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Bent Brook Golf Course

7900 Dickey Springs Rd,

Bent Brook, Alabama AL 35022

  • Office

    +1 (205) 424 2368
  • Pro shop

    +1 (205) 428 1999
  • Golf pro

    Mickey Smith (Director of Golf).

About the course

  • The Course:

    27 holes. Open parkland. Gently undulating terrain - easy to walk.

  • Surroundings:

    Residential and rural countryside.

  • Designer:

    Ward Northrup

Back
tees
Club
tees
Front
tees
Yards
7296
6196
5420
Par
72
72
72
SSS or slope
72.3
68.4
70.9

At the same location:

Above distances are for the Brook-Graveyard combination. The Windmill-nine, at 3,485 yards from the back tees, is slightly shorter than the other two nines.

Location

Latitude:

33.326960

Longitude:

-86.973009

How to get there:

15 miles SW of Birmingham

From the I-459 (just south of Bessemer near Birmingham) take exit 1 (Bessemer / McCalla) and follow direction McCalla on Eastern Valley Rd - but only for 100 yards. 100 yards from Intersate Hwy turn right onto Bell Hill Road. After 1 mile turn left into Dickey Springs Road. After 1 mile turn right into Bent Brook Golf Club.

Bent Brook Golf Course

3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.

Est. 1988

Bent Brook Golf Course: Bent Brook's 27-hole layout offers a pleasant round of golf in a mainly open parkland environment. Each of the relatively compact nine-hole loops - the Brook, Graveyard and Windmill - starts and finishes at the clubhouse, with the Brook and Graveyard arguably the best combination. The terrain here is generally quite open, with modest earthmounding separating the fairways and much tree-planting still maturing.

With many tightish drives to make and water making its presence felt on several holes, this is a layout that demands good course management and adept shot-making. Providing these two facets of your game are in place, the shallow bunkering, absence of penal rough between the fairways and not overly large greens should assist the better golfer to shoot low at Bent Brook.

The Graveyard-nine will perhaps probe and test your game the most, with plenty of water hazards to be negotiated and two long testing par-3's. The Brook-nine is the longest and flanked by the other two nines - the long par-5 4th and tough tee shot over water at the par-4 5th will both test your nerve and sinew.

The slightly shorter but also enjoyable Windmill-nine, which briefly takes you out towards the Interstate highway, also has water dangerously in play, but only at the closing two holes. A pleasant course for golfers of all levels, always well presented and with many fine features, not least the usually excellent greens.

List of courses: Alabama

Visitors

Who can play and when?

Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.

Must book in advance.

Green fees

Visitor fee, 18-holes: Mon-Thur $41; Fri-Sun $51. Golf cart $18.

Contact club for full details, discounts, packages, etc. [Last updated: 2024].

Other information

Non-metal spike facility. Walking is permitted Mon-Fri, not at weekends.

Practice facilities

Good

Did you know?

Bent Brook's logo comprises a windmill and stream, both of which you'll see behind the farmhouse-style clubhouse. This ample facility resonates with the dairy farmland on which Bent Brook was built.

The Graveyard-nine takes its name from a small cemetery that lies on the property between the 7th and 8th holes. Bent Brook staged the 2004 Alabama State Amateur championship.

Where2Stay

  • Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort & Spa5-star

    4000 Grand Ave, Hoover, AL 35226

    +1 (205) 916 7677

    Visit website

    Ross Bridge Golf Resort & Spa is an upscale full service resort, convenient to the city's business centers and attractions. The resort reflects a comfortable sophistication using natural materials accented by modern services.

    • Golf at this hotel:

      Ross Bridge

    • Golf within 5 miles:

      Oxmoor Valley (Valley and Ridge courses)

    • Golf within 20 miles:

      Bent Brook; Eagle Point

  • Hampton Inn & Suites Birmingham-Hoover-Galleria

    4520 Galleria Boulevard, Hoover, AL 35244

    +1 (205) 380 3300

    Visit website

    DIRECTIONS : From I-459 West, take exit 13A (Galleria Blvd). Past three traffic lights hotel is located on left.

    • Golf at this hotel:

      No

    • Golf within 5 miles:

      No

    • Golf within 20 miles:

      Oxmoor Valley (Valley and Ridge courses); Ross Bridge; Bent Brook; Eagle Point.

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