Peninsula Golf and Racquet Club in Gulf Shores, AL is a true golfer’s paradise. Three 9-hole courses make up the Peninsula Golf Club. The Marsh, Cypress and Lakes Courses offer different challenges to golfers of all skill levels.

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Gulf Shores Golf Course

Designed by veteran architect Earl Stone, the 18-hole layout at Rock Creek Golf Club is one of the most challenging and grandly surprising courses in lower Alabama. The surprise at Rock Creek is the stunning topography, with some of Baldwin County’s highest elevations overlooking freshwater wetlands and the Rock Creek basin. The tall pines and hardwoods that line nearly every fairway only enhance the visual effect. This Earl Stone championship golf course is one that the serious golfer won’t want to miss.

Of all the great coastal golf courses, Earl Stone’s creation at the Peninsula Golf & Racquet Club may be the most unique. This 27-hole layout set on beautiful Mobile Bay promises the golfer nothing short of an awesome experience. Situated on 820 secluded acres touched on two sides by the Bon Secour Wildlife Preserve, the Peninsula represents one of the region’s most spectacular venues for Alabama golf. This masterful course winds through live oaks, cypress and natural vegetation, featuring more than 30 lakes and some of the area’s largest white-sand bunkers. Numerous tee boxes are available to accommodate every golfer’s skill level. Enjoy gps systems on your golf cart giving you clear visuals of the holes and accurate yardage, chilled apples on the 1st tee on each of our 3 nines, and iced-cold towels delivered to you on sweltering days. You’ll find friendly, experienced staff at Peninsula always willing to make your visit as enjoyable and complete as possible.

Once again, Palmer hits home with his design of Cypress Bend at Craft Farms. This spectacular 18-hole layout, recently rated 4 stars by Golf Digest magazine, features staggered tee boxes, sprawling bunkers, top quality putting surfaces and year-round lush and green conditions. Cypress Bend is an architectural masterpiece and a must play on your list. This coastal layout traverses a unique system of lakes that come into play on nearly every hole and is the perfect compliment to its big brother, Cotton Creek, by offering golfers a dramatically different golfing experience. Craft Farms welcomes resort golfers and is proud to be a Kaiser Realty partner.

Cotton Creek, the original Palmer design on the Alabama Gulf Coast is located within Craft Farms, a master planned community in north Gulf Shores. This resort golf course offers a unique setting combining the mystique of golf legend Arnold Palmer with true Southern hospitality and charm. Wood lined and over-seeded during the winter and spring months, this gem of a course is always lush and green and a pleasure to play year-round. Featuring rolling fairways and large undulating greens, Cotton Creek is a championship
course that is very playable from the forward tees and a true challenge of over 7,000 yards from the tips. True to its Palmer design, this traditional 18-hole masterpiece is recommended by Golf Digest as “a great vacation course with a great staff.”