The best golf courses in Gulf Shores, Alabama
Course Vaults is a golf course logging app where members have logged 3,006 rounds in Alabama and rate what they played. These are the 9 highest-rated public and private courses within about 25 miles of Gulf Shores, Alabama, ranked by those community scores.
Dogwood
The Lakewood Club
Point Clear, AL, USAPrivatePerry Maxwell & Joe Lee
- 3.5Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 4.0Scenery
- 4.3Facilities
- Putting area
- Restaurant
- Bar
Azalea
The Lakewood Club
Point Clear, AL, USAPrivatePerry Maxwell & Ron Garl
- 4.5Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRScenery
- NRFacilities
- Driving range
- Strategic
- Restaurant
Kiva Dunes Golf Course
Gulf Shores, AL, USAPublicJerry Pate
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 3.1Value
- 3.3Scenery
- 3.2Facilities
Kiva Dunes is a hard course for me to rate. It ranks high on the must play list for Alabama, but in my opinion some of the other courses in the area were as good if not better. The course was in decent to good condition, but just didn't love it especially at the green fee price.
Written by
@CCHitman
- Driving range
- Must play
- By water
Marsh
Peninsula Golf & Racquet Club
Gulf Shores, AL, USAPublicEarl Stone
- 4.5Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 4.0Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 3.3Facilities
Marsh is a fun course thats not too challenging but will still manage to test the golfer in you. Beautiful scenery through the hundred year old live oaks.
Written by
@Tootalljoiner
- Fast greens
- Putting area
- Walkable
Lost Key Golf Club
Pensacola, FL, USAPublicArnold Palmer
- 3.5Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 4.0Value
- 4.5Scenery
- 4.0Facilities
It is a good value, has some fun holes, good layout and views. If I was really good and could hit it straight then I would likely rate it much higher. My recommendation is that if you happen to be a golfer that struggles to hit fairways then you need bring about two dozen extra balls.
Written by
@CCHitman
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Pristine
Gulf Shores Golf Club
Gulf Shores, AL, USAPublicEarl Stone & Jay Morrish
- 1.5Conditions
- 3.5Layout
- NRValue
- 3.5Scenery
- 3.5Facilities
Rock Creek Golf Club
Fairhope, AL, USAPublicEarl Stone
- 4.0Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRValue
- NRScenery
- NRFacilities
- Driving range
- Bar
Cotton Creek
Craft Farms Golf Resort
Gulf Shores, AL, USAPublicArnold Palmer & Ed Seay
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 3.0Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 3.0Facilities
Cypress Bend
Craft Farms Golf Resort
Gulf Shores, AL, USAPublicArnold Palmer & Ed Seay
- 3.5Conditions
- 3.7Layout
- 2.7Value
- 2.3Scenery
- 4.3Facilities
- Restaurant
- Must play
- Slow greens
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How we rank
Course Vaults ranks golf courses by Course Vaults Score (CV score), a community rating from golfers who have played and rated each course. Only open courses with at least 5 explicit ratings qualify, and this list is limited to public and private courses. City pages include golf courses within about 25 miles of Gulf Shores, so nearby suburbs can appear on the same list. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
FAQ
Common questions about course rankings in Gulf Shores, Alabama.
The top golf courses in Gulf Shores, Alabama on Course Vaults are led by The Lakewood Club with a Course Vaults score of 8.1. This page ranks 9 courses, including The Lakewood Club, The Lakewood Club, Kiva Dunes Golf Course.
Course Vaults ranks golf courses by Course Vaults Score (CV score), a community rating from golfers who have played and rated each course. Only open courses with at least 5 explicit ratings qualify, and this list is limited to public and private courses. City pages include golf courses within about 25 miles of Gulf Shores, so nearby suburbs can appear on the same list. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
Yes. The Gulf Shores, Alabama list includes golf courses within about 25 miles of Gulf Shores, not only courses whose city field is an exact match. Nearby suburbs can appear when they fall inside that metro radius.
The Lakewood Club is currently #1 among courses in and around Gulf Shores, Alabama on Course Vaults at 8.1 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Nov 12, 2026, 4:17 AM EST. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
