Pine Hill Country Club

Paid a week in advance. Got to the course 2 hours away from home. I was told when I arrived that there was a tournament going on and no tee times should have been accepted on the date I arrived. Will not return.

Absolutely best greens I have played at any price course and excellent presentation of golf on scenic landscape. Not sure what else a golfer needs.

This is a fun and ample test of golf. Especially holes 9 & 18. Some others had scenic elevation changes. Course is well maintained by friendly folks. Only negative might be that three of the par threes lack any character. Maybe add some sand or bushes or a tree. Designer did well with tract of land given. I will definitely make the drive to find this gem many more times.

Fun Course to Play with a very Friendly Staff.

We enjoyed a wonderful Round today on this Short Layout. Lots of Water. The Sand Traps were recently Renovated. It was a Quick Round for us even with the Course being Busy. After the Round, we enjoyed a Delicious Meal in the New Restaurant. We will be back soon.

Under a New Ownership, the Course has significantly Improved. Very Impressed!

This course holds sentimental value for me, as it is where I learned to play the game as a kid. It had been almost 25 years since I've played it, and while there was one major change since my last visit (the nines have been flipped), the holes were unchanged despite more homes being built and some wooded areas cleared.

Pine Hill is an unpretentious rural course that caters mostly to the local players. The conditioning of the course was good. The mostly-flat greens were a bit slow, but the fairways we're healthy and provided good lies. There are not many bunkers, but all were in good shape.

I found this to be a very walkable course, with not too many inclines. Roughly half of the holes are parkland style, and heavily tree-lined. In my opinion, because of that, the most challenging aspect of this course is being able to drive the ball in the fairway.

The strongest holes are the finishing holes of each nine. The ninth hole requires a blind drive over a hill with a hazard waiting below. Approach shots must carry the hazard to a small green pitched sharply from back to front. The par-5 18th is one of the tougher holes you will find. To the right of the landing off the tee is a water hazard, while a large oak tree sits directly in the middle of the fairway. Most well-struck tee shots will be blocked out on second shots by this tree. The farther right you play off the tee, the more the small window opens up. But it brings that hazard into play and lengthens the second shot, which is complicated by another pond guarding the approach. Players must choose between hitting a low punch under the tree to set up a 100-125-yard approach over water. Or if you get past the tree off the tee, a ~240-yard shot over the hazard to a sliver of fairway fronting the green awaits. Excellent risk/reward hole.

Other standout holes are the par-4 11th, with another large oak to navigate off the tee, and the driveable par-4 17th - setting up two awesome risk/reward opportunities to close the round.

Pine Hill Country Club offers a short, fun course for a good affordable price. The course is in Anniston, Alabama and is a par 72. Pine HIll has an outstanding staff, led by course manager Cory Etter, a pro shop with a decent selection of equipment and apparel, and a small restaurant. The course is a lot of fun to play, what it lacks in length it makes up for in its ability to offer a fun afternoon of golf. Most of the front nine is fairly simple, with the longest hole being the 550+ yard par 5 2nd hole, followed by back-to-back 170 yard par 3's. There are few elevation changes on this side with the exception of #8, which is a downhill tee shot followed by an uphill approach, and #9, which is the most challenging hole on the front 9. While it only requires little more than a mid-iron from the tee, the fairway drops dramatically down to the right to an area in front of two water hazards, which you must clear (likely with a downhill lie) to reach the highly-sloped green. The back 9 offers not one, but TWO potentially driveable par 4's, starting with the 280 yard 10th. This hole offers great risk/reward, as the green is guarded by water on three sides, including the front. The par 4 17th is easily reachable at only 250 yards, with a couple of bunkers up front for protection, but feel free to go for it here. The 18th hole is the most picturesque hole on the course, a par 5 that requires you to be long and avoid a tree to the left of the landing area from the tee to have a shot of reaching in two. The approach must also clear a pond and avoid the bunkers on either side of the well-protected green. The one negative point that must be made against Pine Hill is the greens conditions, as they are very inconsistent. One day they may be in excellent shape, and a couple weeks later they will have weeds and be borderline unplayable. But when they are in good shape, this is an excellent course to play. There are quite a few courses in Calhoun county, but I would rate this one easily as the second-best course, and #1 if you are on a budget.