1
DayArrival and Ross Bridge
Fly into Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM). Pick up the rental on site and drive twenty minutes to the Renaissance Birmingham Ross Bridge Golf Resort and Spa.
Pin itBirmingham Long Weekend
Two nights at the Renaissance Ross Bridge, two rounds in Birmingham, and the Civil Rights Institute in between.
Jonathan Hoomes, RTJ Golf Trail · RTJ Golf Trail · Partner
Duration
2 Days
Type
Long Weekend
Estimated Cost
$600–$1200/person
Difficulty
Easy
Skip the week on the road. This long weekend distills the RTJ Trail into two nights, two rounds, and one city, all anchored in Birmingham. You play the Trail's most expensive course and one of its most affordable, sleep at the only full-service resort in the system, and visit the city's most important cultural institution between rounds.
Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, Alabama, Alabama
Trip at a Glance
- Duration
- 2 days
- Type
- Long Weekend
- Cost / person
- $600–$1200
- Difficulty
- Easy
2
DayCivil Rights Institute and Oxmoor Valley Ridge
Spend the morning at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, fifteen minutes from the resort. The National Historic Landmark sits beside the 16th Street Baptist Church and walks you through the Civil Rights Movement with exhibits that are thorough, respectful, and deeply affecting.
3
DayDeparture
Use the morning however suits the flight. The spa opens early for a treatment before checkout.
Trip Logistics
Plan the Practicalities
Logistics
A rental car is recommended even though the resort sits close to the airport. The drives between the resort, Oxmoor Valley, the Civil Rights Institute, and downtown Birmingham all run under twenty minutes, and no useful transit connects them.
The 2026 Trail Card at $49.95 covers discounts at both courses and pays for itself on this trip alone.
Two rounds total $170 to $265 in green fees. Two nights at the Renaissance Ross Bridge run $360 to $600. The whole trip at $600 to $1,200 per person costs about the same as a single night stay-and-play at many resort destinations, while delivering two rounds that hold their own against far more expensive competition.
This works year-round. Spring and fall offer the best weather. Summer drops the price in exchange for the heat. Winter delivers surprisingly comfortable midday rounds; Birmingham's January average high of 53 degrees supports shirtsleeve golf by noon on most days.