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Afloat and Adrift at Regatta Bay

Afloat and Adrift at Regatta Bay

Regatta Bay is a pretty good name for a golf course, calling to mind swift vessels, salty ocean air and the sporting life. It doesn’t particularly have much to do with this course. You can almost see Choctawhatchee Bay from one of the holes but otherwise there’s no sea or sea-like qualities, and the marina where all the really big…

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Another Shade of Green: Kelly Plantation

Another Shade of Green: Kelly Plantation

The Destin drive-in market isn’t known for great golf sites or great golf courses. Real estate is king here, and the only reason golf courses exist at all is to help sell homes. Even though Kelly Plantation is one of the more sophisticated planned developments in the area, that’s barely saving grace. I usually respect what architect Gene…

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