Ohio Golf Journal October 2018

There are not enough column inches to give you a blow-by- blow account of all the great golf holes in Alabama, I will BRIEÛY DESCRIBE SEVEN OF THE ÚNEST HOLES SO YOU WILL HAVE an idea of what to expect. The Ridge course at Oxmoor Valley, built on land once mined by U.S. Steel, offers several elevation changes, ÚLLED WITH MANY MEMORABLE photo ops! The par 5 third hole is cleverly designed for a tee shot to a peninsula-like fairway. The green is raised from the fairway and supported by a shelf of exposed shale rock, plus reclaimed railroad ties. At this a one-of-a-kind hole, par is to be celebrated, but birdies are a possibility. Many of the holes, at the Lake and Links courses at Grand National, border the 600-acre Lake Saugahatchee. When you play the Links course, many people walk off the 18 th green convinced that they just played one of the most DIFÚCULT ÚNISHING HOLES IN THE state. It features a tee shot struck across the corner of the lake, while the approach is hit to a shallow, raised green, supported by massive rocks. Bring out the camera for the par 3 15 th hole at the Lake course. Its 100 percent carry over water and is one of most scenic holes on the entire RTJ Golf Trail. Words cannot do justice to the view as you stand on the ÚRST TEE OF THE *UDGE LOCATED at Capitol Hill. With a 200- foot drop to the fairway, it is simply stunning! Plus, it is ÛANKED BY THE BACKWATERS OF the Alabama River. Straight is PREFERABLE AS WATER ÛANKS THE right and rear of the Judge’s ÚRST GREEN &ARM,INKSm PAR ÚFTH OFFERS one of the most dramatic and visually appealing shots that you will ever hit in your GOLÚNG LIFE !FTER TAKING A winding trek uphill to the tee 7KH ȅ0DJQLȨFHQW 6HYHQȆ of Alabama Golf By Mike May Ohio Golf J ournal