
Pines Course
The Pines Golf Club
About this course
The Pines Golf Club sits in Millbrook, Alabama, a small community just north of Montgomery in the central part of the state. Designed by Bob Wall, the course occupies gently rolling terrain characteristic of the region's transition zone between the Piedmont and Coastal Plain. The layout takes its name from the mature pine stands that frame many holes and define the playing corridors, creating a traditional Southern golf setting. Wall's design works with the natural topography to create variety in hole presentation and shot requirements. The routing moves through wooded sections and more open areas, with elevation changes that are modest but sufficient to add visual interest and strategic dimension to approach play. Water features come into play on several holes, and the bunkering follows conventional patterns that emphasize accuracy off the tee and into greens. The Pines serves primarily as a daily-fee facility for the Millbrook area and the greater Montgomery golf market. The course provides a straightforward test for recreational players while offering enough length and challenge from the back tees to engage more accomplished golfers. Conditioning and playability reflect the management priorities typical of public-access courses in the region, where year-round play is possible given Alabama's mild winters and the course's well-draining sandy soils beneath the pine canopy.
Quick facts
- Location
- Millbrook, AL, USA
- Access
- Public
- Year built
- 1991
- Designer
- Bob Wall
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 72
- Length
- 6,414 yards
- Difficulty
- 69.6/121
Getting there
The Pines Golf Club is most readily accessed via Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM), situated approximately 45 minutes to the south, or alternatively through Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International (BHM), roughly 90 minutes northwest, both offering straightforward rental car connections into the rolling countryside of central Alabama. The drive from Montgomery traces a gentle northward arc through the state's verdant heartland, where pine forests gradually thicken and the landscape settles into the quiet, understated terrain that defines this corner of the Black Belt region. As you approach Millbrook, the highway yields to country roads that wind through stands of native longleaf and loblolly, the transition marking your passage from the broader world into the discrete, wooded sanctuary where The Pines Golf Club awaits - a destination prized for its seclusion and the caliber of its design rather than its proximity to urban centers.

FAQ
Common questions about Pines
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Pines was designed by Bob Wall.
Yes. Pines is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at Pines is 72.
Pines plays 6,414 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Pines is 121.
Pines is a 18-hole course.



