Auburn Golf
Golf in Auburn, from the front door.
The house sits inside a private golf community, with 54 holes of Robert Trent Jones Grand National fifteen minutes down the road and seven courses inside a twenty-minute drive.
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Robert Trent Jones Trail courses within 15 miles
54
holes of RTJ Grand National golf, 9 miles away
7
courses inside a 20-minute drive
10
golfers the house sleeps, in 5 bedrooms
Golf courses near Auburn, Alabama
Drive times are approximate, door to clubhouse, from The Hydrangea House. Public courses take tee times directly; private clubs may allow reciprocal play through your home club.
On-site
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Auburn University Club
18 holes · par 72 · Robert Trent Jones Jr. · Members & member guests
The house sits inside this quiet private golf community. Rolling fairways, fast bentgrass-era greens, and a clubhouse five minutes from the front door.
~15 min
9 mi
RTJ Grand National · Lake Course
18 holes · par 72 · Robert Trent Jones Sr. · Public / resort
Twelve of eighteen holes play along 600-acre Lake Saugahatchee. Widely called one of the best public courses in the country.
~15 min
9 mi
RTJ Grand National · Links Course
18 holes · par 72 · Robert Trent Jones Sr. · Public / resort
Firmer, windier, and more exposed than the Lake. Host site for collegiate and professional qualifying events.
~15 min
9 mi
RTJ Grand National · Short Course
18 par-3 holes · Robert Trent Jones Sr. · Public / resort
All par 3s, all good. The best afternoon in Auburn golf for a mixed-ability group of ten.
~12 min
6 mi
Moore's Mill Club
18 holes · par 72 · Bob Cupp · Private
Tree-lined and hilly, tucked into north Auburn. Reciprocal play is sometimes available through your home club.
~15 min
8 mi
Saugahatchee Country Club
18 holes · par 71 · Classic parkland · Private
Opelika's old-line club — shorter, shot-shaping golf and a genuinely great grill room.
~16 min
9 mi
Indian Pines Golf Course
18 holes · par 71 · Municipal · Public
The easy, affordable walk-on round. Perfect for an unplanned Friday nine before everyone arrives.
~1 hr 25 min
95 mi
RTJ Highland Oaks
27 holes + par 3 · Robert Trent Jones Sr. · Public / resort
Worth a day trip if your group is running the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail end to end.
Golf Weekends
A five-bedroom Auburn golf rental that sleeps ten golfers.
Five bedrooms, 4.5 baths, a chef's kitchen and a covered porch with a fireplace — so Friday and Saturday dinner happen at the house instead of in a restaurant queue. Free on-site parking, ten minutes to Jordan-Hare Stadium, and about fifteen to the first tee at RTJ Grand National. Booked direct, with no service fees.
Guides
Planning an Auburn golf trip
Golf · 7 min
The Auburn Golf Trip Guide: Courses, Tee Times & Where to Stay
Fifty-four holes of Robert Trent Jones golf nine miles away, a private course in the neighborhood, and a house that sleeps your whole foursome-times-two.
Read the guide →Golf · 6 min
RTJ Grand National: A Player's Guide, 15 Minutes From the House
Fifty-four holes on 600 acres of Lake Saugahatchee — how to play the Lake, the Links, and the Short Course in one weekend.
Read the guide →Gameday · 5 min
Golf + Gameday: Play 36 and Still Make Kickoff at Jordan-Hare
An early tee time, a shower at the house, and Toomer's Corner by dark. The math works if you plan the Friday right.
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Auburn golf questions
- How far is RTJ Grand National from the house?
- About nine miles — roughly a fifteen-minute drive from The Hydrangea House to the Grand National clubhouse in Opelika, Alabama.
- Is there a golf course in the neighborhood?
- Yes. The house sits inside the Auburn University Club community, a private Robert Trent Jones Jr.-designed course. Play is for members and member guests; we're happy to point you to the public options nearby.
- How many golfers can the house sleep?
- Ten-plus, across five bedrooms and 4.5 bathrooms — three kings, two queens, and a sleeper. Everyone can be ready for an early tee time at the same time.
- How many courses are within a short drive of Auburn?
- Seven courses sit inside a twenty-minute drive, including 54 holes of Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail golf at Grand National and two private clubs in Auburn and Opelika.
Golf & Gameday
Ten minutes to Jordan-Hare, fifteen to Grand National.
Auburn is a rare place where a luxury gameday house that sleeps 10+ and a Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail tee sheet sit inside the same twenty-minute radius. Play 36 on Saturday morning and still make kickoff.
- Luxury Auburn gameday house 5 bedrooms, sleeps 10+, ten minutes from Jordan-Hare.
- The house · sleeps 10+ Bed map, chef's kitchen, covered porch — every room, in detail.
- Photo tour Interiors, primary suite, kitchen, and the hydrangea gardens.
- Auburn area guide Distances to Jordan-Hare Stadium, Toomer's Corner, and campus.