Alpine Bay Golf Club

The Appalachian foothills create dramatic elevation changes that transform every approach shot into a calculated risk-reward proposition, with several holes plunging toward valley floors that seem miles below the tee. Alabama's mountain terrain rarely gets the respect it deserves, but this track proves that serious topography and strategic bunkering can elevate a public facility into must-play territory. The par-3 13th alone—a downhill laser shot over a creek-carved ravine—justifies the drive from Birmingham or Atlanta.