Golf courses in Destin, Florida take full advantage of the beautiful terrain and natural surroundings of the Emerald Coast.
Destin offers golf courses designed by renowned golf architects like Tom Fazio, Jerry Pate, Robert Walker, Tom Jackson, Fred Couples and Gene Bates. With pros and golf course designers like these and Destin’s natural beauty it’s easy to see why Destin is quickly becoming one Florida’s top golf destinations. Don’t forget to pack your clubs!
Regatta Bay Golf and Country Club is nestled among nature preserves along the Bay. Designed by golf course designer and former lead architect for Arnold Palmer, Robert C. Walker, this par-72 course offers an amazing golf experience for players of all skill levels and is one of Golf Digest’s “Top Places to Play in North America.”
Kelly Plantation Golf Club is one of the most visually impressive and environmentally sensitive golf courses in northwest Florida. Set along the Choctawhatchee Bay, this semi-private golf club designed by Fred Couples and Gene Bates features 18 holes built on the former site of a turpentine plantation owned by Mattie and Coleman Kelly.
Destin is an elite vacation destination known for golf, and no where is it better represented than at Emerald Bay. Emerald Bay Golf Club was designed by Bob Cupp and is a championship 18-hole golf course. Located on the Bay, there are water features and garden views as the course winds through the community of Emerald Bay.
They Golf Garden, located on Highway 98 in Destin, is open to the public. The feature a lighted golf course and a ten-acre practice area with ten multi-pin target greens. The Golf Garden is a 9 hole par 29 and is lighted at night. The Golf Garden is also one of Destin’s most affordable courses.
Designed by course architect Joe Lee, Seascape’s par 71, 6,100-yard golf course is a challenge to golfers of every skill level as its greens and hazards require singular precision. The beauty of the terrain, with its tall pines, shimmering waters and soft rolling hills has been known to distract even the most seasoned golfers.
Recently renovated and updated, Indian Bayou’s 27 holes feature wide, forgiving fairways with beautiful lush, undulating greens, majestic pines and sparkling lakes and water features.