Fans walk across a bridge to the 18th fairway at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Ross Bridge course.
May. 12, 2009
The Champions Tour tees it up in Hoover, Ala., this week at the Regions Charity Classic. Learn more about the host venue -- Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Ross Bridge.
| Fast facts |
| Original architect |
Roger Rulewich and Robert Vaughan (2005) |
| Course superintendent |
Joshua R. Dyer |
| Number of Champions Tour events as host venue |
4 (including 2009) |
| Par value |
72 |
| Yardage history |
7,370 (2006) |
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7,390 (2007) |
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7,329 (2008) |
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7,448 (2009) |
| Grass |
TifSport bermudagrass; perennial ryegrass (tees, fairways); Crenshaw creeping bentgrass (greens); TifSport bermudagrass (rough) |
| Tournament Stimpmeter |
11 ft |
| Sand bunkers |
66 |
| Water hazards |
3 |
| Course tour |
Click here |
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| Course record |
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Player
Jim Thorpe |
Year
2006 |
Round
3rd |
Finish
4th |
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| Holes-in-one |
| There has been one ace recorded at Ross Bridge. |
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| Hole rankings |
| Ross Bridge |
2008 rankings | Last 3 years |
| 1 |
4 |
442 |
4.167 |
3 |
4.188 |
3 |
| 2 |
3 |
195 |
3 |
12 |
3.062 |
6 |
| 3 |
5 |
592 |
4.679 |
18 |
4.726 |
15 |
| 4 |
4 |
425 |
3.885 |
14 |
3.859 |
14 |
| 5 |
4 |
410 |
4.085 |
7 |
4.038 |
9 |
| 6 |
5 |
620 |
4.812 |
15 |
4.665 |
17 |
| 7 |
4 |
467 |
4.098 |
5 |
4.038 |
8 |
| 8 |
4 |
445 |
4.107 |
4 |
4.063 |
5 |
| 9 |
3 |
180 |
3.06 |
8 |
3.024 |
11 |
| 10 |
4 |
417 |
4.038 |
9 |
4.043 |
7 |
| 11 |
3 |
197 |
3.09 |
6 |
3.136 |
4 |
| 12 |
4 |
429 |
4.009 |
10 |
4.036 |
10 |
| 13 |
5 |
614 |
4.701 |
17 |
4.635 |
18 |
| 14 |
3 |
176 |
3.004 |
11 |
3.016 |
12 |
| 15 |
4 |
415 |
3.962 |
13 |
3.986 |
13 |
| 16 |
5 |
571 |
4.778 |
16 |
4.712 |
16 |
| 17 |
4 |
447 |
4.226 |
1 |
4.237 |
2 |
| 18 |
4 |
461 |
4.205 |
2 |
4.256 |
1 |
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| Course origins |
Ross Bridge Golf Resort is a new course on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail that opened in August of 2005. Alabama's Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail is the largest golf course construction project ever attempted. The Trail is a collection of 468 holes of championship golf on 11 different sites across Alabama.
The courses are not manufactured, though, partaking of the natural topography. Each was extracted from the land, not imposed on it. The "Trail" offers genuine championship layouts that will stand the test of time and pose major tests of golf for years to come.
The Wall Street Journal said the Trail "may be the biggest bargain in the country" and The New York Times called the Trail "some of the best public golf on Earth."
Named one of Zagat's top new courses, Ross Bridge meanders through indigenous landscape. It is one of the longest courses in the world but offers multiple tees for golfers of all levels. The beauty and challenge of each hole leads many to believe there is not one signature hole but possibly 18. Symbolic of an old parkland style golf course, 10 holes play along the banks of two significant lakes connected by a spectacular waterfall dropping 80 feet between the ninth and 18th greens.
Like many other Trail courses, the par-3 holes are incredible. Considerable elevation change combines with water or other natural obstructions to capture the attention. Large putting surfaces provide many tempting pin locations that will test golfers' approach shots. -- Source: Golf Course Superintendents Association of America |
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| Tournament course history |
| Greystone GC (Founder's) |
Hoover, Ala. |
1992-2005 |
| Robert Trent Jones Trail at Ross Bridge |
Hoover, Ala. |
2006-present |
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