Alabama Archives

Oxmoor Valley

by Alan Darty | Oct 27, 2022 | GOLF COURSE | 0

Oxmoor Valley holds the distinction of being the first Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail site to open (May 1992). Featuring 54 holes of incredible golf located just minutes from downtown Birmingham. The two championship 18-hole golf courses (Ridge Course and Valley Course) and an 18-hole par-3 Short Course were built on former mining land owned by U.S. Steel. Sculpted from the peaks and valleys of the Appalachians, the courses offer scenic forests, numerous creeks, and challenging elevation changes.

The Inn at Pursell Farms

by Alan Darty | Oct 26, 2022 | TRAVEL | 0

Pursell Farms is one of nine Best Alabama Hotels by Travel + Leisure. The resort is described as an outdoors paradise that appeals for its seclusion, pastoral landscapes, and many outdoor adventures.

Gulf Shores Alabama

by Len Ziehm | Sep 25, 2022 | TRAVEL | 0

Gulf Shores, Alabama – a community sandwiched between Pensacola, FL., and Mobile, AL., and not far from the Mississippi state line – offers a lot more than golf.

Highland Park Golf Course Supporting Ovarian Cancer Research

by Dave Daubert | Sep 22, 2022 | NEWS | 0

Highland Park Golf Course is raising funds for ovarian cancer research throughout the month of September, including the Tee It Up For Teal Ovarian Cancer Awareness Golf Tournament on Thursday, September 29th. Funds raised throughout the month will benefit UAB Research for Ovarian Cancer and the Laura Crandall Brown Foundation.

The Shoals: Alabama’s Awesome and Alluring RTJ Attraction

by Mike May | Sep 7, 2022 | GOLF COURSE | 0

The Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at The Shoals is home to two 18-hole championship courses and sits high above Wilson Lake on the Tennessee River. While each RTJ Golf Trail venue is wonderfully designed and a thrill to play, there’s something about The Shoals which puts it in a class by itself.

Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail – Silver Lakes

by Alan Darty | Jul 6, 2022 | GOLF COURSE | 0

Named by Golf Digest’s Places to Play as one of the nation’s Great Value courses in the public category, Silver Lakes is set on rolling terrain at the edge of Talladega National Forest between Anniston and Gadsden. Silver Lakes features three championship nines plus a nine-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.

Pursell Farms – Bunker Renovation

by Alan Darty | Jul 4, 2022 | NEWS | 0

FarmLinks, one of Alabama’s most well-known golf courses recently received a facelift. The 3,200-acre Pursell Farms resort in Talladega County, has completed a bunker renovation. Douglas Hustad, managing director of the resort, said golf architect Tripp Davis was commissioned to “infuse fresh visual interest, strategic components, and technical improvements.” It was a major undertaking for the course, which has been ranked the state’s No. 1 all-access golf course for 10 years by Golfweek and as the top course in the state by Golf Advisor.

Limestone Springs

by Dave Daubert | May 7, 2022 | GOLF COURSE | 0

Limestone Springs, Alabama’s former #1 Ranked Golf Course is Being Restored. The par 72 Jerry Pate original design set against a scenic backdrop of the southern edge of the Appalachian Mountains was considered a true design masterpiece when it opened. The course weaves its way through hills and forests of hardwoods and pines, with ever-present elevation changes on 225 acres. Each nine features a risk-reward short par 4 and it’s set of four par 3s is among the strongest in the state.

Cambrian Ridge on the RTJ Trail

by Alan Darty | Apr 20, 2022 | GOLF COURSE | 0

Cambrian Ridge one of the most popular and acclaimed stops on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail featuring 27 holes of full length golf and a 9 hole short course

Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail – Judge: One of the Best You Can Play

by Alan Darty | Nov 3, 2021 | GOLF COURSE | 0

The opening tee shot on the Judge (RTJ Golf Trail) is one of the most dramatic opening holes in golf, hovering 200 feet above the fairway overlooking the river and visible in the distance, the Montgomery skyline. It is by far the most photographed hole on the RTJ Trail, considered by many to be the signature hole of the entire trail. IA well-struck tee shot seems to drift forever and will create a visual memory that will last for a lifetime, begging you to come back to play it again.