Bill Amick

Mossy Head, FL

Blackstone Golf Course is located in Mossy Head, Florida, near the intersection of State Road 285 and U.S. Highway 90 in Walton County, roughly 30 minutes north of Eglin Air Force Base. It opened in 2009, developed by local restaurateur Bob Bonezzi and designed by golf course architect Bill Amick. The course was laid out on gently undulating, rolling terrain intended to be approachable for beginners while still offering a fair challenge for more experienced players. A stream winds through several holes and also crosses the driving range, and strategically placed bunkers are scattered throughout the layout. The course plays to a par of 72 across three sets of tees. Blackstone operates as a daily-fee facility with a clubhouse, pro shop and bar and grill, drawing golfers largely from the surrounding Niceville, Crestview and DeFuniak Springs communities.

Pinson, AL

The Golf Club at Cumberland Lake is a public course near Pinson, Alabama, north of Birmingham. It was designed in 1968 by architect Bill Amick, and in 1996 local architect Jeff Pate renovated the layout by removing trees and leveling fairways. The par 72 course plays between about 5,000 yards from the forward tees and 6,900 yards from the back tees, over terrain with a mix of flat and hilly sections. An 85 acre lake comes into play on several holes, including the par 3 15th and the par 4 18th, and Bermuda grass covers the fairways and greens throughout. More than 20 bunkers add to the challenge. The facility includes a driving range that lets golfers hit shots into the lake for practice. Current ownership, in place since 2016, has worked steadily to restore conditioning after a period of decline.