Country Club Of Birmingham

The rolling terrain of Alabama's Jones Valley creates natural amphitheaters for golf, and this Donald Ross design from 1927 maximizes every undulation with greens that cascade into collection areas and fairways that reward strategic positioning over raw distance. Ross's signature crowned putting surfaces demand approach shots from specific angles, while mature hardwoods frame corridors that feel surprisingly intimate for a course built on such expansive acreage. The short par-4 13th epitomizes Ross genius—drivable at 295 yards but protected by a green that punishes anything but the most precise wedge work.