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lthough the best golf trips are all about spending time with friends, what else makes an ideal golf trip? The answer is easy -- in addition to golf, there should be good times and great food. While many might not think of it at first, northwest Mississippi’s Delta region deserves a place high on everyone’s “mustgo” list. Bordering the Mississippi River, the Delta region runs south from Memphis for almost 200 miles to Vicksburg, Miss. Golf on the Delta is plentiful and certainly in the “value category” with the highest 18-hole weekend rate we found
being $65, but more likely you will see prices of $40 or less depending on the season. Even golf fanatics, however, can’t play
tions which still connect with us today. Blues had a strong influence on New Orleans jazz, and in the 1930s and ‘40s spread around the country as musicians travelled by railroad from the Delta to cities further north, including Memphis, Chicago and St. Louis. Growing up in the land of snow and taxes, Delta blues never appeared on my radar but a little research showed it was a prima-
all day every day and we found lots to see and do. The Mississippi Delta is world famous as the birthplace of the blues, America’s unique contribution to music that grew out of songs played by slaves and after the Civil War by sharecroppers. Blues music covers a spectrum of local flavor and regional styles, but all share a common characteristic – the expression of deep emotions ranging The best of the blues may be heard at Ground Zero Blues from joy to sadness, emo- Club where actor Morgan Freeman is a part owner.
As evident on the sixth hole, River Bend Links has plenty of movement for a Delta course.
River Bend Links hole 6 . . . 38
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