Chattanooga · Golf
The courses worth knowing around Chattanooga, Tennessee: who can play, how many holes, and a link to book each one.
Golf score
53rd of 94 golf cities for retirement golf
Golf score blends year-round playability (40%), playable access (20%), affordability (18%), course pedigree (14%), and the size of the mapped set (8%).
A 1926 Donald Ross muni with tree-lined fairways minutes from downtown · Donald Ross
A classic Donald Ross muni right in town, with mature trees and senior rates that stay easy on the wallet on weekdays. It is a gentle, walkable layout that has welcomed Chattanooga golfers since the 1920s.
Opened 1926 · $ · Slope 122
Course profile
Mostly open city layout with varied terrain and an uphill par-4 13th · Gary Weller
A friendly city course with wide, mostly open fairways that forgive a stray shot. The rates are among the lowest around, which makes it an easy choice for a relaxed weekday round.
Opened 1975 · $ · Slope 122
Nicklaus state-park layout with water on twelve holes beside Harrison Bay · Jack Nicklaus
A Jack Nicklaus design inside Harrison Bay State Park, about twenty minutes north of town, with pine-lined fairways and lakeside views. Green fees stay remarkably low for a championship course, and walking is allowed.
Opened 1999 · $ · Slope 132
Course profile
Riverbend layout along the Tennessee River with water often in play
A relaxed public course set in a bend of the Tennessee River, with bentgrass greens and several sets of tees to fit your game. The wide fairways and river views make for an easygoing day close to downtown.
$$ · Slope 120
Bold nine-hole links with wild greens in the Sequatchie Valley · King-Collins
A celebrated nine-hole course about forty minutes west, famous for its big, rolling greens and unlimited weekend play. You can walk it with a push cart, and many golfers loop it twice in a day.
Opened 2014 · $$$
Template holes including a 243-yard Biarritz par-3 below Lookout Mountain · Brian Silva
A private club at the foot of Lookout Mountain whose Brian Silva design borrows classic template holes like the Redan and Biarritz. It is members-and-guests only, but it is the course that defines high-end golf in Chattanooga.
$$$$ · Slope 134
