Archive for the ‘Golf’ Category

Gulf Shores (AL) Courses Announce Summer Camps and Savings for Junior Golfers – Golf Resort and Golf Course News – Golf Club Business | GolfClubBusiness.com

Friday, May 3rd, 2013

(GULF SHORES, Ala.) – The Gulf Shores Golf Association – a collection of nine highly acclaimed courses on Alabama’s Gulf Coast – is offering a variety of camps and savings for junior golfers this summer.

via Gulf Shores (AL) Courses Announce Summer Camps and Savings for Junior Golfers – Golf Resort and Golf Course News – Golf Club Business | GolfClubBusiness.com.

Knights of Columbus to hold benefit golf tournament | al.com

Friday, February 8th, 2013

GULF SHORES, Alabama – The Knights of Columbus Council No. 10903 and local Gulf Shores, Orange Beach and Foley businesses will come together at 7 a.m. Feb. 23 to host the their 7th Annual Golf Tournament. The tournament will be held at Gulf State Park Golf Course.

via Knights of Columbus to hold benefit golf tournament | al.com.

Gulf Shores (AL) Unveils New Spring Weekday Rates – Golf Resort and Golf Course News – Golf Club Business | GolfClubBusiness.com

Wednesday, December 19th, 2012

(GULF SHORES, ALABAMA) – The Gulf Shores Golf Association, a partnership of nine top-notch courses on Alabama’s Gulf Coast, is gearing up for the spring season with new weekday rates offering special savings, which begin Feb. 25, 2013.

Visit www.golfgulfshores.com for information about the golf destination, including free quotes for customized stay-and-play packages.

via Gulf Shores (AL) Unveils New Spring Weekday Rates – Golf Resort and Golf Course News – Golf Club Business | GolfClubBusiness.com.

Alabama’s Golf Gulf Shores courses host SEC Beach Fest Scramble | World Golf News

Wednesday, August 1st, 2012

GULF SHORES, Ala. — Entry fees for a foursome to the SEC Beach Fest Scramble on Aug. 23-25 are now $1,200 per team, enabling participants the chance to play four Gulf Shores Golf Association's courses, meet iconic SEC football coaches, enjoy parties, gift bags, and more.

via Alabama’s Golf Gulf Shores courses host SEC Beach Fest Scramble | World Golf News.

Alabama State Parks re-branding its 6 golf courses | al.com

Friday, July 20th, 2012

Earlier this year, Alabama State Parks announced an initiative to rename all of its golf courses and re-brand the product.

It conducted an online contest to come up with an “umbrella” name for the courses and this collective name is catchy: “The Parks Path, an Alabama Golf Destination.”

via Alabama State Parks re-branding its 6 golf courses | al.com.

Hoover’s Andy McRae captures rain-shortened 96th Men’s State Amateur Championship | al.com

Monday, June 11th, 2012

GULF SHORES, Alabama — When Andy McRae shot a 5-under-par 67 on Friday at Kiva Dunes in the second round of the 96th Men’s State Amateur Championship, he didn’t know he’d just won the tournament. Instead, like all golfers, he was thinking about the score he could have had.

via Hoover’s Andy McRae captures rain-shortened 96th Men’s State Amateur Championship | al.com.

Men’s State Amateur competitors could face long day on Sunday | al.com

Sunday, June 10th, 2012

GULF SHORES, Alabama — Andy McRae made a $160 investment in his lead halfway through the 96th Men’s State Amateur Championship. With the skies over the Kiva Dunes golf course as gray as the USS Alabama on Saturday morning, McRae bought a DryJoy golf jacket to combat the expected rain.

He never got to use it. But he might on Sunday.

via Men’s State Amateur competitors could face long day on Sunday | al.com.

Andy McRae in lead halfway through State Amateur Championship | al.com

Saturday, June 9th, 2012

GULF SHORES, Alabama — The remainder of the field in the 96th annual Alabama Golf Association’s State Amateur Championship may want to keep an eye on Andy McRae.
He should have a full arsenal of weapons for today’s third round, although he was playing pretty well with just a dozen clubs in his bag Friday.

via Andy McRae in lead halfway through State Amateur Championship | al.com.

Only 8 shoot under par at Alabama Golf Association’s State Amateur Championship | al.com

Friday, June 8th, 2012

GULF SHORES — Kiva Dunes won the first round of the Alabama Golf Association's State Amateur Championship Thursday.

Of the 156 players in the field, only eight are under par.

via Only 8 shoot under par at Alabama Golf Association’s State Amateur Championship | al.com.

Quality, diverse courses at Gulf Shores are a revelation | Washington Examiner

Wednesday, June 6th, 2012

GULF SHORES, Ala. — As general manager of Rock Creek Golf Club in Alabama, Chad Leonard occasionally receives calls asking for directions to a course by the same name in Washington D.C. No problem for Leonard, a native of Potomac and former basketball standout at Gonzaga College High.

via Quality, diverse courses at Gulf Shores are a revelation | Washington Examiner.

Impressive field for this week’s Alabama Golf Association’s 96th annual State Amateur at Kiva Dunes | al.com

Monday, June 4th, 2012

MOBILE, Alabama – Since it opened, Kiva Dunes has earned a reputation as one of the state’s top golf courses. This week, the Gulf Shores course will be the site of one of the state’s top amateur golf tournaments, the Alabama Golf Association’s 96th annual State Amateur.

via Impressive field for this week’s Alabama Golf Association’s 96th annual State Amateur at Kiva Dunes | al.com.

Golf Destination: Gulf Shores | Shreveporttimes | shreveporttimes.com

Friday, June 1st, 2012

GULF SHORES, Ala. — Sometimes a week of vacation just isn't enough. Golfaholics will find this to be the case when they travel here to challenge a stacked lineup offered by golf.gulfshores.com.

With nine courses and nearly 200 holes, golfers can play until their arms fall off. On a recent trip to the Gulf with roughly a dozen of my new best friends, ours nearly did.

via Golf Destination: Gulf Shores | Shreveporttimes | shreveporttimes.com.

Learning for Life golf tournament – GulfCoastNewsToday.com: News

Saturday, April 28th, 2012

GULF SHORES, Ala. – The Learning for Life Golf Tournament will begin Friday with lunch at 11 a.m. and a shotgun start at 12:30 p.m.

“It’s Coastal Baldwin Education Enrichment Foundation, CBEE, and we really need people to sign up as whole sponsors, we need people to sign teams up,” Baldwin County Board of Education President Angie Swiger said. “We really need people in the community involved with the golf tournament.”

via Learning for Life golf tournament – GulfCoastNewsToday.com: News.

Alabama’s GolfGulfShores.com offers savings on golf and dining | World Golf News

Tuesday, February 28th, 2012

GULF SHORES, Ala. — The Gulf Shores Golf Association – a partnership of nine courses on Alabama's Gulf Coast – has introduced customized Spring Break Stay-and-Play Packages starting at $77 per golfer, per night and a new Dining Card, offering savings at local restaurants.

via Alabama’s GolfGulfShores.com offers savings on golf and dining | World Golf News.

GolfGulfShores.com (AL) Offers Spring Break Savings on Golf and Dining – Golf Club Business

Monday, February 27th, 2012

(GULF SHORES, ALABAMA) – The Gulf Shores Golf Association – a partnership of nine courses on Alabama’s Gulf Coast – has introduced customized Spring Break Stay-and-Play Packages starting at $77 per golfer, per night and a new Dining Card, offering savings at local restaurants.

Packages can be booked at Golf.GulfShores.com, where quotes from the region’s numerous accommodations partners, as well as availability for golf, are just a click away.

via GolfGulfShores.com (AL) Offers Spring Break Savings on Golf and Dining – Golf Club Business.

AGA releases 2012 schedule of golf tournaments | The Montgomery Advertiser | montgomeryadvertiser.com

Sunday, January 22nd, 2012

The crown jewel of the AGA schedule — the 96th State Amateur Championship — will be at Kiva Dunes in Gulf Shores, June 7-10. Smylie Kaufman of Vestavia and LSU won last year.

via AGA releases 2012 schedule of golf tournaments | The Montgomery Advertiser | montgomeryadvertiser.com.

Golf brings $437 million a year to Alabama – WTVM-TV: News, Weather and Sports for Columbus, GA

Saturday, January 21st, 2012

The southern tip of the state benefits from the cluster of highly-ranked courses near the pristine beaches of Gulf Shores, Sentell added. “Many states have beaches and other states have nice golf courses, but few states have beautiful courses alongside white sand beaches like our state has.”

via Golf brings $437 million a year to Alabama – WTVM-TV: News, Weather and Sports for Columbus, GA.

Gulf Shores Golf Association extends partnership with Buffalo Communications | World Golf News

Friday, January 6th, 2012

GULF SHORES, Ala. — The Gulf Shores Golf Association (GSGA) – which represents nine golf courses and a host of lodging options in Gulf Shores, Alabama — has extended its partnership with Buffalo Communications to continue spearheading a turnkey publicity and media-relations program.

via Gulf Shores Golf Association extends partnership with Buffalo Communications | World Golf News.

T-Links Golf Tee Time Reservation System Adds Gulf Shores and Ocean City Golf Courses to Its Nationwide Network – PR Newswire – sacbee.com

Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C., Dec. 13, 2011 — /PRNewswire/ – T-Links, the golf tee time reservation system serving premier golf destinations in the United States, has announced it has added golf courses from the Gulf Shores, Alabama and Ocean City, Maryland areas to its list of facilities nationwide using its web-based tee time reservation software. T-Links also serves management companies and facilities in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Hilton Head, S.C., Charleston, S.C., Atlantic City, N.J., and the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

via T-Links Golf Tee Time Reservation System Adds Gulf Shores and Ocean City Golf Courses to Its Nationwide Network – PR Newswire – sacbee.com.

Alabama’s Golf Gulf Shores announces offering snowbird specials | World Golf News

Monday, December 12th, 2011

GULF SHORES, Ala. — SEC football is the gift that keeps on giving, especially for University of Georgia fan Karen Perkins.

Perkins of Atlanta won a pair of tickets to the Dec. 3 SEC Football Championship game between LSU and Georgia at Atlanta's Georgia Dome for winning the SEC Championship Ticket Giveaway Contest, conducted by Golf Gulf Shores and Gulf Shores and Orange Beach Tourism.

via Alabama’s Golf Gulf Shores announces offering snowbird specials | World Golf News.