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Conditions
4.9
Value
4.0
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
3.6
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.8
94.1%
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Amenities
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7055 yards
Slope 141
Rating 74.3

Course Details

Year Built 1992
Golf Season Year round
Architect Robert Trent Jones, Sr. (1992) Roger Rulewich (1992) Roger Rulewich (2005)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $20
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Accepted
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Alabama (2021 #17)

Reviews

4.1
123 Reviews (123)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 9
Patio Dining 6
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 21
Forced Carries 17
Bunkers 15
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 18
Playing Multiple Courses 17
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 13
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 12
In the 'Burbs 11
Worth the Drive 9

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Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Lots of Hills!

I've played this course a couple of times. The last time was cart path only due to rain earlier in the week. Be prepared to hike if this is the case. The course is all hills and valleys. It can be a lot of fun, but it can also be alot of work. By the time we finished our round over 4.5hrs later we were worn out.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great course and facility

Terrific course with great views...thoroughly enjoyed the course. Cart and club service (on course cart girl not included) needs to improve.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Not the Experience I Hoped For

The major complaint for the round was the overbooking of the tee times / pace of play. My buddy and I started at 3:30 PM and there were so many slow groups ahead that the marshall we had said after nine.. Oh, you're not going to make it..
Then he recommended us skipping a hole to the next tee box and while it was open, we were caught right behind another slow group. only got in 15 holes before dark.. Course has it's pluses but not enough to endure the wait and "weirdness" of the round.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fantastic Course for $25!!

Caught a deal for 71%off and the course was great. Have played the short course a few times. Probably the best short course ever! But the Valley... Beautiful, challenging, and fun!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Great little afternoon getaway

I was able to play this course as a single in less than 2.5 hours. I suspect that's primarily due to the very high temperature keeping people from coming to the course.

Was very impressed with the condition of the course, especially for late July. Bounces were fair, greens rolled true, and the bunkers were consistent.

I'd definitely recommend this course to anyone, especially if you can snag a deal on the rates.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 33
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

Played the par 3 "short course". Among the best greens I have ever played on!

This is not your father's pitch and putt. Nice, mature layout with course in excellent condition. Greens were immaculate, and even though it had rained quite a bit the day and night before, course was very playable, even the bunkers. About the only "complaint" I have is that because of tee/pin placements, I ended up using the same clubs more often than just the yardage would have you believe (I played the "orange" tees, which were the 2nd longest).

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very fair golf course

I prefer the layout of the Valley Course over the Ridge. No blind shots. I would have rated the course higher if the green complexes were either bent or a hybrid Bermuda. They were recently punched so they were slow and a bit bumpy. But overall it is a fun course to play.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Trash on greens

I would recommend blowing of pine and oak Trash a couple time a day. I got tendentious removing trash from line for putt. Really liked course!

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

What can I say, it's a Trent Jones Track

Awesome as always.. Greens were a tad bit slow but ran true.. Got an awesome twilight rate too.. Loved it!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Lots of elevation

Great course. Very good condition for early in the year. Elevated greens on almost every hole. Great fun

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Challenging but fair - Exceptional Condition

Played 3 RTJ courses in four days and this course was in the best condition of all the courses. Course was beautiful, no trickery with a beautiful layout. Of the three courses played, this is one would chose to play again. Greens were great shape, rolled true and not severe. Very playable course but each hole was unique and interesting.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun course!

Great course as all courses on the trail are. Plenty of holes to test your skills but still a course that is fun to play. Well maintained from tee to green. Pace of play was very slow. I will say the Marshall was doing his best to move people along. Will definitely play again!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 52
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing

Great course and helpful staff.

The course was cart path only and very wet from previous rains so it played longer than normal. Most approach shots are at least one club more than measured distance. I enjoyed the course and hope to play again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 25
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

GOAT PATH

Looked forward to playing this track, was super excited pulling in, staff was very helpful, friendly and courteous....course was in decent shape, greens mediocre speed and bumpy.....I was super disappointed with layout....every par 3 looked the same and was roughly the same yardage, every par 4 looked the same with similar yard ages...you are hitting up to par 4 greens and down to par 5....cart paths were ridiculously far from greens and tees and you had to walk straight up or down to get back to your cart...I know it is advertised has hilly but this was just a bad design...the three guys I played with at various times all said "haven't we already played this hole"

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good course for a good price

Very nice course. Greens were rolling very good. The RTJ courses are very good courses to play if you are here on travel or live within the area. The Ridge was in good condition. It was my first time playing the course. I look forward to playing the Valley course soon.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Awesome course!

We always love to play the valley course when in town! Don't let the name fool you! There are lots of hills! The course is in beautiful shape and the staff couldn't be more welcoming!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful course, great condition

The course was in great shape and the course staff was very helpful and friendly. Would definitely play it again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Likely to be wet, but good course

The course was wet, very wet. Being from Washington we are used to that, but still, it was wet. Howeer, it was a fun course to play. We played from the teals. However, don't believe the course recommendation that anyone with a 20 or higher index should play from the teals. The whites are clearly playable.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Bring your "A" game - nice!

Enjoy this course bit more than the ridge course - tough greens but if make shots can score well - very nice scenery and of course RTJ elevated greens and more sand than the beach - would play again tomorrow!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Great Courses

Played a twosome on second and third day of off-season so we played as fast as we wanted and never had to wait. Courses were beautiful, especially the Ridge Course. Both very challenging. Would suggest you follow their advice and play up one tee from your usual for the first time anyway. Courses were very clean and staff very friendly. Overall great experience. Rubin sandwich in grill worth the money.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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