Craft Farms - Cotton Creek

Arnold Palmer designed Craft Farms Cotton Creek in 1987 on the Craft family's former farming acreage just north of Gulf Shores' white-sand beaches, Alabama's only Arnold Palmer Signature Design (paired with sister course Cypress Bend). The course opened as the centerpiece of the Craft Farms resort and residential community. The traditional par-72 layout was laid out to challenge rather than intimidate, with numerous risk/reward opportunities built into the rolling fairways and large undulating greens. Mature pines frame most landing zones, with water and native-grass areas threading through the routing. Peak green fee runs $65-115 depending on season, genuine value for Palmer-signature architecture in a Gulf Coast destination that competes with Mississippi Beau Rivage and Florida's Emerald Coast on price. Fits a Gulf Shores trip paired with Cypress Bend for a 36-hole Palmer weekend, or with nearby Craft Farms, Lakewood Club, or Peninsula for a broader Baldwin County itinerary.