Your day-by-day plan

1
Arrive & Loosen Up
Morning:Roll in and stay Sandestin-adjacent; three of this week's courses live inside the gates.
Breakfast & coffee:Curly Cream Rolled Icecream
Afternoon:An arrival round at Emerald Bay.
Lunch:Havana Beach Bar & Grill
Evening:Dinner at McGuire's; the handicap negotiations begin.
Dinner:Beachside Burger Company
Insider Tip:Book all seven days of tee times with your lodging; stay-and-play packages unlock Burnt Pine later in the week.
2
Kelly Plantation
Morning:The Fred Couples bayside design, earliest slot for calm air and pure greens.
Breakfast & coffee:Chopstix
Afternoon:A recovery beach hour or pool time.
Lunch:Sugar Mill Sweets
Evening:Steaks at Cafe Thirty-A.
Dinner:Frutas Locas
Insider Tip:The bayside holes are the postcard; keep the phone handy on the back nine.
3
The 36-Hole Day
Morning:Regatta Bay's tight pine corridors.
Breakfast & coffee:Pecan Jacks Ice Cream & Candy - Santa Rosa Beach
Afternoon:Sandestin's Links with the bay views after lunch.
Lunch:Modica Market
Evening:Baytowne Wharf for dinner, with dueling pianos at Rum Runners if it's Thursday through Saturday.
Dinner:The Perfect Pig @ Watercolor Crossings
Insider Tip:Hydrate like it's your job; 36 in Gulf humidity is a contact sport.
4
Rest Morning + Raven
Morning:Sleep in, then brunch at Another Broken Egg.
Breakfast & coffee:Fuego Cafe & Grill
Afternoon:An afternoon round on the Raven.
Lunch:Kilwins Ice Cream - Chocolate - Fudge
Evening:An easy dinner at The Wine Bar - Watercolor.
Dinner:The Caf
Insider Tip:The mid-week rest morning is the difference between seven good rounds and four good ones followed by three swings you'd rather forget.
5
The 30A Corridor
Morning:Drive east for Santa Rosa Golf & Beach Club, the long-standing 30A track where the Gulf shows up between holes.
Golf:Okaloosa National Mini Golf & Ice Cream
Afternoon:Lunch at Stinky's Fish Camp.
Lunch:Royal Palm Grille
Evening:A Grayton sunset, then an early night.
Dinner:Thai Market
Insider Tip:The Gulf-view holes play windier than they look; club up and swing easy.
6
Burnt Pine Finale
Morning:The crown jewel, accessed via Sandestin stay-and-play.
Breakfast & coffee:Smashburger
Afternoon:Pro-shop trophies and pool recovery.
Shopping:Coffee Shoppe
Evening:A celebratory dinner at Marina Café.
Dinner:Fatboys - Miramar Beach FL
Insider Tip:Wide-open Windswept Dunes up in Freeport is the value wildcard if you want a substitute or an encore.
7
Nine and Home
Morning:An optional sunrise nine at whichever course won your heart.
Breakfast & coffee:Cafe Destin
Afternoon:Brunch at Fish Out of Water, then depart.
Breakfast & coffee:Tango 3 Coffee Roasters
Evening:The group text argues about Day 3's scorecard, as designed.
Dinner:The macaron chef
Insider Tip:Winter converts this whole week to snowbird rates on the same turf. File that away.