Best of 2017: Top 15 golf courses in Alabama according to reviews

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FarmLinks Golf Club - No. 5
With a 170-foot drop from tee to green, the 210-yard, par-3 fifth hole at FarmLinks Golf Club plays much shorter than its yardage. Mike Bailey/Golf Advisor

(Editor's Note: Click here to view the 2018 Best of Alabama list)

Golf Advisor is looking back on the top-rated courses in each state for 2017 according to your ratings and reviews. Golf courses needed to receive at least one review from an active and trusted member in the calendar year to be considered eligible for our state lists. To view more details on how we compile our best-of lists, visit our Top 50 U.S. Courses list.

Alabama golf courses reviewed in 2017: 84
Total reviews of Alabama golf courses in 2017: 1,119

Top 15 courses in Alabama in 2017

15. Goose Pond Plantation Golf Course

Scottsboro

14. The Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail At Silver Lake

Glencoe

13. Ross Bridge Golf Resort

Birmingham

12. Gulf Shores Golf Club

Gulf Shores

11. Rock Creek Golf Club

Fairhope

10. Lake Course at Goose Pond Colony Resort

Scottsboro

9. Judge Course at Capitol Hill

Prattville

8. Cider Ridge Golf Club

Oxford

7. Dogwood Hills Golf Club

Flat Rock

6. Crossings Course at Magnolia Grove Golf Club

Mobile

5. Terri Pines Country Club

Cullman

4. FarmLinks Golf Club

Sylacauga

3. Peninsula Golf & Racquet Club

Gulf Shores

2. Gunter's Landing Golf Club

Guntersville

1. Kiva Dunes

Gulf Shores
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