Top Public Golf Courses in Birmingham, Alabama
The top public courses around Birmingham, Alabama, ranked by golfers who’ve actually played them — not magazine lists or marketing scores. 15 courses made this list. Anyone can book a tee time, and every course needs a handful of real ratings before it appears. Last refreshed .
7.9RTJ Golf Trail at Ross Bridge Resort
Birmingham, AL, USA
+42
7.5(Ridge) RTJ Golf Trail at Oxmoor Valley
Birmingham, AL, USA
+27- 7.3
RTJ Golf Trail at Oxmoor Valley
Birmingham, AL, USA
+21 
7.3Ballantrae Golf Club
Pelham, AL, USA
+5
7.1Highland Park Golf Course
Birmingham, AL, USA
+14- 7.0
(Short) RTJ Golf Trail at Oxmoor Valley
Birmingham, AL, USA
+8 
7.0(Windmill) Bent Brook Golf Club
Birmingham, AL, USA+4
7.0Timberline Golf Club
Calera, AL, USA+5- 6.9
Bent Brook Golf Club
Birmingham, AL, USA+4 
6.8(Graveyard) Bent Brook Golf Club
Birmingham, AL, USA+3
5.6Heatherwood Country Club
Birmingham, AL, USA
+1
5.2Woodward Golf Club
Bessemer, AL, USA
5.1Oak Mountain State Park Golf Club
Pelham, AL, USA
+3
3.3Roebuck Golf Course
Birmingham, AL, USA
3.0Frank House Municipal Golf Course
Bessemer, AL, USA+1
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 Ross Bridge with a Course Vaults score of 7.9. This page ranks 15 courses, including Ross Bridge, Ridge, Valley.
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.
Ross Bridge 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 Aug 10, 2026, 9:48 PM EDT. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
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