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Owens Cross Roads sits in the Tennessee River Valley, tucked between Huntsville and the broad sweep of Lake Guntersville — a part of northern Alabama where the landscape opens into rolling bottomland, ridge lines, and the kind of warm-season conditions that keep Bermuda grass thriving from April through October. It's a region with a quietly serious golf culture, anchored by the larger Huntsville metro but spread across smaller communities that have supported their own courses for decades.
The name River points strongly toward the Tennessee River corridor that defines this stretch of Madison and Marshall counties, and an 18-hole, par-72 layout in this setting almost certainly plays through terrain shaped by that waterway — expect changes in elevation, natural drainage features, and the possibility of genuine water hazards that aren't purely decorative.
A par-72 format in this part of Alabama typically signals a traditional, balanced design: 4 par-5s and 4 par-3s spread across the card, rewarding straightforward ball-striking without necessarily demanding the length or precision of a championship venue. For golfers visiting the Huntsville area, it represents a local, unpretentious round in genuinely scenic surroundings.
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purple · men | 7,619 | 76.6 | 139 | 72 |
| Orange · men | 6,764 | 72.6 | 131 | 72 |
| White · men | 6,111 | 69.5 | 124 | 72 |
| White · women | 6,111 | 75.8 | 138 | 72 |
| Gold · men | 5,628 | 67.3 | 119 | 72 |
| Gold · women | 5,628 | 73.1 | 133 | 72 |
| Teal · men | 5,303 | 65.5 | 105 | 72 |
| Teal · women | 5,303 | 70.3 | 115 | 72 |
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