Detailed description of Emerald Bay
Emerald Bay, is a Semi-Private, 18 hole golf course located in Destin, Florida.
Emerald Bay first opened for play in 1991.The course was designed by Bob Cupp.
The course has tree lined fairways and averaged sied undulating greens. Water hazards come into play on nine holes.
Par for the course is 72. From the back tees the course plays to 6,802 yards. From the forward tees the course measures 5,184 yards. The longest hole on the course is # 7, a par-5 that plays to 566 yards. The shortest hole on the course is # 3, a par-3 that plays to 135 yards from the back tees.
Watch out for # 6, a 425 yard par-4 challenge and the #1 handicap hole on the course. The easiest hole is # 17, a 328 yard par-4.
$36 (cart included), played on Sunday, May 2011 at 6am
the greens have been reduced to tiny -- seems like they are trying to save a buck and may be losing quality; restrooms in clubhouse a mess and commodes backed up.
$61 (cart included), played on Thursday, May 2010 at 8am
This course has gone downhill the last 2 or 3 years. I would not play it again unless it is dramatically improved.
$61 (cart included), played on Friday, May 2008 at 8am
Greens were in terrible shape and the staff was arrogant.
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Guest (cart included), played on Saturday, April 2019 at 8:45 AM
Day 45 - 100 days, 100 courses (Saturday, April 27, 2019)
This was the beginning of 9 days in Florida and my first visit to the panhandle.
We had a glorious day and I met up with 3 very nice guys from Sacramento. They were a hoot to play with. This is an annual outing for them and boy do they let go.
The course was beautiful and very playable. I was going along great and at #12 and I was thinking how amazing it was that I hadn’t lost a ball.
I then proceeded to lose one on each of the next 3 holes but managed to bogey all three. Shot an 87.