Worth the short drive:
TimberCreek
by Shayne Narro
The summer season is now upon us, and
people along the Gulf Coast are dealing with
the dreadful heat and humidity by escaping to
a lawn chair on the beach. It’s time to sink toes
in the sand.
But there is a stop along the way to consider.
Rob Bradley, PGA, owner and golf
professional at TimberCreek, believes his golf
course is a prime spot to play in Alabama ...
or even on the track to Florida during the
vacation season. No argument here.
TimberCreek has the credentials of a
nationally recognized course: a 4-star Golf
Digest facility, Lagniappe magazine Reader’s
Choice Award for favorite place to play golf
in Baldwin and Mobile counties, the golf shop
owner is a PGA of America Merchandiser of
the Year, and the golf shop was picked the
best public golf shop in Alabama and on the
Pan Handle of Florida.
TimberCreek is a golf course unlike most massive elevation changes and scenery to go
in Louisiana and Mississippi because of the along with the beautiful layout of the course.
The course features three completely different
9-hole courses to test players of all skill levels.
These 27 holes will challenge every club in the
bag.
Hitting fairways on this course is essential
due to the thick tree line down both sides of
the fairway on nearly every hole. The course
plays fairly long with the yardages of 18 holes
varying from 7,049-7,225 yards depending on
the two courses and playing from the tips.
The elevation of the golf course is
undeniable. On the longest hole of the
course, number four on the Magnolia track,
the elevation drops 60 feet and then rises back
up to the hole for an elevated approach shot.
The course has doglegs, strategically placed
bunkers and hazards that make golfers think
about hitting driver twice.
Bradley hired a new superintendent, Toby
Thornton, who is sure to put the zip back
into the greens during the summertime.
Bradley said, “From tee to green, we are in
the top 100 [golf courses in the nation], but
our greens need work, and that’s why I hired
him.” Thornton graduated from Mississippi