Brainerd Golf Course

5.0 mi

We were hosted by a dear friend and his wife for dinner on the balcony overlooking the picturesque…read moreTennessee River. The evening was mild. Our host is on the board of directors and he was able to give us a very nice tour of the facilities. There is something for everyone! Besides golf and tennis and the usual, there is a 21 plus section of the pool along with a bar and bar service. There are ample spots for kids and families, not just at the pool, but also a separate family oriented dining area and playroom set up for the children. The fitness center has state of the art equipment. The only downside is that space is limited, physically the grounds can't expand and parking can be at a premium. Our meal was excellent, soft shell crab with poblano and sweet peppers over grits for me and a half size wedge salad with added grilled shrimp for my wife. We enjoyed a perfect evening at this club.

What a beautiful Golf Course and Club! The wedding I attended here was fabulous. From the…read morebeautiful rooms, attentive staff, and delicous food, to the outdoor view and the good company. The meal I was most impressed with was cajun shrimp over grits served with fried green tomatoes and a hollowed out orange filled with cranberries and a sweetpotato-orange cream. It was unbelieveable. The wedding was great, and I think the venue helped contribute to the laid back, yet super-classy elegance.

Grilled shrimp added to small order of wedge salad.

The soft shell crab with sweet and poblano peppers and grits

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Black Creek Club

(4 reviews)

10.3 mi

YUMMY!!!! Chicken BLT wrap and fries. Don't forget the side of ranch. You're welcome!read more

So you have to be a member or guest of a member to eat or drink at the clubhouse…read more It's a beautiful building surrounded by a golf course, nice houses and mountains. Employees are friendly and helpful! I recommend it highly, great food and drinks.

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Bear Trace Golf Course at Harrison Bay

4.7

(9 reviews)

14.3 mi

Fun course with nice carts and clubhouse. Carts have GPS with pin distance. Plenty of food and…read moredrink options at the turn. Not many water hazards. Saw a bald eagle on the back 9 in September 2024.

What a fantastic course this is. After many years away from golf I have restarted and this is one…read moreof the first courses I went back to play. The scenery along the lake is beautiful and on many holes you are greeted with a view of the lake. The course is good but not so hard it makes it too difficult. I was really impressed with the staff in the proshop as well as the cafe in the club house. If you get a large soft drink they refill it for the day at no charge so you can get a refill at the turn then again as you finish. On a 95 degree day like it was for us today the free refills was very much appreciated. Overall this is a great course and one of the very best public courses in the state.

Signage in front of the clubhouse

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Front of the clubhouse... it's bigger inside than it looks

Windstone Golf Club

3.3

6.4 mi

I was in there earlier with my family thinking of joining but if why i saw in the club shop is how…read morethey treat people there I will not be a part of that. There is absolutely no reason to be using such derogatory language to a Fedex employee juat trying to do their job. I would be embarrassed if this is how management and ownership allows employees to speak to anyone in such a foul way. DO BETTER. And there are nicer clubs all around

Great local course on GA and TN line. Pleant of hills and challenging greens. Don't thinlk they…read morehave many flat greens on this course. You would think your at the Masters on some holes with how the fairways are mowed. Did not see much of a rough. I lofted one out of a bunker with what I thought was a good shot. It stuck on the fringe then slowing rolled 50 feet backwords into a pond, "did I say the grass is cut short?. Pleant of trees to get in your way trying to cut the doglegs.

McLemore Resort

3.4

(22 reviews)

22.9 mi

Really GREAT VIEWS. But the place isn't ready for the big time yet. They better get it under…read morecontrol or they probably won't make it. You know it's weird from the first time you try to reach out to get a tee time/group together. Can't just call the Pro Shop. Ridiculous. Restaurant opens at 8am for breakfast (after first tee times) so impossible to even get breakfast. No washer/dryer in the cabin. Golf was just okay, nothing special. Course not even grown in yet, sod and sand and GUR everywhere! Caddies are not knowledgeable or needed. You have to walk before 10am. Sloooow greens. Disappointed. It's just like every other review ‍

Priced like Streamsong, Pinehurst, Bandon and the experience is more like your local muni…read more Facilities are nice but courses are not great. The Keep has no grass and takes 5 hours to get around. The other course is gimmick golf and took 6 + hours. No rangers to speak things up. Staff are either quite nice or absolutely checked out. Service and communication are terrible. One guy in the group bought a shirt, realized it was the wrong size and refused to let him exchange. Take your money elsewhere. Any positive review must simply not know what else is available in the marketplace.

Center of fairway? Sorry! We haven't learned to grow grass yet!

Parpadelle with wild boar Ragu.

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Decent but meh

Moccasin Bend Public Golf Club

2.9

(18 reviews)

6.8 mi

Hey look, it's a good course for the price. The greens are very nice, they're smooth & run fast…read more This isn't a fancy place but very challenging & enjoyable.

This course is top tier for inexpensive golf courses in Chattanooga. The greens and fairways are…read moreactually very well maintained and overall it's a pretty decent 18 challenge wise. Staff are very nice and they have a great pro shop! Good snacks, drinks and merchandise for purchase, they even gave us coolers to use with ice while we started the back 9 holes. The worst part of this course is the smell but for anyone who's been around moccasin bend you know that's just an inevitable evil with the water treatment plant nearby. I'll always suggest this course to my friends who are maybe new to the area or new to the game, never been disappointed

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Eagle Bluff Golf Club

3.6

9.5 mi

This course has been closed for business for over a year. The owner decided to close the course.read more

$25 on the weekend with cart which was a great price for the course and to the condition it was in…read more- pretty decent shape tees, fairways and greens. A course in comparable condition in my area (upstate SC) would run in the upper $40's. Very demanding from the blue tees. Its located inside a upper scale subdivision (one of those places that had planned to be 'gated' but there's no guard at the gate).

A metal sculpture of an eagle at the 1st tee. Take time to notice some of the intricate detail - the fish in the water.

Guardhouse at entrance

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Signal Mountain Golf & Country Club

10.6 mi

We visited this country club to get a feel of the people and talk to some locals about their…read moreexperience living in Signal Mountain. The manager stoped what he was doing and came out and talked to us for a good half hour. We took a tour which was constantly interrupted by club members welcoming us to the area. This place is full of great staff, great club members and a beautiful atmosphere.

The Honors Course

11.1 mi

Very exclusive club. Beautiful view from the clubhouse. The turkey Reuben and banana pudding are…read moreto die for. The men folk raved about the course all week, watch out on 16. If you get the opportunity, take it to play this course. You will not be disappointed.

The Waggle

1.0

21.2 mi

Hands down the worst place in town to get a drink. Total indifference from the bartenders -- male…read moreor female, didn't matter. I sat there for 10 minutes without even being acknowledged today. They were having a great time. I wasn't. I've been here four times, and somehow it's gotten worse every visit. If you value your time or money, go anywhere else. Downtown spots like Table 43, Jefferson's, Cherokee -- all of them provide far better service. This place flat-out sucks. It's not a bar -- it's a clubhouse for SimGolf A-Holes, not paying customers. Avoid. 1 star, because 0 wasn't available.

From the owner: Dalton's premier Sports Bar and Golf Simulator!…read more Located right outside The Mill! The Waggle provides an up-beat and guest forward atmosphere, that caters to golf enthusiasts as well as sports lovers of all kinds! From a full 18 Holes to Private event functions, The Waggle is the place where the drinks are cold and the laughs are loud! Whether you're joining us for live music, or cheering on your team, you're guaranteed to have a fantastic time! So Waggle on up, Tee it high and Let it fly!

Bays with golf simulators

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Rock Island State Park

4.8

(82 reviews)

59.9 mi

This was a beautiful State Park. Lots of amenities, picnic areas, bathrooms, camping spots. The…read morecabins were restricted to guests only so I didn't see them. The trails were perfect. A mixture of easy and not so easy. But this almost 63yo made it! The falls were gorgeous to behold. Would definitely return.

Amazing short hike down stairs and rocks to a beautiful rocky river bed filled with boulders, pools…read moreof clear water, cliffs dripping with water or actual water falls all over the cliffs. The cliff faces look like hanging gardens filled with native plants. Beautiful ferns cling to the rocks with some covering an entire surface with graceful fronds. This place is magical and wonderful. GO!

Rock Island State Park

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Splash Island - Tullahoma

4.0

61.5 mi

My kids got flipped off and cussed at a lifeguard they told him and the kids were very close and he…read moresaid he did not care

Food is overpriced but besides that it's fun for kids adults teams. There's water slides. There's a…read morelazy river and it is fine.

Red Clay State Historic Park

4.9

(18 reviews)

15.6 mi

I occasionally afford myself the luxury of visiting places without really knowing what to expect…read more This park just wasn't that clear to me in its purpose, but it became more so after arrival, with a visitor center focused on Native American history and identifying this as a Cherokee Nation headquarters. A spread of recreated buildings outside offers opportunities for perusal. The most aesthetically distinctive site is a large spring of the sort that seem more common in Kentucky than Tennessee, which evinces a robust blue color and empties into a clear stream. The spring itself is off-limits, but the stream is open for wading. All of these sites are within sight of the initial entrance, but a trek uphill reveals picnic areas, an amphitheater, and a couple of mile trail through the woods. Between the different elements of the park, it was easy to spend a couple of hours there, and best of all, it's free, though the gift shop warrants examination.

Red Clay is not the type of state park that I would normally seek out. Why? It's not in the…read moremountains and the trails are tame. Nonetheless, something about it lured me in for a visit and I'm glad I ventured out here (on Indigenous People's Day coincidentally). Historically, it's really interesting that this was the last meeting site for the Cherokee tribe's council. The signs claim it is "where the Trail of Tears really began." I was really intrigued by the natural Spring called "the Blue Hole." I've never seen a spring that appears bright blue in a forest setting. Seeing this cool natural sight was pretty awesome. Also, I could just imagine the Cherokee using this spring water and being here hundreds of years before. Trail wise: Pretty flat and easy trails. It's not very challenging. But, it makes up for it because it's a calm place with beautiful forest. I loved walking around. Also, since this is small and off the beaten path, it's not crowded at all. Overall: highly recommended. Worth a visit!

Very blue water from natural spring

Blue hole

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Blue hole spring

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TB K.

Elite 16

226

10 years ago

We chose to play this course on the way down to the Masters and we chose based on proximity to the freeway and also the limited reviews we found. The reviews we read were on the positive side and seemed to be a solid option. The course is only a couple miles off the interstate and that's a 5/5, but that was one of the only highlights. The course does not have a driving range, only a small chipping area surrounding two putting greens. This would normally be fine, but the grass surrounding the putting greens were either bare, revealing only dirt and mud, or to short to secure a good position to practice chipping. The greens themselves were actually nice and well maintained, putting true and often quick. The layout was very open and allowed for a miss on virtually every hole due to limited tree presence and the wideness of the fairways, which is a plus for an amateur golfer. The fairways were also in good condition for the most part and we're easy to hit off of. The rough - I will start by saying...yes if I were to hit the ball straight I would not have to worry about the rough, but I sometime tend to be a Rory Sunday at Augusta on number 10. The condition of the rough was similar to that of a goat ranch, full of more bare sports and grass cut entirely to close to the ground. This was a let down and made most shots more difficult than they would on another course. Even after being in the rough multiple times it did not matter because we had to wait a ridiculous amount of time between shots - the groups in front were incredibly slow. Overall, the course was just ok but still a fun adventure. read more

Topher R.

15 years ago

the course is not bad, good layout, nice greens the only problem i have with them is the old guys who work there. I play alot usually as a single and they give me a hard time and are rude each time read more

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