Welcome to Fort Walton Beach Golf!

Fort Walton Beach and its neighboring areas have been highly praised for their incredible golfing. With courses varying in challenge from difficult water shots to changes in elevation there is a golf course to test any level of golfer. Many of the Emerald Coast golf courses offer oak-lined fairways and are reasonably priced. The most difficult decision a golfer may face here is deciding which course they want to challenge.

Bluewater Bay
Given "Four Stars" by Golf Digest's Places To Play 2000, Blue Water Bay offers four courses designed by world-renowned golf architects Tom Fazio and Jerry Pate. Each course has a unique layout to take advantage of the terrain and natural surroundings. Bluewater Bay's golfing experience is complemented by a fully-stocked pro shop.

Emerald Bay
Designed by Bob Cupp, Emerald Bay consists of 6,802 yards of greens and fairways. A par 72 layout, Emerald Bay boasts a championship course believed by many to be one of Northwest Florida's very best. Only steps from the first tee, the Guesthouse allows visitors to play world class golf and relax in luxurious comfort.

Fort Walton Beach Golf Club
Consisting of two 18-hole championship golf courses, Fort Walton offers over 6,400 yards of narrow, oak-lined fairways and challenging water hazards. In addition to daily play, the Club holds many community oriented charity golf tournaments and promotes a Junior Golf Program every summer.

Indian Bayou Golf and Country Club
A Challenging, yet playable, assortment of nines, Indian Bayou presents courses woven with gracious fairways and long, wide holes, but punctuated with periodic "problems". The two courses, Choctaw and Seminole are Earl Stone designed links and both feature left and right doglegs and a combination of difficult par-3's.

Island Golf Center
With nine Par-3's and nine holes of pitch and putt, the Island Golf Center is perfect for perfecting techniques or just "putting" around. Set between the Choctawhatchee Bay and Gulf, play is lit from March to November and the center also sports 36 holes of miniature golf.

Kelly Plantation
Recently acclaimed "The Crown Jewel of the Emerald Coast", the golf course's beautiful fourth hole fairways are nestled along the Southern Edge of Choctawhatchee Bay. Designed by Fred Couples and Gene Bates the Plantation boasts a truly dramatic clubhouse facility, comprehensive training and practice facilities, two putting greens, and additional conveniences that complement this unequalled golfing experience.

Regatta Bay Golf Club
Ranked one of the "Top 15" courses in Florida, Regatta Bay offers a 6,829 yard, par 72, championship golf course. Designed by Robert C. Walker, the course proves to be a challenge and provides an extraordinary golfing experience for players of all levels. Regatta Bay now features the most advanced Global Positioning System, (GPS), offered by Parview System.

Sandestin Golf Resort
A diverse range of golfing opportunities await you here at the Sandestin Golf Resort. The four courses, Links, Baytowne, Raven, and Burnt Pine, have each been crafted by different designers and provide courses that vary from a "links course" to tricky water shots, to varying bunker patterns. With its unique and entertaining challenges, Sandestin is worth checking out.

Santa Rosa Golf and Beach Club
Nestled between the sugar white beaches and thriving woodlands that mark the Emerald Coast, Santa Rosa lays claim to eighteen challenging holes of golf. Called "The Purest Golf on the Panhandle" by Golf magazine, this course features the area's only Gulf of Mexico fronting holes, a fully equipped Pro Shop, and an on-site restaurant.

Shalimar Pointe Country Club
Shalimar Pointe has been awarded a place among the "Southeast's Top 50 Development Courses." With bunkers that resemble dunes, an 18-hole, Finger-Dye design golf course, and a spacious driving range this club proves to be a challenging course for the weekend and scratch golfer alike.

Shoal River Country Club
With its 18-holes threading through, around, and above statuesque forests of oak, magnolia, and pine, Shoal offers a veritable fortress of nature. The course is heavy with continual elevation changes and tight landing areas flanked by bunkers, grass depressions, and various species of wild grass and demands accuracy.