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The Honors Course

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Nov. 18, 2025

5.5

Matthew Kaul

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Pete's Best

Snuggled at the foot of White Oak Mountain in Ooltewah, TN, just 15 miles outside of Chattanooga, lies one of the truly outstanding destination clubs in the game of golf, The Honors Course.

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I've been lucky to visit some of the best destination clubs in the US and I will say that the experience at Honors is second to none. Just like the Coke that went into Mr. Lupton's bottles, the recipe is perfect. Since it's inception, The Honors Course has carried a reputation as one of the hardest ...

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Aug. 17, 2025

5.5

Ryan Smyth

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Every golfer’s dream retreat.

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 It’s easy to be romantic about golf while sitting on the back porch at The Honors Course clubhouse with a drink in hand, fire crackling, replaying a satisfying loop. There can’t be many purer golf settings in the country. Everything here—course, clubhouse, residences, and service—shares the sa...

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Aug. 24, 2024

5.5

James

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To put it simply, The Honors Course offers one of the best golf experiences you could ever ask for.

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From the second you enter the property, it's clear that every detail has been well-thought-out and perfectly executed by the course's wonderful staff. The routing offers a phenomenal walk through the woods, into meadows, and over breathtaking water features. Having played several of Pete Dye's more ...

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Oct. 9, 2021

5.5

John-Paul Morgante

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I was fortunate to play The Honors Course after volunteering for the USGA Junior Am.

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As a volunteer, I walked the course with players during stroke play and twice during match play. After the tournament, I played the course with other volunteers.The course is a first class layout. The fairways are generous, for the most part, but the varying lengths of the holes require you to selec...

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Oct. 9, 2021

John-Paul Morgante

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This is my second time playing The Honors.

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Last time was in July -- the middle of summer with great course conditions and very fast greens. This time was in early November -- late fall with cold weather setting in. I was really surprised. The zoysia had not gone dormant yet but we had not had our first frost either. The greens were a bit slo...

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Jan. 9, 2020

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One of Pete Dye's best.

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After a bit of a slow start, The Honors really gets going on the par-4 5th. The par-5 6th is an amazing natural hole that offers a huge risk/reward situation for those trying to get home in two. The 7th offers a very intimidating tee shot, with water at eye level all down the left hand side, and wha...

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Jul. 11, 2018

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colin r braithwaite

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The Honors Course in Ooltewah (native translation means resting place), Tennessee opened in 1983.

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It was the brain child of Jack Lupton, who was a friend of Bobby Jones. One of the motivating factors was to honor amateur golf, hence the name, The Honors Course. As supporting amateur golf is a basic tenet of the Honors Course, a tribute to amateur golfers from the state of Tennessee is located ne...

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Dec. 1, 2016

John Sabino

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I was especially impressed with how Dye was able to vary the routing at the Honors Course to create an exceptional balance between easy and difficult holes, long par fours and short par fours, and a difficult course that is also playable for a mortal.

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Although the slope rating is 145, the course doesn't wear you out like an Oakmont or Bethpage Black. I like the two short par fours, which are great risk-reward holes. The par four 9th hole is only 355 yards long. You probably won't see your tee shot land, as the landing area is semi-blind. The seco...

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Oct. 12, 2014

Larry Berle

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You’ll never find the Honors Course without specific directions – go past the third light, and when you see the large propane tank on the right, quickly look left and you’ll see the entrance road – but I found it just as the head pro described it to me: a small road leading to a wooden split-rail gate with a speaker box on it.

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The Honors Course sign was so small you had to look twice to see it. Why didn’t they just put up a big “Go away!” sign? I pressed the button, and someone in the pro shop acknowledged me and buzzed me in. Late, shamte. There are no tee times at the Honors Course. A big day is 10 foursomes (the typica...

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Jul. 16, 2006

Richard Smith

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The Honors course is an excellent golf course and a tremendous golfing experience.

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The club is one of the few left in the country with a well developed caddy program, and the caddies add to the overall golfing experience here. The course itself presents a wide variety of challenges that golfers of all skill levels can enjoy. The couse was built at the base of a ridge, and the land...

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