Fort Walton Beach Golf Course

I’ve never played golf while vacationing to Florida, but I’m so glad we started! This course is beautiful and I had a great time playing it with family. We will be back! Very friendly staff, good food, awesome course.

Only the Oaks course is currently open due to renovating the greens on the Pines. Once the Pines opens back up in September I will update my review. Then Oaks is in fair condition. The greens can be bumpy and the speed seems to vary from day to day. But the course management appears to try to keep it up as best they can. But compared to almost all the other courses in the area, golf is very reasonably priced, especially if you purchase a membership and play a round once a week or more. Several holes could do with larger tee boxes, as the turf gets pretty beat up. Also, the tee boxes could use some refurbishment, as a number of them are severely crowned or sloped. Still, for this area, it's very reasonably priced.

I was enjoying my round until things took a turn. The group ahead told us to slow down — even though we weren’t rushing them. Out of respect, we did. But later, a course worker came up and rudely told us we were playing too slow. His tone was unprofessional and completely unnecessary. And was just watching us the whole time. It’s frustrating to get mixed signals and then be disrespected by staff. Golf should be a relaxing experience, not one where you’re talked down to. Please train your staff to treat players with basic courtesy.