1. Nice shade
2. Very good baskts

1. Needs sign at #1 showing course layout.
2. Tee boxes could not be found

1. I went here after having lunch at Hogfish Grille
2. I should have gone to Foley to play Pecan Hollow.
3. Surely there is an avid local player who could supervise improvements.

- free to play , plenty of parking
- quality baskets
- numbered tee signs with bag hangers
- park located on the water
- bar on location
- low traffic course
- baskets numbered
- intuitive course layout
- plenty of shade
- very beginner friendly

- natural tees
- short hole lengths, no variation of lengths
- plain hole design
- flat course
- fairway overlap
- tees too close to other fairways
- tee signs don't list distances
- beach traffic

Orange Beach is a short pitch and putt course located near a small boat harbor. The natural tees are marked by makeshift tee signs with arrows directing throwers to their corresponding basket. What these signs lacked in information, they made up for in functionality. Each had a flat "L" shaped surface in which casual players can rest their beverages and hang their bag. Another great feature of this course was it's proximity to a bar on the water. Clearly, the course designer had the casual aspect well covered if nothing else. I'm actually a little surprised 9 baskets were shoehorned into this small strip of land.

As is, it's not a course I'd likely play again. Gameplay is plain and forgettable. More than anything, it's a pain to brave the summer beach traffic. I stopped by at the end of a road trip around 1:30 on a Saturday, traveling west to east. Westbound traffic to the beaches was absolutely horrendous. I couldn't imagine waiting all that time just to throw this course. If you're already in the area I could see this as a fun way to break up the beach monotony, though. Hole one starts next to the dog park, on the opposite side of the park parking lot. Leave the tourney bag at home, this is a true pitch and putt course.