Golfers have a choice of public golf courses, including Links at Audubon, 4160 Park Ave., (901) 683-6941; Links at Davy Crockett, 4382 Range Line Rd., (901) 358-3375; Links at Fox Meadows, 3064 Clarke Rd., (901) 362-0232; Links at Galloway, 3815 Walnut Grove Rd., (901) 685-7805; Links at Pine Hill, 1005 Alice Ave.; (901) 775-9434; Quail Ridge, 4055 Altruria Rd., (901) 386-6951; and Stonebridge, 3049 Davies Plantation Rd. in Lakeland, (901) 382-1886. Also in Memphis are more than 100 public tennis courts, including Leftwich Tennis Center, 4145 Southern Ave., (901) 685-7907.
The city's premier recreation area is the Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park, north of town near Millington. Opportunities for biking, horseback riding, fishing, swimming, boating, camping and hiking are all available.
The 1,138-acre T.O. Fuller State Park is at the southern city limits. This park has a swimming pool, a picnic area and more than 8 miles of self-guiding nature trails; for more information phone (901) 543-7581.
Shelby Farms Park, a 4,500-acre park northeast of Memphis off I-40 at 7171 Mullins Station Rd., offers biking, fishing and horseback riding and has nature paths, a playground, an amphitheater, a 50-acre bison range, an 18-hole disc golf course, a zipline course, a paved multi-use promenade and a 10-mile urban trail. More than 20 bodies of water include popular Pine Lake and Hyde Lake. A visitor center, 6903 Great View Dr. N., is open daily; a bistro cafe is located in the FedEx Event Center. Paddleboat, canoe, kayak, paddleboard and bicycle rentals are available. A Water Play Sprayground is open in summer; phone (901) 767-7275.
Live and simulcast greyhound and Thoroughbred racing can be found at Southland Park Gaming and Racing, 1550 N. Ingram Blvd. in West Memphis, Ark. (pari-mutuel betting is illegal in Tennessee); phone 800-467-6182.
Although not a spectator sport, another form of betting has become a popular recreational activity with Memphians. Many citizens enjoy traveling just south of town to Tunica, Miss., off US 61, where a small city of casinos, some dockside, offers gambling and entertainment.
The baseball tradition is upheld by the Memphis Redbirds, a farm club of the St. Louis Cardinals. The Redbirds play at AutoZone Park at 200 Union Ave.; phone (901) 721-6000. Major sports facilities include the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium and Fairgrounds, (901) 729-4344, and Landers Center in Southaven, Miss., home to the Mississippi RiverKings of the Southern Professional Hockey League; for ticket information phone (662) 342-1755.
The NBA's Memphis Grizzlies and University of Memphis Tigers play basketball at the FedExForum, 191 Beale St. at Third Street. For Grizzlies tickets phone (800) 462-2849; for Tigers tickets phone (901) 678-2331.