684 Fazio Drive,
Panama City Beach, Florida FL 32413
Office
+1 (850) 231 7600Fax
+1 (850) 231 0427Website
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Ben Blalock (Director of Golf Instruction).Academy
Watersound Club Golf Performance CenterThe Course:
18 holes. Tree-lined & open parkland. Gently undulating terrain - easy to walk
Surroundings:
Woodland and small lakes
Designer:
Tom Fazio
30.296777
-86.039600
30 miles E of Destin
Approx halfway between Panama City and Destin on Hwy 98/30, turn south into Camp Creek Pkwy. After o.5 miles turn right into Fazio Drive and follow the road to Golf Club.
Camp Creek
Camp Creek Golf Club: one of the great golf courses of the Florida panhandle. Here you'll find a stunningly natural Tom Fazio designed layout, although for visiting golfers possibly one of the Sunshine state's lesser known gems.
In this wonderfully natural house-free environment, the course meanders through open spaces and occasional tree-lined groves. One assumes little expense was spared in the creation of Camp Creek.
The wonderfully undulating sculpted terrain is characterised by a natural interplay of rolling fairways, mounded bunkering, sandy waste areas and indigenous flora. The result is a scenic delight and a veritable golfing challenge, superbly laced with a multitude of stylish sharp-edged bunkering. Small lakes are also in attendance alongside the good-width fairways and around several greens.
The many elevation changes at Camp Creek provide tee boxes that command excellent views of the challenges ahead, as well as accommodating some imposingly elevated greens, as at the spectacular lakeside short par-4 13th. The large and prodigiously sloping greens will test your putting as never before; if you fail to hit them, a combination of slick run-off areas and clinging bermuda rough will demand your full repertoire of short-game skills.
With a delightful variety of small trees, shrubs and grasses lining the holes, there is much to admire along the way, and plenty of reason to keep it straight and hit those rolling fairways. Without doubt, a Fazio layout that ranks with his best.
Stay&Play at Camp Creek: luxury onsite accommodation available, see Where2Stay section below.
Resort guests (staying at the WaterColor Inn, Camp Creek Inn, and WaterSound resort properties) can book to play Camp Creek on weekdays and weekends.
No outside visitor play available.
Golf carts are fitted with GPS. Walking permitted.
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The natural look and feel of Camp Creek owes much to the original coastal dunes and pine forest in which it was laid out, as well as to Tom Fazio's skilful design. The cart path, for example, is always set above and therefore cannot be seen from any of the fairways.
The wonderful array of natural wildlife includes several ospreys (fish eagles), often seen diving into the lakes to catch their next meal. Camp Creek is an Audubon International Certified Cooperative Sanctuary Course, recognized for its environmental stewardship of the golf course and its surroundings. The Golf Club is owned by the St Joe Company.
Florida's 34th best course (Golf Digest, 2023/24).
684 Fazio Dr, Inlet Beach, FL 32461.
+1 (850) 231 7600
Visit websiteFramed by tall pines and lush, emerald-green fairways, the Camp Creek Inn offers a tranquil, charming, and intimate escape from the typical Florida beach towns. This 75-room boutique hotel features laid back luxury, couple with a comforting ambiance and touches of Louisiana-inspired architecture.
Camp Creek
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Shark's Tooth; Windswept Dunes; Santa Rosa.
34 Goldenrod Circle, Santa Rosa Beach, Florida
+1 (866) 426 2656
Visit websiteThe WaterColor Inn & Resort is a member of the prestigious Small Luxury Hotels of the World group. This luxury Florida panhandle hotel offers a variety of accommodation, including rooms and suites, as well as vacation rental homes and cottages.
Fine and casual dining, boutique shopping and myriad recreational opportunities complement this top-quality resort experience. The reputation and culinary excellence of WaterColor Inn's "Fish out of Water" restaurant has spread far and wide along Florida's Emerald Coast.
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Santa Rosa; Camp Creek (7 miles)
Shark's Tooth; Indian Bayou; Kelly Plantation; Regatta Bay; Emerald Bay; Sandestin (4 courses); Windswept Dunes
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