Kiva Dunes Earns Acclaim

Golf Course News Magazine
12/13/2005

Gulf Shores, Ala. – Kiva Dunes Golf & Beach Club – a Gulf Shores Golf Association member course – has garnered best-of distinction from Golfweek Magazine in its “America’s Best Resort Golf Courses - The Definitive Guide to Golf Travel in 2006.”

The resort ratings are derived directly from Golfweek’s annual list of “America’s Best Courses,” published each March since 1997. More than 350 raters throughout the country rank courses on the basis of 10 evaluation criteria.

Kiva Dunes, designed by Alabama native and former U.S. Open Champion Jerry Pate, is part of the Gulf Shores Golf Association (www.golfgulfshores.com), a 10-course cooperative.

“Kiva Dunes Golf & Beach Club offers something for everyone, including golf, proximity to the Gulf of Mexico, resort accommodations, real estate and a pampered lifestyle,” says Mark Stillings, Kiva Dunes director of golf and president of the Gulf Shores Golf Association. “We’re proud that a national publication of Golfweek’s repute judged us to be one of the best resort courses in the U.S.”

Kiva Dunes also was named to “The Sublime 75: The Best Golf Resorts In North America” by Golf Digest magazine last year.

"We’re thrilled for the hard-working folks at Kiva Dunes, who ensure that their residents and resort guests are provided with great course conditions, customer service and the other amenities that go into creating an excellent golf lifestyle and experience,” says Mike McArthur, director of the Gulf Shores Golf Association. “Kiva Dunes’ award supports the feedback that visitors and golfers who experience our Gulf Shores Golf Association courses share with us – that our 10 member courses are the equal to virtually any golf destination in the country.”