March 17, 2005 – Actually, it’s hard calling the Great Southern Golf Club in Biloxi hidden it’s been there for about a hundred years. I can see where a lot of big hitters might look at the yardage 6,236 yards from the back tees and scoff. Until they played it.

The greens remind me of the greens Donald Ross also did at Pinehurst No. 2: they’re small and elevated and fall off dramatically landing a soft approach shot is a must if you want to score well there. Ross has the same strategically placed bunkers here and throws some other small treacheries at you, which I won’t give away yet. It’s a terrific, fun little course, with the warm breezes blowing directly off the Gulf.

The place is a living museum, and I mean that in the best sense. When they get the new clubhouse renovated “it was built back in the 1920s.” I’d say this is a must-play. Look for my full review coming soon to TravelGolf.