Highland Park Golf Course Tee Times

Went to a golf tournament put on by Black market bar and grill. Everything was so clean and well managed. A very nice golf course with very friendly staff.

4 months ago

A fantastically fun layout with superb conditions in the heart of Birmingham. I can't recommend this place enough if you're looking for a break from the tricked out and overpriced RTJ Trail. As good as those are, this is a golf course the way it's meant to be.

2 years ago

Highland Park Golf is a hidden treasure in the city of Birmingham! With only 5800 yds total, this course is designed for the beginner up to the scratch golfer with 3 separate tee boxes. The conditions are what you would expect at the finest of private country clubs and amenities abound! Come play a round and see for yourself how Birmingham's best kept secret is nestled right in the heart of the city!

9 months ago

Enjoyable course. Short, but tight in some places. I’ve played in cold weather as well as the heat of summer and the greens are well manicured. I’ve also played in rainy conditions and the course drains well. Very few sitting puddles. The workers are all friendly and helpful. Good range and putting/chipping greens for practice. I haven’t tried any food or beverages, but the drink cart is always making the rounds. Overall solid course!

6 years ago

-Immaculate course conditions for a public course. Fairways and greens were in great shape. Tee boxes were so-so, probably because the course is overbooked/overplayed -Way too expensive for a public course that is always cart path only and does not have a walking rate. $65 to walk a public course on a Friday at 3pm is absurd. -Way too packed. Again, I paid $65 to walk at 3pm only to be constantly sandwiched between what seemed to be an endless stream of twosomes. Would have been better if they increased the intervals between tee times and paired out groups. I stood there waiting on every shot that wasn’t a putt. Front 9 was okay but had a typical compact, municipal course feel. Back 9 was short but had the gems of the course. Holes 1-3 were boring warm up holes. Typical municipal-type holes where you should play it safe and straight. Narrow, No features, No true hazards. Hole 4 was the first truly drivable hole. Open downhill drive followed by a significant uphill approach over muck. Hole 5 was a good looking long par 3 that forced you to hit over water onto the huge green. Clearing the water likely means getting on green from your tee shot, but if on the opposite side of the green, will likely mean you will still 3-putt for a bogey. Holes 6 and 7 were maybe the most difficult, punishing slicers with a creek along the entire right side of the fairways. Hole 6 forces a tight, uphill approach, made more difficult with a strange bend and partially obstructive trees, onto a 2 tier green. Hole 7 forces an approach shot onto the island green with hazards and thick rough all around where your balls will never be found. 8 was a nondescript long par 5 where you just need to hit your tee shot either short and straight under 200 yards to stay on the flat part of the fairway or if you clear 220, there’s wide open fairway. The second shot becomes a nice no stress shot onto a wide open fairway. Hole 9 allows for a wide open drive onto an uphill approach. Easy, no stress par 4. Unless you can’t handle the pressure of dozens of people on the driving watching you finish out. Hole 10, one of the gems, allowed for a wide open crushing drive but then forced a precise approach onto an island green. My second favorite. Hole 11 was a nondescript long par 3. Hole 12. Nondescript narrow par 5. Don’t slice right onto the hill with roughs that eat up balls. Found 5 when I searched for mine. Hole 13 was as a super short par 3 filler. Hole 14 was an uphill par 4. Distance says you can drive it. Slope says $100 you won’t. Hole 15 is THE drivable par 4. 265 yards to the edge of the green but down a significantly steep down hill. I hit right next to the left bunker for an up and down birdie. Hole 16 was a typical completely uphill pain of a hole. Stay left on the approach as the backside hills and bunker are no fun. Hole 17 was just a nondescript 100y par 3 filler before you reach the gem of the course on 18. Hole 18, the flagship hole, had the most immaculate view. Teeing from an overlook onto the fairway over water, with the clubhouse to the far left, and a view of Birmingham hills and hillside houses in the distance to the right. You’re driving downhill over water, to a relatively open fairway followed by an approach shot onto an uphill green that may be blocked a bunker impeding your view. Perfect hole to end on. Great view. Challenging enough but not too challenging as to leave you with a bad taste leaving the last hole. Great in-town course but flow was terribly managed and price was absurd for a walking, twighlight tee time. Reduce the number of tee times to space out groups and provide some discounts for twilight walkers and I’d probably visit this course often.

3 years ago