Shoal Creek Golf and Country Club

Shoal Creek Club is an invitation-only private golf club in the southeastern United States, located in Shelby County, Alabama, southeast of the Birmingham metro area. Opened 40 years ago in 1977, the course was designed by Jack Nicklaus and is rated as the top golf course in the state. Shoal Creek is consistently listed as one of America's top courses, most recently being ranked #50 in Golf Digest and #70 in Golf Week.

Shoal Creek has played host to numerous PGA, USGA, and NCAA events, including the PGA Championship in 1984 and 1990, the 1986 U.S. Amateur, and the 2008 U.S. Junior Amateur. Since 2011, it has hosted the Regions Tradition, a senior major. 2015 was the last year for the Regions Tradition to be held at Shoal Creek, as it was moved to Greystone Country Club located a few minutes down the road. Shoal Creek is also set to hold the prestigious United States Women's Open in the year 2018.

In addition, the course has been the site of USGA qualifiers for the U.S. Amateur, U.S. Mid-Amateur and U.S. Junior Amateur as well as the Southern Golf Association Championship. Other tournaments hosted there include the 1978 Southeastern Conference Championship, the 1992–96 Jerry Pate Intercollegiate Tournament, the 1992 Women's Alabama Golf Association Junior Championship, the 2001 Birmingham Golf Association Junior Championship, and its own Shoal Creek Senior Invitational since 1998.

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