The Break 90 Challenge · St. James Bay · Carrabelle, Florida
Can You Break 90 at One of Florida's Toughest Golf Courses?
Think you can break 90? St. James Bay Golf Course is ready to put your game to the test.
One of Florida's toughest tracks
This course will challenge every part of your game
Rated in the top 5% of all courses as one of the most challenging golf courses in Florida, in the U.S., or anywhere in the world, St. James Bay will challenge every part of your game.
So, what makes St. James Bay's course so tough?
The newly rated Black tees stretch an impressive 7,002 yards and carry a 75.1 Course Rating and 145 Slope Rating.
- Yards from the Black tees
- 7,002
- Course Rating, Black tees
- 75.1
- Slope Rating, Black tees
- 145
- Most challenging courses
- Top 5%
Strategy over strength
You won't be able to simply overpower each hole
Following the natural landscape, the course layout tests your game with rolling fairways, strategically placed bunkers, and, while picturesque, water hazards that will truly test your skillset.
This course rewards thoughtful and strategic play. Thinking through each of your shots, careful club selection, and playing to your strengths is key.
And while St. James Bay is nestled along Florida's beautiful Forgotten Coast, that also means you'll want to keep an eye on the wind before you tee off. The coastal breeze can have a mind of its own. After all, if breaking 90 were easy, it wouldn't be much of a challenge!
Your game plan
How to Give Yourself a Shot at Breaking 90
You're ready to take on the challenge. As you step up to the tee, we have a few tips to help you give it your best go.
Play smart off the tee.
You don't need to pull out the driver on every hole. Positioning matters.
Know your numbers.
Distance control becomes especially important when the course is challenging.
Don't chase the pin.
Play for the safe part of the green and avoid turning a good hole into a big number.
Keep the big numbers off your card.
Breaking 90 isn't about making birdies. It's about limiting mistakes.
Stay patient.
One bad hole doesn't ruin the round. Keep playing your game!
But our best tip? Bring extra balls!
Interactive Course Tour
Explore all 18 holes before you play
Our Interactive Course Tour takes you hole by hole with flyover maps, full yardages from every tee, and caddie strategy. Get a better feel for where to aim, when to play it safe, and when it's time to commit and go for it.
Take the course tour
After the 18th hole
Play AND Stay
Once you've finished the 18th hole, there's no reason to rush home. St. James Bay makes it easy to turn the Break 90 Challenge into a full Forgotten Coast getaway.
And if you didn't beat the Break 90 Challenge the first time around? Stay a little longer, enjoy everything St. James Bay and the Forgotten Coast have to offer, and start planning your next shot at it.
Make a getaway of it
Your home base on the Forgotten Coast
Resort Condos & Villas
Settle into one of our resort condos or villas and get ready for a relaxing vacation.
Places to stay
Pickleball & the Pool
Play a fun round of pickleball on our eight courts, then unwind by the pool.
Pickleball at St. James Bay
The Crooked River Grill
Grab dinner at the Crooked River Grill, right here at the resort.
The Crooked River Grill
Sugar-white beaches, scenic boat rides and charming downtowns are all close by. Our favorite things to do along the Forgotten Coast
How it works
The Break 90 Challenge
Beat the target score for the tees you play on a full-paying round, then choose your reward.
- Black tees
- Break 90 or better
- Blue tees
- Break 87 or better
- White tees
- Break 85 or better
Beat it, pick your prize
- $105value · non-transferableOne Free Round of Golf
- $350valueA Free Nightwith the purchase of two
- Top prize$700valueTwo Free Nightswith the purchase of four
Official Contest Rules
- Limited to golfers new to St. James Bay, or who haven't played SJB in the last 3 years.
- Full-paying golfers only — no free or discounted rounds.
- PGA / USGA rules apply.
- Register online before the round begins.
- Turn in your scorecard to the Pro Shop if you win — 1 witness required.
- Enter as often as you like, but you can only win once.
- SJB members and residents of Franklin or Wakulla counties are not eligible.
Think you have what it takes?
Pack your clubs and see if your game is up to the challenge
Whether you card an 89 or leave knowing you'll need another round, you'll have plenty of reasons to make a return trip!
Fill out your information. At the conclusion of your round, take your signed scorecard into the Pro Shop.
Book a tee timeQuestions? Call us at (850) 697-9606