Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail At Grand National: The Links
Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail At Grand National: The Links
3000 Robert Trent Jones Trl
Opelika, AL 36801-1116
United States
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Overview
Contrary to its name, the Links course at Grand National requires many forced carries over bunkers and marshes to often elevated, undulating greens. The layout features large greens with numerous tiers, placing a premium on precise iron play. Weaving through woodlands and playing along Sougahatchee Lake, the Links concludes with its signature par-4 18th, where both the tee and approach shots must carry water to reach an enormous green.
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Awards
Ranking history:
Best in State: Ranked sixth, 2011-'12, 2015-'16. Ranked seventh, 2017-'18, 2019-'20. Ranked eighth, 2013-'14, 2021-'22. Ranked 12th, 2023-'24.
Previous ranking: 12th.
2025-'26 ranking: 15th.
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Ratings from our panel of 1,900 course-ranking panelists
100 GREATEST/BEST IN STATE SCORES
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Reviews
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“Probably my favourite test of golf on the RTJ. Can be very difficult from the wrong tees."
Read More2024
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“Lovely courses routed around a lake. Sufficient challenge for all levels."
Read More2024
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“Beautiful, challenging and fun place to play! The course plays around Lake Saugahatchee on many of the holes. Wildlife is abundant, as is water and marshy areas. Several of the dog-leg left par 4's were the most memorable."
Read More2023
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“First class operation and facility. The Links is a mediocre design on a great piece of property -- I wish they would have tried to make it fun instead of successfully making it hard. The Lake and the Short are both more fun."
Read More2023
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“Enjoyable and challenging, but a few quirky holes; terrain undulation gives variety within round; very good course, but second to the Lakes course."
Read More2019
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“Not a typical RTJ Trail experience but a good one. This is a real links design with no trees. Feels like you are covering a lot of property."
Read More2018
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“One of the best courses on the RTJ trail...generally not conditioned as well as the Lake course, I personally prefer the routing and hole design of the Links course."
Read More2018
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“I'm a big fan of the courses on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail. Big, brawny tests of golf with lots of elevation change. Very good golf and great value."
Read More2018
