Birmingham’s historic Highland Park Golf Course was awarded the Troon Golf Facility of the Year – East at the recent 2025 Troon Global Leadership Conference last month.

Troon is the world’s largest golf and golf-related hospitality management company providing services at 950-plus locations in 45-plus states and 40-plus countries. The Highland Park Golf Course, which is the oldest public golf course in Alabama, was one of 10 Troon-affiliated facilities that were recognized for operational and guest/member service excellence.

“I am beyond excited and humbled to be recognized for this award! Troon Golf has so many top-tier facilities that it is an amazing honor to even be considered amongst them. Our team at Highland Park is continuously dedicated to providing a first-class golf experience to the citizens of Birmingham as well as the many visitors we see on a weekly and yearly basis!”

Evan Godfrey, PGA General Manager, Highland Park Golf Course

Highland Park was chosen over several legendary Troon golf courses/facilities including:

SaltLeaf Golf Preserve, Bonita Springs, Florida
Tobacco Road, Sanford, North Carolina
Monster Golf Club, Monticello, New York
World Golf Village, St. Augustine, Florida
Tiburon, Naples, Florida

Highland Park Golf Course’s rich history

The Highland Park Golf Course property is owned by the City of Birmingham, while Highland Park Golf, LLC and its managing partner Bob Barrett own the long-term lease. The operation is managed by Honours Golf, a division of Troon.

The course dates back to 1903, when Nick Thompson designed the 18-hole course. According to Bhamwiki, at that time it was originally built as the Birmingham Country Club on the site of Lakeview Park.

When the Country Club moved to Mountain Brook in 1927, the club sold the course to the city, which opened it for public use. The course was named after Charley Boswell, a native of Birmingham, former Alabama football player and a blind golf champion in the 1950s.

In 1998, Highland Park underwent a significant rejuvenation and was renovated by Honours Golf Founder Bob Barrett and golf course designer Bob Cupp. Recently in 2019/early 2020, the course was again updated with renovation work focusing on modernizing golf course bunkers and putting surfaces.

In July 2021, GOLF Magazine named the course to its “30 Best Municipal Golf Courses in America” list.

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