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Heatherwood Course

Heatherwood Country Club

Birmingham, AL, USA
Buddy Kittrell
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brockbaker99
Blake Bullock
Lux
+5
18 holesPar 726,351 yds70.9/141

About this course

Heatherwood Country Club sits in the Birmingham area of Alabama, a private facility designed by Arthur Davis and John LaFoy. The course reflects the collaborative work of these architects, who shaped the routing across terrain typical of the region's rolling piedmont landscape. Birmingham's golf tradition includes several notable courses, and Heatherwood contributes to this local fabric as a member-focused club serving families and golfers in the surrounding community. The layout takes advantage of natural elevation changes and wooded corridors common to northern Alabama, where pine and hardwood forests frame fairways and create definition between holes. The design likely emphasizes strategic shot-making rather than extreme length, with green complexes and bunkering that reward accuracy and course management. Courses in this area often feature Bermuda grass playing surfaces suited to the warm, humid climate. As a country club, Heatherwood provides the full range of amenities expected at such facilities, including dining and social programs alongside golf. The membership culture centers on family engagement and recreational play, typical of established clubs in mid-sized Southern cities. The course serves primarily as a venue for member competitions, club championships, and regular weekend play rather than professional or high-profile amateur tournaments. Heatherwood represents the kind of solid, well-maintained private course that anchors golf communities across the American South—designed with care for the land, built to serve generations of local golfers, and maintained as a gathering place for those who value the traditions of club life.

Rankings

Ranked by CV ratings from golfers who've played this course. Positions are shown worldwide, by country, and by state; the Public column compares courses anyone can play.

3970

Best in World

3727

Best in USA

60

Best in AL

Quick facts

Location
Birmingham, AL, USA
Access
Public
Year built
1986
Holes
18
Par
72
Length
6,351 yards
Difficulty
70.9/141
Course Vaults score
5.6

Getting there

Heatherwood Country Club sits in the rolling terrain south of Birmingham, most easily reached via Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM), roughly thirty minutes north by car through the gentle transition from urban sprawl into the verdant suburbs and countryside that define this corner of Alabama. The drive south traces a path through increasingly wooded terrain, where the landscape softens from commercial corridors into the residential enclaves and private estates surrounding the club's gates. For those arriving by private aircraft, nearby options provide discreet access, though the final approach by car - winding through tree-lined roads into the club's secluded setting - remains the traditional and most graceful arrival, one that allows the Alabama landscape to gradually reveal itself before you reach Heatherwood's welcoming entrance.

FAQ

Common questions about Heatherwood

Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.

Heatherwood has a Course Vaults score of 5.6 out of 10 based on 10 logged golfers.

Heatherwood was designed by Arthur Davis and John LaFoy.

Yes. Heatherwood is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.

Par at Heatherwood is 72.

Heatherwood plays 6,351 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.

The slope rating at Heatherwood is 141.

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