Alabama Golf Vacation
Alabama is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America, and is nicknamed as the ‘Yellowhammer' state. Located at the foothills of the great Appalachians, Alabama is mountainous in the north, gradually reaching the Gulf of Mexico to form a coastal plain. This diverse topography and natural settings have given birth to its famed National parks and numerous world-class golf courses, especially the masterpiece Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, comprising of 18 championship courses, located across the state. Alabama also provides comfortable lodgings through its numerous resorts, inns and hotels spanning the state, for all types of golf enthusiasts, situated close to golf courses sight-seeing and entertainment hotspots, high-end shopping boutiques, and exquisite diners.
A typical Alabama golf vacation comprises of superb rounds of golf amidst charming picturesque settings, with a variety of courses to choose from. Most Alabama layouts offer unique terrains and settings, with well-manicured greens, tricky sand bunkers bounding the tree-lined fairways, taxing water hazards, as well as natural vegetation as obstacles, that prove to be a formidable challenge to all standards of golfers. The courses also offer amenities like golf professionals, putting greens, pro shop, practice tees, equipment rentals, electric carts, restaurants, clubhouses etc.
The prime golfing destinations in Alabama, offering fabulous golf courses and being designed by world-renowned golf architects, are at Birmingham, Montgomery, Huntsville, Mobile, Tuscaloosa, Athens, Anniston, Auburn, Decatur and Bessemer.
Listed below are some of the finest locations in Alabama offering an enjoyable golf vacation:
- The Limestone Springs Golf Club, Birmingham
- Highland Park Golf Course
- West Side Golf Center
- Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Oxmoor Valley – (Ridge/Short/Valley Courses)
- Ross Bridge Golf Resort
- Eagle Point Golf Club
- Castle Pines Country Club
- Shoal Creek
- Bent Brook Golf Course
- Magnolia Golf Club
- River Run Golf Course
- Capitol Hill Golf Course – (Senator, Legislator, Judge Courses)
- Spring Hill College Golf Course
- Magnolia Grove Golf Club, Short Course
- TimberCreek Golf Club
- Azalea City Golf Course
- Marriott Lakewood Golf Club
- Kiva Dunes Golf
- Anniston Municipal Golf Course
- Pine Hill Country Club
- The Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail At Silver Lake - (Back Breaker/ Heart Breaker/Mind Breaker/ Par-3 Courses)
- Moore's Mill Golf Club
- Auburn Links at Mill Creek
- Grand National Golf Course – (the Lakes, Links, Short courses)
- Monrovia Golf Course
