Walking a private course in the Southeast is a minor act of defiance against the region's cart-first defaults
Walking a private course in the Southeast is a minor act of defiance against the region's cart-first defaults. At Jasper, Alabama, 18 holes over rolling Bermuda terrain means the walk has substance. Four par-5s spread across the layout give the legs something to work toward. In Southern heat, it demands respect. Members who walk here have made a deliberate choice. The turf, the pace, the rhythm of play are better for it. Hole 4 carries the number one handicap. A par-4 that earns that ranking usually means tight landing areas or a green that punishes. Summer heat in the Deep South is not a footnote. It's a condition. Morning tee times are not a preference. They're a plan.
