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Ballantrae Golf Club
📍 1300 Ballantrae Club Dr, Pelham, AL 35124, USA
★ 4.5 (257) Good availabilityBallantrae Golf Club in Pelham is an 18-hole course rated 4.5 from 257 Google reviews. Golfers praise the quick, smooth greens and well-kept fairways, along with a layout that feels fair but still challenges, and they often mention the friendly, accommodating staff. The Fireside Grill is a draw too, with big windows overlooking the fairway, though some reviewers find tee times packed tightly together.
The course from above
Tee at the bottom, green at the top. Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Hole layout © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Ballantrae Golf Club scorecard
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fáilte | Queen's View | River Tweed | Glen Etive | Ballantrae Burn | St Abbs Head | Greenside Dale | Alexander's Call | Royal Quarter Mile | ||
| I | 429 | 591 | 206 | 579 | 144 | 430 | 566 | 232 | 459 | 3636 |
| II | 400 | 549 | 180 | 546 | 138 | 407 | 548 | 210 | 426 | 3404 |
| III | 366 | 520 | 156 | 497 | 128 | 378 | 517 | 184 | 385 | 3131 |
| IV | 334 | 491 | 148 | 464 | 118 | 340 | 488 | 158 | 349 | 2890 |
| V | 297 | 422 | 128 | 430 | 106 | 306 | 437 | 136 | 299 | 2561 |
| Par | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 |
| Handicap | 13 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 |
| Hole | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey Craig | Iolair | Dunnet Head | Hawkness Monster | Offering to Nessie | Bealach | Bidh Curamach | Eilean Donan | Arthur's Seat | ||
| I | 392 | 508 | 405 | 620 | 232 | 447 | 375 | 180 | 478 | 3637 |
| II | 359 | 471 | 365 | 563 | 221 | 419 | 350 | 158 | 463 | 3369 |
| III | 324 | 430 | 340 | 531 | 185 | 390 | 322 | 136 | 454 | 3112 |
| IV | 304 | 370 | 305 | 498 | 172 | 343 | 283 | 128 | 438 | 2841 |
| V | 251 | 285 | 270 | 466 | 154 | 307 | 234 | 106 | 341 | 2414 |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 |
| Handicap | 14 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 18 |
Par 72, 18 holes. Course rating / slope shown by tee. From the course's official scorecard (original).
Reviews
The greens here are outstanding – quick, smooth and a real joy to putt on. Fairways are just as impressive, well kept and part of a layout that feels fair but still challenging. The course design makes every hole interesting and fun to play. The pace of play was great throughout the round, and the friendly staff add to the welcoming vibe. With the solid conditions and reasonable green fees, the bottom line is simple: Ballantrae offers great design, great conditions, and is definitely a place you’ll want to return to.
Ballantrae was absolutely beautiful. The entire staff was awesome, friendly and accommodating. THIS COURSE IS AN ABSOLUTE MUST PLAY!!
Absolute gem I was visiting Birmingham and found this course on Google and I'm so glad do not miss out on this beautiful course
The food at Fireside Grill is worth the drive up the hill to Ballantrae. The view is amazing out the wall of windows overlooking the fairway and the patio. If you work remote, it is a wonderful place to take your computer, grab lunch, and work with a phenomenal view. Best secondary office location around!
These guys are way too packed with only 8 minutes separating tee times. Then they have the nerve to ask people to pick up the pace of play. If they had a couple brain cells still firing then they would make the tee time 10 minutes apart and increase the price by 25% which is how much they would be increasing the time gap from 8 to 10. Simple math and this is coming from a 19 year old. Also a note to old guys: you don’t own the course and no one cares about your grandkids, thanks!
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