Host Facilities

Cotton Creek at Craft Farms

Since 1987, the Craft Farms Resort and residential community in Gulf Shores has been home of the Cotton Creek Club and its championship layout designed by golf legend Arnold Palmer. Overseeded wall-to-wall, the winter/spring time of year finds Cotton Creek looking its best. Featuring rolling hills, glistening lakes and well-positioned bunkers, Cotton Creek’s layout is challenging but fair, giving golfers of all skill levels a chance to card a good score while experiencing the beauty of Craft Farms.

Cypress Bend at Craft Farms

The newest Craft Farms offering is the Arnold Palmer-designed Cypress Bend. This spectacular
18-hole layout is fairly wide open and a delight to play as it winds its way through rolling hills and numerous lakes. Cypress Bend was sodded wall-to-wall and overseeded in the winter, making the course lush and green year-round. Cypress Bend offers a full day of championship golf in a country club atmosphere.

Kiva Dunes Golf Club (National Championship only)

Kiva Dunes is the #1 rated golf course in Alabama and represents a most exceptional and unforgettable golf experience. Perched between the majestic interplay of land and sea, Kiva Dunes has also been recognized all over the world as one of golf’s best and most unique challenges
in the United States. Kiva Dunes developer Jim Edgemon shares a love of links golf with his longtime friend, former U.S. Open Champion Jerry Pate. That common love led the two men into a partnership that became Kiva Dunes.

Lost Key Golf Club

Framed by the natural beauty of Perdido Key, Lost Key is located between historic downtown Pensacola and the pristine sugar sand beaches of Orange Beach
and Gulf Shores. Redesigned by
the Arnold Palmer Design Group in 2006, the par-71 signature-designed championship course features the premier grass, SeaDwarf paspalum. From tee to green, the paspalum allows for the optimum in quality playing surfaces and green speeds. Lost Key was the first golf course in Florida and the world to be certified as an Audubon International Silver Signature Sanctuary. The project continues to protect the natural resources of the area while providing an excellent golf experience.

Peninsula Golf Club

Set along beautiful Mobile Bay is one of Alabama’s most spectacular golf venues. Peninsula offers an impressive 27-hole championship golf course designed by Earl Stone. Boasting over 7,000 yards from the championship tees, this Alabama golf course provides a playable and enjoyable layout for golfers of all skill levels. Peninsula is also rich in nature – it is nestled beside the Bon Secour Wildlife Preserve and winds throughout live oaks, cypress and other natural vegetation native to the area.