4/7/2023 0 Comments Rtj golf course locations![]() ![]() My therapist used her magic hands to work on the various muscle groups until I was totally relaxed. Along with a soothing pedicure and foot rub, my deep tissue massage was an almost sinful delight. We took a pampering respite from playing while staying at the Marriott Shoals Hotel & Spa. The Kodak moment here was the par 3, 18th green overlooking the Tennessee River with the clubhouse sitting on a bluff to the left. The par 3s were my favorite holes, while challenging and aesthetically fantastic, I could reach them in regulation. My playing partner was a single-digit handicap trying to beat up on Joe playing from the stones, but he found the jungle 10 times. If you play safe and stay in the short grass, you can score ok. First the length, then 12 holes with water in play, and if that isn’t enough, the rough is three feet tall fescue. I thought ‘Joe’ might have been named after Joe Frazier, Heavyweight Champion, but it was actually named after Joe Wheeler, a Confederate General, who after the Civil War, became a General in the United States Army. My next stop was the Shoals Golf Club in Florence, about 80 miles from Huntsville with two monster 8,000 yard golf courses, Fighting Joe and the Schoolmaster. The RTJ Trail at The Shoals, Fighting Joe Course This astounding work of art will give you as much golf pleasure as any 7,000 yarder. The short course is 18 par 3s with just as much thought and design from the RTJ team as its big brothers. I wish I could have scored a bit better but what a treat to play them both. The River is a throwback to the bygone days when very little dirt was moved to construct a golf course. In complete contrast, The River Course, laid out on a former soybean farm in the flood plain of the Flint River, enjoys 16 holes with water that comes into play at the most inopportune times. RTJ Trail at Hampton Cove, Highlands Course There is a photo op on the 5th hole- an old mule-barn saved from destruction during the build out of the course. Highlands stretches out to 7,428 yards and has four sets of tees to make your links experience both enjoyable and memorable. The Highlands Course is a Scottish links design complete with flowing fescue bordering the fairways with two dynamic finishing holes. We arrived at Huntsville Airport on a Monday morning and were transported to Hampton Cove Golf Club, a 54 hole facility with two drastically different championship caliber courses and an 18 hole par 3 short course. ![]() Although it was just a few of the more than 468 holes at eleven different golf clubs distributed throughout the state, the diversity of holes and layouts I did play tells me the rest of the Trail must be an experience like no other. I recently played the amazing Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail in Alabama. Well I finally got to check off one of my golf bucket list’s top ten. ![]()
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