Beau Pre Country Club

Overview: Beau Pré Country Club is a Mike Young design in Natchez, set along Second Creek and shaped by rolling ground, ravines and a prominent clay bluff. The course combines generous tree-lined fairways with protected, undulating greens, giving the round a clear strategic structure without relying on one repeated hazard. Native vegetation and the site’s wildlife help keep the setting connected to the landscape around Natchez, while the broad range of tee positions supports different approaches to the 18-hole par-72 layout. The course is often described through its scenery, but the important architectural relationship is between the open landing areas and the more demanding approaches into the greens.

History: Beau Pré originally opened in 1999 as the new location for the long-standing Belwood Country Club. Mike Young designed the new course, keeping the project close to the natural terrain rather than making a flat residential layout. The Natchez tourism profile confirms the 18-hole design and identifies the dramatic clay bluff, deep ravines, wildlife and expansive sand areas as defining features of the property. Public course listings have varied in how they describe the playing policy, so this profile uses the more specific semi-private classification supported by the course information source.

Did You Know? Beau Pré translates as “beautiful meadow.” The name suits the setting, but the most unusual landform is a sheer clay bluff reported at about 90 feet, which gives the course a stronger sense of relief than the surrounding meadow description might suggest.