3-Day Golf Weekend

Your day-by-day plan

1. 1

   (Friday) - Arrive & Loosen Up

   Morning:Half-day of work, then the drive.

   Breakfast & coffee:Harbor Docks

   Afternoon:Loosen-up round at Emerald Bay, forgiving and walkable.

   Lunch:Lost Pizza Co. Fort Walton Beach

   Evening:Dinner at McGuire's; handicap negotiations under the dollar bills.

   Dinner:The Boardroom Pub and Grub

   Insider Tip:Summer means twilight rates after 2 pm; winter means snowbird rates all day. Both beat July at noon.

2. 2

   (Saturday) - The Marquee Round

   Morning:Kelly Plantation, the Fred Couples bayside design; earliest slot for the calm air and pure greens.

   Breakfast & coffee:Papi's Cafe & Grill

   Afternoon:Recovery beach hour or pool; nineteenth-hole storytelling.

   Lunch:Hot Spot Cigars & Coffee

   Evening:Steak night at Cafe Thirty-A.

   Dinner:Crabby Steves Highpointe

3. 3

   (Sunday) - Sunrise & Send-Off

   Morning:Sunrise round at Regatta Bay or Sandestin's Links with the bay views.

   Breakfast & coffee:Moo La-la Ice Cream & Desserts

   Afternoon:Brunch at Crackings, pack, roll.

   Breakfast & coffee:Bread.Butter Bakery-Valparaiso

   Evening:Home with a group text arguing about Saturday's back nine.

   Dinner:Rolls & Boba Hand Rolled ice cream & Bubble tea

   Insider Tip:Book all three tee times together when you book lodging; weekend slots vanish first.