334 Golf Club Drive,
Santa Rosa Beach, Florida FL 32459
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Carter Murchison (PGA, Director of Instruction)The Course:
18 holes. Tree-lined parkland. Relatively flat terrain - easy to walk.
Surroundings:
Woodland.
Designer:
Original nine-hole layout extended to 18 by Roy Albert Anderson. Completely renovated by Bill Bergin (2021).
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16 miles E of Destin
Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa Golf & Beach Club: Santa Rosa Golf & Beach Club is located just a few miles east of the impressive and very popular Destin/Sandestin golfer's paradise on Florida's Emerald Coast. Surrounded by woodland rather than real estate, this layout retains a wonderfully natural balance.
Mainly tree-lined holes elegantly weave their way past silent ponds, while beyond the fairways the terrain's white sandy subsoil often shows through. On the back-nine the course strikes out for the Gulf of Mexico, courtesy of an out-and-back loop that gets you to within 100 yards of the Gulf's shoreline and those famed sugar white beaches.
With as much tranquil woodland to play through as you can handle, Santa Rosa's natural and well-crafted holes are as enchanting as they are challenging. Don't be misled by the layout's relatively modest length of just under 6500 yards from the tips. With several tightish fairways and several nicely doglegging holes, Santa Rosa can feel a good deal longer than its headline length.
Limited access: this private course is generally playable only by members and their invited guests.
Private club; guests may only play if hosted by a member.
Non-metal spike facility. Walking permitted after 1pm.
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The small community of Santa Rosa Beach on Choctawhatchee Bay, takes its name from Saint Rose of Lima (1586-1617), the first Catholic saint of the Americas. Baptised as Isabel, she was such a beautiful baby that the name Rose was more commonly used, and that name stuck.
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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Camp Creek (7 miles); Santa Rosa (pvte).
Shark's Tooth; Indian Bayou; Kelly Plantation; Regatta Bay; Emerald Bay; Sandestin (4 courses); Windswept Dunes
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