Want to Improve Your Game? We Can Help!

Players looking to improve their game flock to Destin’s finest golf instruction facility, The Golf Academy at Regatta Bay, staffed by a team of award-winning PGA golf professionals. Our facility covers over 1,200 square feet of natural grass practice area, complete with greenside bunkers, putting, and a short-game area.

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Golf Simulator Room

Technological Solutions to Improve Play

Come out and try our Trackman software, the most powerful and accurate Launch Monitor ever built! It uses Dual Radar Technology – a radical transformation in the way radar technology is applied in golf today. It uses radar systems to obtain maximum data quality and allows us to present it to you in its purest form. Our PGA Pros can analyze and diagnose with fact-based confidence to develop all levels of talent.

General Manager

Mike Giammaresi

Mike is our PGA certified General Manager/Golf Director and one of Destin's most sought-after pros. He was a nationally ranked collegiate player at the University of North Florida and began his career as a teaching professional in Tampa at the Rick Bradshaw/Jim Dent School of Golf. After that, he served as the assistant professional at San Jose Country Club in Jacksonville, where his students ranged from beginners to PGA professionals and tour players. He is an accomplished player himself, having competed in several major USGA events. Mike is also a gifted teacher whose strong knowledge of the game and swing mechanics is complemented by his exceptional ability to communicate this understanding to his students. Michael is a passionate teacher and brings his contagious personality to the Regatta Bay Team.
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Madison Williams Golf Pro

Head Golf Professional

Madison Williams

Madison grew up playing competitive golf on the Emerald Coast Junior Tour and Fort Walton Beach High School ladies’ teams. Her interest in golf continued after returning to the Panhandle to assume the role of Assistant Golf Professional at Shalimar Pointe Golf Club. She focused on coaching juniors and women while pursuing her goal to acquire her PGA Class A Membership. Madison passed the PGA Player Ability Test (PAT) on her first try and earned the low medalist for the PAT. She aims to encourage women and juniors to participate in the game.