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Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail Highlights

  • The Trail stretches from one end of Alabama to the next, with 378 holes of world-class golf on eight sites.

  • The Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail is the largest golf course construction project ever attempted anywhere in the world with an initial construction of 324 holes.

  • The Trail added its eighth and newest site in Prattville, just north of Montgomery.  This new site features 54 Championship holes on three completely diverse 18-hole courses.

  • Host of the NIKE TOUR Championship, presented by Monarch Foodservice Distributors (1997-1999)

    • Grand National, Auburn/Opelika--October 13-19, 1997

    • Magnolia Grove, Mobile--October 19-25, 1998

    • Highland Oaks, Dothan--October 18-24, 1999

  • Host to the BUY.COM TOUR Championship, presented by Monarch Foodservice (2000-2002)

    • Highlands Oaks, Dothan--October 23-29, 2000

    • Capitol Hill, Prattville--October 22-28, 2001

    • Capitol Hill, Prattville--October 21-27, 2002

  • Host to the 1998 LPGA AFLAC Championship (1998-2001)

    • Grand National, Auburn/Opelika--October 5-11, 1998

    • Magnolia Grove, Mobile--October 11-17, 1999

    • Magnolia Grove, Mobile--October 16-22, 2000

    • Magnolia Grove, Mobile--September 24-30, 2001

    • Magnolia Grove, Mobile LPGA Tournament of Championship--October 10-13, 2002

  • Host to the 1999 Jr. College National Championships--Highland Oaks, Dothan

  • Host to the 2000 NCAA Men's Division I National Championship--Grand National, Auburn/Opelika

  • The Trail was named by Frequent Flyer Magazine as one of the world's top 10 trips.

  • Five of Trail's 7 facilities were listed in the Top 50 facilities in the nation for service by Golf Digest.

    • Of the 15 courses ranked by Golf Digest in 2000, 13 received 4 stars or above on the "Places to Play" listing.  All locations were honored for "service."

    • Named among the Top 50 golf destinations in the world by Golf Digest.

    • The Senator Course at Capitol Hill named among the top new courses in the county by Golf Magazine.

    • The Judge Course at Capitol Hill given 5 out of a perfect 5 rating by readers of Golf Magazine.

    • Alabama was named one of the Top 10 destinations in the world for golf by the International Association of Golf Tour Operators.

 

Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail Magazine Quotes

  • "Alabama has the American golfer's equivalent of Disney World."--Golf Magazine

  • "Alabama's 100 miles of golf stands on par with the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge or the Interstate Highway System." --Cincinnati Inquirer

  • "A trip to the Tail is worth every mile and minute spent on the road...the finest public courses in the country..."  --Atlanta Constitution

  • "In Alabama, a genius in course design created 18 jewels for everyone to enjoy at 1/3 the rate of comparable facilities." --Boston Globe

  • "Alabama's galaxy of great courses will change your image of public golf forever."  --Senior Golf Magazine

  • "Some of the best public golf on earth."  --New York Times

For more information of Alabama's Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, call 1-800-949-4444 or visit them at www.rtjgolf.com.

 

 

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