DESTIN
Regatta Bay Golf & Country Club
Address: 465 Regatta Bay Blvd., Destin, Florida
Holes: 18
Yardage: 6864/6490/5910
Par: 72/72/72
Telephone: (850) 650-7800

Emerald Bay Golf & Country Club
Holes: 18
Yardage: 6802/5184
Par: 72
Slope: 135/122
Telephone: (904) 837-5197
A beautifully maintained newer course.

Sandestin Resort
Holes: 45
Baytowne Golf Club
Troon/Dunes/Harbor 9s
Yardage: 3593/3603/3368
Par: 36 all
The Links Course
Yardage: 6710/4969
Slope: 124/115
Telephone: 904-267-8155, 800 277-0800
Both well-maintained and challenging. More water on the Links and windy and small landing areas.

Santa Rosa Golf Club
Holes: 18
Yardage: 6608/4920
Par: 72
Rating: 66.1
Slope: 127/110
Telephone: 904-267-2229
Challenging course playing through a mature forest along the ocean. Great Gulf of Mexico views.

Indian Bayou Golf & Country Club
Holes: 27
Seminole/Choctaw/Creek 9s
Yardage: 3541/3417/3475
Par: 36 all
Telephone: (904) 837-6191
Not to tight, good for younger players as well as intermediate. Some difficult putts but generally fairly open.

GULF BREEZE
Tiger Point Golf & Country Club
Tiger East Course
Address: 1255 Country Club Rd., Gulf Breeze, FL 32561
Holes: 18
Yardage: 7033/6621/6083/5217
Par: 72/72/72/72
Rating: 73.8/71.9/69.6/70.2
Slope: 132/124/120/125
A championship seaside, links-style course with water in play on 14 holes. 9 holes were redesigned in 1984 and 1989. Difficult, long, with a challenging Par 4, 5th, with an island green. Many trees and water lining the fairways.
Tiger West Course
Holes: 18
Yardage: 6737/6445/6040/5314
Par: 71/71/71/71
Rating: 72.2/70.3/68.6/70.2
Slope: 119/114/110/121
Telephone: (850) 932-1333, 800 477-4833
Two different nines. Front 9 are more open than the back. The Club was established in 1979. This mature layout was first designed by Bill Amick. Semi-private.

FORT WALTON BEACH
Fort Walton Beach Municipal Golf Course
Holes: 36
Oaks Course
Yardage: 6416/4992
Par: 72
Slope: 119/107
Pines Course
Yardage: 6583/5300
Par: 72
Slope: 110/107
Telephone: 904-862-3314
Courses feature wide fairways lined with Oak And Pine trees. Very fair for the average player.

LYNN HAVEN
Nature Walk Golf Club
Address: 2900 Club House Turn, Lynn Haven, Florida 32444
Holes: 18
Yardage: 3717/3195/2629
Par: 61/61/61
Telephone: (850) 265-2582
Semi-private executive layout with Tifdwarf Grass, first opened in 1997.

NAVARRE
Club at Hidden Creek Golf Club
Holes: 18
Yardage: 6862/5213
Par: 72
Rating: 70.8
Slope: 139/124
Telephone: 904-939-4604, 800 239-2582
Great scenery with towering trees are a bonus to go along with this championship class course. Some blind shots, nice amount of water hazards and fairly tight.

NICEVILLE
Bluewater Bay Resort
Bay/Lake/Marsh/Magnolia 9s
Holes: 36
Yardage: 3318/3485/3362/3307
Par: 36 all
Telephone: 904-897-3241, 800 874-2128
Consistently ranked as one of the top courses in Florida. Three 9-hole Fazio designed courses. Well treed with rolling terrain.

PANAMA CITY
Holiday Golf Club
Address: 100 Fairway Blvd., Panama City Beach, FL 32407
Holes: 18 + 9
Executive Course
Holes: 9
Yardage: 1360/1100/900
Par: 29/29/29
Some water in play on this bermuda grass layout that was opened in 1995. Semi-Private.
Regulation Course Club
Holes: 18
Yardage: 6790/6340/5975, Ladies; 5803
Par: 72/72/72, L; 72
Rating: 72.2/70.1/70.1, L; 71.2
Slope: 118/114/108, L; 120
Telephone: (850) 234-1800
This semi-private layout, opened in 1964, is a Jim Dunkerley design with many lateral water hazards. Nice wide fairways but beware the wind.

Marriott's Bay Point Resort
The Lagoon Legend
Holes: 18
Yardage: 6885/4942
Par: 72
Slope: 152/127
Be prepared for long ball-carries over marshes. Many island greens to small targets. Extremely challenging.
Club Meadows Course
Holes: 18
Yardage: 6913/4999
Par: 72
Slope: 126/118
Much easier than Legend. Pretty surroundings.
Telephone: (904) 234-3307

Hombre Golf Club
Holes: 18
Yardage: 6820/4793
Par: 72
Slope: 136/119
Telephone: (904) 234-3673
A tight, tough course where accuracy is required. Fast greens and well-maintained.

Majette Dunes Golf And Country Club
Holes: 18
Yardage: 6362
Par: 72
Telephone: 904-769-4740
The back nine makes up for the easy open fairways of the front nine with water in play on almost every hole.

Signal Hill Golf Course
Address: 9615 N. Thomas Dr., Panama City, FL
Holes: 18
Yardage: 5617/5259/4790
Par: 71/71/71
Rating: 63.5/61.6/63.0
Slope: 100/099/098
Telephone: (850) 234-5051, (850) 234-3218
Built in 1960, this fairly easy layout offers small greens and some water in play.

PENSACOLA
Carriage Hills Golf Club
Holes: 18
Yardage: 5530
Par: 72
Rating: 65.3
Telephone: (904) 944-5497
A picturesque setting along a creek.

Marcus Pointe Golf Club
Holes: 18
Yardage: 6732/6225/5859, Ladies; 5182
Par: 72
Slope: 129/125/120, L: 119
Telephone: (904) 484-9770
Tough traps, large and tricky greens. Great golf experience.

Osceola Municipal Golf Course
Address: 300 Tonawanda Drive, Pensacola, Florida
Holes: 18
Yardage: 3203/3202
Par: 36/36
Telephone: (850) 453-7599

Lost Key Golf Club
Address: 625 Lost Key Drive, Perdido Key, 32507
Holes: 18
Yardage: 6810/4825
Par: 72/72
Rating: 74.3/69.6
Slope: 144/121
Telephone: (888) 256-7853, (850) 492-1300
An Arnold Palmer/E. Sheay design opened in 1997.

The Sportsman of Perdido Golf Resort
Address: One Doug Ford Dr., Pensacola 32507
Holes: 18
Yardage: 7154/5476
Par: 72/72
Rating: 73.6/71.4
Slope: 125/121
Telephone: (904) 492-1223
Difficult championship course with great scenery. Many well placed bunkers and trees. Beware the alligators! First opened in 1963. Renovated and ready for play August 2000. Offers a practice facility, on-site accomadations, and is located a minute from the Gulf of Mexico. First designed by Bill Amick. Formerly named the Perdido Bay Golf Club.

PORT ST. JOE
St. Joseph's Bay Country Club
Holes: 18
Yardage: 6473
Par: 72
Rating: 70.7 Cart fees:
$6.50
Telephone: 904-227-1751
Sixteen ponds plus natural rough will challenge you.

QUINCY
The Golf Club of Quincy
Address: Solomon-Dairy Road, Quincy, Florida, 32351
Holes: 18
Yardage: 6401
Par: 72
Rating: 69.9
Slope: 129
Telephone: (850) 627-8386
Semi-Private.

SHALIMAR
Shalimar Pointe Golf Club
Holes: 18
Yardage: 6765/5427
Par: 72
Slope: 125/115
Telephone: 904-651-1416, 800 964-2833
The Choctawhatchee Bay is adjacent to this tough course. Water in play often with lots of sand traps.

SUNNY HILLS
Sunny Hills Golf Course
Address: 3634 Country Club Blvd., Sunny Hills, Florida
Holes: 18
Yardage: 7095/6749/6192/4897
Par: 72/72/72/72
Rating: 73.4/71.8/69.1/67.7
Slope: 120/117/112/113
Telephone: (850) 773-3619 or 1 (800) 965-4455
A Ken Venturi & Gene Sarazen design, opened in 1974. A beautiful natural setting carved out of the woods. Beware of the wildlife, water, and 52 sand bunkers.

TALLAHASSEE
Hilaman Park Golf Club
Holes: 18
Yardage: 6364
Par: 72
Rating: 68.5
Telephone: 904-878-5830

Killearn Inn and Country Club
Holes: 27
South/East/North 9s
Yardage: 3532/3493/3367
Par: 36 all
Telephone: 904-893-2144, 800 476-4101
Home of the PGA Central Classic. Mature tree-lined course.