Fort Rucker's golf course boasts 27-hole championship facility

By Nathan Pfau, Army Flier Staff WriterJuly 24, 2015

Fort Rucker's golf course boasts 27-hole championship facility
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FORT RUCKER, Ala. (July 24, 2014) -- Fort Rucker's Silver Wings Golf Course lies just outside of Allen Heights and is a place where people from on and off post can spend their leisure time getting some exercise, competition, camaraderie, instruction on improving their games and more.

The 27-hole championship facility features Bermuda greens and one of the most challenging layouts in the region, according to Chet Hallman, Silver Wings Golf Course business manager.

While most courses boast 18 holes, SWGC boasts three 9-hole courses -- Red, White and Blue -- each with their own subtle differences. While the Red and Blue courses are pretty straight forward, the White Course features many more targets to hit, he said.

The fairways of the courses are lined with trees, change in elevation depending on the holes and provide plenty of challenges for its members. Each hole has a 150-yard marker on the fairway to provide golfers something to shoot for when lining up their shot.

"These courses are some of the best that I've had the opportunity to play on," said Jason Edenburg, Enterprise resident. "I've played at a lot of courses across Alabama. I'm really glad to see that we've got one this special so close to home."

Edenburg picked up the sport two years ago when his son, David, asked him to join him for a round and he's been hooked ever since.

"It's now one of my favorite things to do in my off time. If I could, I'd have a tee time every day of the week," he said. "If I had the means, I would live on the golf course."

Silver Wings Golf Course also features a 300-yard long lit practice range, putting ranges, a fully-stocked golf pro shop, Divots Restaurant & Grille, and meeting and banquet rooms.

The facility is open to the public and offers many membership benefits, including unlimited green fees, advanced tee times, golf shop merchandise discounts, member-only tournaments, discounted outside tournament fees, complimentary U.S. Golf Association Golf Handicap and Information Network handicap, and reduced room fees and food minimums in Divots' Banquet Room.

In addition to the membership perks, the rates can't be beat, said Hallman.

"Our rates beat just about anyone's rates off post, especially if you're active-duty or retired military, and our public rates are either as good as or better than most other facilities rates," he said. "We want to be able to prove a good product and experience for what people are paying."

The annual membership rates are $528 for E-1 to E6 and juniors ages 12-17; $858 for E-7 and up and Department of Defense civilians; and $924 for others. Family rates are also available.

Members also have access to dozens of tournaments throughout the year, and one such tournament coming up is the 2015 Silver Wings Pro Am Golf Tournament, which will be held Aug. 14-16, and all entries must be received by 5 p.m. Aug. 7. The cost to enter is $125 for SWGC members and $150 for nonmembers, and includes tournament course fees, range balls, tee gifts and tournament meals.

The tournament will be a 36-hole event and teams will be comprised of one professional player and three amateurs. The teams will play Team Stableford, which is a point system in which teams lump their scores together and points are added to their pot depending on how well they shoot. Unlike traditional scoring in golf, the objective in the Stableford point system is to have the highest score rather than the lowest.

Registration forms are available at www.ftruckermwr.com/recreation/silver-wings-golf-course/.

For more information, call 598-2449.

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