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{{Short description|Set of golf courses in Alabama, USA}}

{{Infobox golf facility
| name         = Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail
| image        = Capitol Hill golf club, Prattville, Alabama.jpg
| caption      = RTJ Capitol Hill in [[Prattville, Alabama|Prattville]]
| location     = [[Alabama]], United States
| mapframe     = no
| type         = Public
| holes        = 468
| website      = [http://www.rtjgolf.com rtjgolf.com]
| designer1    = [[Robert Trent Jones, Sr.]]
| owner        = [[Retirement Systems of Alabama]]
}}

The '''Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail''' is a collection of championship caliber [[golf course]]s, designed by [[Robert Trent Jones|Robert Trent Jones, Sr.]], distributed across the state of [[Alabama]], as part of investments by the [[Retirement Systems of Alabama]].  The Trail started with 378 holes at eight sites throughout the state, but has grown to 468 holes at eleven sites.

== History ==
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The concept was created and executed by [[David G. Bronner]], [[CEO]] of the Retirement Systems of Alabama.  The mission was to effectively diversify the assets of the state's [[pension fund]] and economically help the state of Alabama, the [[philosophy]] being that "the stronger the Retirement Systems of Alabama can make Alabama, the stronger the Retirement Systems will be."

The Trail started with 378 holes at eight sites throughout the state, but has grown to 468 holes at eleven sites.

==LPGA Tour==
Two of the courses currently host events on the [[LPGA]] Tour: The Senator course at Capitol Hill near [[Montgomery, Alabama|Montgomery]], which hosts the [[Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic]], and The Crossings course at Magnolia Grove near [[Mobile, Alabama|Mobile]], home to the [[Airbus LPGA Classic]].

==PGA Tour==
The Grand National course in [[Opelika]] hosted the first [[PGA Tour]] event in Alabama since the [[1990 PGA Championship]], the 2015 [[Barbasol Championship]].

==Courses and locations==
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|label3= Grand National | mark-coord3= {{coord|32.675|-85.427}}
|label4= Hampton Cove | mark-coord4= {{coord|34.659|-86.467}}
|label5= Highland Oaks | mark-coord5= {{coord|31.227|-85.496}} |label-pos5= left
|label6= Lakewood | mark-coord6= {{coord|30.485|-87.923}}
|label7= Magnolia Grove | mark-coord7= {{coord|30.742|-88.204}} |label-pos7= left
|label8= Oxmoor Valley | mark-coord8= {{coord|33.419|-86.878}}
|label9= Ross Bridge | mark-coord9= {{coord|33.389|-86.877}} |label-pos9= left
|label10= Silver Lakes | mark-coord10= {{coord|33.884|-85.928}}
|label11= The Shoals | mark-coord11= {{coord|34.819|-87.534}} |label-pos11= left
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* Cambrian Ridge ([[Greenville, Alabama|Greenville]])
** Canyon (9 holes)
** Sherling (9 holes)
** Loblolly (9 holes)
** Short Course (9 holes)
*: ''Played as Canyon/Loblolly, Loblolly/Sherling, or Sherling/Canyon.''
* Capitol Hill ([[Prattville, Alabama|Prattville]]/[[Montgomery, Alabama|Montgomery]])
** Judge
** Legislator
** Senator
* Grand National ([[Auburn, Alabama|Auburn]]/[[Opelika, Alabama|Opelika]])
** Lake
** Links
** Short Course
* Hampton Cove ([[Huntsville, Alabama|Huntsville]])
** Highlands
** River
** Short Course
* Highland Oaks ([[Dothan, Alabama|Dothan]])
** Highlands (9 holes)
** Marshwood (9 holes)
** Magnolia (9 holes)
** Short Course (9 holes)
*: ''Played as Highlands/Marshwood, Magnolia/Highlands, or Marshwood/Magnolia.''
* Lakewood Golf Club ([[Point Clear, Alabama|Point Clear]])
** Azalea
** Dogwood
* Magnolia Grove ([[Mobile, Alabama|Mobile]])
** Crossings
** Falls
** Short Course
* Oxmoor Valley ([[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]])
** Ridge
** Valley
** The Backyard (9 holes)
* Ross Bridge ([[Hoover, Alabama|Hoover]]/[[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]])
* Silver Lakes ([[Gadsden, Alabama|Gadsden]]/[[Anniston, Alabama|Anniston]])
** Backbreaker (9 holes)
** Heartbreaker (9 holes)
** Mindbreaker (9 holes)
** Short Course (9 holes)
*: ''Played as Backbreaker/Mindbreaker, Heartbreaker/Backbreaker, or Mindbreaker/Heartbreaker.''
* The Shoals ([[Muscle Shoals, Alabama|Muscle Shoals]]/[[Florence, Alabama|Florence]])
** Fighting Joe
** Schoolmaster

==Scorecards==
Scorecards for courses played on the PGA and LPGA Tours.
{{Golf18|center=true|title=Senator Course at Capitol Hill<ref name="Scorecards">{{cite web|title=RTJ Golf Trail - Course Scorecards|url=http://www.rtjgolf.com/scorecards/|accessdate=25 June 2017|ref=Scorecards}}</ref>|bcolor=#EFF1EB}}
{{par18|4 |3 |4 |4 |5 |4 |3 |5 |4 |36 |5 |4 |4 |3 |4 |4 |3 |5 |4 |36 |72|bcolor=#EFF1EB}}
{{tee18|Black|77.4/132 |427 |230 |419 |426 |611 |420 |231 |558 |437 |3,759 |616 |435 |496 |203 |459 |448 |222 |559 |457 |3,895 |7,654|bcolor=#F8FAF4|tcolor=black}}
{{tee18|Purple|74.1/125|395 |204 |385 |390 |563 |385 |195 |530 |402 |3,449 |543 |400 |434 |169 |426 |416 |181 |515 |408 |3,492 |6,941|bcolor=#F8FAF4|tcolor=purple}}
{{tee18|Orange|70.9/126 |365 |165 |364 |363 |539 |349 |167 |496 |376 |3,184 |528 |370 |400 |154 |394 |389 |147 |475 |369 |3,226 |6,410|bcolor=#F8FAF4|tcolor=orange}}
{{tee18|White|M: 68.1/121<br>L: 73.6/123|329 |139 |322 |339 |500 |326 |129 |453 |343 |2,880 |484 |358 |374 |138 |358 |334 |115 |456 |334 |2,951 |5,831|rssize=smallest|bcolor=#F8FAF4|tcolor=gray}}
{{tee18|Teal|M:64.7/110<br>L: 69.6/116 |281 |121 |290 |282 |442 |301 |110 |393 |290 |2,510 |460 |317 |326 |116 |333 |307 |84 |376 |308 |2,627 |5,137|rssize=smallest|bcolor=#F8FAF4|tcolor=teal}}
{{handicap18|11 |17 |13 |5 |1 |7 |15 |3 |9 |4 |14 |6 |18 |12 |8 |16 |2 |10|bcolor=#EFF1EB}}
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{{par18|4 |4 |3 |5 |4 |4 |5 |3 |4 |36 |4 |4 |5 |4 |5 |3 |4 |3 |4 |36 |72|bcolor=#EFF1EB}}
{{tee18|Purple|74.3/136|390 |428 |197 |527 |431 |455 |557 |213 |430 |3,628 |434 |445 |522 |470 |545 |230 |334 |205 |476 |3,661 |7,289|bcolor=#F8FAF4|tcolor=purple}}
{{tee18|Orange|71.3/126|364 |381 |178 |480 |396 |381 |521 |182 |379 |3,262 |397 |387 |493 |388 |510 |182 |297 |174 |398 |3,226 |6,488|bcolor=#F8FAF4|tcolor=orange}}
{{tee18|White|M: 68.7/117<br>L: 74.4/133|319 |361 |168 |447 |385 |352 |477 |148 |339 |2,986 |353 |356 |459 |361 |488 |160 |285 |143 |357 |2,962 |5,948|rssize=smallest|bcolor=#F8FAF4|tcolor=gray}}
{{tee18|Teal|M: 68.7/117<br>L: 68.0/119|285 |308 |92 |399 |308 |295 |418 |103 |276 |2,484 |276 |239 |391 |343 |384 |93 |247 |126 |327 |2,426 |4,910|rssize=smallest|bcolor=#F8FAF4|tcolor=teal}}
{{handicap18|11 |1 |15 |9 |5 |13 |3 |17 |7 |4 |16 |12 |2 |8 |6 |14 |18 |10|bcolor=#EFF1EB}}
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{{Golf18|center=true|title=Crossings Course at Magnolia Grove<ref name="Scorecards" />|bcolor=#EFF1EB}}
{{par18|4 |3 |4 |5 |4 |5 |4 |3 |4 |36 |4 |4 |4 |5 |3 |4 |5 |3 |4 |36 |72|bcolor=#EFF1EB}}
{{tee18|Purple|73.6/125|422 |185 |385 |540 |430 |528 |412 |219 |406 |3,527 |417 |398 |421 |559 |195 |423 |596 |226 |450 |3,685 |7,212|bcolor=#F8FAF4|tcolor=purple}}
{{tee18|Orange|70.8/123|387 |168 |347 |511 |392 |500 |385 |192 |381 |3,263 |386 |364 |392 |524 |172 |400 |535 |201 |415 |3,389 |6,652|bcolor=#F8FAF4|tcolor=orange}}
{{tee18|White|68.6/114|342 |135 |317 |496 |378 |484 |369 |163 |349 |3,033 |374 |334 |371 |508 |157 |354 |476 |168 |382 |3,124 |6,157|bcolor=#F8FAF4|tcolor=gray}}
{{tee18|Teal|67.8/113|275 |101 |279 |478 |331 |425 |314 |122 |316 |2,641 |348 |273 |285 |430 |99 |282 |425 |134 |344 |2,620 |5,261|bcolor=#F8FAF4|tcolor=teal}}
{{handicap18|14 |18 |10 |6 |2 |12 |16 |8 |4 |7 |11 |17 |5 |15 |3 |9 |13 |1|bcolor=#EFF1EB}}
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==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.rtjgolf.com Official site]
* [http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/face/Article.jsp?id=h-1622 Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail article in the Encyclopedia of Alabama]

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