Golf trip to Nashville in a couple of weeks. Someone else planned the golf. Playing Harpeth Hills, Legacy Golf Course, The Hermitage, Gaylord Springs. Any recommendations in the area?
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Those are the best options near downtown. Two Rivers is another good muni near down town. Greystone is pretty good but it’s about 45 minutes away. Similar with Towhee (although their greens weren’t ideal a couple weeks ago, maybe better in the coming weeks). Franklin Bridge is also solid.
Nashville needs more public golf.
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Personally, I think this is a pretty diverse set of good (by Nashville standards) golf courses.
-Harpeth Hills is probably our best muni, or at least the muni that I feel is the most interesting/challenging/elevation changes and has higher end conditioning vs other municipals in town. I play this course 90% of the time while I am in Nashville because at $34 to walk 18 on the weekends I think it is exceptional value since it is only 10 minutes from my house. I will point out TEE TIMES ARE VERY HARD TO GET HERE ON THE WEEKENDS AND YOU CAN ONLY BOOK ONE WEEK OUT VIA PHONE (sorry for the all caps, that is a very important point). The tee times on the weekends are monopolized by a cartel of older gentlemen and the pro shop is, at times, “unhelpful.” I play there as a single which is really the only way I can get out there on a weekend morning.
-Legacy is a decent ways north but they recently re-did their bunkers, have some really interesting greens (to me) and has some good elevation changes as well even though it weaves through a residential community.
-Hermitage has two courses with President’s being the more resort style with isolated holes, zoysia, and just a higher end feel. Generals is more back and forth routing with holes next to each other but still nice.
- Gaylord generally has the best conditioning in the area, fairly wide open with almost no trees but has manufactured mounding on many holes that took what was basically a flat piece of land and added some interest to it. This is RESORT golf in my mind (prioritizes looks at times over playability, has good F&B and charges you for almost anything they can but has great conditions and higher end feel) so I don’t play there often (maybe twice a year) as a local but I think most people coming from out of town will enjoy this course based on conditions alone.
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Anyone have any intel on the private course up in Hendersonville? Bluegrass Yacht and Country Club? Good course?
I think good is the best way to describe it. Old school country club with thick rough, tons of tree-lined fairways, and smaller, typically fast and firm greens.
I’ve been a huge proponent of the course cutting the rough down to allow for the older membership to find their errant shots quicker and penalize the better players with runouts under trees and into other fairways like Chapultepec
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But their rough is rooted in the name lol. “Shorter Bluegrass Country Club” just doesnt sound good LOL
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Sounds interesting. We should be moving that way here soon so excited to try out some new courses. Not happy about being priced out of all the clubs but such is life.
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It’s also a Yacht club that’s not directly on the lake, so I think a slight change in mower height wouldn’t be too drastic haha
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Thats how all the locals feel. They build a brand new golf course and its double what the others cost.
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Shit, you seen some of the boats there? Yacht fits for some
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NO, BECAUSE THEY’RE NOT THERE
Tough to call yourself a yacht club and not be able to view the lake AT ALL
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Hahaha damn you Gallatin Road for being in the way. Its just across the street.
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Walked by Percy Warner today and liked what I saw on the first green. Pretty cool/deep bunker and expanded, slopey green (apologize for the picture quality, it is impossible for me to capture green contouring in almost any situation).
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Hey everyone, just wanted to pop in and say hi as a new resident of Nashville. I’ll only be here a year, but want to hit up what I can, when I can, where I can in that time frame. Based on some light combing of this thread + Google Maps, here’s the quick list I compiled:
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Grey Stone
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Montgomery Bell
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Hermitage
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Franklin Bridge
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Harpeth Hills
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Two Rivers
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Towhee
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Gaylord Springs
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Legacy, Sewanee, & Sweetens are on the list, but also a longer drive
And apparently I already have an in at Old Hickory. So I got that going for me. Any additions (or hard avoids) are welcome. Thanks!
Before anyone that actually lives in Nashville gets a chance, I must scream Park Mammoth from the rooftops. It’s an hour from town and absolutely a must play! A number of our roost members rank it above Sweetens.
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Here’s how I would arrange your list in terms of priority…
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Park Mammoth. Take a whole day and play it twice, you’ll be saving yourself a return trip once you realize how incredible it is
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The Legacy. Sure, it’s further out, but it’s the best public course we have to offer.
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Sewanee. Again, it’s a drive, but it’s Gil Hanse on top of a mountain — SICK
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Hermitage - President’s over General’s. It’s good, and has sheep, but pace of play and price make it a tough repeat in my mind.
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Greystone. Again, further out, and not as worth it as any of the first three, but it’s quirky and cool.
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Towhee. Huge improvement over the past 5 years is represented in a new clubhouse and restaurant. Again, quirky but cool.
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Two Rivers. This is where to go if you want to play every day, but not a destination by any means.
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Montgomery Bell. I’d suggest taking a day and knocking it out with Greystone, since they’re so close together, but tough to justify the drive for that course.
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Park Mammoth with your opposite hand.
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Franklin Bridge. A wildly overprice and overpopulated golf course with poor conditioning and an arrogance because of their location.
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Gaylord Springs. A resort course designed for folks to only see it once or twice when travelling, they don’t really care if you have a good time or not. There’s almost always an on-course project that affects play, but will yield little benefit to the course. I must admit, it is usually well-conditioned, but that’s quite literally the least you can expect from a place that has so much funding.
Honorable mention: The Little Course at Conner Lane. If you find yourself with a few hours to kill around Franklin, it’s a fun walk. Same can be said for burning time around Nashville at Vinny Links.
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I still don’t understand why there are only two courses east of the city. Hermitage and Pine Creek are not a great selection.
RIP Windtree
Smyrna is ok, same with Cedar Crest
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What’s up BNA gang. I’ll be in town for work next week (25-26th) would love to get in a round or two and meet up with some guys if anyone is available. I’ll be staying by the airport.
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I’m sure we can accommodate with some guys from @HighCottonClub 
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