Mississippi Golf Features
Mississippi Gulf Coast golf shines on Golfweek 'courses you can play' list
Gulf Coast gems Fallen Oak Golf Club, The Preserve, Grand Bear and Shell Landing represent Mississippi golf on Golfweek's "America's Best Courses You Can Play" list. "It promotes the quality of the golf we offer here on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, to golfers all across the country," said Stephen Miles, director of operations at The Preserve.
... full article »Thanksgiving golf specials: Biloxi and Gulf Shores offer early gifts for holiday getaways
From the beginning of Thanksgiving week through Feb. 1, you'll find some of the golf/travel industry's craziest values and amazing packages along the Mississippi and Alabama Gulf Coast, Tom Spousta writes.
... full article »Ownership, mini-tour championship helping transform Windance Country Club in Gulfport
In a Mississippi Gulf Coast region with 22 golf courses, 11 casino resorts and 60 miles of coastline, new-look Windance Country Club doesn't figure to blend in so much anymore. The course is "in the best shape it's ever been in," said Kevin Drum of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Gulf Association.
... full article »Mississippi Gulf Coast offers world-class action at the tables and on the golf courses
On the Mississippi Gulf Coast, no one gets too uptight, and the gambling's more than all right. In fact, readers of TripAdvisor.com rated Biloxi the seventh-best destination in the world for gamblers. Golfers who aren't big gamblers will have fun, too. The Mississippi Gulf Coast has 22 golf courses from celebrity architects like Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Tom Fazio, Davis Love III and Jerry Pate.
... full article »Golf's shark hunters: On Mississippi Gulf Coast, shark fishing's an off-course thrill
On the Mississippi Gulf Coast, you can get your shark stalking on in-between going for birdies. This area has more than a dozen golf courses and over 300 holes from designers like Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Davis Love III and Tom Fazio. But it's hardly just your ordinary golf destination.
... full article »Luxury for less the Gulf Coast way: High-end hotels, golf courses with mid-range rates
With steals like Kiva Dunes and Shell Landing Golf Club, the Mississippi Gulf Coast and Alabama Gulf Shores are prime destinations for golfers looking to live large. These are the rare spots in today's high-thread-count-chasing world where you can get luxury for less.
... full article »Mississippi's best golf resorts mix high stakes gambling with superb courses
Mississippi was the home of riverboat gamblers in the Old West, floating casinos in the modern era and, in post-Hurricane Katrina, land-based casinos. As the state has developed, so have its golf courses and golf resorts. It's one of the few states where you can mix golf and gambling, though all the resorts mentioned here don't have casinos. Here is our list of the best golf resorts in Mississippi.
... full article »Creole, Thai, French, down-home and soul: Biloxi restaurants offer golfers diverse menus
Mississippi Gulf Coast has a string of good golf courses, big fancy casinos and, believe it or not, excellent restaurants. You don't have to go all the way to New Orleans for great eats. Here are a few suggestions to chew on as you consider your golf trip to the Biloxi area.
... full article »Biloxi, driven by casinos and golf, rebuilding pretty much on its own
Going on two years after Hurricane Katrina hit in August of 2005, the Gulf Coast, particularly Biloxi, has made tremendous strides to returning to pre-Katrina tourist levels. Two of the driving forces behind the economic recovery have been the casinos and the golf courses.
... full article »Give thanks to Biloxi: Its golf courses are back in business
Nature did its worst, but a year-plus later the biggest problem facing Biloxi and the Mississippi Gulf Coast is man-made: perception. "People don't know we're back to functioning normally," said Steve Richer, executive director of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Convention and Visitors Bureau.
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