Alabama: Golf on the Gulf

It is not an exaggeration to say that Arnold Palmer made the Alabama Gulf Shores a golf destination. R.C. Craft was a true self-made man who convinced Palmer to carve out a golf course on a flat sod farm. What could be the attraction? Now, several years later it would be considered sacrilegious to not play the wonderful Craft Farms course.

When you decide to golf along Alabama's Gulf shores you'll be rewarded with great courses that are close to each other. This close proximity cements the feeling of being in a true golf destination.

The gulf shores area has attracted some of the very best golf architects who have used the coast's unique features to their advantage. Sandy terrain and seaside features lend themselves nicely to superb golf design. There are 32-miles of the world’s whitest beaches.

Golf vacations can get boring no matter how great the location or the facilities. In Alabama you get more for your golfing buck. You get the pristine curve of sugar white beaches stretching for miles and miles. Talk about relaxation. Talk about a golf deal. World-class golf and world class beaches.

Alabama's golf course have been designed by some of the very best-- Arnold Palmer, Robert Von Hagge, Jerry Pate, and local legend, Earl Stone.

Gulf Shore Courses

Some of Alabama's best Gulf Shore courses:

  • Craft Farms Golf-- Greens Kiva Dunes is without a doubt Alabama's best golf course. This course is Palmer signature design. The most is costs, at high season, is $99 and that's a great golf deal. This is the star of the three golf courses at Craft Farms.
  • Craft Farms Cotton Creek is overseeded in the winter to guarantee lush greens.
  • Cypress Bend is the newest course at Cotton Creek. It is an Arnold Palmer design ranked by Golf Digest as the Number One most playable new course in the US.
  • Rock Creek Golf Club is designed by Earl Stone and it will set you back just $69.
  • Peninsula Golf & Racquet Club will keep you very happy with its great value and excellent golf.
  • Earl Stone designed Timbercreek. He carved it from the landscape, using the changes in elevation and natural features to create a real beauty.
  • Soldiers Creek is a new course, designed by Scott Clark. It is owned and operated by the Woerner family and located at the Woerner Preserve. It has TifEagle greens because the Woerners are turf experts.
  • Arnold Palmer designed Lost Key Golf Club. It is located on the barrier island of Peridido Key.
  • Peninsula Golf Club was designed by Earl Stone and features large white-sand bunkers.
  • Earl Stone also designed Rock Creek. It sits quite high and overlooks freshwater wetlands.

Golf Climate

The Alabama coast is kissed by the warm Gulf breezes, making this area a year-round golf destination. Fall and winter can be very busy golf seasons. While it can get cold at night, it usually warms up enough to golf during the day.

Great Golf Value

  • Ranked third in the “Overall Value for the Money” list compiled in Golf Digest’s 2008 Travel and Destination Study.
  • One of the country's best value golf destinations.
  • The Alabama Gulf Coast is ranked 3rd in a Top Ten U.S. Destinations for Overall Golf Value.

Golf Accommodations

A golf party can choose from any of a number excellent value accommodation. There are seaside hotels, gulf-front condos, luxurious beach houses, golf villas, and resort hotels.

Alabama’s Gulf Coast offers so much-- pristine beaches, fabulous dinning and accommodations, world-class golf-- all for terrific golf value.