RTJ Trail Guide - Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail

TRAIL GUIDE

THE OFFICIAL GUIDE TO ALABAMA'S ROBERT TRENT JONES GOLF TRAIL ? 2020

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Birmingham to the U.S. Space & Rocket Center

in Huntsville, you can take it all in.

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rocket science from

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WILL AINSWORTH,

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,

STATE OF ALABAMA

Allow me to wish you the best of luck and loads of fun and excitement during your journey on Alabama¡¯s

fabled Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail.

As an avid and lifelong golfer, I have played many of the courses on the Trail and can offer firsthand

testimony that every aspect of your game will be tested. The RTJ Trail¡¯s Fighting Joe course in Muscle Shoals

and the Ross Bridge course in Birmingham, for example, both rank in the Top 10 longest courses in the world,

and demand booming but precise drives. The Senator course in Prattville, on the other hand, will require you

to adjust your game to the rolling, links style play of Scotland and Britain.

In addition to challenging play, our courses also offer you great beauty. Standing atop the towering tee

box on the first hole of the Senator course with our majestic State Capitol Building, Montgomery skyline, and

meandering Alabama River spread out before you will certainly reinforce your love for the great game of golf.

I am confident that once you have played just a course or two, you will firmly understand why the PGA,

LPGA, Tour, and Symetra Tour have each held tournaments to test their professionals¡¯ skills on the

Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail.

While in Alabama, I encourage you to also enjoy the history and hospitality that we offer. From the USS

Alabama Battleship in Mobile to the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, our state provides you

hundreds of unique historic sites to visit, and our dining opportunities range from delicious country-cooking

and barbecue joints to the finest Michelin-starred restaurants.

Once you have visited Alabama and played the RTJ Golf Trail, it is my hope that you will come back again

and again and encourage your friends and family to travel here, as well.

May your drives be long and your three-putts be few,

Will Ainsworth

Lieutenant Governor

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6 LOVE LETTERS TO ALABAMA:

THE RTJ GOLF TRAIL FROM A TO Z

20 LUXURY LODGING

ALONG THE TRAIL

Opened 28 years ago, learn interesting tips

on playing and exploring the Trail from a

national golf travel writer.

Some of the country¡¯s top luxury hotels

are on the Trail. Get some R&R in these

eight hotels and resorts.

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GRAND GOLF & TRADITIONS

ALONG MOBILE BAY

Opened in 1847, the Grand Hotel Golf Resort

& Spa completed a massive renovation to its

courses and the entire resort.

26

CHEERS

Bartenders from the RTJ Resort Collection

properties share insights on what to order

and where to go.

28 ALABAMA¡¯S

INTERNATIONAL ARTIST

Praised internationally for his unique style,

this acclaimed artist from Alabama simply

goes by one name, Nall.

30 WELCOME HOME

With two residential communities, you can

experience the Trail all year long.

34 PROFESSIONAL PLAY

The Trail has hosted professional golf for

the past 22 years. Here is a recap of the

three tournaments in 2019 and dates for

2020 events.

36 A VISITOR¡¯S GUIDE

TO THE TRAIL

A detailed guide and map to all 11 sites

on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail.

On the cover Ross Bridge | Golf landscape photography throughout by Michael Clemmer.

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