ABOUT THE TRAIL

Alabama's Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail is the largest golf course construction project ever attempted. In the late 1980's, two important things were on the mind of Dr. David Bronner, CEO of the Retirement Systems of Alabama. First, how to effectively diversify the assets of the state's pension fund; and secondly, how to help the state of Alabama. His philosophy was this: "The stronger the Retirement Systems can make Alabama, the stronger the Retirement Systems will be."

With that in mind, and borrowing a page from the movie, Field of Dreams, Bronner decided to "build it and they will come" — not to a baseball diamond in a cornfield, but to a dazzling collection of public golf courses in the state of Alabama.

Read More

The Trail may be the biggest bargain in the country.Wall Street Journal

The Trail is some of the best public golf on Earth.New York Times

World-class golf, that's not a world away.New York Times

TRAIL SITES

CR

Cambrian Ridge

Greenville, AL

3 Courses; 27 Holes
Site Information
CH

Capitol Hill

Prattville, AL

3 Courses; 54 Holes
Site Information
GN

Grand National

Auburn/Opelika, AL

3 Courses; 54 Holes
Site Information
HC

Hampton Cove

Huntsville, AL

3 Courses; 54 Holes
Site Information
HO

Highland Oaks

Dothan, AL

4 Courses; 36 Holes
Site Information
LW

Lakewood Club

Point Clear, AL

2 Courses; 36 Holes
Site Information
MG

Magnolia Grove

Mobile, AL

3 Courses; 54 Holes
Site Information
OV

Oxmoor Valley

Birmingham, AL

3 Courses; 45 Holes
Site Information
RB

Ross Bridge

Hoover, AL

1 Course; 18 Holes
Site Information
SL

Silver Lakes

Anniston/Gadsden, AL

4 Courses; 36 Holes
Site Information
TS

The Shoals

Muscle Shoals, AL

2 Courses; 36 Holes
Site Information

DISTANCE BETWEEN TRAIL SITES

Miles
Time
Cambrian Ridge Capitol Hill Grand National Hampton Cove Highland Oaks Lakewood Club Magnolia Grove Oxmoor Valley Ross Bridge Silver Lakes The Shoals
Cambrian Ridge -- 560:55 1141:50 2453:35 991:59 1392:26 1312:06 1372:07 1362:05 2063:04 2484:02
Capitol Hill 560:55 -- 771:19 1922:54 1162:12 1862:59 1782:39 861:26 841:24 1552:23 1973:21
Grand National 1141:50 771:19 -- 1923:41 1272:31 2433:54 2363:34 1172:14 1192:11 1162:15 2254:04
Hampton Cove 2453:35 1922:54 1923:41 -- 3024:48 3755:40 3675:20 1201:57 1201:57 771:32 761:31
Highland Oaks 991:59 1162:12 1272:31 3024:48 -- 1983:19 2113:23 1973:17 1953:15 2214:13 3075:03
Lakewood Club 1392:26 1862:59 2433:54 3755:40 1983:19 -- 420:58 2664:11 2654:09 3365:09 3376:06
Magnolia Grove 1312:06 1782:39 2363:34 3675:20 2113:23 420:58 -- 2593:51 2573:49 3284:49 3695:46
Oxmoor Valley 1372:07 861:26 1172:14 1201:57 1973:17 2664:11 2593:51 -- 20:05 871:29 1242:20
Ross Bridge 1362:05 841:24 1192:11 1201:57 1953:15 2654:09 2573:49 20:05 -- 871:30 1242:21
Silver Lakes 2063:04 1552:23 1162:15 771:32 2214:13 3365:09 3284:49 871:29 871:30 -- 1312:47
The Shoals 2484:02 1973:21 2254:04 761:31 3075:03 3776:06 3695:46 1242:20 1242:21 1312:47 --