Panama City Golf Courses:
Golfing the Florida Beach

Panama City Beach, one of Florida's top summer vacation destinations has also become a popular choice for winter golfers. Panama City Beach's 27 miles of crystalline white sand and emerald green waters beckon visitors from the north. The beautiful summers, mild winters,and tropical landscaping alone spells paradise.

Panama City Beach is home to one public and four semi-private golf courses offering a wide range of difficulty. All are conveniently located within a 15-minute drive of any beach accommodation. Over 20 courses lie within a 40-mile radius of Panama City Beach.

Signal Hill Golf Course, the Panama City Beach's first course. Designed on original powder white dunes, this public course features wide-open, well-groomed fairways. The 18-hole, par 71 course has a slope rating of 100.82.

Hombre Golf Club hosts the PGA Qualifying School. This semi-private club offering an 27 hole par 107 course is set on 145 acres of scenery adorned with lakes, dogwoods, and azaleas. The Hombre has 73.4 course rating and a 136 slope rating from the "Bad Hombre" tees with yardage of 6,820; 6,063 from members tees; 5,275 from senior and 4,800 from ladies.

Hombre is nestled amidst wetlands, march, lakes and preserves. One of the most picturesque holes on the course is the par 3, 11'th, a replica of the 16th at Augusta National. The Hombre is a championship course, complete with pro shop, driving range and professional golf lessons. Off-season passes are available at $320 for 10 rounds or $210 for 5 rounds.

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. The championship tees provide a course rating of 723, slope rating of 130. Yardage from the championship tees is 6, 588; 6,240 from the average tees; 5,749 from seniors and 5,446 from the forward tees.

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 pro shop.

Marriott Bay Point Resort offers golfers a choice of two semi-private courses. Lagoon Legend has a course rating of 753 and a slope rating of 152 from its championship tees, which sets it apart as the second most challenging course in the United States. Five sets of tee boxes are available for golfers of every skill level: 6,942 yards from championship tees; 6,469 from pro; 6,079 from members; 5,614 form seniors; and 4,949 from ladies. 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. Club Meadows slope rating is 126 from pro tees. Yardage is: 6,913 from the pro tees; 6,372 from members; 5.919 from seniors and 4,999 from ladies.

Marriott Bay Point Resort Village hosts the annual Bay Point Super Bowl Open in January during Super Bowl weekend. This tournament is open to golfers of all talents. Features include a complimentary practice round, two competitive rounds, prizes, and a Super Bowl and Victory Party. PGA professionals Tom Weaver, Alan Phillip and David Good and LPGA pro, Meredith Loose are available for lessons. The resort has a practice range, two pro shops and a variety of other amenities.

Different Strokes Golf Center provides the driving range in North Florida, complete with putting greens, bunkers and chipping area.

Edgewater Beach Resort has a private 9-hole par 3 executive course that is available to guests of the resort.

Panama City Beach is conveniently accessible by auto from Interstate 85, 75 or 10. Choose to fly into Panama City/Bay County International Airport serviced by Delta Atlantic Southeast Airlines, US Airways Express and Northwest Airlines The airport is just a 20-minute drive from the Beach. See our Getting Here page for more.

Preferred tee times are booked quickly, so contact the golf courses directly for reservations. Most accept reservations up to seven days in advance.

Panama City Beach, Florida - Panama City beaches have long been known as the world’s most beautiful beaches - ranked in the top 20 in the nation. The powder-white sand, emerald green waters and tropical breezes have a hypnotic allure, which draws in visitors of all types. Panama City offers recreational activities for everyone, from nine months old to 90 years old. Activities include sunbathing, swimming with the dolphins, museums and billfishing.

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