Golf in Panama City Beach

Golf Digest ranked Panama City third nationally in their "Best Little Golf Town in America" survey in 2002. Panama City Beach now boasts the first Nicklaus Design Course in Northwest Florida, winning awards and accolades by such organizations as Travel + Leisure magazine. Preferred tee times are booked quickly, so contact the golf courses directly. Most accept reservations up to seven days in advance.

Panama City Beach has 1 public and 4 semi-private golf courses.

• Signal Hill Golf Course, is Panama City Beach's first course. It was designed on original powder white dune;, this public course features wide-open, well-groomed fairways.
• Hombre Golf Club is a semi-private club offering an 18 hole par 72 course set on 145 acres of scenery adorned with lakes, dogwoods, and azaleas. Water comes into play on 15 of 18 holes. One of the most picturesque holes on the course is the par 3, 11th, a replica of the 16th at Augusta National. The Hombre is a championship course, complete with pro shop, driving range and professional golf lessons.
• Holiday Golf Club, also semi-private. Offers an 18-hole par 72-championship course featuring newly constructed putting greens to challenge event the most experienced short game artist. Its broad lake-lined fairways and elevated greens are protected by bunkers of silky white sand and have been described as among Florida's most enjoyable tracks. Holiday also features a lighted 9-hole executive par 3, par 29 course designed with the entire family, as well as the scratch golfer in mind. Riding cart rental is required on the championship course, but walking is allowed on the executive course. Additionally, Holiday has a lighted driving range and full pro shop.
• Marriott's Bay Point Resort offers golfers a choice of two semi-private courses, Lagoon Legend and Club Meadows.
• Lagoon Legend is considered one of the most challenging courses in the United States. Water comes into play on 17 of 18 holes making Lagoon Legend a "shot maker's course".
• The Club Meadows course is one of Florida's most vulnerable and popular courses, long and narrow from the tips but forgiving from the forward tees.

Marriott's Bay Point Lagoon Legend
75.3 Course Rating
152 Slope Rating
6,942 yds. Championship Tees
6,469 yds. Pro Tees
6,079 yds. Member Tees
5,614 yds. Senior Tees
4,949 yds. Ladies Tees

Marriott's Bay Point Club Meadows
126 Slope Rating
6,913 yds. Pro Tees
6,372 yds. Member Tees
5,919 yds. Senior Tees
4,999 yds. Ladies Tees

Hombre Golf Club
73.4 Course Rating
136 Slope Rating
6,820 yds. "Bad Hombre" Tees
6,063 yds. Member Tees
5,275 yds. Senior Tees
4,800 yds. Ladies Tees

Holiday Golf Club
72.3 Course Rating
130 Slope Rating
6,588 yds. Championship Tees
6,240 yds. Average Tees
5,749 yds. Senior Tees
5,446 yds. Ladies Tees
Also features an executive par 3 course

Signal Hill Golf Course
Par 71
100.8 Slope Rating
5,617 yds. Blue Tees
5,259 yds. Red Tees

When your golf vacation is at a Dunes of Panama condo in Panama City Beach, nearby local golf shops can assist you with clubs, reservations and arranging lessons.