Jackson, Mississippi - The Mississippi Development Authority Division of Tourism announced that Beau Rivage Resort & Casino on the Mississippi Gulf Coast plans to build a new 18-hole Tom Fazio-designed championship golf course. Named Fallen Oak, the course will sit on a 510-acre tract 20 minutes north of the resort on Highway 15. A par-72 layout stretching 7,516 yards from the back tees, Fallen Oak will open for play in early 2006.
Designed by golf course architect Tom Fazio, Fallen Oak will be a public course which guests of Beau Rivage Resort & Casino will enjoy priority access. Fallen Oak offers spectacular play through one of the most splendid architectural landscapes in the country.
Fallen Oak runs adjacent to the DeSoto National Forest and is characterized by lush rolling landscape covered in oak and pine ridges, magnolia and pecan groves, yaupons, large lakes, winding streams and majestic marshes.
“When we were originally asked about the possibility of a golf course for Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, we spent a tremendous amount of time researching sites in the area,” says Fazio. “We looked at more than a dozen sites before eventually settling on the present location. The site for Fallen Oak offers some dramatic elevation changes that we rarely encounter on sites so close to the coast, and tremendous vegetation that we knew could be incorporated into the routing of the golf course.
“The trees on this site are spectacular, and Beau Rivage has given us a landscaping budget for the golf course that will allow us to transplant large, mature trees to key locations on golf holes,” Fazio adds. “In areas where the routing of the golf course requires the clearing of existing specimen trees, we’ll be able to simply move them to a location that works, or even move them to the side of the hole temporarily and move them back after the hole is built. This is the ultimate in design flexibility, and when completed, Fallen Oak will feel very naturally integrated into the site.”
Beau Rivage is spending in excess of $30 million to create one of the country’s most exclusive golf facilities.
“Golfers are going to find Fallen Oak aesthetically beautiful and equally challenging,” says Beau Rivage President Jeff Dahl. “This course will be a perfect complement to our AAA Four Diamond resort, recently recognized among the best in the world by both Travel + Leisure and Conde Nast Traveler.”
In addition to Fazio’s elevation changes and high-profile design treatments, Fallen Oak will have numerous water features and concealed cart paths. An expansive clubhouse reminiscent of an Acadian-style Southern mansion houses a pro shop, locker facilities, lounge and restaurant. The back veranda provides panoramic views of the 9th and 18th greens and the distinguished signature Fallen Oak.
“When Beau Rivage Resort & Casino contacted us about moving forward with the golf course project, we were understandably excited, knowing the potential for the chosen site to produce a truly world-class golf experience,” said Fazio. “Couple that with a commitment to the highest quality by Beau Rivage, and this project promises to be viewed as one of the best new courses in America.”
No more results found. Designed by golf course architect Tom Fazio, Fallen Oak will be a public course which guests of Beau Rivage Resort & Casino will enjoy priority access. Fallen Oak offers spectacular play through one of the most splendid architectural landscapes in the country.
Fallen Oak runs adjacent to the DeSoto National Forest and is characterized by lush rolling landscape covered in oak and pine ridges, magnolia and pecan groves, yaupons, large lakes, winding streams and majestic marshes.
“When we were originally asked about the possibility of a golf course for Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, we spent a tremendous amount of time researching sites in the area,” says Fazio. “We looked at more than a dozen sites before eventually settling on the present location. The site for Fallen Oak offers some dramatic elevation changes that we rarely encounter on sites so close to the coast, and tremendous vegetation that we knew could be incorporated into the routing of the golf course.
“The trees on this site are spectacular, and Beau Rivage has given us a landscaping budget for the golf course that will allow us to transplant large, mature trees to key locations on golf holes,” Fazio adds. “In areas where the routing of the golf course requires the clearing of existing specimen trees, we’ll be able to simply move them to a location that works, or even move them to the side of the hole temporarily and move them back after the hole is built. This is the ultimate in design flexibility, and when completed, Fallen Oak will feel very naturally integrated into the site.”
Beau Rivage is spending in excess of $30 million to create one of the country’s most exclusive golf facilities.
“Golfers are going to find Fallen Oak aesthetically beautiful and equally challenging,” says Beau Rivage President Jeff Dahl. “This course will be a perfect complement to our AAA Four Diamond resort, recently recognized among the best in the world by both Travel + Leisure and Conde Nast Traveler.”
In addition to Fazio’s elevation changes and high-profile design treatments, Fallen Oak will have numerous water features and concealed cart paths. An expansive clubhouse reminiscent of an Acadian-style Southern mansion houses a pro shop, locker facilities, lounge and restaurant. The back veranda provides panoramic views of the 9th and 18th greens and the distinguished signature Fallen Oak.
“When Beau Rivage Resort & Casino contacted us about moving forward with the golf course project, we were understandably excited, knowing the potential for the chosen site to produce a truly world-class golf experience,” said Fazio. “Couple that with a commitment to the highest quality by Beau Rivage, and this project promises to be viewed as one of the best new courses in America.”