Great Southern

Great Southern is a Semi-Private, 18 hole golf course located in Gulfport, Mississippi.

Great Southern first opened for play in 1908. The course was designed by Donald Ross. The course was restored in 1999 by Brian Curley.

The old L&N (Louisville & Nashville) Railroad track runs through the course. You have to look both ways before heading to the tee box on No. 9. The train still shake the centuries-old oak trees found on the course.

Play this course and you walk on the same fairways walked by notables including Bobby Jones, Ben Hogan, Byron Nelson, Sam Snead, Gene Sarazen, Babe Zaharias, and, Woodrow Wilson.

In 1999, Great Southern was renovated by Brian Curly, who took pains to keep Ross' square greens and still satisfy the USGA's specifications. The greens are tiny by modern standards. They harken back to the golf design at the beginning of the 20th century. They're undulating, hump-backed with deep swales in the middle of some and wild, unexpected slopes in others.

The course plays to 6,236 yards from the back tees.  With the usual assortment of refined Ross designed "tricks", length will not be an indication of your final score.

There's no driving range, but there is a 100-yard practice hole off to the side.