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Earl Stone

(1926-2016)

Born: Alachua Co. Florida, August 26, 1926

Died: Mobile, Alabama, September 10, 2016 at age 90.

He served in the US Navy during WWII. Earl would always love the Navy and consider his war service to be the most special time of his life.

Upon returning home Earl attended Auburn University. After graduating he went into sales and began to sell and oversee installations of irrigation systems. He enrolled in a course taught by Dr. Gene Nutter at U. of Florida and learned enough about growing and maintaining turf to springboard into a career of maintaining golf courses. It was Dr. Nutter who suggested Earl become a golf course architect.

Earl's first commission was to design Lake Forest in Daphne, AL. The country club had intended Robert Trent Jones to design the course but gave Earl the job instead, which launched a successful career that was to last decades and include designs for dozens of courses.

Earl's personal favorites were Rock Creek in Fairhope, Al, Timber Creek in Daphne, Al., Rocky Bayou in Niceville, FL., and Eagle Point in Birmingham, AL. Earl also executed several course reconstructions projects including Azalea City and Skyline, both in Mobile, AL., and Indian Bayou in Destin, FL. He also did international work, including the Bahrain National Golf Club. And installation and maintenance of the turf for the Rashid Equestrian Club Race Track and the Bahrain National Soccer Stadium. Earl's irrigation experience was invaluable in the desert kingdom. He designed and installed custom water treatment and irrigation systems to ensure his efforts in Bahrain were successful.

Earl was a single-digit handicapped golfer for many years and used his own experiences to guide his designs. He purposefully created courses to meet three objectives, 1. challenge the pros, 2. don't intimidate the 18 handicappers, and 3. be profitable for the course owners.

COURSES DESIGNED
Alabama
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Deer Run Golf Course
1175 County Rd 100
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Alabama
35650
256/974-7384
Year Built: 1980
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Frank House Municipal Golf Course
801 Golf Course Rd
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Alabama
35022
(205) 424-9540
Year Built: - 1972
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Gulf Shores Golf Club
520 Clubhouse Dr
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Alabama
36542
251/968-7366
Year Built: - 1967
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Gulf State Park Golf Course, CLOSED 2018
20115 State Hwy 135
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Alabama
36542
(334) 948-4653
Year Built: 1972
Video
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Holly Hills Country Club
Hwy 31 S
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Alabama
36507
(334) 937-8230
Year Built: 1966
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Lake Guntersville State Park Golf Course
7966 Alabama Hwy #227
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Alabama
35976
256/582-0379
Year Built: 1974
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Mcfarland Park Golf Course, CLOSED 2000
200 James M Spain Dr
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Alabama
35630
CLOSED
Year Built: - 1972
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Oak Mountain State Park Golf Course
Finley Dr
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Alabama
35124
205/620-2522
Year Built: 1973
1 Rankings / Reviews
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Peninsula Golf & Racquet Club
20 Peninsula Blvd
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Alabama
36547
334/968-8009
Year Built: - 1998
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Rock Creek Golf Club
140 Clubhouse Dr
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Alabama
36532
334/928-4223
Year Built: 1993
1 Rankings / Reviews
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Spring Hill College Golf Club
4000 Dauphin St
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Alabama
36608
334/380-4655
Year Built: - 1930
1 Rankings / Reviews
Arkansas
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Rivercliff Golf Course
1 Golf Course Dr
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Arkansas
72619
870/445-4800
Year Built:
Florida
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Foxwood Country Club Of Crestview, CLOSED 2017
4927 Antioch Rd
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Florida
32536
Year Built: 1961, 1985
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Indian Bayou Golf & Country Club
1 Country Club Dr E
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Florida
32541
(850) 837-6191
Year Built: 1978
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Marcus Pointe Golf Club
2500 Oak Pointe Dr
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Florida
32505
850/484-9770
Year Built: 1990
1 Rankings / Reviews
Kentucky
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Hopkinsville Golf & Country Club
303 Country Club Ln
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Kentucky
42240
270/886-2498
Year Built:
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Western Hills Golf Course
2160 Russellville Rd
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Kentucky
42240
270/885-6023
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Mississippi
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Diamondhead Country Club -Cardinal
7600 Country Club Cir
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Mississippi
39525
228/255-3910
Year Built: 1978
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Diamondhead Country Club, Pines Course
7600 Country Club Cir
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Mississippi
39525
(228) 255-3910
Year Built: 1970
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Pine Burr Country Club
800 Pine Burr Dr
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Mississippi
39577
(601) 928-4911
Year Built: 1972
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President Broadwater Golf Club, CLOSED 2005
200 Beauvoir Rd
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Mississippi
39531
CLOSED
Year Built: 1968