Decatur Country Club's well groomed, 6100 yard executive golf course is
conveniently located in beautiful southeast Decatur, AL, close to
resdidential areas and a very short drive from the residential,
commercial and industrial areas of Decatur, Hartselle, and Madison.
You can leave home or work and be ready to tee off in a matter of
minutes on our short but very challenging course, The course is
relatively flat and lends itself to easy walking for golfers of all
ages. Rounds are easily completed in 3 1/2 - 4 hours, even on
weekends, leaving more time to spend with your family and friends or
playing more golf at the club.
The course was rebuilt in 1994 and is defined by fast, bent grass
greens with subtle, hard to read breaks. Our narrow bermuda fairways
and bermuda rough considerably increase the difficulty of our golf
course. Our golf course is an excellent in-town venue for golf outings
and charity events and is fun to play even for golfers of moderate
skill levels.
The Club's course is short by today's standards and does not offer a
multitude of rewards to the purely long ball hitter, although length is
very important on certain holes. The course does force the golfer to
be accurate and to fully develop their short game to be successful. It
is especially appealing to middle aged and senior golfers and to our
lady golfers, most of whom walk the course while playing.
With today's new club technology, almost anyone can hit a long ball,
but only a few possess the true skills of a shotmaking purist.
It's not how far you can drive the ball, it's the skill behind the club that will challenge golfer's at Decatur Country Club.
Our PGA Certified golf pro, Craig Bocking, maintains a well stocked
pro shop and offers a buying program that allows members to buy clubs,
balls, clothing, and other golf merchandise at very competitive costs.
This allows members to buy at lower prices than they can receive at any
of the large, big box golf stores. Craig also offers a range ball
program costing only $30.00 per year per member for unlimited range
ball usage. This program is a real benefit for serious golfers wanting
to improve or fine tune their game.
Craig is an excellent golf teacher and has helped many of our members
with their golf swings and playing strategy. During the spring and
summer months he hosts a very popular "walk the range" program where he
gives free tips and advice to golfers who are practicing or hitting
balls on the range.
Craig also has a very active and effective junior golf program. He
spends a lot of time (and has a lot of fun) teaching our junior golfers
all aspects of the game through formal and informal lessons. Many
afternoons find Craig playing with his young students, although
sometimes it is hard to discern who is teaching whom.
Our course superintendent, Dennis James, is a USGA certified golf
course superintendent and does an excellent jobof keeping our course in
top playing condition.
Please use the menu links above to learn more about golf activities at Decatur Country Club.
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