100 New Williamsburg Drive,
Shoal Creek, Alabama 35242
The Course:
18 holes. Tree-lined parkland. Gently undulating terrain - easy to walk.
Surroundings:
Woodland.
Designer:
Original design by Jack Nicklaus (1977); modifications by Jack Nicklaus & Jim Lipe (2016).
33.438604
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15 miles SE of Birmingham.
Shoal Creek
Shoal Creek Club: routinely rated as the best golf course in Alabama, the Nicklaus-designed layout here at Shoal Creek is noted for a design that makes for an enjoyably challenging round. Towering and forested Double Oak Mountain offers a wonderfully scenic backdrop from many vantage points on the course, especially so when it radiates with autumnal colours in the fall.
Limited access: this private course is generally playable only by members and their invited guests.
Private club; visitors/guests may only play if hosted by a member.
Non-metal spike facility.
Shoal Creek is an internationally renowned golf club, and has played host to many top level national and international events, including men's, women's and senior major championships. These include (but are not limited to): PGA Championship (1984, 1990); US Amateur Championship (1986); US Junior Amateur (2008); Regions Tradition (2011-15); US Women's Open (2018).
Alabama's No.1 course (Golf Digest, 2023/24).
USA's 130th best course (Golf Digest, 2023).
World's former 97th best course (GOLF magazine, 1999; not in subsequent editions of this ranking).
The Sentry: known for many years as the Tournament of Champions, the PGA Tour’s 2025 season-opener gets underway on Kapalua’s Plantation course (Jan 2-5). Chris Kirk defends.
Tournament of Champions: the LPGA Tour’s 2025 season is launched at Lake Nona with the their Tournament of Champions (Jan 30-Feb 2). The 2024 edition gave Lydia Ko her 20th LPGA Tour title.
Attahya Thitikul: also known as “Jeeno”, the Thai golfer won the LPGA Tour’s 2024 CME Group Tour Championship … and an eye-watering $4 million, the richest first-prize in women’s golf.
Rory McIlroy: scooped the 2024 European (DP World) Tour season-long Order of Merit title, joining Seve Ballesteros as a six-time winner of this prestigious award.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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