Lake Course
One of Grand National’s two championship 18s and the round we’d protect first when building the weekend.
The Saturday anchor for Grand National 54.View course →AUBURN / OPELIKA, ALABAMA
Grand National.
Two championship 18s, an 18-hole Short Course and an on-site resort. If the group wants to play a lot of golf without spending the weekend course-hopping, this is the clean RTJ call.
THE QUICK NTB VERDICT
NTB VERIFIED · AUG 12, 2026Worth making
a weekend of it.
Grand National works because the logistics stay out of the way. Book the two big-course tee times, let the Short Course handle arrival day and decide whether on-property convenience is worth the live resort rate.
- Who should go
- Four golfers who want plenty of golf and an easy home base
- Suggested stay
- 2 nights
- Suggested golf
- 3 rounds
- Lodging
- Auburn Marriott Opelika Resort & Spa on property, or independently booked off-site value
THE GOLF
Three rounds.
Three different jobs.
Links Course
The second championship course in the Grand National rotation and the clean Sunday finish to the trip.
The closing round for Grand National 54.View course →Short Course
A legitimate 18-hole Short Course that turns arrival day into real golf instead of killing time in the hotel bar.
The flexible Friday opener for Grand National 54.View course →Grand National 54
Fifty-four holes, one golf complex, an on-site resort and no course-hopping headache. That’s a clean two-night trip for the boys. An editorial itinerary built by The Next Tee Box from independently bookable components. This is not a bundled package sold by NTB.
Open the full itinerary →Seasonal offers + Build Your Own
Official offer from Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail. NTB summarizes the published offer but does not sell or guarantee it. Availability, pricing, inclusions and lodging depend on the live RTJ offer or quote.
OFFER VERIFIED AUG. 12, 2026 · CHECK CURRENT PRICING WITH RTJBOOKING APPROACH
Lock down the stuff
that can wreck Saturday.
BOOKING / PROVIDER ACTIONSReady to make it real?Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail · Last verified 2026-08-14
- 01Lake + Links tee times
Those are the trip anchors. Get them first.
- 02Lodging
Choose on-property convenience or book an off-site hotel independently for value. Lodging stays live-rate or quote.
- 03Short Course
Use it as the flexible arrival-day round.
BEFORE YOU GO
Live rates move. Maintenance happens.
Ask RTJ about current course availability, maintenance timing, cart or walking rules and what a quoted package actually includes. Don’t treat an old seasonal benchmark as a guaranteed trip price.
RESEARCH-ONLY DESTINATION FILE · LAST VERIFIED AUG. 12, 2026 · NO FIRSTHAND CLAIMNEED THE WHOLE TRIP?
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