Photo: Kiva Dunes Resort and Golf via GoogleGulf Shores
171+ holes within 15 miles of the beach. Kiva Dunes is #1 public in Alabama; Craft Farms gives you 36 holes of Arnold Palmer; Lakewood at the Grand Hotel is RTJ Trail history. Condo rentals make this a family/buddies hybrid.
Courses
8 courses
$$Kiva Dunes Golf Club
★ 4.618 holespublic
★100 Greatest Public Courses ...
Jerry Pate & Jim Holtgrieve (1995)
$$Peninsula Golf & Racquet Club
★ 4.818 holessemi-private
★100 Greatest Public Courses ...
Earl Stone (1995)
$$Lakewood Club at the Grand - Dogwood Course
18 holespublic
★100 Greatest Public Courses ...
Perry Maxwell (1947) & Joe Lee renovation
$$Craft Farms - Cotton Creek
★ 4.818 holespublic
★100 Greatest Public Courses ...
Arnold Palmer (1988)
$$Craft Farms - Cypress Bend
★ 4.818 holespublic
★100 Greatest Public Courses ...
Arnold Palmer (1997)
$$Rock Creek Golf Club
★ 4.418 holespublic
★100 Greatest Public Courses ...
Earl Stone (1988)
Lakewood Club - Azalea Course
★ 4.418 holespublic
★100 Greatest Public Courses ...
Perry Maxwell (1947) & Ron Garl renovation (1986)
$$Gulf Shores Golf Club
★ 4.418 holespublic
★100 Greatest Public Courses ...
Arnold Palmer Design (renovated 2005)
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Weather & Best Time to Visit
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Best months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
Recent Groups
Based on recent trips to this destination
4 golfers · 3 rounds
April 2026
~$1,400/person
6 golfers · 4 rounds
March 2026
~$1,850/person
3 golfers · 2 rounds
February 2026
~$980/person