greens are even worse. Awful. Unputtable. And some tee boxes there and Links are badly sloping uneven bare and not level. I don’t see how the greenskeeper can drive by some of these places And fail to do something about it. Disappointing.
We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Raven at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!
Not enough stations at the range for the two courses that have access , ran out of balls bc so many were using the facility.
Otherwise we had a great time
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Great Course
Beautiful course, not too many houses for a resort style course. Tee boxes and fairways were great. The greens were recently aerified and top dressed which was disclosed to us. Would love to come back and play when the greens are in great shape.
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Another Day In Paradise
Played with my grandson Sam 17,handicap5 . Quote, Best course I have played . The staff, and the course, were first rate. Fairways perfect, greens ran true.
Highly recommend this course.
Thank you for your kind review! We are glad to hear that you had a great experience playing on our course with your grandson, Sam. We appreciate your recommendation and hope to see you again soon.
Must Play Course!!
This course was in great shape and has the perfect amount of bunkers and hazards but still fun to navigate shots. Greens were in great shape as well!
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Raven Golf Course
Course was in great condition, however, would have been nice to have known that the greens were just aerated.
We apologize for any inconvenience caused by the aerated greens during your visit and we appreciate your feedback. Thank you for taking the time to leave a review.
Loved it
Very playable. Course was in great condition even with the greens being punched a week earlier.
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Beautiful Course
First course in Florida I’ve ever played and it was absolutely stunning. Exceeded all expectations. Staff was very helpful and friendly. Would definitely recommend playing if you’re in the Destin/Miramar Beach area.
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Will be good soon
Course was very nice. Fairways and tee boxes were great. Only problem was aeration on all the greens and a couple bad ones. Going to take a couple weeks for them to get to rolling good. Wasn’t even worth putting anything close - no pure rolls. Just putt and pray.
Staff was friendly except for Marshall who suggested we speed up or potentially skip a hole (because a threesome in three carts had caught up to our foursome in two) when we were only seven minutes behind nine holes in. Other than that, solid experience- would come back in future if prices stay around $100.
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Great round
Was very nice despite the aeration. Fun course. Super hot out but plenty of places to hide in the shade. No water on the course so bring plenty
Thank you for visiting us at Raven at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share with us your favorite part of your experience. Thanks for golfing at Raven at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort!
We love hearing about our golfers' experiences. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Raven at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort!
Greens were darn near perfect
Course was in in great shape, as usual, but those greens were almost perfect.
Thank you for your kind words about our course and the great condition it was in. We appreciate your feedback and hope to see you again soon!
Fun Track somewhat challenging
Very nice layout, somewhat challenging. Good course conditions although the greens are quite slow and very grainy for my liking. Grass was healthy though and I understand they are getting ready to punch plus with the heat. I believe they get a lot of rounds out there so that may be the reason they keep them longer.
Practice area is not great, slim pickings on balls when I got there. The putting green had some weeds on it also. Staff seemed very pleasant the starter was very knowledgeable.
Note: the course design is a bit weird around 6 & 7 - 15 & 16 it just doesn’t flow very well there. We got a little mixed up as to we’re to go and I’m sure we weren’t the first ones.
Thank you for your review. We are glad to hear that you enjoyed the layout of our course and found the staff to be pleasant and knowledgeable. We appreciate your feedback and will take it into consideration as we strive to improve our course. Thank you for taking the time to leave a review.
My favorite course in Destin
The layout and condition make this the best course in Destin IMHO. The staff is great, but some of the older first tee marshals have a bit of an attitude.
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We appreciate your positive feedback on the layout and condition of our course. We apologize for any negative experiences you may have had and will pass it on to the teams in charge. We appreciate your feedback!
We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Raven at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort!
Hi! We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Raven at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!
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