Kiva Dunes Resort is set within a conservation area on the Fort Morgan peninsula minutes from the sugar-white beaches of Gulf Shores. Its vacation rentals range from full homes to fully furnished condos, each allowing guests access to the resort's four pools, two restaurants and private beach. The Kiva Beach Club is home to a salt-water pool and…
Located just off the first fairway of Perdido Bay Golf Club, Cottages on the Green offers a comfortable and affordable destination for golf groups visiting the Florida Panhandle. From individual guest rooms to four-bedroom Cottage Suites, the accommodations here can fit most any group. Proximity to the Perdido Bay clubhouse makes guests feel like…
The 405-room Grand Hotel Marriott Resort, Golf Club & Spa dates to 1847 in Point Clear. The resort's Southern charms come from its massive live oaks dripping in Spanish moss and the fresh mint from its gardens that are the main ingredient for the resort's signature mint juleps. The Grand Hotel, a member of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail and…
The Stewart Lodges at Steelwood are located in Loxley about 20 minutes outside of Mobile. Each of the fully furnished lodges feature private guest rooms and baths, screened-in porches, TVs and a fireplace room with billiards and card tables. A large screen movie theatre/conference room is stocked with a collection of movies. The kitchen has a…
The Renaissance Mobile Riverview Plaza Hotel is a downtown hotel that offers stay-and-play packages on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail. It is connected to the Mobile Convention Center via a skybridge and near historic landmarks such as the USS Alabama and John A. Campbell U.S. Courthouse. The rooms and suites feature views of downtown as well as…
The historic Battle House Renaissance Mobile Hotel & Spa is a downtown hotel that offers stay-and-play packages on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail. It is near historic landmarks such as the USS Alabama, Mobile Civic Center and John A. Campbell U.S. Courthouse. The accommodations boast a Southern style and Southern hospitality is on display at…
Gulf Shores is a city on Alabama's Gulf Coast. Its Gulf State Park has beaches, trails and a pier, plus a golf course and a zip line over the dunes. To the west, sea turtles and migratory birds thrive among the coastal habitats of Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge. Farther west, 19th-century Fort Morgan guards Mobile Bay. The Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo offers hands-on encounters with lemurs, kangaroos and sloths.
Come to Gulf Shores, Ala. to play golf, and you'll find one of the best bargains in the country. The area offers quality resort golf for less than half the price of some other parts of the country. What's more, the courses were designed by some of the biggest names in the business. It's hard to go wrong with any of them, but we've chosen six that you shouldn't pass up if you're in the Mobile/Gulf Shores, Ala., area.
Go to the Gulf for golf. It's as simple as that. Alabama's Gulf Shores along the Gulf of Mexico is one of America's best bargain golf destinations. This solid collection of courses stretches from Mobile to Pensacola, Fla., just across the state line. There's a top 100-caliber course at Kiva Dunes to anchor the trip, along with several other high quality resort-style layouts. Here are the five best places to play right in Gulf Shores.
Kiva Dunes is the baby of Alabama's own Jerry Pate and Jim "Scrappy" Edgemon. One of the best-designed and conditioned golf courses on the Gulf Coast, Kiva Dunes is a must-play. The course, which opened in 1990, has enjoyed the top spot in the state on many publications' rankings and in the past couple of years, it's only gotten better, Mike Bailey writes.
Rock Creek, a 6,920-yard layout that opened in 1995, has a fun, forgiving side to please the bad swing in all of us, yet the teeth to challenge anybody on their best day. Located just a half hour east of Mobile and less than 20 minutes north of Gulf Shores, Rock Creek features a rolling topography that provides spectacular views of the surrounding hardwood forests and thrilling golf.
Mobile, Alabama might be best known for its love of college football -- it hosts a bowl game and an all-star game stocked with seniors with NFL dreams -- but there's much to love about this intriguing Southern city at the mouth of the Mobile Bay. It's home to the original Mardi Gras celebration, an eclectic mix of downtown restaurants and shops and some really good golf. An LPGA Tour venue highlights a versatile golf scene. Here are the five best places to play golf around Mobile.