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Shoal Creek Golf Club 18-Hole (Private) 100 New Williamsburg Dr Birmingham, Alabama 35242 United States
Phone: (205)991-9001
This course has tree-lined fairways and water hazards coming into play on several holes. Hole #14, a par 4, offers an extremely scenic view of the surrounding terrain from off its elevated tee box. The club hosted the 1996 U.S. Amateur.
It also hosted the PGA tournament in 1984 and again in 1990. "Golf Digest" rated this 61st out of "America's 100 Greatest Courses" for 1995-96, and 55th best for 1997-98. They also rated it as the "Best in State" course for the years 1995 through 1998. In addition, "GOLF Magazine'' ranked it 40th among the "Top 100 Courses in the U.S." for 1995, 43rd for 1997 and 56th for 1999. "GOLFWEEK" selected it 11th in the category of "America's 100 Best Modern Courses" for 1997, 18th for 1998 and 22nd for 1999.
Greens:
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Bent Grass
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Fairways:
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Bermuda Grass
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Number of Sand Bunkers:
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51-60
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Water Hazards in Play:
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No
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Tee
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Yardage
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Rating
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Slope
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Par
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Back Tees
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7114
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74.2
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133
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72
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Middle Tees
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6779
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72.7
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131
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72
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Forward Tees
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5099
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71.7
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127
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72
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Year built:
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1976
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Designer:
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Jack Nicklaus
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Club type:
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Private
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Season:
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Open all year (closed on Mondays)
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Guest Policy:
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Closed
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Dress Code:
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No denim, collared shirt and bermuda shorts required
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Metal Spikes:
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Allowed
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Fivesomes:
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Allowed
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Green Fees:
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$85.00
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