Delta Region

Mississippi’s Delta Region is a combination of quaint towns, wide open fields of cotton and the top casino destination between Las Vegas and Atlantic City. With nine casinos, over 6,300 hotel rooms, more than 40 restaurants, and three signature golf courses, Tunica, just 30 minutes south of Memphis, has become one of the nation’s hottest golf destinations.

The exciting, new Tunica National Golf & Tennis Club features first-class tennis courts, clubhouse with men’s and women’s locker rooms, meeting rooms, full-service restaurant, pro shop, and an 18-hole golf course. The four indoor tennis courts are Hydro-Grid clay surfaces - the only ones east of the Colorado. The Club has hosted both amateur and professional golf and tennis events.

Golf facilities include a 6-hole par 3 practice course, golf academy with state-of-the-art video swing analysis, GPS systems on all golf carts, and a 360- degree driving range with sixteen target greens, five hitting areas, three pitching and chipping greens, three green-side bunkers and three fairway bunkers. The 7,210-yard Mark McCumber-designed golf course is a challenging wind-swept landscape, with rolling terrain and strategically placed water hazards and bunkers balanced by generous landing areas. The GPS system provides a bit of comfort for several blind holes.

Grand Casino’s Cottonwoods Golf Club, designed by Champions Tour star Hale Irwin, has a distinct Scottish feel. Many holes border water, and bunkers are placed at strategic junctures. The course features Crenshaw Bentgrass greens, Zoysia fairways, and 3 lakes, which provide a greater challenge.

Tunica’s Grand Casino, the largest casino complex in the country, features four distinct gaming areas, more than 3,000 high-paying slots, over 100 table games, and a spectacular poker room. Eight unique restaurants are on the property. Lodging choices include the Casino hotel and the nearby Terrace and Veranda hotels.

Golfers traveling to Tunica can also enjoy the River Bend Links course. The course is bordered by the Mississippi River on one side and casinos on the other. The well-known designer, Clyde Johnston, calls his 6,900-yard masterpiece “a field of dunes” in the true Scottish tradition with strategically placed lakes, sand and grass bunkers, and mounds. Rolling Bermuda fairways run up to Bentgrass greens. With its championship-quality golf courses and exciting nightlife, time spent in the Mississippi Delta is unforgettable.