Tennessee
Five private clubs founded the Tennessee Golf Association in 1914 and it now looks after the golfing interests of around 37,000 amateur men and women (even though there are four ladies' associations in the state) playing in 220 clubs across Tennessee. In 1991, the TGA joined forces with the Tennessee Section of the PGA to form the Tennessee Golf Foundation which promotes the game at amateur and professional levels. A couple of new millennium layouts have raised the state’s golfing profile and they are Brian Silva’s Black Creek course in Chattanooga and the Jack Nicklaus-designed Spring Creek Ranch in Collierville. Two Donald Ross tracks from the 1920s are also highly regarded within Tennessee: Belle Meade in Nashville has, unfortunately, undergone several revisions down the years but the 18 holes at Holston Hills in Knoxville have remained largely unaltered since they were first set out.
The Honors Course
Tennessee, United States
The Honors Course
The Honors Course is set in a secret valley to the north of Chattanooga and it’s another jewel in America’s golf course crown.
Golf Club of Tennessee
Tennessee, United States
Golf Club of Tennessee
Toby Wilt and Bronson Ingram formed The Golf Club of Tennessee back in the late 1980s and they tasked Tom Fazio with the design of their new course. He duly obliged by delivering a tough track that makes the very best use of a hilly, forested property.
Holston Hills Country Club
Tennessee, United States
Holston Hills Country Club
Nestling near the foothills of the Smoky Mountains, is the unassuming Holston Hills Country Club. Is this the best-preserved Donald Ross design in the USA?
Troubadour Golf & Field Club
Tennessee, USA
Troubadour Golf & Field Club
A Discovery Land Company development with a Tom Fazio-designed golf course south of Nashville, Tennessee. Troubadour Golf & Field Club enters the in-state Rankings at 3rd as of 2024.
Spring Creek Ranch
Tennessee, United States
Spring Creek Ranch
The Spring Creek Ranch course is a demanding Jack Nicklaus design where length and water define much of the challenge – eight of the par fours measure in excess of 430 yards and fourteen holes feature aquatic hazards.
Sweetens Cove Golf Club
Tennessee, United States
Sweetens Cove Golf Club
Built on the site of the old Sequatchie Valley golf course, the “inland links” layout at Sweetens Cove Golf Club has been touted by a number of leading golf commentators as one of the best 9-hole courses in the country.
Black Creek Club
Tennessee, United States
Black Creek Club
Brian Silva laid out the course at Black Creek Club with more than a nod towards the style of Seth Raynor’s Golden Age work. Consequently, it features a wonderful array of Short, Redan, Cape and Biarritz holes.
Chattanooga Golf & Country Club
Tennessee, United States
Chattanooga Golf & Country Club
Founded in 1896 on the banks of the Tennessee River, Chattanooga Golf & Country Club engaged Donald Ross in the early 1920s to set out the course that’s still in play today, albeit the modern day layout was extensively renovated by Bill Bergin in 2005.
TPC Southwind
Tennessee, United States
TPC Southwind
The layout at TPC Southwind is a Ron Prichard design that has hosted the FedEx St Jude Classic on the PGA Tour since 1989. Water comes into play at more than half the holes on a very strong test for the professional players.
