I would highly recommend taking a trip to Ross Bridge if you are looking for a good golf trip. It's an hour and a half flight from Houston and a 30 minute (at the most) drive from the Birmingham airport to the resort. The Ross Bridge resort course is the best of the courses we played but the 3 at Oxmoor Valley were nothing to complain about. Oxmoor is only a few miles from the resort and they have a short course that is great to begin the day with if you decide to party a little too hard the night before. Be sure to have your legs in shape before you go, there is no flat spot on any of the golf courses. I would definitely make a return trip.