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What’s the best course on the MS Gulf Coast these days?

Posted on 5/6/25 at 4:34 pm
Posted by prostyleoffensetime
Mississippi
Member since Aug 2009
11947 posts
Posted on 5/6/25 at 4:34 pm
Axe’ing the big summer vacay this year and splitting it into two long weekends in June and July. Wife wants one to be a Beau Rivage and Ocean Springs weekend.

Going to play two rounds, and one will be Fallen Oak the day before it closes for aerification.

What’s going to be my best bet for the other round as a 12-15 HC with a rusty short game at the moment?
Posted by JackandWater
Member since Apr 2020
280 posts
Posted on 5/6/25 at 4:56 pm to
I would go with The Preserve. Then Grand Bear.
Posted by RichJ
The Land of the CoonAss
Member since Nov 2016
4178 posts
Posted on 5/6/25 at 4:59 pm to
quote:

I would go with The Preserve.


Yes, I agree...
Posted by Scooby
Member since Aug 2006
1929 posts
Posted on 5/6/25 at 6:05 pm to
Got a trip coming up to the preserve in 2 weeks. Staying at the Palace, and they shuttle us to and from each day. Priced really well too. Staff at the Preserve is great, leave our clubs there overnight for the next day. All around great experience. We normally hit the Bear on the way back home.
Posted by EyeOfTheTiger311
Lafayette, LA
Member since Aug 2005
4583 posts
Posted on 5/6/25 at 9:19 pm to
Don’t sleep on shell landing either…. Great course
Posted by ParIV
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2004
2154 posts
Posted on 5/7/25 at 6:50 am to
The Bridges is in better shape than the Bear right now. Greens at the Bear suck right now. I haven't played Shell Landing this year, but its one of my favorites over there.

The Preserve is going to be the nicest, but most expensive.

This is coming from someone who played Grand Bear and The Bridges in the past 2 weeks.
This post was edited on 5/7/25 at 6:53 am
Posted by dpd901
South Louisiana
Member since Apr 2011
7745 posts
Posted on 5/7/25 at 9:50 am to
I’ve never played it, but all my buddies who have speak highly of Winddance
Posted by jpggpj
Chair
Member since Oct 2005
4014 posts
Posted on 5/7/25 at 11:21 am to
I played Windance for the first time last weekend. It was packed and cart-path only. The pace of place was not bad at all and despite the crowd and wet conditions, I really enjoyed the course. $80 a round with a players card from the casino. Definitely will be going back there soon.

Also heard greens at The Bear right now are in bad shape. I didn't play it but my friend said the greens were so bad they were limiting putting to 2 strokes. This was less than 2 weeks ago.
This post was edited on 5/7/25 at 11:23 am
Posted by Cosmo
glassman's guest house
Member since Oct 2003
125713 posts
Posted on 5/7/25 at 12:10 pm to
Preserve

Fallen Oak always immaculate but havent been in at least 5 years
Posted by prostyleoffensetime
Mississippi
Member since Aug 2009
11947 posts
Posted on 5/7/25 at 1:29 pm to
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Fallen Oak always immaculate but havent been in at least 5 years



Yeah, so I don't know what the standard rate is out there, but when I called to book our reservation at the hotel and mentioned playing, they offered me a Friday morning tee time $199 and Sunday morning for $179. They had the first tee time of both mornings available, so I jumped on them.

Figured I can't go wrong doing that. I'll catch the Preserve when I'm down there some other time. Thanks guys.
Posted by JohnnyKilroy
Cajun Navy Vice Admiral
Member since Oct 2012
38597 posts
Posted on 5/7/25 at 1:29 pm to
I just played preserve, bear and shell landing a couple weekends ago.

Preserve was nicest but I’m glad we paid the 150 3pm rate vs 250 weekend morning rate.

Front 9 greens at grand bear were in rough shape. Back 9 was better.

Shell Landing was pretty nice.


I like preserve the best but I also played the best that round so probably has something to do with if.
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