Upcoming after-golf events include Hangout Music Fest, set for May 18-20
(GULF SHORES, ALABAMA) – The Gulf Shores Golf Association – a partnership of nine courses on Alabama’s Gulf Coast – has launched a new tee-time-booking system on the www.golf.gulfshores.com website.
“Our website has always been user-friendly and this new tee-time booking system makes it even easier for those who may already have lodging arranged for their trip to Gulf Shores/Orange beach,” says Duncan Millar, Golf Gulf Shores Executive Director.
The system enhances directly booking tee times at any or all nine courses, and will eventually be available on mobile devices. Each course is listed with an overview, photos and a tee-time-rates calendar at http://search.guestdesk.com/reservations/GulfShoresGolfAssociation/
Kiva Dunes Ranks No. 1; Hosts State Amateur in June
Kiva Dunes Golf Club is rated Alabama’s No. 1 public course in Golfweek magazine’s “2012 America’s Best Courses You Can Play,” published in the March 9, 2012 print edition and online at www.golfweek.com.
Designed by former U.S. Open Champion Jerry Pate, the course is built on terrain between two bodies of water, where sandy soil, prevailing breezes and Pate’s inspired design combine for a scenic, challenging test of golf.
Golfweek’s rankings rate strength of routing, feature shaping, natural setting, greens, variety and memorability of holes, conditioning, maintenance, landscape management and other criteria. Golfweek sends approximately 400 “America’s Best” raters in search of the country’s finest golf courses. Those raters submit ballots grading on a 10-point scale and the scores for each course are averaged to get the overall rating.
Kiva Dunes will host the 96th Alabama Men’s State Amateur Championship, June 7-10, 2012. Entries are accepted until April 26. Smylie Kaufman is the reigning champion, winning last year’s title at FarmLinks Golf Club.
Hangout Music Fest Set to Jam May 18-20
For those who like golf, music, sugar-white-sand beaches and more, consider visiting Gulf Shores for the Hangout Music Fest, May 18-20, 2012.
Billed as “three days of music and beach,” the Hangout Music Fest features Dave Matthews Band, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jack White and dozens of other acts in Gulf Shores. Tickets are still available as part of accommodation packages with Golf Gulf Shores partners Kaiser Realty, Brett-Robinson and Spectrum Resorts.
“Tickets are in limited supply, so be sure to act quick, and add a round of golf or two to your package,” says Golf Gulf Shores Executive Director Duncan Millar.
About Golf Gulf Shores
Golf Gulf Shores is the moniker for the Gulf Shores Golf Association, the partnership that promotes the destination and its custom golf packages built by its partners, for golf groups, families and corporate outings. The destination features nine golf courses, countless lodging options and a wealth of outdoor activity on its 32-mile waterfront destination. Course highlights:
Cotton Creek at Craft Farms – Arnold Palmer Signature Design with generous fairways lined by Southern Hardwoods, undulating greens and a championship test from 7,028 yards, and owned and operated by Honours Golf.
Cypress Bend at Craft Farms – The sister Honours Golf property to Cotton Creek, the Arnold Palmer Signature Design meanders through cord-grass accented lakes which come into play on nearly every hole.
Glenlakes Golf Club – Scottish-style links course designed by Von Hagge and known for its extensive bunkering and postage-stamp greens.
Kiva Dunes – A “Top 100 Course in America” by Golf Digest, the Jerry Pate design is the only beachfront resort course in Gulf Shores.
Lost Key – The stunning course, redesigned by the Arnold Palmer Design Group in 2006, rewards accuracy off the tee and with approaches as it winds through woods and wetlands. It also boasts a new state-of-the-art clubhouse.
Peninsula Golf and Racquet Club – Owned and operated by Honours Golf, the 27-hole facility offers chilled apples on the tee. The 830-acre park includes 30 lakes and fairways surrounded by Bon Secour Wildlife Preserve.
Rock Creek Golf Club – Also owned by Honours Golf and boasting rolling terrain and fairways lined by pines, the Earl Stone design overlooks freshwater wetlands and the Rock Creek basin.
TimberCreek Golf Club – This 27-hole design was crafted by Earl Stone and feels like an inland Carolina course with fairways lined by loblolly pines, dogwoods and magnolias.
Gulf Shores Golf Club – Formerly known as The Golf Club of the Wharf, this was the Gulf Shores’ first course. Opened it 1960, it was redesigned by Jay and Carter Morrish in 2005.
For more information: www.golf.gulfshores.com, 888-815-1902.
Contact:
Gary Trask, Buffalo Communications
978-228.0314, gtrask@buffalocommunications.com
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Dan Shepherd, Buffalo Communications
703.891.3320, dshepherd@billycaspergolf.com
Twitter: @GolfGulfShores
