Originally published here on December 7, 2023: https://www.gulfshores.com/blog/things-do-do/golf/how-to-plan-a-winter-golf-vacation/ For some golfers, the thought of winter games brings to mind freezing fingers and hard-packed soil. But, here on the Alabama Gulf Coast, winter golf is an entirely new game. Our award-winning Gulf Shores and Orange Beach courses become a golfing oasis, offering great weather, fewer crowds, and special rates. Winter tee-offs are a …

    The Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail is an adventure unlike any other. Journey through Alabama’s most beautiful golf courses – 11 championship golf sites that will take your breath away. Whether you’re a seasoned pro or just starting out, the Trail has something for everyone. With so much more than golf, this is an experience you’ll never forget. …

*|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|*   Sweet Home Alabama is the mantra of the many smiling folks golf travelers encounter in Alabama. From the bag boys and beverage cart girls on our world-class golf courses to the servers and chefs in our award-winning restaurants, visitors are made to feel right at home.  With all INTERSTATE travel and DIRECT FLIGHTS into most major Alabama area airports, it’s never …

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By Mitch Laurance, Talking Golf Getaways podcast As traveling golfers, we’re lucky to experience a variety of fantastic options when it comes to great destinations. Some offer pure golf experiences and receive accolades and well-deserved exposure across multiple platforms. Others include golf but offer more of a varied vacation experience — and though they might sometimes fly under a golfer’s …

By Bill Lang Auburn/Opelika Marriott Resort at Grand National 11/19/2018 Originally created to attract golfers to Alabama, multiple spas were added along the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail to enhance the guests’ experiences. The sixth spa on the RTJ Spa Trail opened inside the Auburn/Opelika Marriott Resort at Grand National. “The Spa at Grand National will feature 20,000 square feet …

  Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail Celebrates 25 Years of Perfection

Alabama’s Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail from Opelika/Auburn to Birmingham, Alabama By Michael Cunningham Check out the details of this great road trip.

A former law professor in Alabama revolutionized access to great public golf 25 years ago and the rest is history. While many scoffed at the concept, Dr. David G. Bronner, CEO of the Retirement Systems of Alabama, brought golf course architect Robert Trent Jones out of retirement in the late 1980’s and the concept of America’s Original Golf Trail was …