“The Trail” stretches North to South across Alabama offering 468 holes of golf, on 26 courses, over 11 destinations. Experience breath-taking scenery, different landscapes on exceptional golf courses for amazing prices. Welcome to the RTJ Trail.
Birmingham Area
Birmingham is Sweet Home Alabama’s largest city, where a giant statue of Vulcan overlooks downtown where you can find music, roof-top bars, theatre, and fine dining. The history in Birmingham includes the civil rights struggles from the 50’s and 60’s. Birmingham is also home of America’s largest collection of motorcycles on display at the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum. Other top attractions include the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. Birmingham Museum of Art and a World Heritage nominated site, 16th Street Baptist Church. This summer, Birmingham takes centre stage in sport, hosting The World Games between July 7-17, with contestants from more than 100 countries competing in 34 different sports.
Oxmoor Valley – 54 Holes
Centrally located in the state and just minutes from the newly revitalised downtown Birmingham area, this 54-hole facility was 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 Ridge Course offers numerous elevation changes, heavy tree cover, and is incredibly photogenic. As a tribute to the area’s mining past, the green at the par-5 3rd hole is buttressed by a shelf of exposed shale rock. Completely renovated in 2021 the Valley Course features new tees, bunkers and beautiful TifEagle greens. For those who have played the Valley in the past, there are also a few new surprises out there with complete redesigns on a few holes including the previously notorious 18th Hole. The Short Course at Oxmoor Valley is a delightful collection of 18 pure one-shotters. It is listed by Golf Digest’s “Places to Play” as one of the nation’s Great Value courses in the public category.
Ross Bridge – 18 Holes
Beautifully carved into the rolling terrain of Shannon Valley, the scope of this property will amaze even the most travelled golfer. Ross Bridge was named one of the top golf resorts in North America by Golf Magazine in 2019 and has been a favourite of Golf Digest editors for the past four years. The course meanders through indigenous landscape and around the Renaissance Birmingham Ross Bridge Golf Resort & Spa. Ross Bridge is the fifth-longest course in the world but offers multiple tees for golfers of all levels. Symbolic of an old parkland-style course, ten holes play along the banks of two significant lakes connected by a spectacular waterfall dropping 80 feet between the 9th and 18th greens. The beauty and challenge of each hole leads many to believe there is not one signature hole but possible eighteen. The par-3 holes at Ross Bridge are incredible.
Silver Lakes – Anniston/Gadsden – 36 Holes
Silver Lakes is around an hour and 15-minute drive from Birmingham. Set in the beauty of Northeast Alabama’s stunning landscape, explore 36-holes of forest, wetlands, grassland, and dramatic elevation changes. Four distinct 9-hole courses provide a challenging and scenic variety of holes to play. Surrounded by the Appalachian foothills and Lee’s Lake, Silver Lakes features the most unique and apply named course on “The Trail”, and all 36 greens boast beautiful and lightening quick Champion Ultradwarf putting surfaces. The Backbreaker features wide fairways, demanding greens, and spectacular views of the surrounding foothills. The Heartbreaker provides a unique mix of great golf holes and unequalled character with the final three holes showcasing elevation changes and dramatic lake vistas. The Mindbreaker is an unforgettable blend of shorter, elusive holes set in a beautiful sanctuary of woods, water, and wetlands. The Short Course provides stunning vistas along a relaxing, yet sometimes demanding trip around Lee’s Lake.
