Craft Farms - Cypress Bend

Arnold Palmer designed Cypress Bend at Craft Farms in 1993, the sister course to Cotton Creek at the Gulf Shores resort, together forming Alabama's only Arnold Palmer Signature Design Courses. Cypress Bend earned a 4.5-star rating from Golf Digest and was ranked the #1 most playable course in the United States shortly after opening. 6,848 yards par-72 with staggered tee boxes, sprawling bunkering, top-quality Bermuda greens, and year-round lush conditions that benefit from the Gulf Coast climate. Palmer's signature design vocabulary, risk-reward decisions on almost every hole, generous landing zones off the tee, bold green complexes, is visible throughout. Mature pines frame most fairways with wetland incursions on several back-nine holes. Peak green fee runs $55-95 depending on season. Fits a Gulf Shores trip paired with Cotton Creek for a 36-hole Palmer weekend, or combine with Peninsula Golf and Racquet Club for a three-card Baldwin County itinerary.