Bay Breeze Golf Course at Keesler AFB: who can play, what it costs, and where everyone else goes

Bay Breeze Golf Course at Keesler is the Air Force course on Keesler AFB in Biloxi, open to active duty, retirees, DoD employees and their guests. Civilians without base access can play only after a same-day background check at the base Visitors Center on a weekday. Posted twilight rates are $24 to $32 with a cart (seen October 2026).

For military golfers it is a bargain a few minutes from the casinos. For most trip groups, the gate process is more hassle than it is worth, and the public courses nearby are the better plan. This guide covers both: the access rules and rates at Bay Breeze, and where everyone else should play.

Quick facts

• Where: 500 Ploesti Dr, Keesler AFB, Biloxi. Pro shop 228-377-3832.
• Run by: the 81st Force Support Squadron.
• Who can play: active duty, retirees, DoD employees and guests; civilians via a visitor pass.
• Twilight rates (posted): $24 E1-E4, $29 E5+ and DoD civilians, $32 guests, cart included.
• TDY special: $125 for 30 days unlimited green fees, $200 with cart.
• Booking: phone only.
• Course: par 71, 6,713 yards from the Blue tees (71.5 / 120).
• Drive from downtown Biloxi: about 10 minutes, 4.2 miles, plus gate processing.

Who can play Bay Breeze Golf Course at Keesler

Bay Breeze is a military course, not a public one. Its regular players are:

• Active-duty personnel.
• Military retirees.
• DoD employees.
• Guests of the above.

If you have base access, you simply call the pro shop for a time.

The civilian visitor-pass route

Civilians without base access can still play, but it takes planning. These are the steps on the 81st FSS course page, read October 25, 2026:

1. Call the pro shop at 228-377-3832 and give your full name.
2. Go to the Keesler Visitors Center the same day with ID, vehicle registration and proof of insurance for a background check.
3. Request up to 30 days of access at once, which covers a full trip.

The Visitors Center is open Monday to Friday, 6 AM to 3 PM. That means a weekend pass has to be sorted on a weekday. If your group arrives Friday evening for a weekend of golf, you cannot get on.

Bay Breeze rates

The Bay Breeze Golf Course page on the Keesler 81st FSS site posts twilight and TDY prices. Standard daytime rates are not posted, so ask the pro shop.

Twilight pricing runs from 1 PM Monday to Thursday, and all day on Tuesday and Thursday. So a guest can play unlimited golf with a cart for $32 all day on a Tuesday or Thursday. For anyone posted to Keesler on temporary duty, the TDY special gets cheaper with every round played.

How to book Bay Breeze

There is no online tee sheet. The course page says to call the pro shop for a time slot. If you are a civilian, book your time and your Visitors Center trip together, and leave extra time at the gate.

How Bay Breeze plays

Bay Breeze Golf Course at Keesler is a flat bayside course along the Back Bay of Biloxi, beside the Keesler flightline. These are the USGA ratings:

A 120 slope from 6,713 yards means the course plays long but fair. Our Bay Breeze course guide puts it on the map.

After Katrina

Hurricane Katrina's saltwater in 2005 killed the grass and hundreds of trees. A $4.5 million restoration reopened the course in November 2007 on the same layout. New greens opened with a ribbon cutting in 2022, according to Keesler news. Google reviewers rate it 4.3 from 123 reviews.

Facilities

• Driving range with turf or mat options.
• Indoor golf simulator (Trackman).
• Pro shop, lessons and clinics, and GHIN handicap service.
• Club and FlingGolf stick rentals.
• Tournaments and outings, with the Bay Breeze Event Center next door.

Public courses near Keesler for everyone else

If nobody in your group can get onto Bay Breeze Golf Course at Keesler, these are the closest courses you can book. Drive times are the map's routed estimates from downtown Biloxi; prices were seen in October 2026.

Sunkist is the natural swap for Bay Breeze: about 15 to 20 minutes from Beau Rivage, short and friendly, with a $25 discount for first responders and active-duty military. Bayou Vista has a $23 military rate. Our guides to Sunkist Country Club and Bayou Vista have the details, and the Sunkist course guide maps it.

Gulfport once had a second military course, Pine Bayou on the Seabee base, but it has been closed since about 2011. Our guide to closed golf courses on the Mississippi Gulf Coast covers it.

Where to stay near Keesler

These hotels are closest to Bay Breeze on our map:

• Treasure Bay Casino and Hotel, about 6 minutes. Travel sites showed Tuesday November 10, 2026 from $58 to $66.
• The White House Hotel, about 6 minutes. Sale rates on Tuesday November 10, 2026 started at $119 for a queen, before tax.
• Beau Rivage, about 9 minutes, and the only door into Fallen Oak.

Our guide to where to stay in Biloxi for golf compares every base, and cheap golf on the Mississippi Gulf Coast lists every discount, military rates included.

Plan it on the map

Open the Biloxi golf map to see Bay Breeze alongside every public course, with drive times from your hotel. The $30 plan can build a trip around the public courses near Keesler, or slot in Bay Breeze on a weekday if someone in your group has base access.