Gulf Coast Course Reviews
Lost amid the leafy pines: The Preserve is Gulf Coast golf au naturale
If you're hitting the tables in Biloxi or just sunning yourself on the Gulf, save time to play The Preserve Golf Club. Located in a gorgeous nature preserve, the scenery here is allowed to dictate the drama, Chris Baldwin writes. Designer Jerry Pate didn't obsessively try to put his imprint on the land as much as he allowed the surroundings to star.
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The Arnold Palmer that started Alabama Gulf Shores golf: Craft Farms still shows its love for golfers
Arnold Palmer single-handedly made the Alabama Gulf Shores a golf destination by designing two excellent courses at Craft Farms. You don't go on a golf vacation for a history lesson, though. Craft Farms succeeds today because it recognizes its history while concerning itself with the product golfers are experiencing now. It's a well-run operation that's never lost its passion for golf and the people who play the game for fun.
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Banking on golf fun: Rock Creek is an Alabama Gulf Shores blast
If you play golf to enjoy yourself, you'll want to work Rock Creek Golf Club into an Alabama Gulf Shores trip. You make golf trips to have the kind of days you have at Rock Creek. This is the type of course that leaves a golf group with plenty of stories to tell - probably for years to come, Chris Baldwin writes.
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The Arnold Palmer that started Alabama Gulf Shores golf: Craft Farms still shows its love for golfers
Arnold Palmer single-handedly made the Alabama Gulf Shores a golf destination by designing two excellent courses at Craft Farms. You don't go on a golf vacation for a history lesson, though. Craft Farms succeeds today because it recognizes its history while concerning itself with the product golfers are experiencing now. It's a well-run operation that's never lost its passion for golf and the people who play the game for fun.
... full article »Banking on golf fun: Rock Creek is an Alabama Gulf Shores blast
If you play golf to enjoy yourself, you'll want to work Rock Creek Golf Club into an Alabama Gulf Shores trip. You make golf trips to have the kind of days you have at Rock Creek. This is the type of course that leaves a golf group with plenty of stories to tell - probably for years to come, Chris Baldwin writes.
... full article »The Bridges Golf Club: Palmer's Mississippi marshland mauler is worthy of a King
The Bridges Golf Club delivers plenty of fun to go with that sure ball battering. This is one of the most entertaining golf courses you'll find anywhere, and it fits right into a Mississippi Gulf Coast region that really lets its courses play out over nature.
... full article »Shell Landing Golf Club shows that Davis Love III is a can't-miss designer
At Shell Landing Golf Club, Davis Love III gives recreational golfers wide, wide fairways, the better to keep those drives in play and the frustration level down. But that only makes Shell Landing's 7,024 yards look even more massive. There's so much room, it can be a little intimidating.
... full article »Relax in nature at Jack Nicklaus' Grand Bear Golf Course
Grand Bear in Saucier, Miss., is the rare golf course that could be both a great starter or a great finisher for a golf trip. Play Grand Bear as your first course on a Mississippi Gulf Coast trip, and you'll receive a thorough introduction to the reasonably-priced nature wows of this region - without getting too beat up. On the other hand, you could also play Grand Bear as the climax of the trip and nobody would walk off feeling shortchanged.
... full article »Kiva Dunes in Gulf Shores, Alabama: A seaside golf course you'll never forget
Kiva Dunes Golf Course is the type of course you travel to play, the kind of showpiece that is a great impetus to come to the Alabama Gulf Shores and discover the other outstanding golf courses and 32 miles of beaches with white sand that looks like its special ordered from a postcard.
... full article »Lost Key Golf Club on Florida's Gulf Coast is a saucy, salty, mischievous enchantress
The Lost Key Golf Club is one of those rare resort courses that likes to whip up on the guests, then entice them back for more. It's like a woman who tells you "no, no, no" with her mouth but "yes, yes, yes" with her eyes.
... full article »Tamahka Trails Golf Club gives visitors a different taste of Louisiana golf
One of the first things you will notice about the Tamahka Trails Golf Club at the Paragon Casino Resort are the hills, features that are seemingly out of place in central Louisiana. As part of the state's Audubon Golf Trail, this Marksville, La. golf course offers a different taste of the Pelican State, and that is a good thing.
... full article »Koasati Pines at Coushatta: Away from the tables, you'll find fun, challenging golf
There's no mistaking the potential quality of your golfing experience at the Koasati Pines golf course at the Coushatta Casino Resort. If you're up for a challenge - aside from gambling - you'll find it here.
... full article »Sunkist Country Club in Gulfport: Golfers get lemons, make lemonade
Sometimes natural disasters bring unnatural luck. Much of the Mississippi coast was devastated by Hurricane Katrina in August 2005, and the area's golf courses obviously suffered. But one of them, Sunkist Country Club, actually prospered.
... full article »- Grand Bear still one of Biloxi's star attractions for golfers in Mississippi
- The Oaks Golf Club: New super has new greens super
- Take it slow at Shell Landing and enjoy one of Biloxi's best golf courses in Mississippi
- Golfers at Windance Country Club in Gulfport, Miss. can see Katrina's aftermath
- Superb Fallen Oak elevates golf in Biloxi, Miss.
- Mississippi National Golf Club: Holding true to Earl Stone's legacy
- The Bridges Golf Club does its bit for revitalized Biloxi area
- The Preserve Golf Club near Biloxi, Miss. preserves the pure golfing experience
- Diamondhead Country Club, Mississippi
- Lakewood G.C. in Point Clear, Alabama: Golf among ghosts of the Confederacy
- TimberCreek Golf Club in Mobile, Alabama, a course to soothe your golfing nightmares
- Go mano a mano with Robert Trent Jones at Magnolia Grove in Mobile, Ala.
- Elevate your game (and lower your score) at Alabama's hilly Rock Creek
- Azalea City Golf Course in Mobile: A great Alabama bargain
- Coach T's favorite golf course requires your ‘A game' at Auburn Links
- Mis-named Links golf course at Grand National can be a hellcat
- Moore's Mill gives good grist for grateful golfers in Alabama
- Grand National's Lake course bedevils RTJ Trail golfers
- Scenic and strategic: Gray Plantation in La. offers top golf course at a bargain price
- Carter Plantation Golf Club, David Toms' first design, mimics his playing style
- Gulf Hills has Elvis, Chicago mobsters and some very different elevation changes
- The greats played at Great Southern Golf Club - you can, too but beware the greens
- Grand Bear a grand walk in the woods, away from casino hustle
- Take The Bridges over troubled water at Bay St. Louis' Casino Magic
- Twin Bridges has grass-roots values in RTJ Trail area
- Goose Pond is affordably priceless
- Kiva Dunes is pure coastal golf
- Love team took obstinate Georgia land and built Windermere
- Rock Creek has something for everyone
- Few know about Alabama course that doubles as research center
- TPC of Louisiana: Dye delivers amid great expectations
- Golfing and gaming on the Audubon Golf Trail
- OakWing Golf Club gives Alexandria new life
- Mississippi's Dancing Rabbit a lucky charm for golfers
- Oxmoor Valley fully revealed
- Grand National may be RTJ Trail's No. 1 stop
- TimberCreek is perfect for the average golfer
- Alabama's RTJ Golf Trail churning along at age 15
- Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort continues to grow and amaze
- Attraction of RTJ Trail's Magnolia Grove Golf Course comes from its difficulty
- Lost Key Golf Club is a little bit Pensacola and little bit Melbourne
- Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail: Silver Lakes is a tough test
- Regatta Bay Golf and Country Club: Straighten Up and Fly Right
- Edgewater Beach Resort and The Hombre Golf Club