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As
for the designer, well … let's
just say Mason is a fan of his work.
"I'd use Jerry again in a heartbeat,"
says Mason. "He's an unsung hero
in golf design. Jerry likes to put
at least one or two holes in that
are drivable on a par-4. Here it's
11, 12 and 17 if you've got a bit
of a wind."
"No. 17 has water. It's risk-reward.
If you slice to the right, you're
double bogey at best."
The
Preserve was just about set to open
a few years back, just as Katrina
hit the Coast.
"We had 11 or 12 holes sodded
when the hurricane hit," he says.
"We lost 1,500 trees. We got
a little damaged … we were without
power for about three months we were
low on the list or priorities. But
because of the excellent drainage
that we have we didn't lose any of
our sod. We were set back eight months
to a year.
"That
is long behind us now." We're
doing well. The golf on the Mississippi
Gulf Coast has never been better.
The Coast is not 100% of what it was,
but things are coming back bigger
and better. The word out, golfers
and just the general are coming back."
The
Preserve is 15 minutes from Biloxi,
40 minutes from Mobile, Ala., and
90 minutes from New Orleans, LA. It
is located two miles north of Interstate
10, off Hwy 57, in Vancleave.
The
Preserve having an affiliation with
the "Four Diamond" The Palace
Casino Resort is a huge bonus. In
addition to the Preserve, there are
16 other courses that you can play
on the while staying at the Palace.
Overlooking Biloxi Bay and the Gulf
of Mexico, the Palace Casino Resort
is home to some of the hottest gaming
on the coast. Whether you're looking
for penny slots or something with
much higher stakes, the resort's got
it covered. There is scrumptious food,
from traditional southern buffet to
fine dining at Mignon's (steak and
seafood).
Stay
and play packages available from as
low as $59 per night based on double
occupancy depending on the time of
year that you plan to visit. Call
1-800-725-2239 for more info. Or check
out The Preserve's website at www.preservegc.com.
Claudio
Demarchi is the Co-Publisher of the
travelinggolfer.net.
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