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2013 Golf Mississippi Guide Mississippi Design 2013 OFFICIAL GOLF GUIDE VisitMississippi.org • 1.866.805.8551 Welcome Golfers Congratulations on discovering golf in the True South! Now that you have the official guide to golf in Mississippi, we invite you to set your expectations high as you plan your trip here. We are certain you are well on your way to experiencing one of the last unspoiled golf destinations in America. The variety of courses is truly outstanding. With more than 170 golf courses all across our state and a climate perfect for year-round play, you are sure to find fun and challenging locations to choose from. Whether you are coming for a week or just a weekend, you can always find a new favorite course to play, and you will also enjoy incredible dining, shopping and historical attractions, spas, music and non-stop entertainment. Mississippi has something for everyone. We are looking forward to seeing you very soon on one of our world-class golf courses. While you are here, make plans to experience everything else Mississippi has to offer, too. You will be glad you did, and we are honored you have chosen Mississippi for your next round of golf. Sincerely, Governor Phil Bryant Golf Mississippi TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT... Mississippi Development Authority Tourism Division Statewide Map ........................................................................5 Post Office Box 849 Mileage Chart ........................................................................5 Jackson, Mississippi 39205-0849 Phone: (866) 801-8551 • (601) 359-3297 Golf, Music and More – An Introduction ..................................6 email: [email protected] The Hills Region ....................................................................8 VisitMississippi.org Golf Course Listings ..............................................................10 Canadian Office Lodging & Golf Packages ........................................................12 of the Mississippi Development Authority Tourism Division 31 Donald Avenue, P. O. Box 66 The Delta Region ..................................................................14 Nottawa, Ontario L0M 1P0 Canada Golf Course Listings ..............................................................16 Phone: (888) 669-7662 • (705) 444-7300 Fax: (705) 444-2282 Lodging & Golf Packages ........................................................16 email: [email protected] The Capital/River Region ......................................................18 European Office Golf Course Listings..............................................................20 of the Mississippi Development Authority Tourism Division Lofthouse Enterprises Lodging & Golf Packages ........................................................21 Woodlands, Park Street The Pines Region ..................................................................24 Hitchin Herts SG4 9AH, England Phone: (44) 1462-440784 Golf Course Listings ..............................................................26 Fax: (44) 1462-440783 Lodging & Golf Packages ........................................................27 email: [email protected] The Coastal Region ..............................................................28 German Office of the Mississippi Development Authority Tourism Division Golf Course Listings ..............................................................34 Horstheider Weg 10a Lodging & Golf Packages........................................................36 33613 Bielefeld, Germany Phone: (49) 5219860420 Mississippi Golf and Music Trail Itineraries ............................38 Fax: (49) 5219860411 Notable Mississippi Golf Tournaments and Events....................38 email: [email protected] Mississippi Golf Guide is the official golf travel guide of the A NOTE ABOUT LISTINGS Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) Tourism Division. It is A golf course listing legend is provided in each region. Lodging and published and distributed by Crossroads Marketing, Inc., golf package listing data is from participating properties. The golf (404) 888-9314. Photos courtesy of respective golf courses, packages presented are just a small sampling of all the great golf destination marketing organizations and MDA. Information is vacations in Mississippi. Most published prices are for lowest priced gathered carefully to provide accurate data, however, neither the season. All published rates and packages in this guide are subject to publisher nor MDA assumes responsibility for accuracy. The cover change and may vary by season, course selection and day of week. and content of this publication are protected by copyright and cannot Black out dates and restrictions may apply. Call each property for the be reproduced without consent, 2012. All rights reserved. 75M. most current information. COVER PHOTO A NOTE ABOUT THE REGIONS Fallen Oak Golf Club, Biloxi Mississippi is divided into five regions, based on geography and topography. They are The Hills Region, The Delta Region, The Capital/River Region, The Pines Region, and The Coastal Region. Each region is color-coded within the pages of this guide for ease. Publisher/Editor: Pam Shaheen All public, semi-private, military, resort and private golf courses, as Editorial Contributor: Claudio DeMarchi of TravelingGolfer.net well as lodging and golf packages, are listed within their respective Art Director: Mary Beth Gabriel regions. 4 Golf Mississippi Southaven Olive Branch 72 Corinth 61 Hernando 45 Tunica Resorts Holly Springs 55 Ripley Tunica Booneville Senatobia 78 New Albany Sardis Oxford Saltillo The Hills Region Batesville Belden 6 Tupelo Clarksdale Pontotoc 61 49 . Bruce Y Amory KW E P 278 Calhoun City C RA Aberdeen T Grenada Z 45A Cleveland E 49E TCH The Delta Region A 49W 51 N West Point 61 Eupora 45 Greenwood Winona Columbus Indianola 82 Starkville 82 Greenville Leland 45A 55 Silver City Lexington Macon 49W 49E Kosciusko 45 Yazoo City Benton RACE PKWY. T 16 Z Choctaw 16 51 16 61 TCHE Philadelphia The Pines Region NA Canton Madison 49 25 Decatur Meridian Forest 20 Jackson Vicksburg Flowood 20 80 Brandon Raymond Pearl 55 59 61 Quitman The Capital/River Region 49 . Crystal Springs KWY P E 45 C 11 RA T Laurel CHEZ 84 T 55 Wesson A 84 Collins N Brookhaven 59 Natchez 84 84 Moselle 51 61 98 Petal Hattiesburg McComb Columbia Fernwood 98 Purvis 98 Tylertown 11 The Coastal Region Wiggins MORE GOLF INFORMATION ONLINE 49 Great Golf Packages • Course Rates 59 Saucier Tee Times • Golf Specials Picayune Keesler AFB Gulfport Ocean Springs Diamondhead 10 Moss Point Course Spotlights & Layouts Biloxi Pass Christian Gautier Pascagoula VISITMISSISSIPPI.ORG 90 Bay St. Louis MILEAGE CHART BETWEEN SELECTED CITIES The chart is for reference only. BILOXI GULFPORT HATTIESBURG JACKSON MERIDIAN NATCHEZ STARKVILLE TUPELO VICKSBURG GA ATLANTA, ROUGE, LA BATON MEMPHIS, TN MOBILE, AL ORLEANS, LA NEW BILOXI – 12 82 169 170 210 259 311 214 397 152 369 60 85 GULFPORT 12 – 69 157 158 202 246 298 201 410 140 360 73 73 HATTIESBURG 82 69 – 88 88 143 177 229 132 382 150 291 97 115 JACKSON 169 157 88 – 93 103 146 168 44 383 167 212 185 190 MERIDIAN 170 158 88 93 – 205 89 141 134 294 238 236 136 203 NATCHEZ 210 202 143 103 205 – 240 275 69 486 92 290 236 172 SOUTHAVEN 368 348 278 196 230 282 161 99 213 383 365 12 358 383 STARKVILLE 259 246 177 125 93 228 – 63 166 283 292 165 231 286 TUNICA 343 323 253 171 205 257 136 124 185 369 340 37 378 358 TUPELO 314 298 229 168 141 275 62 – 206 291 337 104 277 344 VICKSBURG 214 201 132 44 134 69 191 206 – 427 146 220 226 210 5 GOLF, MUSIC AND MORE The Preserve Golf Club, Biloxi Courtesy of Beau Rivage Resort & Casino Combine golf, the musical variety of the blues, and other exciting nightly entertainment into one memorable trip... It’s a little-known fact that golfers love The creation of the Mississippi Blues both the PGA TOUR and the Champions the blues. You must since you’re forever Trail and the recent addition of the Tour have made Mississippi a regular stop singing them when your game is off, play is Mississippi Country Music Trail provide in their schedules; and even competitive slow, or the beverage cart is slower. So, visitors a structured way to listen to and amateur golfers come to challenge one what if you could combine golf, the musical learn how musicians from Mississippi another in the International Golf and variety of the blues, and other exciting have been instrumental in not only the Blues Experience events hosted in Biloxi nightly entertainment into one memorable birth, but also the growth and popularity and Tunica each year. trip, where it's up to you whether you play of musical genres such as blues, country This guide contains information a round, or just play around? and, of course, rock ’n’ roll, thanks to its about courses, lodging options and golf Well, get the clubs ready and brush up most famous musical son, Elvis Presley. packages. The information is arranged by on Son House, B.B. King and Muddy And these musical styles are truly Mississippi’s five topographically diverse Waters. Mississippi, the river, may be American-made. The song lyrics boast of regions: The Hills Region’s rolling mighty, but Mississippi, the state, is even our history and the beats and rhythms landscapes; The Delta Region’s open mightier when it comes to both golf and reflect our diverse heritage. flatlands; The Capital/River Region’s musical venues. It gives new meaning to Although the game of golf was not winding waterways and rich history; The the term club hopping. This is where the born here,
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