Magnolia Grove Golf Club - Short Course

Crossings at Magnolia Grove delivers everything you could want in 18 holes. Look forward to hitting every shape of shot you can pull off as the course takes you on a beautiful ride through the hilly wooded area that the facility is built upon.

This golf course is a stout test. The fairways are pretty generous on most holes, and you will need some well struck drives to be in good position to score. The course felt long, especially playing on the uphill holes. Greens at Crossings were well guarded by either water or ample bunkering on most holes, so it is difficult to roll a shot onto the surface. There are a lot of ups and downs on the Crossings course, but really no surprises. The course layout is right in front of the player for most of the round.

Conditions on the course were good for being in the middle of winter. Fairways and tee boxes were in pretty good shape. I was impressed by the white powdery sand in the bunkers. I actually loved hitting out of the traps, the sand was so fluffy. The greens at the facility were fantastic! They rolled great, not too fast, and true with very smooth surfaces. They were also very receptive to shots from the fairway, it was not difficult to get a shot to stop. It was real treat to play on greens that were this good.

After playing a round at the Crossings Course I could see how the LPGA would want to host an event here. This is a great test of golf that would challenge any player to use every club in the bag. With lots of great holes running through a beautiful forested area, this is a course you should not miss when visiting the Mobile area.

This 18 hole Par 3 golf course has it all. Big elevation changes, dynamic green complexes, forced carries, and lots of variety among 4 sets of tees. If you are looking for an easy trot with a bunch of wedges then you have the wrong place. Want to play the tips? You will may need your whole bag.

After a great round on Crossings in the morning and lunch in the clubhouse we took to the Short Course to close out the day. Remarkably there was nobody else out there, so we had no pace of play issues. Since it's "short," we decided to play the tips. With the first hole at 174 yards and each of the next three holes becoming progressively longer, we quickly found out that this would not be an easy swinging afternoon.

Thankfully I had the whole bag strapped to the cart, and while I never needed driver, I did pull out my 5 wood on a couple of the holes. Nine of the holes on the course are at least 180 yards, 3 more are over 170. There are plenty of marshes to hit over, so you can forget about rolling a shot up to the green on most holes. Many of the holes that have no hazards have elevated greens. You need to carry the full distance to have a chance at scoring well on this course.

Conditions were very good for late January. Tee boxes were well taken care of and the areas around the green were pretty well manicured considering the time of year. The greens were spectacular! Fast and very smooth, but not firm. They could hold a well struck golf shot.

We had a blast playing the course, even though it beat us up a bit it was a great time. Make sure you don't leave this one out if you are in the area.

I would grade the Falls course a notch below its’ sister course, The Crossings.

I think there is a reason the LPGA chose the Crossings to play its tournament in Mobile for several years. The Falls is punctuated by numerous blind tee shots. Without GPS or a course guide, you have to rely on the scorecard diagram to ascertain whether there is any trouble awaiting up ahead. So make sure you take a peek.

The greens were a little slower than you would expect for Gulf Coast Bermuda this time of year. In fairness, however, I believe they were recovering from recent aeration, though no holes were visible.

I preferred the back nine routing to the front. The holes on the inward nine were more interesting and certainly more memorable.

Had to highlight how incredible the courses and facility are, simply amazing, as well as it being tremendous value for the money. Pictures don't do the elevation changes enough justice, yet at the same time you rarely ever have to hit a blind shot. Play it if you can, can't wait to be back

The Short Course was our second round of the day. We practically had the course to ourselves, not seeing anyone else until #17. The greens are in very good shape and seemed to have far fewer pitch marks than the last time I played about 6 weeks earlier. The tee boxes are the worst I've seen on any course so far this year; bare, hardly any grass, and any cover looks to be the dead remnants of weeds after a herbicide application. However, the condition of the greens made up for the lacking tee boxes. I always enjoy playing this Short Course.

The Crossings front nine was in very good shape. The back nine fairways and greens seemed to be suffering a bit. Overall, the greens had good speed, rolled well, and the few bare spots weren't interfering with the hole placements. This is the first course I've played with the cups turned upside down rather than the pool noodles set in the cups. We found it much better putting having the cups upside down compared to the pool noodles approach; the flags also seemed to stand more upright. We came upon a slow threesome starting at #12 that we had to follow the remainder of the round; other than the frustration with the slow play, the round was well worth the 1.5 hour drive.

This was my first time playing The Falls course at Magnolia Grove. I really loved the course.

The staff (bag attendants, restaurant, starter, pro shop) were all friendly and very helpful and accommodating.

The course has an excellent practice area and has everything you would want or need in order to practice and improve your game.

The course is great starting out from the 1st tee to the final green. The course is laid out straight forward and in front of you so very easy to navigate as a first timer. The course is in excellent condition. The greens have lots of slopes and subtle undulations with good speed and pace. The clubhouse is very nice along with a nice restaurant. The biggest drawback is that the carts do not have coolers, not does the clubhouse have a cooler. If you want a cold drink, take your own cooler. I only saw the beverage cart one time all day long.

All in all, i highly recommend the Falls course. I will definitely play again when I am in the Mobile area.

The Short Course was our second 18 of the day. This is a great layout and extremely fun. The elevation changes and the variation in yardages keep these short holes interesting throughout the round. The greens were slower than the Falls' greens we played earlier in the day, but they were in equally good condition. The tee boxes, however, were rather poor and uncharacteristic for a RTJ site.

We played the Falls course for the first time ahead of an approaching frontal system. The course was considerably damp from the excessive rain so far this year but it held up well and the course conditions were overall good. I had heard the Falls was challenging and the excessive winds ahead of the approaching front made for a true test. The greens were slower than expected, again due to the early season rainfall. However, they were in very good shape and rolled smooth. I will definitely be returning to enjoy this course again.

Staff was good , partbway into the round I went to use the divot sand box on the golf cart to find it full of beer cans on
top of the sand , somebody is not doing their job. Greens are fast how I like them, they could use a ranger to help move the twosome along while the threesome waited , us

This is a great test for all golfers, course has fast greens ,will come back next time thru

Played the Falls course as part of a golfing vacation from England. The course is simply stunning from the 1st tee to the final green. The course is pretty much laid straight out in front of you so easy to navigate as a first timer. Course in excellent condition with the only shame being course works on 9 and 10 which were shortened. The greens have severe slope and subtle borrows but good pace and approach shots held. The clubhouse is lovely and all staff were friendly and attentive. Gone in to my top 5 played so highly recommend playing it if you get the chance

We played the short course following our Crossings course outing. Playing from the orange tees, the short course ranged from 90-190 yards. Most of the tee shots were to downhill pins placed on the front of the greens. This was a fun wind down to end the day. The greens are in very good condition, although slightly less in comparison to the Crossings condition. There is some noticable need of attention on several of the tee boxes, mainly invasive grass. It's a great deal at a $22 replay rate. We didn't see another group throughout the entire round. I will definitely play again and highly recommend for tweaking the short game.

I played on the the Crossings course. Thumb up to the course. It's high-quality. Slow play, though, but pace was good on the back nine. Greens were very fast and in good condition. Bunkers were thick with much sand. The course looked good and was very green. Many trees. Beautiful scenery. Nice people on the course including my playing partners who I met at the course.

8 golfers played this course for the first time. We found it rather challenging for that reason, but the course was in excellent condition - tees, fairways, and greens. We found the staff to be friendly. We definitely want to play this course again next year.

I would avoid this course until it has a chance to dry out. Quite simply some of the holes should not have been in play. Balls on the fairway plugged and there was casual water on most holes. It was disappointing as the layout was good with some interesting holes. We played the short course in the afternoon and that didn't have the same problems with drainage.

So apparently mobile is one of the places that gets the most amount of rain, begs the question “why build a golf facility that drains poorly”?!
Range looked beautiful but closed
Was going to play falls but everyone of the staff told me to play the other course since falls was to wet...
Water was standing on the crossing course too
No reduction in price either
It really is a shame with all the money thy was put into this facility but based on my experience it will be the only one I play in this area