Regatta Bay Golf & Yacht Club - Destin, Florida

Chris Bird

Great golf course. Very Beautiful. I gave my fare share of ball donations to the water hazards. Very Challenging but fun coarse for someone like me who shoots 100 to 110. Recommend playing but beware of water and bring some extra balls!

Dwight Bain

Course was in excellent condition from tee to green. Back nine makes you get creative/selective with tee shots to narrow landing areas and the course will make you pay for mistakes. Also gives plenty of opportunity to score on reachable par 5’s.
Highly recommend!

Rich Allensworth

After 2 days of rain we played this course yesterday. This course drains the water as good as any. The rain stopped as we arrived and the course really had no standing water and the greens rolled smooth and fast! I love the design and top of the line staff!

Colton Shirley

Fun course that was in great shape despite the greens being covered in sand. $79 for 18 and a cart on a Wednesday afternoon was a great deal until I got charged $55 for a “spectator fee” to bring my wife along. I understand fees, but paying this much just to have a rider when you are playing by yourself on an extremely slow week day is absurd (I tee’d off 20 minutes early by myself it was so slow). I also was told there was a beverage cart that we didn’t see until hole 14 - not the biggest deal but still slightly frustrating. I understand policy is policy and not everyone has to like it, but this policy just gets 3 stars from me. However, the people are nice and if you’re not bringing a spectator then have at it!

Alex mccall

Regatta bay is a nice public course that sits in a gated, private subdivision nestled back in a somewhat swampy ecosystem. From the get go, we were greeted by a large clubhouse and attendants who were ready and eager to help us get checked in and get our bags onto our carts. They even offered to get them out of our vehicle. TOP. NOTCH.

The pro shop was very clean, had TONS of merchandise and even had a full sit down restaurant and bar and the customer service I received was impeccable.

The golf carts were newer and had functional GPS that was updated for the days pin placements and had adequate USB chargers and comfortable seats as well as club covers for the occasional afternoon Florida shower.

The golf course itself is pretty forgiving if you can hit the fairways, it is very long from the back tees, especially some of the par 4's that end up being into the wind. I have zero complaints about the condition of the fairways and the rough is penalizing but forgiving if you understand how to read different lies.

The bunkers are a firmer sand, which I prefer, and they are reactive and you can hit a variety of shots out of them. A+

Around the green is well maintained and has different layers of semi-rough and fringe, making chipping a challenge if you leave it in the wrong spots.

The greens were in great shape, a little slower than i would have liked, but to have been recently punched and top dressed it was done to perfection, with little to no impact on the true roll of the ball. The greens are VERY reactive to chip shots and approach shots and you really have to control your spin when approaching the front pins here. Although, I will say some of the pins were a tad tucked, and some appeared to be on slopes, which was a little challenging at times. Overall, the greens were in fantastic shape and rolled true even with the routine maintenance that had taken place.

Overall, this course is a beautiful track and well worth the money to play here. I would highly recommend and will play here again!

Maria Palozola

Had an awesome time at Regatta Bay today. First time playing and the course was in great shape. Bill and the professional staff were super friendly and helpful. Take it from a Life Member of the LPGA this is a first class facility all around and the pace of play was fantastic!

Julie Moore

Beware who they pair you with. The course is beautiful and in good shape, however they paired us with a 13 yr old kid whom the parents dropped off. The club let him ride in his own cart. He had no clue, had no water ( we bought him some) shot 75 for 9 holes and the golf course couldn’t care less. Didn’t even offer us a beer. Wanted us to come back and play another day. We couldn’t. They could have at least bought us lunch. That being said it’s a nice course and facility.

Clinton Stumpf

Regetta Bay Golf is overpriced. I expected a higher level experience for $195. We were forced into hitting off mats on the range. Plus, the greens were recently aerated. I spent three holes stretching my head why the starter forced two strangers to share a cart after we were told that there were no tee times 60 minutes after our group of three singles. Honestly, I couldn't wait to finish because it was so awkward. As for the course, the course was in good shape with fast greens and wide fairways. There aren't really any memorable holes except the 8th.