The Highlands, once known as the Traditions Course when it opened and among Golf Digest's list of best courses in1997, was designed by Kurt Sandness, president of SKAMP Golf Design, North Carolina and Minnesota. The mission was "to create an aesthetically appealing, playable and strategically challenging golf course amidst the beauty of Mother Nature". Under the new ownership of Philip Zettler the course was closed to undergo a tremendous revitalization. In the spring of 2004 the course was re-opened. The well-bunkered lush, finely manicured greens and rolling fairways testify to the TLC that takes place on a daily basis. A Par 72 Course, it plays 6,906 yards from back tees perfectly woven through the hills of Alabama. The Course layout has over 200 feet in elevation. With additional tees Highlands now has five ranges of difficulty -ladies, seniors, executive, member, and championship-a championship golf course that caters to anyone who plays. The 18 th hole now finishes where the expanse of StillWaters Clubhouse overlooks a breath-taking view of Alabama woodlands with rolling hills in the vista.
The 18-hole "Lake Winds" course at the Lake Winds Golf Course facility in Jacksons Gap, Alabama features 5,153 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 70 . The course rating is 66.0 and it has a slope rating of 111 on Bermuda grass. Lake Winds golf course opened in 1969. Gerard Boles manages the course as the Pro Shop Manager.
In the spring of 1814, General Andrew Jackson and an army of 3,300 men attacked 1,000 Upper Creek warriors on the Tallapoosa River. Over 800 Upper Creeks died defending their homeland. Never before or since in the history of our country have so many American Indians lost their lives in a single battle. This 2040-acre park preserves the site of the battle.
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