Biloxi-area golf in pictures: Mississippi National Golf Club in Gautier

Like most golf courses along the Mississippi coast in the post-Katrina era, Mississippi National Golf Club is unintentionally open. Many of the trees that formerly flavored this pleasant, walker-friendly layout were swept away.

Mississippi National was hit hard by the hurricane, with trees and debris damaging fairways and greens (to say nothing of the large boat that ended up in the parking lot). As of early 2007 the condos that line the course were only back to half-capacity. But anyone playing Mississippi National for the first time would probably never know it had been battered by a historic storm. Re-opened in July 2006, it's one of the better golf courses in the Biloxi area, and a joy for anyone who enjoys the short game.