| _ | | _ | | | The Shoals lies between the Wheeler and Wilson dams on the Tennessee River. Wheeler Dam is named in honor of General Joseph "Fighting Joe" Wheeler - the only Confederate General to attain the same rank later in the United States Army. General Wheeler's intense desire to show that Southerners could be counted on as citizens of the U.S. prompted him to volunteer, at age 62, for service in the Spanish-American War. Our East championship course - Fighting Joe - with its jaw dropping length, looks as intimidating as Fighting Joe himself. |
| | | _ | | _ | | | | The Schoolmaster (named for President Woodrow Wilson who was responsible for getting Wilson Dam built on the River and who was known as The Schoolmaster of Politics). This tree lined course is more traditional golf with every hole in keeping with the natural topography along the Tennessee River. It's wooded, rolling, and spectacular. First reports indicate The Schoolmaster may be a tougher course than Fighting Joe, but only time will tell. One thing's for sure, it's a Shot Maker's golf course with narrower fairways, tree lined greens, and still a length of nearly 8,000 yards! The Schoolmaster - will command all the players study their homework well. Superior shot making will be required to make the grade. |
| | | _ | | _ | | | At the brand-new Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort and Spa on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, opening in August 2005, golf is a serious matter. That's why we are currently constructing a championship course with stunning views that plays from 4,800 yards to 8,194 yards designed specifically for PGA tournament play. This won't be just another Birmingham golf course. Perfect for everyone from the casual golfer to the tournament player, it promises to be the premier course on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail.
For golf lovers, this venue, which Golf Digest already calls "one of the top-50 trips in the world," is equivalent to a trip to paradise. Nested in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, this all-new golf resort will include: 8,194-yard championship golf course, making it among the longest courses in the world. Premier design for PGA tournament play 310 acres of lush, beautiful landscape 1,000-yard cascading waterfall, connecting two scenic lakes. |
| | | _ | | _ | | | A new championship golf course in Pelham. The spirit of golf lives at Ballantrae ... a touch of Scotland ... in Pelham. Because not everybody can travel to Scotland to play golf, now there is Ballantrae ... eighteen beautiful holes, designed by Bob Cupp over the most perfect acreage devoted to the grand auld game. Ballantrae ... a new challenge for champions like you. A new choice for you, only minutes off I-65. Ballantrae is home to the Dixie Section of the PGA. |
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Limestone Springs Golf Club is one of Alabama's best kept secrets. Located 35 minutes north of downtown Birmingham and in the 800-acre community of Limestone Springs, this spectacular Alabama golf course features some of the most dramatic elevations and picturesque views in the state of Alabama. But don't let the beauty of this Birmingham golf course be a diversion, because it will present you with superb golf course conditions, pristine Crenshaw bent grass greens and a golfing challenge like you've never experienced.
Designed by golf course architect and former U.S. Open winner Jerry Pate, Limestone Springs measures approximately 7,000 yards from the back tees with strategically located bunkers, numerous lakes and scenic waterfalls throughout the golf course. Nestled throughout 225 acres of the Appalachian Mountains, this Alabama golf course has received numerous awards and accolades. Limestone Springs has been consistently rated 4 « stars and one of the top 10 Upscale Course Designs in the south. |
| | | _ | | _ | | | This 54-hole facility was built on former mining land owned by U.S. Steel. Sculpted from the peaks and valleys of the Appalachians, the courses offerscenic forests, numerous creeks and challenging elevation changes. The Ridge Course, with its rolling fairways, heavy tree cover, and precipitous 150-foot elevation changes, is incredibly photogenic. As a reminder of the site's former use, the green at the par-five 12th is buttressed by a shelf of exposed shale rock. View Scorecard and Course Layout |
| | | _ | | _ | | | This 54-hole facility was built on former mining land owned by U.S. Steel. Sculpted from the peaks and valleys of the Appalachians, the courses offerscenic forests, numerous creeks and challenging elevation changes. The Valley Course is dotted with picturesque lakes, beautiful rolling fairways, and stretches two miles downrange along a slender valley. The 18th hole, a 441-yard par-4, nicknamed The Assassin, rises to a dramatic finish at the signature clubhouse just behind the green.
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| | | _ | | _ | | | Timberline Golf Club is ready to take its rightful place among the top courses in the state. Maybe it's the rolling fairways or the well-kept greens on this jewel of a course laid out by PGA TOUR star and U.S. Open Champion, Jerry Pate. The highly-acclaimed golf course architect designed a semi-private course that offers a player's golf course and test for all skill levels. Friendly and careful service to members and the public alike is what you'll find here. It's the perfect place for a golf outing. We always hear good things. |
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Designed by Hurdzan-Fry in 2003, FarmLinks Golf Club is unlike any golf course in the world. Measuring 7,444 yards from the tips, the course is a mix of dramatic elevation changes, pristine fairways and immaculate greens. But that's not what makes FarmLinks so unique.
As the world's first research and demonstration golf course, FarmLinks is literally a "living laboratory where golf's products of tomorrow are tested today. Companies like The Toro, Club Car, BASF and Agrium have partnered with FarmLinks to create this one-of-a-kind, limited play, environment that's open to public play six days-a-week.
Golfers that play "The Farm" can expect to encounter, not only dozens of different grass types, but wild turkey and coyotes, an occasional robotic mower and at least one state-of-the-art golf cart. Also, when our course is open for public play, it's at an all-inclusive rate. So, not only will you get a great round of golf, you'll enjoy a traditional southern-style lunch in the club house, beverages and snacks, unlimited use of our practice facility, ice-cold apples on the course, and chilled mango-scented towels delivered to you on sweltering hot days. |
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At the northern terminus of the Trail in Huntsville is Hampton Cove, a 54-hole facility with terrain that drastically changes from one side of the property to the other. The Highlands Course,which emulates a Scottish Links,is one of the gems of the Trail. Thousands of Japanese black pines, oaks, dogwoods, and crepe myrtles have been planted to enhance such features as an old mule barn beside the fifth hole.
Completely opposite in design is the River Course, the only Robert Trent Jones layout without a single bunker. The River Course is laid out on former soybean fields in the flood plain of the Flint River. The River Course is a throwback to the way courses were built long ago-the dirt was merely pushed up to create the greens and tees, leaving all else, including massive oak trees, as is. The enormous black oak behind the 18th green is reputed to be the third oldest in the state at 250 years. The Short Course at Hampton Cove is very open and links-like, with water in play on 11 holes and a large double green accommodating the 10th and 17th greens. View Scorecard and Course Layout |
| | | _ | | _ | | | The only Robert Trent Jones layout without a single bunker, The River Course is laid out on former soybean fields in the flood plain of the Flint River. The River is a throwback to the way courses were built long ago - the dirt was merely pushed up to create the greens and tees, leaving all else, including massive oak trees, as is. The enormous black oak behind the 18th green is reputed to be the third oldest in the state at 250 years.
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| | | _ | | _ | | | Set on rolling terrain at the edge of Talladega National Forest between Anniston and Gadsden, Silver Lakes features three championship nines plus anine hole Short Course. This facility is anchored by a number of strong par fours that play to pedestal greens perched 30 to 40 feet above fairway level.
The Heartbreaker nine is dubbed by many as the most challenging nine on the Trail from the championship tees. Consider the 450-yard par-4 ninth with water rippling down the entire left side of the hole. The beauty of Silver Lakes is the multiple tee selections (up to 12 on some holes).
The Backbreaker nine, the last championship course to open on the Trail, is a photographer's dream boasting beautiful views of the Appalachian foothills from its elevated tees. The par-5 seventh, a 623-yard thriller (466 from the novice tees), brings water into play not once, but twice. The Mindbreaker, although a tad easier than the other two, demands shot-making at its finest. View Scorecard and Course Layout |
| | | _ | | _ | | | | One of the most popular sites on the Trail, Capitol Hill in Prattville, continues to get praises from golfers and golf writers alike. The Legislator, a more traditional course, plays around stately pine trees and along a picturesque bluff, and features elevation changes of more than 200feet. You'll be amazed at the 'Sky Bridge', a winding cart path that delivers you to 6 holes laid out in a native cypress swamp. Rated as one ofthe 'Top 25 New Courses' by Golf Digest 1999 and '#9 Best New Course' byGolf Magazine. |
| | | _ | | _ | | | | One of the most popular sites on the Trail, Capitol Hill in Prattville, continues to get praises from golfers and golf writers alike. The Senator is a traditional Scottish-style layout. Over 150 pot-hole bunkers are situated throughout the 18 holes, and mounds 20 to 40 feet in height engulf the landscape, cleverly hiding the cart path or any other hole from the fairway. The Senator's bent-grass greens provide exceptional conditions 12 months a year. The Senator was named among the Top 10 New Courses in the nation by Golf magazine. |
| | | _ | | _ | | | Golf Magazine called The Judge Course one of the 10 public courses inAmerica worthy of hosting the U.S. Open and the Zagat Survey of America's Top Golf Courses ranked it among the top 50 courses in America. The Judge offers stunning vistas alongside the 200 acre glistening back waters of theAlabama River. The first tee lies 200 feet above the fairway overlooking the Alabama River and the Montgomery skyline. With 14 holes adjoining the water and a stunning bulkhead island green, the Judge is described assimply magnificent. The number one tee of the Judge Course dips into the beautiful backwaters of the Alabama River. Capitol Hill features an innovative circular driving range, 400 yards in diameter. |
| | | _ | | _ | | | | With 12 holes hugging the shore, Grand National's Lake Course is every bitas scenic as the Links. Not only is the quartet of par threes on the Lake Course as good as any in the nation, but the 230-yard, island green 15th may be the single prettiest hole on the Trail. Both courses were in the top10 of Golf Digest's list of America's Top 50 Affordable Courses. Grand National, by all reports, was the single greatest site for a golf complex Robert Trent Jones, Sr. had ever seen. Built on 600-acre Lake Saugahatchee,32 of the 54 holes drape along its filigreed shores. View Scorecard and Course Layout |
| | | _ | | _ | | | The cornerstone of the complex is the Links Course, which is without a single weakness. The par-four 18th is without a doubt the strongest finishing hole on the Trail. The drive must carry a corner of the Lake, while the approach is played to a shallow pedestal green shored up by boulders.
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| | | _ | | _ | | | | The Loblolly nine, with its gently rolling fairways, cathedral-like pines, and water-fronted greens, exudes a stately, Augusta-like quality. The Canyon nine, carved from former hunting grounds where deer blinds remain nailed to the hardwood, is a thrilling stretch of target-style golf with hole #1 being a 501-yard par four that drops 200 feet from tee to fairway. The Sherling nine may be the best nine on the entire trail. Drama takes center stage at Sherling's ninth hole which marches straight uphill past a deep ravine strewn with ochre boulders to a lolling tongue of a double green shared with the ninth on the Canyon nine. View Scorecard and Course Layout |
| | | _ | | _ | | | | The Falls and Crossings courses at Magnolia Grove were named by Golf Digest's Places to Play as two of the nation's Great Value courses, andboth courses were listed in America's Top 50 Affordable Courses. The property at Magnolia Grove includes creeks, marshland, and lakes, with each of the 54 holes carved from a thick forest of hardwood and pine. The Crossings Course, which doubles across railroad tracks, is a shot-makers layout. It occupies hillier terrain than the Falls, with several pulpit greens elevated well above fairway levels. This Course is Closed for Renovation from January 1-August 31, 2009. View Scorecard and Course Layout |
| | | _ | | _ | | | The Falls and Crossings courses at Magnolia Grove were named by Golf Digest's Places to Play as two of the nation's Great Value courses, and both courses were listed in America's Top 50 Affordable Courses. The property at Magnolia Grove includes creeks, marshland, and lakes, with each of the 54 holes carved from a thick forest of hardwood and pine. The main track at Magnolia Grove is the Falls Course. It is characterized by large, liberally contoured greens and massive cloverleaf bunkers. On the 10th, a 570-yard par five, and possibly the best strategic hole on the course, a waterfall cascades across stair steps just beneath a convoluted green that falls eight feet from front to back.
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| | | _ | | _ | | | | Highlands, the core nine, is relatively open, with several lakes in play. The peninsula green at the par-3 sixth has an elusive, beckoning quality. Marshwood has been made famous (or notorious) by its behemoth par-5 sixth, which stretches to 701 yards from the tips. The Magnolia nine is well-named: Specimen magnolia trees dot the higher ground, which is reached via a 1,000 foot long wooden bridge spanning a marsh filled with lichen-dappled trees. View Scorecard and Course Layout |
| | | _ | | _ | | | The Dogwood Course has tree-lined fairways, a standard cut of rough, and small, undulating greens that have medium speed. The course was built on rolling terrain, but beware, the locals say that there are many more hills than normal for this particular region. |
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