Hampton Cove Courses

At the northern terminus of the Trail in Huntsville is Hampton Cove, a 54-hole facility with terrain that drastically changes from one side of the property to the other. The Highlands Course, which emulates a Scottish Links, is one of the gems of the Trail. Thousands of Japanese black pines, oaks, dogwoods, and crepe myrtles have been planted to enhance such features as an old mule barn beside the fifth hole.

Completely opposite is the River Course, the only Robert Trent Jones layou... [more]

At the northern terminus of the Trail in Huntsville is Hampton Cove, a 54-hole facility with terrain that drastically changes from one side of the property to the other. The Highlands Course, which emulates a Scottish Links, is one of the gems of the Trail. Thousands of Japanese black pines, oaks, dogwoods, and crepe myrtles have been planted to enhance such features as an old mule barn beside the fifth hole.

Completely opposite is the River Course, the only Robert Trent Jones layout without a single bunker. The River Course is laid out on former soybean fields in the flood plain of the Flint River. The River is a throwback to the way courses were built long ago - the dirt was merely pushed up to create the greens and tees, leaving all else, including massive oak trees, as is. The enormous black oak behind the 18th green is reputed to be the third oldest in the state at 250 years.

The Short Course at Hampton Cove is very open and links-like, with water in play on 11 holes and a large double green accommodating the 10th and 17th greens.

  aaronw409 - 7/25/09
They have really let this course go. I was very suprised. There were multiple greens with huge dead spots. The fairways were not mowed. I couldn't differentiate the fairway from the rough. It was not worth the $65. I expected more.

  Mac6493 - 5/27/09
Just played the River and Highland courses and both were great. Both are hallenging courses, but in different ways. The Highlands course cuts through a highend subdivision while the River has no homes at all.

  ccie2711 - 8/22/12

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  David Rinehart - 4/6/11

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  pmorgan - 10/31/09