<Tr> <Th> Course rating </Th> <Td> 76.2 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Slope rating </Th> <Td> 145 </Td> </Tr> <P> Shoal Creek Club is an invitation - only private golf club in the southeastern United States, located in Shelby County, Alabama, southeast of Birmingham . Opened 41 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 . </P> <P> Shoal Creek has played host to numerous PGA, USGA, and NCAA events, including the PGA Championship (1984, 1990), the U.S. Amateur (1986), and the U.S. Junior Amateur (2008). It hosted the Regions Tradition, a senior major for five years (2011--2015), until its move to Greystone Country Club, a few minutes down the road . Shoal Creek hosted the U.S. Women's Open in 2018 . </P>

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