Virginia Golfer Jul / Aug 2017 | Page 33

TS HC ANNIVERSARY SPECIALS During the Trail’s silver anniversary celebration, it is offering $25 rounds on select courses for select dates. Here are the remaining participants. •  HIGHLAND OAKS (HO), DOTHAN (JULY 13): Three individual nine-hole courses are joined by a nine-hole short course. The Marshwood nine includes a 701-yard No. 6. SL •  THE SHOALS (TS), MUSCLE SHOALS (JULY 20): The back tees on both of the Shoals’ 18s—Fighting Joe and Schoolmaster—stretch to at least 7,900 yards. OV RB •  CAMBRIAN RIDGE (CR), GREENVILLE (AUG. 4): A top-15 new course nationally upon its opening in 1993, the site features three nine-hole options and a water-laden short course. BIRMINGHAM •  CAPITOL HILL (CH), PRATTVILLE (AUG. 7): More than 1,500 acres of relatively untouched Alabama property are the foundation of three 18-hole championship choices. •  ROSS BRIDGE (RB), HOOVER (AUG. 14): One of the longest courses in the world, the back tees on the youngest member of the Trail chime in at just shy of 8,200 yards. GN CH •  GRAND NATIONAL (GN), AUBURN- OPELIKA (AUG. 24): Having hosted numerous PGA events, the majority of the 54 holes here border a 600-acre lake. •  OXMOOR VALLEY (OV), BIRMINGHAM (AUG. 31): Rolling fairways and drastic elevation changes create an identity taking players miles away from the state’s largest city. CR •  OTHERS ON THE TRAIL: Hampton Cove (HC), Silver Lakes (SL), Magnolia Grove (MG), Lakewood Golf Club (LW). HO MG LW The 15th green at Lakewood’s Azalea course in Point Clear, Alabama.