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Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail - Grand National

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3000 Sunbelt Pkwy
Opelika, AL 36801-1117
334-749-9042

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Public, 54 holes, $$$$$

This facility is just one of the eight facilities that make up the Robert Trent Jones Trail through Alabama. This facility offers two outstanding eighteen hole courses and an eighteen hole par 3 course.

Fifteen years after its debut, the Lake Course ranked 70th on the 2006 GOLF Magazine Top 100 Courses You Can Play list. It's a formidable challenge thanks to its enormous, undulating greens, sprawling bunkers and the 12 holes that tangle with 600-acre Lake Saugahatchee. The risk/reward par-5 12th that boomerangs to the left and the all-carry par-3 15th that plays to an island green are the boldest reminders of how the course got its name. Hit it crooked and you're in for a serious soaking.

The greens on the Links Course are also large and sloping, and there are several marsh areas that must be hit over. Even though the course has fairly open fairways, they are still defined by trees and a high underbrush on both sides. The 18th hole is a 471-yard, par-4 monster highlighted by a boulder bulkhead green located above a cove. The 345-yard, par-4 eighth hole is also tough, requiring an accurately-placed tee shot to a bend in the dogleg right fairway which turns 90-degree. The approach shot is over water to a green that has water protecting the back and left sides. Don't let the short distance of this hole fool you.

The Short Course is an executive layout, but do not mistake it for a "pitch and putt." Locals consider it the prettiest of the three. The greens are contoured, but not as undulating as the Lake and Links courses.

This Club has multiple courses:
The Lake
The Short
The Links


Course features:


Tee Slope Rating Yardage Par
Purple 138 74.90 7149
Orange 134 72.30 6488
White 129 69.90 5948
Teal 123 66.80 4910


Year Built: 1992
Designer: Robert Trent Jones, Sr.
Greens Grass Type: Bent Grass
Fairways Grass Type: Bermuda Grass
Water Hazards: Yes
Sand Bunkers: 71-80
Yardage Markers: 250, 200, 150, 100 Yard Markers


Accepts tee times: Yes
Earliest call for tee time: 7:00


Driving Range: N/A
Training Facilities: Putting Green, Teaching Pro, Chipping Area, Golf School
On-Site Golf Pro: Scott Gomberg


Dress Code: No Denim, Collared Shirt and Bermuda Shorts Required
Spikes: No
Guests: Open
Access: Course
Discounts: None


Rental Clubs: Yes
Carts: Electric, Course access
Cart fees: $10-15 per cart (18 holes), N/A per cart (9 holes)
Pullcarts: $0-5
Caddies: Not Available
Walking: Allowed


Restaurant: Restaurant, Snack Bar, Beverage Cart
Bar: Full Bar


Hours: Open Dawn, Close Dusk
Available products: Clubs, Apparel, Accessories


County: Lee
Homes on Course: No
Golf Community: No
 

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Scorecards:
| | | Front 9 | Back 9
Slope: 138, Rating: 74.90, Total Yardage: 7149
Slope: 134, Rating: 72.30, Total Yardage: 6488
Slope: 129, Rating: 69.90, Total Yardage: 5948
Slope: 123, Rating: 66.80, Total Yardage: 4910
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