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Kiva Dunes Golf Course in Gulf Shores, Alabama
Kiva Dunes Golf Course doesn't do anything typical. It's not your average resort course. Certainly not one you expect to see in Alabama. It's a seaside links-style design that's between both the Gulf of Mexico and Mobile Bay. Located in the Alabama Gulf Shores, Kiva Dunes is one of the more relaxed golf escapes you'll ever find. [...] more »
Lost Key Golf Club in Pensacola, Florida
The Lost Key Golf Club is one of those rare resort courses that throws a relatively high degree of difficulty at you but manages to entice you back for more. "I can't tell you the number of times resort guests have complained to me that the course beat them up," said Assistant Professional Roger Willoughby. "Then they say, 'You got any tee times tomorrow?'" [...] more »
Grand Bear Golf Club near Biloxi, Miss.
Grand Bear is one of the star attractions in Biloxi-area golf. Set amid deep national forest away from the casinos and crowds, it's an idyllic setting for a rolling, dipping Jack Nicklaus design that frequently offers a choice of routes to the green. [...] more »
Windance Country Club - Gulfport, Mississippi
Located in a "covenant-controlled community" with a private lake, Windance Country Club nevertheless features a good stretch of home-free fairways, plus enough length and bite to keep things interesting, with a number of tight, tree-lined holes and water hazards. [...] more »
Gulf Hills Golf Club near Biloxi - Gulf Coast golf in pictures
After Hurricane Katrina tore through, the shady oasis Gulf Hills Golf Club had been was no more. But club officials and members got down to work, and now this renovated Biloxi-area track offers an enjoyable play with a walk-in-the-park feel. [...] more »
Biloxi-area golf in pictures: Shell Landing in Gautier, Mississippi
Shell Landing Golf Club in Gautier, Miss., is one of the top-tier golf courses in the Biloxi area, a Davis Love III work that incorporates large, contoured greens - averaging about 12,000-square feet - with arguably more undulation than any other greens around. It is a visually appealing course, with scads of marsh and only a few homes to distract from the scenery. [...] more »
Biloxi-area golf in pictures: Mississippi National Golf Club in Gautier
Mississippi National was battered by Hurricane Katrina, but anyone playing it for the first time now would never know. Reopened in July 2006, it's one of the better courses in the Biloxi area and a joy for fans of the short game. [...] more »
The Oaks Golf Club near Biloxi, Mississippi
There are those who make the case that many Biloxi-area golf courses are in better shape than they were before Hurricane Katrina hit. The Oaks Golf Club in Pass Christian is Exhibit A. The course is immeasurably better than it was before the devastating storm. [...] more »
The Bridges Golf Club - Bay St. Louis, Mississippi
The Bridges Golf Club in Bay St. Louis, Miss. is one of the prettiest golf courses you'll find, with marsh views virtually everywhere and little visual evidence that it shares grounds with a casino complex. The Bridges is one of Arnold Palmer's better works and a coastal Mississippi must-play. [...] more »
Diamondhead Country Club in Diamondhead, MS
Diamondhead C.C. is the Biloxi area's only 36-hole facility. The woodsy Cardinal and Pines courses are built on rolling terrain with big sand bunkers. Both have been ranked among Mississippi's top tracks. [...] more »
Rock Creek Golf Club in Mobile, Alabama
You feel like you might be in the Carolinas the first few holes at the Rock Creek Golf Club in Mobile, Ala., before it flattens out a bit as you reach the middle stretch of the front nine. There are some interesting holes, but never anything too overwhelming. Aside from the elevation, Rock Creek smiles at you and says, "go low." [...] more »
RTJ Trail's Magnolia Grove, Crossings course, in Mobile, Alabama
The two courses at Magnolia Grove, part of the Robert Trent Jones Trail system, are as scenic as they can be challenging. The LPGA plays here, on the easier of the two courses, the Crossings. That's mainly because of logistical reasons, though, not because it's easier. The Falls is generally regarded as the more difficult course, in that has more forced carries. Both courses have deservedly received high praise. [...] more »
Azalea City Golf Course in Mobile, Alabama
The conditioning at Azalea City in Mobile, Ala. rivals that of a resort course, or a country club course, or even an upscale semi-private course. The fairways are luscious and green, even after a warm winter, the greens are in impeccable shape and even the tee boxes look good. The conditioning is especially impressive when you consider it's a muni that caters to the masses - about 55,000 rounds a year on average. [...] more »
RTJ Trail's Magnolia Grove, Falls golf course, in Mobile, Alabama
The two courses at Magnolia Grove in Mobile, Ala., part of the vaunted Robert Trent Jones Trail, are both challenging and scenic. The Falls course is the more difficult of the two, mainly because of forced carries. Women may not enjoy this course because of that. The LPGA plays at the other course, the Crossings course. [...] more »
