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Quail Creek Municipal Golf Course

Fairhope's city course: flat, cheap and handy for a short day trip from the beach. Conditions are muni-level. The greens are partway through a TifEagle conversion, so call ahead.

Par72

Tips6,280 yd

Rating / slope70.5 / 120

Green fees seen–

See Quail Creek Municipal on the 3D map, hole by hole

Tees, rating and slope

Tee	Yards	Men	Women
White	6,280	70.5 / 120	–
Gold	5,570	67.0 / 112	72.3 / 121
Green	5,120	64.8 / 106	69.8 / 116
Red	4,675	62.9 / 102	67.4 / 111

Course rating / slope, USGA Course Rating database where available.

Green fees

Twilight	twilight rates exist (city page), amount not published
Locals	Annual passes (2023-24 sheet, rates effective Oct 8, 2022): Platinum 7-day single $1,200 in city / $1,350 outside; seniors 60+ Gold $1,100/$1,250

No current daily rate card online (checked 2026-10-22); call 251-990-0240. Older references: city sheet showed 18-hole greens fee $26 before noon with cart $19 (circa 2019-2022); directories list $24-$48 - all undated or stale.

Before you book

Access	City of Fairhope municipal course; open to all. Tee times by phone to the pro shop (no online booking found).
Book ahead	7 days in advance by phone (city Quail Creek rules and regulations document)
Overseed / closures	Not published. Every Thursday the course opens at 11 am for maintenance. During greens conversions the course stays open with temporary greens on the affected nine (8-inch cups, automatic two-putt local rule).
Designer	Barney Shull (a Fairhope city councilman, not a professional architect, per local sources)
Opened	1988
Style	flat, open municipal parkland with three lakes and 40+ bunkers
Carts	electric carts with coolers, sand bottles, split windshields; walking allowed except during league play, tournaments and outings
Practice	large driving range, practice putting green, chipping green, practice bunker
Dress code	no cut-offs, gym shorts, tank tops, halter tops, swimwear, short shorts or offensive shirts
Pace	City rules ask for 18 holes in a maximum of four hours.
Drive from central Gulf Shores	46 min (29.0 mi)
Phone	251-990-0240 (pro shop); Quail Creek Grill 251-990-0188
Address	19841 Quail Creek Dr, Fairhope, AL 36532

Local knowledge

Cheapest round on the Eastern Shore and the closest of the bay courses to Gulf Shores (Hwy 59 to Hwy 98 to Hwy 181).
Thursdays it opens at 11 am for maintenance.
Check the city page for the greens schedule: the back nine was due to be regrassed with TifEagle starting May 2026, played on temporary greens while it grew in.
Busy with senior, ladies and men's league play and charity scrambles - call ahead before driving over.
Conditioning has drawn criticism in local press and reviews; expect muni conditions.

Closest golf hotels

Grand Hotel Golf Resort & Spa — 18 min, 8.5 mi
Hampton Inn Foley — 33 min, 20.3 mi
Courtyard by Marriott Gulf Shores Craft Farms — 39 min, 24.8 mi

Questions golfers ask

How hard is Quail Creek Municipal Golf Course?

From the back tees it measures 6,280 yards with a course rating of 70.5 and a slope of 120. 2/5 - 70.5/120 from the 6,280-yd Whites; flat with water on a few holes

How far ahead can you book Quail Creek Municipal Golf Course?

7 days in advance by phone (city Quail Creek rules and regulations document)

How far is Quail Creek Municipal Golf Course from Gulf Shores?

About 46 minutes (29.0 miles) by road from central Gulf Shores in light traffic.