Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail At Capitol Hill: The Judge
Prattville, AL • Public
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Overview
Appropriately named for its location just outside Alabama’s state capital, the Judge course at Capitol Hill opens with one of the more memorable holes on the Trail. The par-4 first lunges off a cliff nearly 100 feet straight down hill to a slender fairway the sneaks toward a green perched along the backwaters of the Alabama River. The majority of the course wanders the isolated low country near the river, slipping between meadows, forest and marshy bogs with water in play on 14 of 18 holes. Ranked seventh on our Best in Alabama list, The Judge is a strict sentencer demanding your best ball-striking, most notably on the island-green par-3 sixth.
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Awards
Ranking history:
100 Greatest Public: Ranked 100th, 2009-'10.
Best in State: Ranked fourth, 2011-'12, 2015-'16. Ranked fifth, 2021-'22. Ranked sixth, 2013-'14, 2017-'18, 2019-'20, 2023-'24.
2023-'24 ranking: 6th.
Panelists
Ratings from our panel of 1,900 course-ranking panelists
100 GREATEST/BEST IN STATE SCORES
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Reviews
Review
“The Judge is as good a public course you can play for the money. It has the most memorable first hole I've ever played and the course will give you all the challenge you can handle!"
Read More2023
Review
“One of the most challenging courses on the RTJ Trail. Good design variety with lots of interesting holes. Fifteen holes have some water. Lots of wildlife...turkeys, geese, turtles. Very nice ambience and very friendly staff. A really nice day at a nice price."
Read More2018
Review
“One of three excellent courses. All of the RT Jones courses are nice, these among the best."
Read More2018
