Courses near Gulf Shores, AL

[ballemore1029]

Anybody know of some good courses near the Gulf Shores area? Taking a vacation there in August.

[Double Bogey]

Craft Farms is in Gulf Shores.  I have never played there, but have heard good things about it.  They have two courses, Cotton Creek and Cypress Bend

http://www.craftfarms.com/Club/Scripts/Home/home.asp

As well as Perdido Bay which is in Pensacola FL

http://www.perdidobaygolf.com/golf/proto/perdidobay/

[beisenhauer]

+1 for Perdido Bay. It was a little soggy when I played it, but I thought it was a fun course, and reasonably priced.

[The_Pharaoh]

Originally Posted by ballemore1029

Anybody know of some good courses near the Gulf Shores area? Taking a vacation there in August.

Magnolia Grove in Mobile is a must!

[dsansomga]

A course in the area you definitely have to try is Rock Creek, in Fairhope, AL.  Great course.  Public, affordable, and very well maintained. Like Craft Farms, mentioned above, it's owned and managed by Honours Golf... and those folks do it right.

If you enjoy an out-of-the-way course that's not so "private club-like", try Soldiers Creek, in Elberta.  It's owned by a member of the Woerner Turf family, and even though golf's downturn has caused them to cut staff a bit, it's still a fun track.  The greens are very good, the fairways are fine, but if you stray off the fairways, you'll see the flaws in the maintenance caused by the staff cutbacks.

[The_Pharaoh]

I second that, Rock Creek is a great course.

Originally Posted by dsansomga

A course in the area you definitely have to try is Rock Creek, in Fairhope, AL.

[ballemore1029]

Ok so change of plans and we are now going to Destin for vacation instead of Gulf Shores. Any suggestions on courses in Destin?

[TXTDryFly]

Starting to plan a golf trip to Destin or Gulf Shores this summer and am looking for some advice. Will be taking the girlfriend so somewhere on the beach or close to it would be ideal. Any ideas?

[Double Bogey]

Do a search... this was brought up about a month ago.  Same cities.

[Double Bogey]

Nice, a mod helped you out... ;)