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Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Ross Bridge
Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Ross Bridge
4000 Grand Ave
Birmingham, AL 35226-6201
United States
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Overview
Towering pines and two large lakes frame many holes on this expansive layout just south of Birmingham. Significant elevation changes dictate a layout that plays up and down the banks that surround the two lakes, setting up several exciting cross-water risk-reward drives where players choose how much of the cove they want to cut off. With wide landing areas, large greens and sweeping vistas across the property Ross Bridge is the most majestic of the courses on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail. The layout tips out over 8,000 yards, but there are five sets of tees to accommodate all players.
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Awards
Ranking history:
Best in State: Ranked 11th, 2023-'24. Ranked 12th, 2025-'26.
Current ranking: 12th.
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Ratings from our panel of 1,900 course-ranking panelists
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Reviews
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“RTJ Golf Trail at Ross Bridge is a big, bold resort course in excellent condition with lightning-fast, massively undulating greens that demand precision. The layout is enjoyable and visually impressive, though several holes blend together with similar uphill approaches to elevated greens, which can feel repetitive. It’s very long and legitimately challenging from the tips. Definitely worth playing if you’re in the Birmingham area."
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“RTJ Golf Trail at Ross Bridge is a big, bold resort course in excellent condition with lightning-fast, massively undulating greens that demand precision. The layout is enjoyable and visually impressive, though several holes blend together with similar uphill approaches to elevated greens, which can feel repetitive. It’s very long and legitimately challenging from the tips. Definitely worth playing if you’re in the Birmingham area."
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“A great facility and layout with excellent conditioning and green complexes that are challenging."
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“A very large piece of property with good elevation changes and water comes into play on several holes. Very large greens with a large number of hole location potential. The course is fair and can be challenging if the back tees are played. A nice experience and accommodating staff."
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“The best course on the RTJ Trail!"
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“Beautiful flowing course with lots of elevation swings. All of the greens are very large and the entire green surface is available for a pin placement. Greens are not overly done, but rarely offer straight putts. Lots of opportunities to be a hero. Plenty of shot options to manage the course."
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“Beautiful flowing course with lots of elevation swings. All of the greens are very large and the entire green surface is available for a pin placement. Greens are not overly done, but rarely offer straight putts. Lots of opportunities to be a hero. Plenty of shot options to manage the course."
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“Overall this course presents a lot of great risk/reward opportunities for better players while almost always providing for a "safe" play that accommodates lower skill players. As a result, there are shot options and varying requirements throughout the course. The layout benefits from a naturally variating topography that creates some dramatic elevated tee shots."
Read More2024
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“This Robert Trent Jones Trail course designed by Robert Rulewich and Bobby Vaughan is an expansive layout amongst two large lakes. The course is one of the longest ever designed with yardage at 8168 from the tips. This resort course is truly designed to meet all levels of ability with six different tee box options. The course is situated over rolling terrain with many of the holes having significant elevation changes from tee to green. The fairways are generally very wide giving the golfer the opportunity to hit away off the tee box. Ten of the holes border two of the lakes but in many cases the golfer has significant bailout opportunities. While there are many traps on the course, approaches to the greens are relatively unobstructed. The course has attractive waterfalls that separate the ninth and 18th greens. The greens have large landing areas with subtle undulations that run relatively true. Overall, the course can be a fun track for all abilities in an attractive tree lined setting."
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Review
“This Robert Trent Jones Trail course designed by Robert Rulewich and Bobby Vaughan is an expansive layout amongst two large lakes. The course is one of the longest ever designed with yardage at 8168 from the tips. This resort course is truly designed to meet all levels of ability with six different tee box options. The course is situated over rolling terrain with many of the holes having significant elevation changes from tee to green. The fairways are generally very wide giving the golfer the opportunity to hit away off the tee box. Ten of the holes border two of the lakes but in many cases the golfer has significant bailout opportunities. While there are many traps on the course, approaches to the greens are relatively unobstructed. The course has attractive waterfalls that separate the ninth and 18th greens. The greens have large landing areas with subtle undulations that run relatively true. Overall, the course can be a fun track for all abilities in an attractive tree lined setting."
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