Craft Farms Golf Club
About Craft Farms Golf Club
Craft Farms Golf Club sits just inland from the beaches of Gulf Shores, Alabama, on wooded land crossed by Cotton Creek. The resort offers two 18-hole layouts, Cotton Creek and Cypress Bend, both Arnold Palmer Signature designs and the only courses of that designation in the state. The two are distinctly different in character, and each is intended to be challenging while remaining playable for a range of golfers.
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The property traces its origins to R.C. Craft, who moved from gladiolus farming into business and set out to turn a quiet stretch of the Alabama coast into a golf destination. His partnership with Palmer, who chose the site after walking the land, brought the courses into being.
Craft Farms hosts vacationing golfers, tournaments and special occasions, with the shopping, boating, beaches, attractions and deep-sea fishing of the Gulf Coast close at hand.
At a glance
- Access
- Public
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 72
- Length
- 7,127 yards
- Tees
- 10 tee boxes
- Course rating
- 74.2 / 129 slope
- Opened
- 1987
- Difficulty
- Harder than most
Scorecard
Cotton Creek
| Tee | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Out | In | Total | Par | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 36 | 72 | ||
| Handicap | 13 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 8 | |||||
| Gold | 392 | 409 | 571 | 184 | 452 | 395 | 517 | 195 | 441 | 536 | 397 | 372 | 204 | 435 | 451 | 207 | 535 | 434 | 3556 | 3571 | 7,127 | 72 | 74.2/129 |
| Blue | 378 | 369 | 551 | 171 | 416 | 382 | 482 | 151 | 414 | 501 | 372 | 346 | 159 | 407 | 412 | 202 | 499 | 405 | 3314 | 3303 | 6,617 | 72 | 71.9/124 |
| White | 338 | 360 | 509 | 159 | 367 | 347 | 453 | 130 | 386 | 469 | 344 | 330 | 143 | 388 | 354 | 155 | 478 | 370 | 3049 | 3031 | 6,080 | 72 | 69.7/118 |
| Silver | 295 | 350 | 465 | 140 | 331 | 330 | 440 | 110 | 336 | 420 | 320 | 285 | 116 | 325 | 310 | 112 | 438 | 315 | 2797 | 2641 | 5,438 | 72 | 66.8/109 |
| Red | 289 | 311 | 414 | 132 | 316 | 282 | 428 | 103 | 331 | 413 | 311 | 261 | 97 | 318 | 303 | 112 | 433 | 306 | 2606 | 2554 | 5,160 | 72 | 65.5/107 |
Cypress Bend
| Tee | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Out | In | Total | Par | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 36 | 72 | ||
| Handicap | 9 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 6 | |||||
| Gold | 413 | 453 | 490 | 401 | 368 | 170 | 550 | 185 | 359 | 440 | 375 | 212 | 543 | 428 | 178 | 399 | 379 | 505 | 3389 | 3459 | 6,848 | 72 | 72.9/135 |
| Blue | 377 | 435 | 475 | 372 | 333 | 166 | 525 | 153 | 339 | 393 | 357 | 185 | 517 | 401 | 163 | 381 | 360 | 500 | 3175 | 3257 | 6,432 | 72 | 71.0/128 |
| White | 342 | 420 | 462 | 341 | 300 | 148 | 500 | 130 | 315 | 360 | 330 | 177 | 474 | 368 | 149 | 340 | 340 | 479 | 2958 | 3017 | 5,975 | 72 | 68.7/124 |
| Silver | 317 | 364 | 432 | 321 | 290 | 148 | 467 | 110 | 280 | 315 | 315 | 147 | 445 | 342 | 140 | 290 | 295 | 440 | 2729 | 2729 | 5,458 | 72 | 66.1/114 |
| Red | 294 | 338 | 412 | 296 | 258 | 127 | 404 | 101 | 252 | 310 | 268 | 142 | 438 | 327 | 115 | 275 | 260 | 410 | 2482 | 2545 | 5,027 | 72 | 64.2/110 |
Tee and scorecard data retrieved from the USGA GHIN course database
Course handicap at Craft Farms Golf Club
How many strokes you get from each tee, by handicap index.
| Tee | Rating | Slope | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 36 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cotton Creek · Gold | 74.2 | 129 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 25 | 31 | 36 | 43 |
| Cotton Creek · Blue | 71.9 | 124 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 27 | 33 | 39 |
| Cotton Creek · White | 69.7 | 118 | -2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 24 | 29 | 35 |
| Cotton Creek · Silver | 66.8 | 109 | -5 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 24 | 30 |
| Cotton Creek · Red | 65.5 | 107 | -7 | -2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 28 |
| Cypress Bend · Gold | 72.9 | 135 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 25 | 31 | 37 | 44 |
| Cypress Bend · Blue | 71.0 | 128 | -1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 22 | 27 | 33 | 40 |
| Cypress Bend · White | 68.7 | 124 | -3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 24 | 30 | 36 |
| Cypress Bend · Silver | 66.1 | 114 | -6 | -1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 24 | 30 |
| Cypress Bend · Red | 64.2 | 110 | -8 | -3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 27 |
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