Amazing Golf Course

The greens are in terrible condition ant the fairways are in so so condition

It's a fun course that is having some issues. Played today at $31.00 It would be tough to justify much more than that.

Very friendly staff. Great value two nice views of gulf from the greens.

I've been living in Mississippi for about seven months and I've been looking forward to the opportunity to play not only a Donald Ross course, but a course where some of the greatest legends and some of my heroes of golf have played like, Ben Hogan, Sam Snead & Byron Nelson. I had high hopes for the this course and while I wasn't completely let down, my round ended with the feeling that it could have been a better experience.The course is a interesting and challenging layout, most of the fairways were narrow and slightly undulating, but not severely. Numerous types of trees (live oak, palm, etc...) line and dot the fairways and in a few instances, they are in the middle of the fairway. There are a few small bunkers here and there, but not like some of the small beach resorts (just missing the ocean, of course) I've seen in Arizona. Speaking of Arizona, I've seen many a busy fairway, so this is a nice change of pace. Most of the greens were elevated, which I do enjoy, since I have a pretty good short game. Greens were small and fast, so an accurate putter is helpful as pin placements vary from easy to very tricky. Famously, Ben Hogan once said there were no 7 iron shots at Merion. Although, I didn't use every club in the bag, I used most, if I played here regularly, I would likely remove a club or two from my bag. If I played here weekly, I would likely remove my 5 iron, as I never used it. I mostly used my driver, 3 wood 3 & 4 hybrids, 8, 9, pitching & sand wedges & putter. I also used a 7 wood once. The course that I regularly play, I use the 5 iron now & then, especially on a couple of the par 4's.That said, there were some disappointments; the very first water station I came to was missing it's water jug and the second station was as well. To add to that, a large sign at the clubhouse proclaimed 'No outside beverages.' Okay, but a least provide good 'ol water. As I made my way around the course (sort of) I noticed there were little to no signs for on-course direction, at least on the front nine. More than once, I found myself headed in the wrong direction. The pro shop had yardage books for sale ($5) which contained details for layout, but just a basic map of the layout was nowhere to be found. I've played par 3 courses that did this better. Nickel and diming folks for every little thing comes off as greedy and can be a turn off.To compound the navigation challenges, some of the tees had more than one teeing area which added to confusion since the tee markers were so small and nearly blended in with the ground. Yardage makers were present at the tees, but even those just listed the hole number & yardages. Several holes had yardage markers at 150 yards which were helpful, but between those and stakes for roped off areas a few of the fairways looked like they had fences in them. I noticed this because my ball hit a couple of those stakes. Another thing I noticed were the frequent patches of bare ground, especially at the edges of some fairways and adjacent to cart paths.Great Southern is a course that wasn't built as a spectacle or to elicit a specific type of reaction, but more like something to learn from, enjoy & be savored. I will return, now that I have seen the layout and had some time to reflect. For my next round at Great Southern, I'll again book online to save some money, since the regular green fees compared to elsewhere are a bit high given the course conditions I've previously described. If I were a casual golfer, I'd probably pass on another round, as the annoyances would likely keep me from enjoying the course and my round.