semi-private · Fairhope, AL · 18 holes

Rock Creek Golf Club

A well-kept, hilly Earl Stone course and probably the best daily-fee value on the Eastern Shore. The 70-foot drop on #2 is the hole you'll remember. Book after 2 pm and the price roughly halves.

Par72

Tips6,915 yd

Rating / slope73.4 / 136

Green fees seen$26–$89

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Tees, rating and slope

Tee	Yards	Men	Women
Gold	6,915	73.4 / 136	–
Blue	6,344	70.8 / 132	–
White	5,923	69.1 / 127	74.2 / 133
Silver	5,664	67.9 / 124	72.7 / 131
Green	4,933	64.5 / 118	68.6 / 122

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

Green fees

Shoulder	Dynamic foreUP pricing, Oct 2026 (18 holes, cart fee shown as $0, so cart appears included): Sat Oct 24 - $89 morning, $65 noon, $59 1 pm, $45 2 pm, $41 3 pm on; Tue Oct 27 - $75-$89 morning, $73 late morning, $57-59 midday, $41-47 after 2 pm. 9 holes $26-$47.
Twilight	about $41-$47 from 2-3 pm (Oct 2026 tee sheet)
Locals	GolfNow prepaid 'Hot Deals' ran about $31-$57 incl cart for mid/late Oct 2026; memberships (50% off initiation promo in 2026)

foreUP public tee sheet read 2026-10-22 for Oct 24 and Oct 27, 2026; no published rate card, so peak (Feb-Apr) and summer rates are unknown

Before you book

Access	Public daily-fee play alongside a membership; book online through foreUP (public class) or via GolfNow. Stay-and-play with Jubilee Suites B&B in Fairhope ($160 per person add-on to a suite: 18 holes, cart, range balls, $20 F&B card).
Book ahead	public 7 days online (foreUP 'Public Tee Times' class); members 21 days. GolfNow also resells prepaid 'Hot Deal' times.
Overseed / closures	not published by the club; no closure dates found
Designer	Earl Stone
Opened	1993
Style	rolling pine-and-hardwood parkland with doglegs, wetlands and unusual elevation change for coastal Alabama
Carts	cart appears included in online rates (foreUP shows $0 cart fee, riding rate); walking policy not published
Practice	driving range and practice facility with PGA instruction (range surface not published)
Dress code	collared shirt required, no denim, soft spikes only (GolfNow listing)
Drive from central Gulf Shores	57 min (35.1 mi)
Phone	251-928-4223
Address	140 Clubhouse Dr, Fairhope, AL 36532

Signature holes

#2 - 434-yd par 4 that drops 70 ft from tee to fairway, then a forced carry over wetlands to a green with a 30-ft bulkhead wall

Local knowledge

Prices drop by roughly half after 2 pm - a $41-45 afternoon round in October versus $89 in the morning.
Public online window is only 7 days; GolfNow sometimes undercuts the course's own price for the same day.
Members get a 21-day window, so prime weekend mornings can be gone before you can book.
About an hour from Gulf Shores; pairs well with Quail Creek or the Grand Hotel on an Eastern Shore day.

Hole by hole

Hole	Par	Yards*	Elev*	Hcp
1	5	516	-44 ft	11
2	4	429	-14 ft	1
3	3	151	-30 ft	17
4	4	381	+2 ft	3
5	3	197	+13 ft	9
6	4	407	+10 ft	7
7	4	393	-6 ft	15
8	4	343	-5 ft	13
9	5	551	+34 ft	5
10	4	343	-32 ft	18
11	5	482	-7 ft	14
12	3	194	+2 ft	8
13	5	487	+30 ft	16
14	4	374	-4 ft	6
15	4	401	+2 ft	10
16	3	180	-24 ft	13
17	4	389	-16 ft	2
18	4	373	+41 ft	4

*Yards measured along the mapped centre line (OpenStreetMap), close to the middle tees. Elevation = how far the green sits above (+) or below (−) the tee, from USGS terrain data.

Recognition

Club claims a Golf Digest 4.5-star 'Places to Play' rating since opening (historic; not current)

Closest golf hotels

Grand Hotel Golf Resort & Spa — 21 min, 8.0 mi
Hampton Inn Foley — 44 min, 26.4 mi
Courtyard by Marriott Gulf Shores Craft Farms — 50 min, 30.9 mi

Questions golfers ask

How much does it cost to play Rock Creek Golf Club?

Green fees we have seen range from $26–$89, depending on season and time of day.

How hard is Rock Creek Golf Club?

From the back tees it measures 6,915 yards with a course rating of 73.4 and a slope of 136. 3.5/5 - 73.4/136 from the 6,915-yd Golds (back-nine slope 139); forced carry over wetlands on #2; generous landing areas elsewhere

How far ahead can you book Rock Creek Golf Club?

public 7 days online (foreUP 'Public Tee Times' class); members 21 days. GolfNow also resells prepaid 'Hot Deal' times.

How far is Rock Creek Golf Club from Gulf Shores?

About 57 minutes (35.1 miles) by road from central Gulf Shores in light traffic.