Sweet Home Alabama is more than just a song or a movie, although they both certainly evoke the spirit of the beautiful state. It’s also a mantra for the hard-working, friendly folks that travelers encounter along the way. From the bagboys and beverage cart girls on the world-class golf courses to the servers and chefs in the award-winning restaurants, visitors are made to feel right at home, ensuring that time spent in Alabama is as sweet as the tea.
Sweet Home Alabama is a golfing destination unlike any other, as home to the original golf trail, award-winning golf resorts, and 32 miles of sugar-white beaches. Both the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, with its 26 courses at 11 sites and eight hotels/resorts, and Coastal Alabama Golf, the booking entity for the nine premier golf courses in the Gulf Shores-Orange Beach area, are eager to put together customized group itineraries for tour operators and golf associations. In the meantime, check out some creative ways to stay and play in Alabama below.
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Post Masters® in Central Alabama - 7 days/6 nights
Day 1: Drive to Opelika (4 hours from Augusta); Dinner at Acre in Auburn; Stay at Marriott Grand National Resort & Spa, Opelika for 2 nights
Day 2: Play 36-54 holes at RTJ Golf Trail at Grand National; Visit John Emerald Distillery and Dinner at Zazu Gastropub in downtown Opelika;
Day 3: Depart for Montgomery/Prattville; Play 18 holes at RTJ Golf Trail at Capitol Hill in Prattville; Dinner at Dreamland BBQ or Wintzell’s
Oyster House in downtown Montgomery; Stay at Marriott Capitol Hill, Prattville for 2 nights (8 BR villas and/or hotel rooms)
Day 4: Play 18-36 holes at RTJ Golf Trail at Capitol Hill; Civil Rights History Tour in Montgomery; Dinner at Islamorado in Prattville
Day 5: Depart for Birmingham; Play 18-54 holes at RTJ Golf Trail at Oxmoor Valley, Birmingham; Dinner at Highlands Bar & Grill (boasting
two James Beard award-winning chefs); Stay at Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort & Spa in Hoover for 2 nights
Day 6: Play 18 holes at Highland Park, Alabama’s oldest golf course; Spa afternoon or Tour Barber Motorsports Museum; Dinner at Ross Bridge
Day 7: Play 18 holes at RTJ Golf Trail at Ross Bridge; Depart from Birmingham airport (BHM)
North Alabama - 7 days/6 nights
Day 1: Fly into Hunstville (HSV); Drive west to Florence; Play 18 holes at RTJ Golf Trail at The Shoals; Dinner at 360o at Marriott Shoals;
Live music in Swampers and stay at Marriott Shoals for 2 nights
Day 2: Play 18 holes at RTJ Golf Trail at The Shoals; Tour Muscle Shoals music studios (FAME and Muscle Shoals Sound); Dinner at
Odette’s and listen to live music in downtown Florence
Day 3: Depart for Birmingham; Play 18 holes at Ross Bridge; Stay at Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort & Spa in Hoover for 1 night
Day 4: Play 36 holes at RTJ Golf Trail at Oxmorr Valley; Depart for Gadsden and stay 1 night (many local hotel options)
Day 5: Play 27 holes at RTJ Golf Trail at Silver Lakes; Depart for Huntsville for an evening at Campus 805, the site of two craft breweries,
restaurants and a genuine speakeasy; Stay 2 nights in a local hotel
Day 6: Play 18-36 holes at RTJ Golf Trail at Hampton Cove, visit US Space & Rocket Center in the afternoon and dine at Cotton Row
Day 7: Play 18 holes at RTJ Golf Trail at Hampton Cove, Depart from Huntsville airport (HSV)
Greater Mobile Bay - 5 days/4 nights
Day 1: Fly into Mobile (MOB or BFM); Play 18 holes at RTJ Golf Trail at Magnolia Grove; Dinner at the original Wintzell’s Oyster Bar and stroll through historic downtown Mobile; Stay at Renaissance Riverview Hotel or historic Renaissance Battle House Hotel & Spa for 2 nights
Day 2: Play 18 holes at TimberCreek Golf Cub on the Eastern Shore of Mobile Bay; Tour Mobile Mardi Gras Museum; Dinner at Dauphins
on the 34th floor of RSA Trustmark building with great view of the Mobile waterways
Day 3: Depart for Point Clear; Play 18 holes on Azalea Course at Lakewood Golf Club; Tour downtown Fairhope; Dinner at Sunset Pointe at Fly Creek Marina; Stay at Marriott Grand Hotel Golf Resort & Spal, a Signature Collection Hotel for 2 nights
Day 4: Play 18 holes on Dogwood Course at Lakewood Golf Club; Spa afternoon at Grand Spa; Dinner on-site at Southern Roots and
live music in Bucky’s Lounge
Day 5: Play 18-36 holes at RTJ Golf Trail at Magnolia Grove; Depart from Mobile (MOB or BFM)
GULF SHORES/ORANGE BEACH:
Coastal Alabama Golf - 5 days/4 nights
Day 1: Fly into Pensacola, FL (PNS); Head West on I-10 and play 18 holes at Rock Creek in Fairhope; Drive 30 minutes south to Gulf Shores-Orange Beach; Dinner at Lulu’s, Jimmy Buffet’s sister’s restaurant
Day 2: Play 18 holes at Kiva Dunes; Afternoon Beach Club Spa Visit; Dinner at Cobalt and Live Music at the world-famous FloraBama, home of the Bushwacker
Day 3: Morning Deep Sea Fishing Trip; Afternoon Play 18 holes at Peninsula; Dinner at Tacky Jack’s, where they will cookthe fish you caught in the morning and Live Music at The Hangout
Day 4: Play 18-36 holes at Craft Farms; Drinks at The Gulf and Dinner at Fishers
Day 5: Play 18 holes at Gulf Shores Golf Club and depart for Pensacola, FL (PNS)
Drive through Alabama- 7 days/6 nights
Day 1: Fly into Memphis or Nashville; Rent car and drive to Florence (2.5 hours); Stay at Marriott Shoals for 2 nights; Dinner at 360 at Marriott Shoals; Live music in Swampers at Marriott Shoals
Day 2: Play 36 holes at RTJ Golf Trail at The Shoals; Tour Muscle Shoals music studios (FAME and Muscle Shoals Sound); Dinner at Odette’s and listen to live music in downtown Florence
Day 3: Depart for Birmingham (2 hours); Play 18 holes at Ross Bridge; Spa afternoon; Dine and Stay at Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort & Spa in Hoover for 1 night
Day 4: Depart for Prattville (1.5 hours); Play 36 holes at RTJ Golf Trail at Capitol Hill; Stay at Marriott at Capitol Hill for 1 night
Day 5: Depart for Greenville (45 minutes); Play 18 holes at RTJ Golf Trail at Cambrian Ridge; continue onto Mobile (1.5 hours); Stay at Renaissance Riverview Hotel for 2 nights
Day 6: Play 18-54 holes at RTJ Golf Trail at Magnolia Grove; Dine at
Day 7: Depart for New Orleans (2 hours)
Golf & Beach Vacation - 8 days/7 nights
Day 1: Fly into Mobile; Rent car; Dinner at the original Wintzell’s Oyster Bar; Stroll through downtown Mobile; Stay at Renaissance Riverview Hotel for 2 nights
Day 2: Play 36 holes at RTJ Golf Trail at Magnolia Grove; Tour Mobile Mardi Gras Museum; Dinner at Dauphins on the 34th floor of RSA Trustmark building with great view of Mobile waterways
Day 3: Depart for Point Clear; Play 18 holes at Lakewood Golf Club; Tour downtown Fairhope; Dinner at Sunset Pointe at Fly Creek Marina; Stay at Marriott Grand Hotel for 2 nights
Day 4: Play 18 holes at Lakewood Golf Club; Spa afternoon; Dinner on-site at Southern Roots and live music in Bucky’s Lounge
Day 5: Play 18 holes at Rock Creek in Fairhope, Depart for Gulf Shores-Orange Beach (45 minutes); Dinner at Lulu’s; Stay at Turquoise Place for 3 nights
Day 6: Play 18 holes at Kiva Dunes and 9-18 holes at Peninsula; Dinner at La Playa and Live Music at FloraBama
Day 7: Play 18 holes at Craft Farms; Beach time in the afternoon; Drinks at The Gulf and Dinner at Fishers
Day 8: Depart for Pensacola, FL airport (1 hour)
· Tour the Muscle Shoals music studios & Alabama Music Hall of Fame.
· Dine in the revolving 360 Grille at the Marriott Shoals in Florence.
· Experience the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville.
· Drink local craft beer in tap rooms across the state. Try the Cart Barn pilsner at Back Forty in Gadsden.
· Listen to the bagpiper at sunset at Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort & Spa in Hoover.
· Enjoy the views from Birmingham's Vulcan statue.
· Catch a race and explore the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum in Birmingham.
· Attend a play at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival in Montgomery.
· Order the sampler platter at a Wintzell's Oyster House across Alabama.
· Enjoy a massage in one of the five spas in the RTJ Resort Collection properties across Alabama.
· Explore the historic downtowns, shopping and dining options in cities along the Trail.
· Catch a minor league baseball game in Mobile, Montgomery or Birmingham.
· Visit the eagles at the Southeastern Raptor Center in Auburn.
· Drink lemonade from Toomer's Corner and tour Auburn's campus.
· Try the distilled spirits at John Emerald Distillery in Opelika
· Walk aboard the USS Alabama in Mobile.
· See spectacular architecture at the historic Battle House Hotel & Spa in Mobile.
· Experience America's original Mardi Gras in Mobile.
· Attend the daily cannon firing and afternoon tea at Grand Hotel in Pt. Clear.
· Explore great gardens from the historic Bellingrath Gardens in Mobile to the Botanical Gardens in Birmingham and Huntsville.
· Determine your favorite BBQ restaurant along the Alabama BBQ Trail.
·Go deep sea fishing in Orange Beach
·Tour the Coastal Birding Trail in Gulf Shores
·Visit the OWA Amusement Park in Foley
·Visit the new Gulf Coast Zoo in Gulf Shores
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