Golf In Mississippi Was Up 48% In 2005

I just found an interesting article about golf in the state of Mississippi on the TravelVideo website.

In their article, they report that ” in addition to being annually acclaimed for its great golf courses and other tourism attractions, Mississippi has collected a slew of distinctions recently.

For instance, Golf Digest, Golfweek and Golf magazines have previously rated Magnolia Golf Trail courses as some of the best in the South.

A collection of 14 premier, critically-acclaimed golf courses designed by many of the game’s top architects and launched in 2002, the Magnolia Golf Trail is rapidly gaining recognition as one of the nation’s finest and most value-laden golf trails. It conveniently helps visitors book stay-and-play packages. For more information about the trail, visit www.MagnoliaGolfTrail.com . ”

Why travel to Mississippi to play golf ? Glad you asked -

- Great year-round weather and direct flights from major carriers

- More than 150 courses offering all price points and design varieties in five distinct regions

- New and existing courses designed by top golf course architects that garner national recognition

- World-famous cuisine, blues music and luxurious casino resorts offering big-name entertainment

- Family-themed attractions of all types

- Widespread acclaim from the annual PGA Tour golf tournament held in Jackson

- History, heritage and architecture, including Antebellum Era mansions turned award-winning B&B venues.

The state of Mississippi offers five diverse topographical and cultural regions -

- The Delta - birthplace of the Blues and comprised of Northwestern flatlands

- The Hills - home of gently rolling, Northeastern landscapes

- The Pines - located in the Central-East part of the state and blanketed with quiet forests

- The Capital/River - with its winding waterways and rich history in the state’s Central-Southwest

- The Coastal - located in the South and featuring the Gulf of Mexico’s sparkling water and beaches

Highly regarded golf-course architects are also well-represented in Mississippi, including Tom Fazio, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Davis Love III, Jerry Pate, Bob Cupp, Arthur Hills, Hale Irwin and others.

There are numerous award-winning golf courses in Mississippi and most notably -

Old Waverly Golf Club in West Point, which will host the U.S.G.A.’s 2006 Women’s Mid-Amateur, was the host site of the 1999 U.S. Women’s Open won by Julie Inkster and was recently named No. 96 in Golf Digest magazine’s “America’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses”.

Dancing Rabbit at Pearl River Resort and Casino in Philadelphia, which boasts two 18-hole championship courses jointly designed by Tom Fazio and Jerry Pate - Azaleas and Oaks - with the Azaleas course being named No. 70 in Golf Digest’s “America’s 100 Greatest Public Golf Courses”.

There are several new golf courses currently being developed and opening in the near future, including Fallen Oak by Tom Fazio, a stunning track which is owned by the Beau Rivage Casino Resort, and offerings from Arnold Palmer, Jerry Pate and others.

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