Laurel Country Club

Laurel Country Club sits in the Piney Woods region of southeastern Mississippi, serving the city of Laurel and surrounding Jones County. The course was designed by Seymour Dunn, a Scottish-born professional and instructor who worked primarily in the early twentieth century and contributed to several layouts across the American South during golf's expansion era. Dunn is better known for his instructional work and writings on golf technique than for an extensive design portfolio, making Laurel one of the regional examples of his architectural efforts. The course occupies gently rolling terrain characteristic of the Mississippi interior, where pine forests and modest elevation changes shape the playing corridors. The layout reflects the straightforward design principles common to courses built in smaller Southern communities during this period—tree-lined fairways, modest greens, and a routing that works with the natural land rather than imposing dramatic earthwork. The club has served as a recreational and social center for Laurel's community over the decades, providing a traditional country club experience in a region where golf facilities are more dispersed than in coastal areas. Laurel itself developed as a timber and railroad town in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and the country club reflects that heritage of established local institutions. The course offers a straightforward test of golf suited to regular member play, maintaining its role as a gathering place for the area's golfers across generations.