Vestavia Country Club: Championship

Birmingham, AL, United States • Private

Best In State

Overview

Originally designed in the early 1950s, Vestavia recently underwent a complete redesign led by architect Lester George. George rerouted the layout and created all-new holes. The renovated course debuted as No. 4 on our 2018 list of Best New Private Courses. The new layout includes wider fairways with fewer trees, opening up beautiful views of the surrounding landscape. There are several classic template holes at Vestavia, including the Redan green at the 13th and the Biarritz green at the 15th.

About

Holes 18

Length 6745

Slope 133

Facility Type Private

Year Opened 2018

Designer George Cobb/John Lafoy/(R) Glen Day/Alan Blalock/(R) Lester George

Awards

Ranking history:

Best in State: Ranked seventh, 2021-'24.
2023-'24 ranking: 7th.

Panelists

Ratings from our panel of 1,900 course-ranking panelists

4.1

100 GREATEST/BEST IN STATE SCORES

Shot Options

6.7256

Character

6.5879

Challenge

6.6121

Layout Variety

6.7743

Fun

6.9132

Aesthetics

6.7032

Conditioning

6.9024

Reviews

1 / 4

Review

“Absolutely stunning and challenging."

2024

2 / 4

Review

“Complete remodel by Lester George bringing out many fun design features on a piece of land that offers the best views of any course in the Birmingham area. Shot Values and Resistance to scoring suffer a bit as one does not have to be particularly long or accurate off the tee to play most all holes. Design variety is very strong w/ the remodel w/ using uphill/downhill, different green features, bunker placement, and hole lengths. Holes 11 thru 14 are standout holes on the back 9 offering good challenge and amazing scenery. 3, 6, and 9 offer some great risk reward options on the front 9. Aesthetics would be much higher if not for the over abundance of cart paths everywhere but understand that as a necessary evil on a country club w/ 900 members, very walkable overall when comfortable temperatures are present"

2022

3 / 4