The best courses you can play in Birmingham, 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 15 highest-rated public courses within about 25 miles of Birmingham, Alabama, ranked by those community scores.
RTJ Golf Trail at Ross Bridge Resort
Birmingham, AL, USAPublicRoger Rulewich
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.1Layout
- 3.4Value
- 3.4Scenery
- 3.8Facilities
Super long from the tips. Some cool holes and good views. Typical RTJ course but feels a little bit nicer than some others.
Written by
@its_lux
- Driving range
- Putting area
- Restaurant
Ridge
RTJ Golf Trail at Oxmoor Valley
Birmingham, AL, USAPublicRobert Trent Jones Sr. & Roger Rulewich
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 4.1Value
- 3.9Scenery
- 3.9Facilities
- Underrated
- Great value
- Challenging
Ballantrae Golf Club
Pelham, AL, USAPublicBob Cupp
- Driving range
- Putting area
- Strategic
RTJ Golf Trail at Oxmoor Valley
Birmingham, AL, USAPublicRobert Trent Jones Sr. & Roger Rulewich
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.7Layout
- 4.0Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 3.8Facilities
- Driving range
- Must play
- Hidden gem
Highland Park Golf Course
Birmingham, AL, USAPublicBob Cupp
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 1.0Value
- 1.5Scenery
- 2.0Facilities
Short and narrow course. Was once home to the Country Club of Birmingham before they moved to Mountain Brook in 1926. Well kept with good greens and fairways. Driver is not needed on most holes
Written by
@RickyInTheTrap
- Driving range
- Grass range
- Putting area
Timberline Golf Club
Calera, AL, USAPublicJerry Pate
Short
RTJ Golf Trail at Oxmoor Valley
Birmingham, AL, USAPublicRobert Trent Jones Sr. & Roger Rulewich
- 5.0Conditions
- 4.5Layout
- 5.0Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 4.0Facilities
All template holes. one of the best short punchbowls in the southeast. Must Play if ever on property. Goes by the name "The Backyard"
Written by
@Fut’sPicks
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Must play
Windmill
Bent Brook Golf Club
Birmingham, AL, USAPublicWard Northrup
- Scoreable
- Great value
- Walkable
Bent Brook Golf Club
Birmingham, AL, USAPublicWard Northrup
- Links
- Putting area
- Scoreable
Graveyard
Bent Brook Golf Club
Birmingham, AL, USAPublicWard Northrup
Heatherwood Country Club
Birmingham, AL, USAPublicArthur Davis & John LaFoy
- 3.0Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRValue
- NRScenery
- NRFacilities
Woodward Golf Club
Bessemer, AL, USAPublicCharles Hall & Ward Northrup
- 1.5Conditions
- 1.0Layout
- 1.0Value
- 2.0Scenery
- 1.3Facilities
- Dog track
- Elevation
Oak Mountain State Park Golf Club
Pelham, AL, USAPublicEarl Stone
- 3.0Conditions
- 2.0Layout
- NRValue
- 2.0Scenery
- NRFacilities
Roebuck Golf Course
Birmingham, AL, USAPublic
Frank House Municipal Golf Course
Bessemer, AL, USAPublicEarl Stone
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How we rank
Course Vaults ranks public 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 public or guest-friendly courses. City pages include public golf courses within about 25 miles of Birmingham, 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 public course rankings in Birmingham, Alabama.
The top public golf courses in Birmingham, Alabama on Course Vaults are led by RTJ Golf Trail at Ross Bridge Resort with a Course Vaults score of 7.9. This page ranks 15 courses, including RTJ Golf Trail at Ross Bridge Resort, RTJ Golf Trail at Oxmoor Valley, Ballantrae Golf Club.
Course Vaults ranks public 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 public or guest-friendly courses. City pages include public golf courses within about 25 miles of Birmingham, 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 Birmingham, Alabama list includes public golf courses within about 25 miles of Birmingham, not only courses whose city field is an exact match. Nearby suburbs can appear when they fall inside that metro radius.
RTJ Golf Trail at Ross Bridge Resort is currently #1 among public courses in and around Birmingham, Alabama on Course Vaults at 7.9 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Nov 12, 2026, 3:40 AM EST. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
