Renaissance Birmingham Ross Bridge Golf Resort & Spa

This course is a gem. A little salty on the price but once you get there it's worth it. A beautiful layout and breathtaking views accompany all 18 holes.

Staff is friendly and food is great at the club house restaurant. A definite yes!

Excellent condition. All pricing food beverage merchandise very reasonable. Played The Ridge course. Very hilly. Even with cart I was exhausted at the end. Good bent grass greens with zoysia collars. Staff excellent. Second RTJ Trail course I played. If all the others are like them, they are a great golf value.

Ross Bridge is one of the best courses I've ever played! From the moment i arrived at the course i was greeted by the staff at the bag drop to unload my clubs and point me in the direction of the proshop. Once I got checked in i headed over to the practice area to get a feel for the greens and hit some chips and bunker shots, unfortunately the driving range is closed for maintenance on Tuesdays. The layout is spectacular! It brings water and fairway bunkers into play off most of the tee boxes but also gives you options to either challenge the hazards and reap the rewards of a short approach or play short and have a longer second. I also liked that there were alot of options as far as tees to play from because my group had two mid handicap guys in it and the tips stretch out to 8100 yards. The condition from tee to green was immaculate. My favorite part of the course was the bent greens that were rolling between 10-12 and put a premium on hitting the right part of the green with all of the ridges and shelves. I thoroughly enjoyed playing the course and will definitely be back.

This was a great course to play. Some challenging tee shots to narrow fairways; a lot of elevated greens and unexpected harazds. The drop to the left on 18 caught my five iron layup by surprise and cost me two shots.

The course is so long that you can play at peace, even when full.

Overall pleasant experience.

Ridge is in excellent shape. Bent greens were good. The greenskeeping staff has done an admirable job of keeping them smooth. Not as many pitch marks as normal. Fairways were top notch. I would like to see the tee boxes be a little better, especially No. 2. Otherwise, place is as good as I've seen it.

This review is for the Valley course. First things first: the course is in excellent shape. Fairways are lush and balls are rolling out. Greens are tremendous, as usual. See my previous reviews on this track for more in-depth course analysis. I want this review, however, to focus on the customer service I witnessed by the Trail staff. I was paired with two players from upstate New York who had booked a package. They had played the Ridge course in the morning, then had lunch in the grill before joining me on the Valley course in the afternoon. When we arrived at our tee shots in the first fairway, the duo discovered that their range finder was missing from one of the bags and almost all of their balls had been stolen while the cart was left unattended near the clubhouse. A marshal soon came by and was made aware of what happened. He immediately went to check the video to see if they could make out the culprit. A couple of holes later, the marshal returned and unfortunately the cart had been parked just out of the camera's view. He apologized and went on his way. A few holes later, the marshal returned with a dozen brand new balls for each player and informed the man who lost his range finder that they would replace it at cost if he so desired. The marshal returned periodically to make sure these guys didn't need anything and were having a good time. I thought that was a very classy move. The course's staff could have easily apologized for the incident and left it at that. But, they did what they could to ease the unpleasantness brought on by the situation. It made me proud that we have such an incredible golf attraction in our state, and glad that we have tremendous people working at the sites making sure that the many out-of-state visitors enjoy their visit and want to come back. Well done.

Great course, difficulty in the wind. Had a storm come through the night before and although I played at 2:30, the traps were not attended to.

First time playing this RTJ course. Beautiful holes, great greens, and challenging especially for someone just getting back into playing but it was enjoyable. The staff were very friendly and extremely helpful!

this course isn't as well known as say "the judge", but so far of the 5 trail courses i've played Ross Bridge is head and shoulders above the group.

the conditions were immaculate from tee to green. the greens were quick, but true.

it's a tough test, but opportunities are there if you play smart. the course is a great example of using bunkers and water hazards to intimidate and deceive. you have to focus on each shot.

be careful which tees you choose here. from the back tees, this is one of the longest courses in the country. we played the orange tees, and it was very reasonable for our group that probably avg 250 off the tee.

there are a lot of great holes here, but 18 is a challenging and gorgeous closing hole. from start to finish, this course is fantastic. 5 stars and i'd give it 10. don't make an RTJ trip without stopping here!

Talk about a big boy golf course, this is it. First off, the practice facilities and clubhouse are awesome. Great way to get your round started. The staff was very courteous and helpful. The course conditions are immaculate. Maybe the best and toughest greens I have ever putted on. Extremely fast but will hold well struck shots. Fairways were like carpet. Luckily I was paired up with some guys that have played the course before because it was difficult on some of the blind tee shots. Elevation changes are difficult and beautiful. Bunkers everywhere. Awesome course. Wish it was a little cheaper but obviously it is priced correctly because the tee sheet was full.

This is a beautiful course in great condition at time of play. Greens were very smooth and manicured. Fairways well maintained. What I did not like was the drastic elevation changes and blind tee shots on every hole. It was very "gimicky" style golf which does not set up to my eye well. Just my personal opinion but as I stated, the course is in very good shape and very scenic views on every hole.

Since leaving BHM in 2003, I have come back several times on business and to play golf. This is the 2nd time I have played Ross Bridge since it opened. Course is not memorable like their Pratville and Grand National locations but it is in good shape and it is better than Oxmoor Valley. Played it from the Orange at just under 6800 yds. Course is very forgiving with plenty of room for my erratic game Greens were tremendous. Stay on property @ the Renaissance and it is totally worth it.

I visit Alabama often, but my golfer family members advised against playing RTJ courses as too hard. I'm only an intermediate golfer, don't have a handicap yet, but I LOVED this course.

Absolutely awesome day on the course with my son!!!