Vista/Dunes at GlenLakes Golf Club

GlenLakes Golf Club in Foley, Alabama features two eighteen-hole courses designed by Bruce Devlin and Robert von Hagge, who collaborated extensively throughout the 1970s and 1980s on resort and daily-fee layouts across the American South. The Vista and Dunes courses occupy rolling terrain in the coastal plain region north of the Gulf Shores area, where the design team worked with natural elevation changes and incorporated water features throughout both routings. The property lies within the broader Baldwin County golf corridor that developed significantly during the late twentieth century.

The Devlin-von Hagge partnership typically emphasized strategic bunkering, generous landing areas, and bold green complexes with significant contouring. Their work in this region often featured Bermuda grass playing surfaces suited to the warm, humid climate and incorporated native vegetation including pines and wetland areas. The Vista and Dunes courses reflect this design philosophy, with each eighteen presenting distinct character through routing choices and the integration of natural water hazards.

GlenLakes operates as a semi-private facility serving both members and daily-fee play, a common model in the Foley area where golf tourism supports numerous courses within a short drive of Gulf Coast beaches. The club provides access to thirty-six holes along with practice facilities and clubhouse amenities typical of Alabama golf properties from this development era. The courses appeal to a range of skill levels, offering playability from forward tees while maintaining challenge from the back markers through length and water placement.