
Whisper Lake Course
Whisper Lake Country Club
About this course
Whisper Lake Country Club sits in Madison, Mississippi, a suburb northeast of Jackson in the state's central region. The course was designed by Ron Garl, a Florida-based architect who built a substantial portfolio across the Southeast from the 1970s through the 1990s. Garl's work typically emphasizes strategic bunkering, water features integrated into the design, and playability for a range of skill levels while maintaining challenge from the back tees. The Madison area features gently rolling terrain characteristic of central Mississippi, with native pines and hardwoods framing fairways. Courses in this region often incorporate natural drainage patterns and modest elevation changes rather than dramatic topography. As a country club facility, Whisper Lake serves a membership-based community and likely offers traditional amenities including practice facilities and social programming centered around the golf course. Ron Garl courses from this era tend to balance risk-reward opportunities with strategic options off the tee, often using water hazards as both aesthetic and tactical elements. The design philosophy generally allows multiple routes to greens while rewarding precise shot-making. The club functions as a recreational and social hub for its members in the greater Jackson metropolitan area, contributing to the golf infrastructure of Mississippi's capital region.
Quick facts
- Location
- Madison, MS, USA
- Access
- Private
- Year built
- 1994
- Designer
- Ron Garl
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 64
- Length
- 4,670 yards
- Difficulty
- 62.2/106
Getting there
Most visitors to Whisper Lake Country Club arrive via Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport (JAN), a straightforward twenty-minute drive north into the leafy suburbs of Madison. The route traces Interstate 55 before peeling off into Mississippi's most prosperous enclave, where the urban hum of the state capital dissolves into wide lawns, brick colonials, and the kind of hushed prosperity that defines the modern South. Whisper Lake itself sits tucked among rolling hardwood corridors and quiet cul-de-sacs, its entrance discreet and its grounds a world apart from the commercial sprawl just minutes behind.

FAQ
Common questions about Whisper Lake
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Whisper Lake was designed by Ron Garl.
Whisper Lake is listed as private on Course Vaults; guest access is typically restricted.
Par at Whisper Lake is 64.
Whisper Lake plays 4,670 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Whisper Lake is 106.
Whisper Lake is a 18-hole course.



