The best private courses in Hoover, Alabama
Course Vaults is a golf course logging app where members have logged 3,006 rounds in Alabama and rate what they played. These are the 11 highest-rated private clubs within about 25 miles of Hoover, Alabama, ranked by those community scores.
West
Country Club of Birmingham
Birmingham, AL, USAPrivateDonald Ross & Robert Trent Jones Sr.
- 5.0Conditions
- 4.3Layout
- 3.3Scenery
- 3.3Facilities
Well designed in its ability to be very fair and enjoyable for member play yet host a top mid am event on a moments notice by dialing up green speed/firmness and tossing pins on some slick knobs. Very pleasurable layout that will make you hit every club in your bag.
Written by
@txmidam94
- Pristine
- Fast greens
- Challenging
Shoal Creek Golf Club
Birmingham, AL, USAPrivateJack Nicklaus & Jay Morrish
- 4.8Conditions
- 4.6Layout
- 4.0Scenery
- 2.0Facilities
Difficult course as greens are undulating with many tiered greens. Always in great shape and service is incredible. Fun holes but demanding accuracy.
Written by
@Collierf
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Must play
Vestavia Country Club
Birmingham, AL, USAPrivateGlen Day & Alan Blalock
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 2.0Scenery
- NRFacilities
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
Old Overton Club
Vestavia Hills, AL, USAPrivateTom Fazio & Jerry Pate
- 4.3Conditions
- 4.5Layout
- 3.2Scenery
- 4.3Facilities
- Driving range
- Must play
- Restaurant
East
Country Club of Birmingham
Birmingham, AL, USAPrivateDonald Ross & John LaFoy
- 5.0Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRScenery
- NRFacilities
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
Founders
Greystone Golf & Country Club
Birmingham, AL, USAPrivateBob Cupp & Hubert Green
- 4.5Conditions
- 3.8Layout
- 3.5Scenery
- 4.7Facilities
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
Legacy
Greystone Golf & Country Club
Birmingham, AL, USAPrivateRees Jones & Steve Weisser
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 4.0Scenery
- 4.0Facilities
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
Mountain Brook Club
Birmingham, AL, USAPrivateDonald Ross & George Cobb
- 5.0Conditions
- 5.0Layout
- 5.0Scenery
- 5.0Facilities
Mountain Brook club is a unique course, particularly the front 9. The course has 3 par 4s where driver isn’t an option due to the jammed layout of the course. It’s always in pristine condition but it’s a tight course where Ross did the best he could with limited space.
Written by
@cwherf
- Walkable
- Driving range
- Pristine
Hoover Country Club
Hoover, AL, USAPrivateBill Bergin
- 4.0Conditions
- 5.0Layout
- 3.0Scenery
- NRFacilities
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
Inverness Country Club
Birmingham, AL, USAPrivateGeorge Cobb & Bill Bergin
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 2.0Scenery
- NRFacilities
- Driving range
- Fast greens
- Restaurant
Pine Tree Country Club
Birmingham, AL, USAPrivateGeorge Cobb & John LaFoy
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 3.0Scenery
- NRFacilities
- Driving range
- Parkland
- Restaurant
How we rank
Course Vaults ranks private golf courses by Course Vaults Score (CV score), a community rating from golfers who have played and rated each course. Only open courses with at least 5 explicit ratings qualify, and this list is limited to private courses (not guest-friendly). City pages include private golf courses within about 25 miles of Hoover, so nearby suburbs can appear on the same list. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
FAQ
Common questions about private course rankings in Hoover, Alabama.
The top private golf courses in Hoover, Alabama on Course Vaults are led by Country Club of Birmingham with a Course Vaults score of 8.8. This page ranks 11 courses, including Country Club of Birmingham, Shoal Creek Golf Club, Vestavia Country Club.
Course Vaults ranks private golf courses by Course Vaults Score (CV score), a community rating from golfers who have played and rated each course. Only open courses with at least 5 explicit ratings qualify, and this list is limited to private courses (not guest-friendly). City pages include private golf courses within about 25 miles of Hoover, so nearby suburbs can appear on the same list. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
Yes. The Hoover, Alabama list includes private golf courses within about 25 miles of Hoover, not only courses whose city field is an exact match. Nearby suburbs can appear when they fall inside that metro radius.
Country Club of Birmingham is currently #1 among private courses in and around Hoover, Alabama on Course Vaults at 8.8 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Nov 12, 2026, 3:50 AM EST. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
