Waggle Dance RanchDesigned for people who aren’t very good at sitting still.
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A championship par three with a peninsula green reaching into a misty lake at sunrise

Beyond the gate · Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail

Two Trail sites, one weekend.

The ranch handles the short game and the simulator. For the real card, two Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail facilities sit inside an easy drive—108 holes between them, and you can hold your times before the group ever leaves home.

  • Grand National · 25 minutes
  • Capitol Hill · 55 minutes
Book a tee timeSee both facilities

Between rounds

Close to the action.
Far from the melee.

The two you want

Grand National and Capitol Hill.

Both are public Trail sites, so your group can play them without a member host. Book Grand National for the morning you arrive and Capitol Hill for the day you make a road trip of it.

A misty lakeside championship hole at dawn, representative of Grand National

25 minutes Auburn / Opelika, AL

Grand National

Fifty-four holes built around 600-acre Lake Saugahatchee, with 32 of them draped along the shoreline. Robert Trent Jones Sr. called it the greatest natural site for golf he had ever seen, and readers of Golf World voted it the number one public golf facility in America (RTJ Golf Trail).

  • LakeTwelve holes hug the water, including a 230-yard island green at the 15th. Host of the PGA Tour's Barbasol Championship in its first three years (Wikipedia).
  • LinksRecently renovated with new tees, bunkers, and TifEagle Ultradwarf greens; 7,311 yards from the back (Golf Digest).
  • Short CourseEighteen par threes, par 54 over 3,126 yards—the ideal late-afternoon nine after a long morning (Where2Golf).
  • Golf shop3000 Robert Trent Jones Trail, Opelika, AL · 334-749-9042
Book tee times Grand National site info

10-day weather forecast · Opelika, AL

Before you tee off, check the local weather at Grand National for the optimum golfing experience.

See the Opelika 10-day forecast
A fairway at Capitol Hill winding down through tall trees toward the water in soft early light

55 minutes Prattville, AL

Capitol Hill

Another 54 holes, opened in 1999 as the eighth site on the Trail, set on the bluffs above the Alabama River eight miles north of the state capitol (Encyclopedia of Alabama). Three very different championship courses in one clubhouse.

  • The JudgePar 72, up to 7,794 yards, opening from an elevated tee down to the river (Where2Golf). Back in play since October 1, 2026, after a 10-month renovation and restoration (Yahoo Sports).
  • The SenatorPar 72 at 7,697 yards, an open windswept layout with more than 200 bunkers (Where2Golf).
  • The LegislatorThe shortest and most sheltered of the three, running through hardwoods and wetland.
  • Golf shop2600 Constitution Avenue, Prattville, AL · 334-285-1114
Book tee times Capitol Hill site info

10-day weather forecast · Prattville, AL

Before you tee off, check the local weather at Capitol Hill for the optimum golfing experience. Prattville is 55 minutes away, so its weather can be quite different from the Ranch’s.

See the Prattville 10-day forecast

Booking your times

How the Trail takes a reservation.

Both facilities share one booking system. Public tee times are online only, and the window depends on whether anyone in your group carries a Trail Card (RTJ Golf Trail).

Public · 7 days out

Anyone can book up to a week ahead through the Trail's online system.

Trail Card · 11 days

Card holders and annual members get a four-day head start.

Platinum · 14 days

Platinum members book two full weeks in advance.

Further out? Call.

For packages and groups up to twelve months ahead, RTJ Reservations handles it: 1-800-949-4444, option 2.

Book tee times online Join the tee time waitlist RTJ Reservations for packages

Tee times are reserved directly with the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail. Waggle Dance Ranch is an independent private estate and is not affiliated with the Trail—though we are glad to help you line the day up. Check each site's maintenance calendar before you lock in dates.

Golf days

Thirty-six holes. One lunch.
Zero excuses.

Grand National golf days

Lake, Links or the Short Course.

Three courses on one property: play one championship round, or pair two for a 36-hole day.

Grand National golf day options
HolesChoiceDay format
18Lake or LinksOne championship round on the selected course.
36Lake and LinksOne round on each course, with lunch between rounds.
36Lake and ShortLake in the morning; 18-hole Short Course in the afternoon.
36Links and ShortLinks in the morning; 18-hole Short Course in the afternoon.

Suggested flow

  1. Depart WDR
  2. Check in and warm up
  3. Morning round
  4. Lunch
  5. Optional afternoon round
  6. Return to WDR

Lake and Links can be played in either order to suit tee times. The Short Course is an 18-hole par-three course, so either combination above totals 36 holes.

Grand National tee timesGrand National course info

10-day weather forecast · Opelika, AL

Before you tee off, check the local weather at Grand National for the optimum golfing experience.

See the Opelika 10-day forecast

Capitol Hill golf days

The Judge, the Legislator, the Senator.

Pick one course for an 18-hole day, or any two for 36.

Capitol Hill golf day options
HolesChoiceDay format
18Judge, Legislator or SenatorOne round on the selected course.
36Judge and LegislatorOne round on each course.
36Judge and SenatorOne round on each course.
36Legislator and SenatorOne round on each course.

Suggested flow

  1. Earlier departure from WDR
  2. Warm up
  3. First round
  4. Clubhouse lunch
  5. Second round if selected
  6. Return to WDR

Either course can be played first, subject to tee times. Capitol Hill is in Prattville, so the departure time is set once the actual drive time is confirmed.

Capitol Hill tee timesCapitol Hill course info

10-day weather forecast · Prattville, AL

Before you tee off, check the local weather at Capitol Hill for the optimum golfing experience. Prattville is 55 minutes away, so its weather can be quite different from the Ranch’s.

See the Prattville 10-day forecast

Getting there

Transportation for both golf destinations.

Choose self-drive or a separately quoted round-trip group vehicle with driver.

Self-drive

Take your own vehicles. We send the departure time, directions and check-in details.

Group vehicle with driver

Quoted separately, covering passenger count, golf-bag space, pickup and return times, and either driver waiting time or a separate return collection.

Tee times together

Morning and afternoon times are booked together, allowing for pace of play, lunch and daylight.

Carts are separate

Golf-cart arrangements at the course are separate from road transportation.

Your golf package quote

Selected rounds and cart arrangements + transportation if chosen + optional meals + any WDR planning fee.

Course maintenance schedules and replay terms are confirmed before any payment is collected. Packages are Waggle Dance Ranch proposals; supplier details are reconfirmed for your booking date.

How the day fits

Warm up here. Play there. Settle it back at the Ranch.

  • 6:40 a.m.Coffee on the porch, wedges on the practice green while the group finds its shoes.
  • 7:30 a.m.Twenty-five minutes to the Grand National bag drop. Clubs already loaded from the bag room.
  • 1:30 p.m.Back for lunch, the Jacuzzi, the plunge pods, and an hour nobody accounts for.
  • 7:00 p.m.Teppanyaki at the island, then the closest match of the trip in The 109th Hole.
Begin your stay See The 109th Hole

Hold the Ranch, then hold the times.

Send us your dates, the courses and the 18- or 36-hole plan. We will tell you exactly when the booking window opens and line up the ride.

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