Est. 1898 · Donald Ross (both courses); West Course later revised by Robert Trent Jones Sr. and Pete Dye
Why we love this place
We love a place where you can feel the layers of history underfoot. Walking from a Donald Ross original into holes touched by Trent Jones and Pete Dye is like reading a century of golf in one round, all beneath a Tudor clubhouse that has watched over Birmingham golfers since 1927.
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About Country Club of Birmingham
Founded in 1898 as a driving and recreation club, the Country Club of Birmingham moved through several homes before settling in 1926 in Shades Valley, in what is now Mountain Brook. Donald Ross laid out both of its 18-hole courses in the late 1920s, giving the club a classic Golden Age pedigree. The East plays as the shorter, more traditional test at par 70, holding closest to Ross's original intent. The West, opened in 1929, was later reworked by Robert Trent Jones Sr. in 1959 and again by Pete Dye in 1986, blending three influential design eras into one championship layout. A Tudor-style clubhouse completed in 1927 sits on high ground between the two courses, anchoring one of the Deep South's most storied private clubs.
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