Set of golf courses in Alabama, USA
33°23′20″N 86°52′37″W / 33.389°N 86.877°W / 33.389; -86.877
The Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail is a collection of championship caliber golf courses , designed by Robert Trent Jones, Sr. , distributed across the state of Alabama , as part of investments by the Retirement Systems of Alabama . The Trail started with 378 holes at eight sites throughout the state, but has grown to 468 holes at eleven sites.
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The concept was created and executed by David G. Bronner , CEO of the Retirement Systems of Alabama. The mission was to effectively diversify the assets of the state's pension fund and economically help the state of Alabama, the philosophy being that "the stronger the Retirement Systems of Alabama can make Alabama, the stronger the Retirement Systems will be."
The Trail started with 378 holes at eight sites throughout the state, but has grown to 468 holes at eleven sites.
LPGA Tour
Two of the courses currently host events on the LPGA Tour: The Senator course at Capitol Hill near Montgomery , which hosts the Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic , and The Crossings course at Magnolia Grove near Mobile , home to the Airbus LPGA Classic .
PGA Tour
The Grand National course in Opelika hosted the first PGA Tour event in Alabama since the 1990 PGA Championship , the 2015 Barbasol Championship .
Courses and locations
Cambrian Ridge (Greenville )
Canyon (9 holes)
Sherling (9 holes)
Loblolly (9 holes)
Short Course (9 holes) Played as Canyon/Loblolly, Loblolly/Sherling, or Sherling/Canyon.
Capitol Hill (Prattville /Montgomery )
Grand National (Auburn /Opelika )
Hampton Cove (Huntsville )
Highlands
River
Short Course
Highland Oaks (Dothan )
Highlands (9 holes)
Marshwood (9 holes)
Magnolia (9 holes)
Short Course (9 holes) Played as Highlands/Marshwood, Magnolia/Highlands, or Marshwood/Magnolia.
Lakewood Golf Club (Point Clear )
Magnolia Grove (Mobile )
Crossings
Falls
Short Course
Oxmoor Valley (Birmingham )
Ridge
Valley
The Backyard (9 holes)
Ross Bridge (Hoover /Birmingham )
Silver Lakes (Gadsden /Anniston )
Backbreaker (9 holes)
Heartbreaker (9 holes)
Mindbreaker (9 holes)
Short Course (9 holes) Played as Backbreaker/Mindbreaker, Heartbreaker/Backbreaker, or Mindbreaker/Heartbreaker.
The Shoals (Muscle Shoals /Florence )
Fighting Joe
Schoolmaster
Scorecards
Scorecards for courses played on the PGA and LPGA Tours.
Senator Course at Capital Hill[ 1]
Tee
Rating /Slope
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Out
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
In
Total
Par
4
3
4
4
5
4
3
5
4
36
5
4
4
3
4
4
3
5
4
36
72
Black
77.4/132
427
230
419
426
611
420
231
558
437
3,759
616
435
496
203
459
448
222
559
457
3,895
7,654
Purple
74.1/125
395
204
385
390
563
385
195
530
402
3,449
543
400
434
169
426
416
181
515
408
3,492
6,941
Orange
70.9/126
365
165
364
363
539
349
167
496
376
3,184
528
370
400
154
394
389
147
475
369
3,226
6,410
White
M: 68.1/121
329
139
322
339
500
326
129
453
343
2,880
484
358
374
138
358
334
115
456
334
2,951
5,831
Teal
M:64.7/110
281
121
290
282
442
301
110
393
290
2,510
460
317
326
116
333
307
84
376
308
2,627
5,137
SI
11
17
13
5
1
7
15
3
9
4
14
6
18
12
8
16
2
10
Lake Course at Grand National[ 1]
Tee
Rating /Slope
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Out
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
In
Total
Par
4
4
3
5
4
4
5
3
4
36
4
4
5
4
5
3
4
3
4
36
72
Purple
74.3/136
390
428
197
527
431
455
557
213
430
3,628
434
445
522
470
545
230
334
205
476
3,661
7,289
Orange
71.3/126
364
381
178
480
396
381
521
182
379
3,262
397
387
493
388
510
182
297
174
398
3,226
6,488
White
M: 68.7/117
319
361
168
447
385
352
477
148
339
2,986
353
356
459
361
488
160
285
143
357
2,962
5,948
Teal
M: 68.7/117
285
308
92
399
308
295
418
103
276
2,484
276
239
391
343
384
93
247
126
327
2,426
4,910
SI
11
1
15
9
5
13
3
17
7
4
16
12
2
8
6
14
18
10
Crossings Course at Magnolia Grove[ 1]
Tee
Rating /Slope
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Out
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
In
Total
Par
4
3
4
5
4
5
4
3
4
36
4
4
4
5
3
4
5
3
4
36
72
Purple
73.6/125
422
185
385
540
430
528
412
219
406
3,527
417
398
421
559
195
423
596
226
450
3,685
7,212
Orange
70.8/123
387
168
347
511
392
500
385
192
381
3,263
386
364
392
524
172
400
535
201
415
3,389
6,652
White
68.6/114
342
135
317
496
378
484
369
163
349
3,033
374
334
371
508
157
354
476
168
382
3,124
6,157
Teal
67.8/113
275
101
279
478
331
425
314
122
316
2,641
348
273
285
430
99
282
425
134
344
2,620
5,261
SI
14
18
10
6
2
12
16
8
4
7
11
17
5
15
3
9
13
1
References
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