COUNTRY CLUB OF MOBILE
🇺🇸 Mobile, AL, USA
Designed by Bill Bergin, Donald Ross, Ron Forse


The Country Club of Mobile's regulation course traces its origins to Donald Ross, who designed the original layout in the early 20th century when the club was established. Ross, one of golf's most prolific architects, created hundreds of courses across America during his career, and this Mobile design reflects his characteristic approach to routing and green complexes. The course has undergone restoration and renovation work by Ron Forse and Bill Bergin, both of whom specialize in preserving and enhancing classic American golf architecture, particularly Ross designs.
The course sits in Mobile's coastal plain landscape, where the terrain offers gentle movement rather than dramatic elevation changes. Ross typically worked with the natural land forms available, creating strategic interest through green contours, bunker placement, and hole angles rather than relying on severe topography. The climate and growing conditions of coastal Alabama allow for year-round golf, with the course featuring bermudagrass typical of the Gulf Coast region.
Country Club of Mobile serves as a traditional private club in a city with deep Southern roots and a long golf history. Mobile's position on Mobile Bay and its role as a historic Gulf port have shaped the community's social and recreational traditions. The club functions as a gathering place for members and their families, offering golf alongside other amenities typical of established country clubs in the region. The restoration work by Forse and Bergin suggests an institutional commitment to maintaining the course's architectural heritage while adapting it for contemporary play.
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Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Regulation at Country Club of Mobile has a Course Vaults score of 8.3 out of 10 based on 5 explicit golfer ratings.
Regulation was designed by Bill Bergin, Donald Ross, and Ron Forse.
Regulation at Country Club of Mobile is listed as private on Course Vaults; guest access is typically restricted.
Par at Regulation is 71.
Regulation plays 6,842 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Regulation is 124.