Peninsula (Marsh & Lakes)

Peninsula Golf & Racquet Club consists of three nine-hole routes that are combined differently from day-to-day to create varying 18-hole layouts. Not that we encourage being too picky, but try to get there on a day where the Marsh and Lakes nines are the main attraction; this is the most popular pair.

Although each nine is named for a body of water (the third nine is "Creek"), the most popular pool in the area will be the Gulf of Mexico, as the title peninsula juts out into the warm coastal waters. Peninsula sits on the inside of the stretch, adjacent to Bon Secour Bay, and its tree-lined fairways manage to spare golfers from some of the wind.

The courses come from the pen of Earl Stone, an architect who spent much of his career laying out routes in the Yellowhammer State, and surely Peninsula is about as pretty a piece of property as was given opportunity to work with. That will be on display at No. 7 of the Lakes course, described as the signature hole for the resort. The par five features the backdrop of Mobile Bay, while marshland lines the inside of the hole for those who aim to cut distance to the green.