Cottonwood Golf Club

Montgomery's relationship with golf runs deep — the Alabama capital sits at the heart of a state that has produced no shortage of tour professionals and serious amateur talent, and the courses here reflect that culture of year-round play made possible by the long, warm growing season of the Deep South.

Cottonwood Golf Club carries the name of the fast-growing hardwood common to Alabama's river bottomlands, and a club by that name in Montgomery suggests the kind of course built around mature trees, open fairways, and the low-rolling terrain characteristic of the state's central region. Whether it serves a private membership or the broader public, courses in this part of Alabama tend to reward strategic play over brute length — the heat and humidity of a Montgomery summer being plenty of challenge on their own.

The city itself sits along the Alabama River and draws golfers who appreciate courses that feel rooted in the landscape rather than imposed on it. If you're visiting for business or passing through on a road trip, Montgomery's golf calendar runs essentially all year.