Ball rack will be enforced at all times other than weekends, holidays and Wednesday after 1:00 PM on the opposite nine of the Men’s Club. You may make tee times only two days in advance. Tee Times will be taken from April 15th through October 15th. The par for eighteen holes is 72 with total yardage of approximately 6,200 yards. The back nine measures 3,250 yards and has large greens with long and fairly open fairways.īoth nines have automatic watering systems and some of the best putting surfaces in the area. The front nine measures 2,950 yards and has small greens with tight, tree-lined fairways. The golf course is comprised of two very distinct nines. The only knock is the driving range is on the side of a hill, making it less-than-ideal.The Highland Golf Course is a municipal golf course operated by the Mason City Park & Recreation Board.
From the driveable first, 14th and 15th holes to the skyline views of downtown Birmingham from several holes, this is a historic Magic City golfing landmark. This is my go-to course when I want to focus on my wedges, because you will hit one into 2/3 of the holes. So this course makes you think about getting to your ideal yardages for approaches and being precise. But, as an avid player I enjoy Highland Park because it allows me to really work on my iron game. It is a great course for beginners or infrequent players, due to the length. Yet, only a curmudgeon of a golfer could not enjoy themselves here. All 3 par 5s are easily reachable in two shots and there are five par 3s. I would say it is similar to Audubon Park in New Orleans, with elevation changes. This is not by definition an executive course, but is short by any definition, tipping out at 5,801 yards. This course will always hold a special place for me, since it is the first place I shot par. The time off helped heal the multitude of ball marks that were either unfixed or improperly fixed. At any rate, Highland Park has been voted "Best Greens in Birmingham" several years, but they take a lot of traffic, which is partly the reason for losing the greens. The late fall and winter are pretty good for that type of grass, but is a headache the rest of the year. It is so hard to keep Bent alive here, and in the summer they are always so shaggy.
Editorializing here, but I really don't understand why courses in my part of the country don't switch to the TifEagle Bermuda. This has been a longtime haunt of mine, but the first time I've played here since they shut down the course a few months ago after losing their Bent greens to the extreme Deep South heat. The greens have been better there the last 3 times I’ve played than Highland Park. Highland Park is okay, but it tries to be classier than it is because it’s in an older money part of Birmingham. We could have paid for 18 at Roebuck after 3:00 for LESS than the twilight AND gotten a rain check there. They told us that they don’t give rain checks for twilight no matter what as they proceeded to give everyone who paid for 9 or 18 a rain check. We requested a 9 hole rain check since we could have easily gotten 18 in and only played 4.5 holes. We sat in our carts under the clubhouse for about half an hour before the marshal sent someone to pull the flags and call it a day. We hit our tee shots on hole 5 and a horrible storm hit. More than 3 hours to play with no one in front of us. We teed off at 4:50 and sunset was right at 8:00. I typically think Highland Park is okay, but my friend and I paid $30 for a twilight yesterday. I’m sure this is a result of being shut down for as long as they were and they are trying to make up for that lost revenue, but that’s a bit overpriced.Īll in all, well done to the staff for improving the course immensely. My only criticism is that $40 to walk is a bit steep, compared to other value offered by area courses. It was not as difficult a walk as I anticipated either. The pace of play benefits from the current model. It will never happen, but I wish HP would go to walking only after all of this is over. Love the brush clearing done around #16 green and #17 tee that reveals even better views of the the Magic City skyline.Ĭurrently it is walking only due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The bunker fronting the first green is a nice addition to provide some defense to a driveable par 4. As the greens mature, they will soften, but play short of flags and allow for some rollout.Īlso liked the subtle tweaks to the course they made during the closure. But not walking up to greens that are pockmarked with pitch marks is a welcome sight. The newness of the greens, however, render them hard, so carrying balls to the pin and getting them to stop is not currently an option. Changing over from Bent to the Victory Bermuda was a tremendous upgrade. The HP renovation is an absolute success.
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