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Lakes/Vista Course

GlenLakes Golf Club

Foley, AL, USA
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18 holesPar 716,377 yds70.1/126

About this course

GlenLakes Golf Club in Foley, Alabama, features two eighteen-hole courses designed by the team of Bruce Devlin and Robert von Hagge, who collaborated on numerous layouts across the American South during the 1970s and 1980s. The Lakes and Vista nines can be combined in various configurations, offering variety within the same property. The design partnership of Devlin, an Australian professional golfer, and von Hagge, known for bold architectural features, typically produced courses with substantial water hazards, dramatic bunkering, and strategic shot values. The Foley area sits in the coastal plain region of southern Alabama, roughly ten miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico. The terrain is relatively flat with sandy soils, allowing for good drainage and the creation of artificial water features that define much of the playing character. The Lakes and Vista nines reflect this environment, with water coming into play on multiple holes and shaping both strategy and aesthetics. Devlin and von Hagge often incorporated large, sculptured bunkers and generous greens with considerable internal contour, characteristics that appear throughout their portfolio from this era. GlenLakes serves as a semi-private facility in a region that has seen considerable golf development over the past several decades. The course provides a straightforward test for mid-handicap players while offering enough length and hazard placement to challenge better golfers. The combination of water, sand, and prevailing winds from the Gulf creates conditions typical of coastal Alabama golf.

Quick facts

Location
Foley, AL, USA
Access
Public
Year built
1989
Holes
18
Par
71
Length
6,377 yards
Difficulty
70.1/126

Getting there

The journey to GlenLakes Golf Club begins at Mobile Regional Airport, roughly forty-five minutes to the southwest, or Pensacola International just across the Florida line to the southeast. For those arriving by private aircraft, Jack Edwards Airport in Gulf Shores provides convenient access to Alabama's coastal resort corridor. The drive north from the sugar-white beaches traces a gentle arc through Baldwin County's pine-studded interior, where the Gulf Coast's tourist bustle gradually gives way to quieter stretches of wetland and forest before revealing the manicured fairways and shimmering water features that define GlenLakes' serene, inland setting.

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Common questions about Lakes/Vista at GlenLakes Golf Club

Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.

Lakes/Vista was designed by Bruce Devlin and Robert von Hagge.

Yes. Lakes/Vista at GlenLakes Golf Club is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.

Par at Lakes/Vista is 71.

Lakes/Vista plays 6,377 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.

The slope rating at Lakes/Vista is 126.

Lakes/Vista is a 18-hole course.

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