Gulf Shores Golf Club

About
The 18-hole Gulf Shores Golf Club (formerly known as Golf Club of The Wharf) in Gulf Shores, Alabama is a public golf course that opened in 1963. Designed by Earl Stone, the previously named Gulf Shores Golf Club went in 2005 through a renovation that lengthened the course by 300 yards. Gulf Shores Golf Club plays for 6,856 yards from the championship tees and has a slope rating of 127 and a 72.9 USGA rating. The course features 5 sets of tees for different skill levels.
Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Gold | 71 | 6856 yards | 72.9 | 127 |
Blue | 71 | 6410 yards | 70.7 | 121 |
White | 71 | 6006 yards | 68.8 | 119 |
Teal | 71 | 5420 yards | 66.0 | 114 |
Teal (W) | 71 | 5420 yards | 71.3 | 121 |
Red | 71 | 4822 yards | 63.3 | 107 |
Red (W) | 71 | 4822 yards | 67.9 | 114 |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Gold M: 72.9/127 | 345 | 443 | 521 | 207 | 438 | 172 | 595 | 231 | 463 | 3415 | 442 | 327 | 413 | 185 | 495 | 165 | 379 | 465 | 526 | 3397 | 6812 |
Blue M: 70.7/121 | 325 | 417 | 511 | 175 | 406 | 156 | 566 | 204 | 433 | 3193 | 413 | 310 | 383 | 164 | 476 | 140 | 344 | 438 | 504 | 3172 | 6365 |
White M: 68.8/119 W: 74.4/129 | 316 | 394 | 492 | 148 | 367 | 149 | 530 | 164 | 395 | 2955 | 381 | 300 | 373 | 150 | 448 | 112 | 333 | 408 | 490 | 2995 | 5950 |
Green M: 66.0/114 W: 71.3/121 | 293 | 361 | 398 | 140 | 330 | 131 | 499 | 134 | 367 | 2653 | 345 | 253 | 345 | 127 | 409 | 102 | 312 | 371 | 445 | 2709 | 5362 |
Red M: 63.3/107 W: 67.9/114 | 266 | 335 | 347 | 105 | 310 | 84 | 476 | 100 | 324 | 2347 | 308 | 230 | 307 | 105 | 384 | 83 | 292 | 345 | 389 | 2443 | 4790 |
Handicap | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 6 | |||
Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 71 |
Handicap (W) | 17 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
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Photo submitted by u4410039 on 08/12/2025
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Photo submitted by u4410039 on 08/12/2025
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Photo submitted by u4410039 on 08/12/2025
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Photo submitted by u4410039 on 08/12/2025
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Green # 10 Photo submitted by dohrenwend on 11/24/2024
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Photo submitted by u314159457033 on 10/20/2024
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Photo submitted by schaeffern on 05/05/2024
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Photo submitted by dhelmic2 on 08/03/2023
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Take black squirrels Photo submitted by u314162583747 on 05/10/2023
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Turtle in middle of fairway Photo submitted by u314162583747 on 05/10/2023
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Spectator Photo submitted by u314162433412 on 03/16/2023
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Photo submitted by u000007670160 on 12/07/2022
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Photo submitted by u000007670160 on 12/07/2022
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Photo submitted by u000007670160 on 12/07/2022
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Photo submitted by Thomas9558667 on 11/03/2021
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Photo submitted by u314161906872 on 10/25/2021
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Photo submitted by Jan9724333 on 05/08/2021
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Very calm Photo submitted by ccbwc771 on 01/15/2021
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I missed the birdie putt Photo submitted by ccbwc771 on 01/15/2021
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Photo submitted by Yzzo on 12/23/2020
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Photo submitted by u000007670160 on 11/28/2020
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Photo submitted by u314160973520 on 11/02/2020
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Photo submitted by u1707051068 on 08/18/2020
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Social Distancing Photo submitted by aouziel on 06/30/2020
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Photo submitted by u314159841948 on 06/18/2020
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18th green Photo submitted by BrandonWebb on 06/16/2020
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Approach view, par-4 16th hole Photo submitted by BrandonWebb on 06/16/2020
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Approach view, par-4 11th hole Photo submitted by BrandonWebb on 06/16/2020
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Approach view, par-5 7th hole Photo submitted by BrandonWebb on 06/16/2020
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Greenside, par-3 4th hole Photo submitted by BrandonWebb on 06/16/2020
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Approach view, par-4 first hole Photo submitted by BrandonWebb on 06/16/2020
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Photo submitted by 4jGOZ7lPpjIye2vHBp9Z on 01/22/2020
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Photo submitted by 4jGOZ7lPpjIye2vHBp9Z on 01/22/2020
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Photo submitted by 4jGOZ7lPpjIye2vHBp9Z on 01/22/2020
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Photo submitted by u046514872 on 01/08/2020
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Played with Bob From California and witnessed his hole in one Photo submitted by u078566619 on 10/01/2019
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Photo submitted by u314159603482 on 09/10/2019
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Photo submitted by u352164988 on 09/09/2019
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Approach to #16 Green Photo submitted by ShragMagtite on 10/08/2017
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Shot with my DRONE, ( I am licensed). Photo submitted by u217220257 on 02/20/2017
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Photo submitted by jaytack on 07/06/2016
Orange Beach golf
This is one of my favorites for good golf in the area.
Easy to get a tee time.
Good value.
Good pace of play.
Course condition is good.....not 5 star, but very nice.
15 minutes to get there.
Needs work
The pace of play was very slow; we had to wait every time on the tee boxes. The greens were in very rough condition, with dead spots that had been painted green. This is a fun course with a great layout, but it is nowhere near worth what they are charging to play.
Tee times need more spacing, or a marshal should be out enforcing the pace of play. Most every green is very much in need of some TLC.
Not Worth the Money – Look Elsewhere
recently played GSGC,and I have to say, it was one of the most disappointing golf experiences I’ve had in a long time. They charge $129 for a round here, but in reality, this is maybe a $50 course at best. The greens were in absolutely terrible shape — patchy, slow, and full of bare spots. It looked like they hadn’t been properly maintained in months. On top of that, the pace of play was brutal. We were stuck behind multiple groups all day, waiting on almost every shot, and there was no course marshal to be seen.
For the price they’re asking, I expected something far better. Honestly, it felt like a complete rip-off. Save your money and find somewhere else to play — there are plenty of courses out there that offer a better experience . I would not recommend this course to anyone.
New Firm Greens
It's in good shape... fairways are above average. Newly renovated greens are firm and pretty quick:
Overall a fun day

Terrible
$140 to play this course a joke. Double booked tee times. No cart girl. Poop literally on the wall in the bathroom.
Good course
Played while on vacation. It was a good course, greens were a little beat up but think it was just time of year and weather impacts. Overall good layout and good pace of play.
Greens needed work, but the course was in good shape.
But for the cost there are better options.
Gulf Shores CC
I can’t recommend this course to my friends because we were not informed ahead of time that they had high school rounds that day. Maybe over 100 high school golfers on the course. And, we got stuck behind a 5-some. That is not allowed where I play. My friends would not have been happy.
Almost Great
The staff were great, everyone from the nice lady in the pro shop to the starter and cart lady. The course had just hosted a tournament so the tee boxes were a bit beat up but course was in good shape. The biggest issue was the driving range, it was a mat. Being our first round of the year and spending the entire winter up north hitting off mats, it was sad to warm up by hitting on more mats. Overall, we had a good experience and it was very close to being great. Will play again next spring break.
Over Priced
With the older carts, no GPS it seems to expensive.
Terrible condition
I have played this course dozens of times, it is probably in the worst condition I have seen it. Yes it got snow on it but so did every other golf course but they aren’t near as bad, the fairways have no grass and even after no rain you are hitting mud. Go play any other course the 100$+is a rip off.
Great course
Only issue is the back tee boxes. On several holes, there are trees that need to be trimmed. A couple of the par 3 especially. It’s hard to play a dogleg par 3. No body plays the back tees so they have neglected to trim the trees.
First Tee Time after/following a college girls golf tournament
Next time make plenty of space for public golfers if you’re going to allow public tee times. We waited 45 minutes between holes 7 and 8.
Course was very dry and not in good shape, from a “green” perspective, but I was also told last months 7” of snow was responsible for that.
Pretty pricey course to allow such bad tee time management.
New ownership
New ownership bought this place and raised prices through the roof we used to pay 65 and now they are charging $129 on a WEEKDAY this is a nice course dont get me wrong but for that price it is not worth it go play kiva or penensula
Could be awesome
The problem is that they killed all the fairways so very difficult to hit off of dead grass