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By Logan Henry
Front Nine. Back Nine. Cloud Nine! Biloxi Mississippi may be best known for gulf fresh seafood, Las Vegas-style casino resorts and pristine white sand beaches, but it has always been a leading golf vacation destination due in part to its year-round mild climate and variety of quality courses. One Coastal Mississippi standout course is a draw unto itself and recognized among the top in the nation. Designed by legendary course architect Tom Fazio exclusively for guests of MGM Resorts International’s Beau Rivage, Fallen Oak is must-play course for any golfer to the region. It is consistently ranked as the best course in Mississippi by Golf Digest and Golfweek and since its opening in 2007 has held the No. 2 position on Golfweek’s Best Casino Course list, trailing only its sister MGM Resorts’ course Shadow Creek in Las Vegas. Nestled on the edge of the De Soto National Forest, a short drive from Beau Rivage, the 510-acre, par-72 Fallen 10
Oak was designed to preserve the natural landscape of the area and test all aspects of a golfer’s game while appealing to the senses with its beauty and aesthetic charm. Dynamic design features – such as plush fairways, gently rolling greens and surprisingly dramatic elevation changes for a coastal course – combine with Fallen Oak’s inherent beauty to deliver an exceptional challenge for golfers of all abilities and handicaps. Stately oaks, magnolias, pecans, pines and hardwood trees are interspersed with ponds, streams and wetlands to offer an exquisite natural canvas and world championship golf experience. Home to a PGA TOUR Champions tournament for over a decade, Fallen Oak has attracted some of the biggest names in golf and has been a perineal favorite among the players. The Fallen Oak experience is available to guests of Beau Rivage. The AAA Four Diamond resort features
1,740 guest rooms and suites, 10 restaurants, exciting nightlife and an 85,000-square-foot gaming area including BetMGM Book Bar & Grill, Mississippi’s first full-service sports betting and entertainment destination. The resort also offers live entertainment, upscale shopping with 10 retail stores, a world-class spa and salon, Black Clover Lounge and Topgolf Swing Suite. Fallen Oak offers exceptional stay and play golf packages whenever tee times are available with groups spaced at 12-minute intervals. Stay-andplay hotel packages begin at $180 per person, double occupancy, and include an 18-hole greens fee, shared cart and range practice before play. Quad packages and packages including a food and beverage credit valid at Beau Rivage and Fallen Oak are also available. To book a Fallen Oak getaway package, visit www.beaurivage.com or call (877) 805-4657. Golf Central • Volume 22, Issue 7
