Barefoot Bay Golf Course — Barefoot Bay, Florida

The Barefoot Bay Golf Course is the Barefoot Bay Recreation District's 18-hole executive course at 1225 Barefoot Blvd., designed by Joe Lee and measuring 3,689 yards from the tips (Barefoot Bay Recreation District).

The district's FY27 budget describes an executive par 60 golf course with a Golf Pro Shop and a cart barn for a 33-cart fleet, along with a 130-yard driving range, 1 hitting net and a practice green for putting, chipping and bunker work at Barefoot Bay (BBRD FY27 Adopted Budget, page 39). The course website places it in Micco, Florida, while the district gives the postal address as Sebastian, FL 32976 (Barefoot Bay Golf Course).

Short holes are the design idea at Barefoot Bay. The district says the small greens and well protected approaches test shot-making, that the layout suits seniors, juniors and women, and that a round here does not take four and a half hours (Barefoot Bay Golf Course and Pro Shop).

Golf is older than the recreation district itself. The Barefoot Bay history says Gulf Acceptance Corporation bought the original one thousand acres in 1968, that the Polynesian-style clubhouse opened in June 1971 with a 9-hole golf course among the early amenities, and that by 1973, 256 homes had been purchased and the 18-hole course was completed. Barefoot Bay became a Special Recreation District with its own charter in 1984 (About Barefoot Bay).

The Barefoot Bay Pro Shop lists hours of 6:30 am to 5:30 pm and the phone number (772) 664-3174 (Pro Shop listing). Its three exterior doors were replaced in a district project completed in July 2026 (BBRD District Information).

From October 1 to April 30, 18 holes at the Barefoot Bay Golf Course cost $34.00 plus $2.38 tax for Barefoot Bay residents and $39.00 plus $2.73 tax for non-residents (2026-2027 Seasonal Rates).

Resident pricing at Barefoot Bay depends on the district badge. The rate sheet says golfers must present a badge at check in to receive these rates, and it counts an owner, resident or renter as a Barefoot Bay resident (2026-2027 Seasonal Rates).

Two discounts appear on the same Barefoot Bay sheet: a Saturday afternoon special of 18 holes with cart for $25.00 plus tax, and junior golfers paying half of green fees when they play with a paying adult (rate sheet).

The tax column on the Barefoot Bay sheet works out to 7 percent of the green and cart fees ($2.38 on $34.00). Florida taxes admissions at 6 percent (Section 212.04, Florida Statutes), and the Florida Department of Revenue lists a 1 percent discretionary sales surtax for Brevard, made of two half-cent pieces each listed with an end date of December 31, 2026 (Form DR-15DSS).

Last verified: October 13, 2026, on the Barefoot Bay Golf Course website.

Barefoot Bay tee times open 3 days in advance for residents and non-residents and 4 days in advance for annual golf members, booked through the Pro Shop at (772) 664-3174 (2026-2027 Seasonal Rates).

The course home page repeats the Barefoot Bay rule in plain terms: call the Pro Shop for a tee time up to three days in advance (Barefoot Bay Golf Course).

The BBRD Policy Manual, adopted by the Board of Trustees on September 22, 2026, sets the booking rules (BBRD Policy Manual). All play at Barefoot Bay is on a reserved tee time basis, every player registers in the Pro Shop before play, and all play begins at either the 1st or 10th tee as scheduled by the Pro Shop (BBRD Policy Manual, page 32).

Priority and group size follow the same manual. Property owners, golf members and their guests have priority for available tee times at Barefoot Bay, players go out in foursomes particularly on Saturday, Sunday and holidays, a five-some needs permission from the Golf Operations Manager, and play may be limited for tournaments, maintenance or weather (BBRD Policy Manual).

Green fees at Barefoot Bay are charged on a daily basis, and the rain check policy is posted in the Pro Shop rather than printed in the manual (BBRD Policy Manual).

The Barefoot Bay Golf Course is open to visitors at non-resident rates, and a non-resident can pay resident green fees all year with the $125.00 per year Non-Resident Discount Card (2026-2027 Seasonal Rates).

The course site pitches the same Barefoot Bay card to outsiders as a way to avoid guest fees, and it advertises non-resident memberships alongside it (Barefoot Bay Golf Course).

Annual golf memberships at Barefoot Bay are applied for through the Golf Operations Manager. The manual limits a family membership to two individuals regardless of family size, requires unmarried children over 18 and other adults living in an owner's home to hold memberships in their own names, lets renters with a lease who live in the district apply, and offers annual single and family non-resident golf memberships (BBRD Policy Manual, page 27).

Refunds are narrow at Barefoot Bay. A member may end a golf membership or trail fee only for medical reasons or death, with a doctor's documentation and District Manager approval; money is returned pro rata only during the first six months of the fiscal year, and after March 31 there is no return of any unused portion (BBRD Policy Manual, page 28).

Barefoot Bay members may use their own cart, pending approval, by buying an annual trail fee (BBRD FY27 Adopted Budget, page 39). Junior Golf runs June 1 to 20 and is available to BBRD residents only, according to the course site (Barefoot Bay Golf Course).

Golf privileges can also be lost over a house. Under the BBRD Policy Manual, social, family and golf memberships tied to a Barefoot Bay lot found in violation of the deed restrictions are automatically suspended until the Violations Committee issues an Order of Compliance (BBRD Policy Manual, pages 24 and 25).

On the Barefoot Bay course, power carts carry no more than two riders and two bags, children under 16 may not drive them, and shirts and shoes are mandatory (BBRD Policy Manual, page 32).

The Barefoot Bay lakes carry their own rules. The manual bans wading in lakes, hawking for golf balls in lakes and canals, and fishing in lakes on the golf course; it keeps power carts off the high slopes of greens, bunkers and tees, and it requires each player to carry a set of clubs, a putter and a golf bag (BBRD Policy Manual).

ADA validated golfers at Barefoot Bay may park in designated areas marked by blue stakes, which the Golf Operations Manager or course superintendent can move or close in bad weather. Faster players must be allowed to play through, and ignoring course rules or staff can bring a suspension of social membership or loss of playing privileges (BBRD Policy Manual).

Wildlife shares the Barefoot Bay fairways. The course photo gallery shows sandhill cranes with a chick, a wood stork, a roseate spoonbill, a great egret, white ibis and an alligator (Barefoot Bay Golf Course wildlife).

State rules apply to those cranes at Barefoot Bay. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission made intentional feeding of sandhill cranes illegal in 2002 (FWC sandhill cranes). Its golf course guidance adds that attempting to hit cranes with golf balls is a violation and asks people to avoid areas within 400 feet of an active nest (FWC: sandhill cranes on golf courses).

The Barefoot Bay Golf Course runs five weekly leagues on four days, from Tuesday ladies play at 8:00 am to a Sunday afternoon scramble with a 12:30 shotgun (Barefoot Bay Golf Course leagues).

The district budget lists a Men's Golf League, 9-Hole and 18-Hole Ladies Golf Leagues, The Martini League (Ladies Fun League) and the Sunday W M Scramble at Barefoot Bay, and says course membership is mostly residents with a small number of non-resident members (BBRD FY27 Adopted Budget, page 39).

Lessons at Barefoot Bay are by appointment only (Barefoot Bay Golf Course lessons). The PGA professional who teaches them also does club regripping and runs tournaments and special events, the budget says (BBRD FY27 Adopted Budget).

The 19th Hole at 1225 Barefoot Boulevard is the course bar and grill, open Monday to Saturday 10am to 9pm and Sunday 7am to 9pm, with Sunday breakfast from 7am to noon and the phone 772-664-3175 (The 19th Hole).

No: the Barefoot Bay Recreation District's FY27 budget projects $791,683 in Golf-Pro Shop revenues against $1,294,067 in Golf-Pro Shop expenditures, a gap of $502,384 (BBRD FY27 Adopted Budget, page 3; page 4).

Memberships are the biggest Barefoot Bay golf revenue line, at more than twice the projected greens fees (BBRD FY27 Adopted Budget, page 40). The Board of Trustees adopted the budget on June 23, 2026 (BBRD FY27 Adopted Budget).

The Golf-Pro Shop lines sit in the FY27 General Fund budget, which rests on the Barefoot Bay lot assessment: that budget is based on an assessment rate of $1,028.18 per year per lot (BBRD FY27 Adopted Budget, page 3). Golf-Pro Shop spending was $983,376 in FY25 actual and rises to $1,294,067 in the FY27 adopted budget (page 4).