33°23′20″N 86°52′37″W / 33.389°N 86.877°W / 33.389; -86.877

RTJ Golf Trail is located in the United States
RTJ Golf Trail
RTJ Golf Trail
Location in the United States

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.

History

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)
    • Judge
    • Legislator
    • Senator
  • Grand National (Auburn/Opelika)
    • Lake
    • Links
    • Short Course
  • 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)
    • Azalea
    • Dogwood
  • 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 43445435436 5443443543672
Black 77.4/132 4272304194266114202315584373,759 6164354962034594482225594573,8957,654
Purple 74.1/125 3952043853905633851955304023,449 5434004341694264161815154083,4926,941
Orange 70.9/126 3651653643635393491674963763,184 5283704001543943891474753693,2266,410
White M: 68.1/121
L: 73.6/123
3291393223395003261294533432,880 4843583741383583341154563342,9515,831
Teal M:64.7/110
L: 69.6/116
2811212902824423011103932902,510 460317326116333307843763082,6275,137
SI 1117135171539 41461812816210


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 44354453436 4454534343672
Purple 74.3/136 3904281975274314555572134303,628 4344455224705452303342054763,6617,289
Orange 71.3/126 3643811784803963815211823793,262 3973874933885101822971743983,2266,488
White M: 68.7/117
L: 74.4/133
3193611684473853524771483392,986 3533564593614881602851433572,9625,948
Teal M: 68.7/117
L: 68.0/119
285308923993082954181032762,484 276239391343384932471263272,4264,910
SI 1111595133177 41612286141810


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 43454543436 4445345343672
Purple 73.6/125 4221853855404305284122194063,527 4173984215591954235962264503,6857,212
Orange 70.8/123 3871683475113925003851923813,263 3863643925241724005352014153,3896,652
White 68.6/114 3421353174963784843691633493,033 3743343715081573544761683823,1246,157
Teal 67.8/113 2751012794783314253141223162,641 348273285430992824251343442,6205,261
SI 14181062121684 7111751539131


References

  1. 1 2 3 "RTJ Golf Trail - Course Scorecards". Retrieved 25 June 2017.
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