Both are semi-private. and bound to be big attractions to draw golfers to the already popular beach area. The shortest route to the par-five third hole is down the right side and over nature preserve. Safest way is to stay left. It's a big course, big in the sense that it has 350-foot wide corridors, making most fairways appear wide and inviting, with great views of surrounding area. Rough is cut very low, just long enough to give definition.
Problems are there, but in most cases, are subtle.
Four sets of tees give a wide choice of yardage. From the back, appropriately called the Couples tees, it's 7099 yards and includes some heroic carries over water. Particularly challenging is the carry on the par-5 fifth hole, which starts from alongside the Bay Bridge at the Choctawhatchee end. Water is in play on 12 holes, but from the front tees it is possible to avoid any mandatory carries. Unusual mix of holes is five par fives, five par threes, and eight par fours.