Troon, January/February 2019

34 TROON GOLF TRAVEL eMAGAZINE TROON GOLF TRAVEL eMAGAZINE 35 troon members cardholders and friends are invited to experience mgm resorts internationals beau rivage and the tom faziodesigned fallen oak hailed by golfweek as the no 1 course you can play in mississippi this exciting package includes Nightly accommodations at Beau Rivage One round of golf per person at Fallen Oak Starting at 183 per person per night CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE PACKAGE DETAILS To book call 877 805 4657 and reference Troon For groups of 12 or more please contact Tamara Moody at tmoody@ beaurivage com or 800 239 2771 I wanted bold terrain with dramatic relief similar to that at Shadow Creek Fazio said So we searched for land with natural elevation changes The difference between the lowest and highest points at Fallen Oak is roughly 40 feet Besides the natural elevations Fazio wanted ground with a variety of raw features and felt confident he could make something special with the propertys combination of open fields dense forest streams and wetlands We cut holes through the forest created contours in the open fields made the best use of the streams and relocated many grand oak trees he said One oak that stayed put was the tree for which the course is named The fallen oak to the right of the 18th fairway doesnt at least shouldnt come into play For the most part thats also true of the courses other vegetation more than 1000 stately pines sturdy pecans and beautiful magnolias These trees might make the habitually wayward feel somewhat edgy but Fazio kept them back far enough from the playing corridors for each hole to be eminently playable There are numerous outstanding holes on what is regarded the No 2 casino course in the U S behind Shadow Creek and Golfweeks 20th Best Resort Course No 3 a par 3 over water the short par 4 No 7 and the long par 3 No 17 stand out in particular As do the bookends the marvelous left sweeping opening hole that stretches to 596 yards from the back tee and the home hole that likewise moves right to left and finishes on a long front to back sloping green with water beyond and the elegant 12000 square foot Arcadian style clubhouse to the right A few days on the Mississippi Coast staying at the truly impressive 1740 room 10 restaurant Beau Rivage and playing the equally exceptional Fallen Oak where superintendent Matt Hughes keeps the 419 Bermuda tees and fairways and TifEagle greens in immaculate condition year round is a fantastic way to shed some northern winter blues With temperatures rising from the low 60s to low 70s plenty of sunshine and only five or six days of rain a month from January to March Biloxi Beau Rivage and Fallen Oak are the ideal destination for some pre season golf And when you come in off the 18th green you know what awaits you in the clubhouse Just ask Meredith behind the bar for her now famous adult dessert Itll cost you all of 7 and is the perfect end to what has surely been a tremendous day Fallen Oak at Beau Rivage 228 386 7015 www FallenOak com I WANTED BOLD TERRAIN WITH DRAMATIC RELIEF SIMILAR TO THAT AT SHADOW CREEK SO WE SEARCHED FOR LAND WITH NATURAL ELEVATION CHANGES THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE LOWEST AND HIGHEST POINTS AT FALLEN OAK IS ROUGHLY 40 FEET E X C L U S I V E TROON PACKAGE