Best Golf Courses in Tennessee (2026 Rankings)

Best public courses you can play

1Greystone Golf ClubDickson, TN8.1 2Bear TraceLakesite, TN8 3The Patch at The PreserveKingston, TN7.7 4Fair Oaks Golf CourseOakland, TN7.7 5Egwani FarmsEagleton Village, TN7.6 6Oak Ridge Country ClubOak Ridge, TN7.5 7Pickwick Landing State Park Golf CourseOlivet, TN7.3 8Gatlinburg Golf CoursePigeon Forge, TN7 9Williams Creek Golf CourseKnoxville, TN6.8 10Three Ridges Golf Courseknoxville, TN6.8 11Cattails Golf CourseKingsport, TN6.5 12Dyersburg Municipal Golf CourseDyersburg, TN6.5 13Beverly Park Golf CourseKnoxville, TN6.5 14Warrior's Path State Park Golf CourseColonial Heights, TN6.4 15Harpeth Valley Golf CenterNashville, TN6.2 16Patriot Hills Golf ClubJefferson City, TN6.2 17Country HIllsHendersonville, TN6.2 18Island Pointe Golf ClubSeymour, TN6.2 19Lambert Acres Golf ClubWildwood, TN6.1 20Dead Horse Lake Golf CourseKnoxville, TN5.9 21Graysburg Hills Golf CourseFall Branch, TN5.9 22Avalon Golf & Country ClubLenoir City, TN5.8 23Clinchview Golf and Country ClubBean Station, TN5.8 24Old Fort Golf CourseMurfreesboro, TN5.7 25Franklin Bridge Golf CourseFranklin, TN5.7 26Smoky Mountain Golf ClubNewport, TN5.6 27Gaylord Springs Golf LinksNashville, TN5.6 28Cole Park Golf CourseFort Campbell, TN5.5 29Cedar Crest Golf ClubMurfreesboro, TN5.5 30Pine Oaks Golf ClubJohnson City, TN5.5 31The Greens at DeerfieldLa Follette, TN5.4 32McDonald HillsRogersville, TN5.4 33Brainerd Golf CourseChattanooga, TN5.2 34McCabe Golf CourseNashville, TN5.2 35Elizabethton Municipal Golf CourseElizabethton, TN5.1 36The Crossings Golf ClubFall Branch, TN5.1 37Bear Trace at Cumberland Mountain State ParkCrossville, TN5 38Ted Rhodes Golf CourseNashville, TN4.8 39Oak HillsGreenbrier, TN4.8 40Bent Creek Golf CourseGatlinburg, TN4.7 41Harpeth Hills Golf CourseNashville, TN4.6 42Ruggles Ferry Golf CourseMascot, TN4.6 43Dandridge Golf & Country ClubDandridge, TN4.5 44Lakeside Golf CourseKingston, TN4.5 45Shelby Golf CourseNashville, TN4.2 46Valley Ridge Golf CourseMorristown, TN4.2 47Centennial Golf CourseOak Ridge, TN4.1 48The Golf Club at WindRiverLenoir City, TN4.1 49Whittle Springs Golf CourseKnoxville, TN4.1 50Ridgefields Golf & Athletic ClubKingsport, TN4

Top private clubs

Members-only — ranked for completeness; you can't book these.

1The Honors Course🏆 Ranked #29 in the U.S. · #1 in TNOoltewah, TN9.6 2Holston Hills Country Club🏆 Ranked #5 in TNKnoxville, TN8.4 3Troubadour Golf and Field Club🏆 Ranked #4 in TNNolensville, TN8.4 4TPC Southwind🏆 Ranked #6 in TNMemphis, TN8.3 5Richland Country Club🏆 Ranked #9 in TNNashville, TN8.3 6Colonial Country Club🏆 Ranked #7 in TNLakeland, TN8.3 7The Grove Greg Norman Golf Course🏆 Ranked #8 in TNCollege Grove, TN8.3 8Tennessee National Golf Club🏆 Ranked #13 in TNLoudon, TN8.2 9Memphis Country Club🏆 Ranked #11 in TNMemphis, TN8.2 10Hillwood Country Club🏆 Ranked #15 in TNNashville, TN8.2 11Belle Meade🏆 Ranked #14 in TNNashville, TN8.2 12The Course at SewaneeSewanee, TN8.1 13Rarity BayVonore, TN7 14Sevierville Golf ClubSevierville, TN6.8 15Cherokee Country ClubKnoxville, TN6.5 16Fox Den Country ClubFarragut, TN6.3 17Woodlake Lodge, Golf, and Country ClubTazewell, TN5.9 18Gettysvue Golf & Country ClubFarragut, TN5.6 19Green Meadow Country ClubAlcoa, TN5.4 20Willow Creek Golf ClubFarragut, TN5.2 21Lebanon Golf & Country ClubLebanon, TN4.7 22The Golf Club of BristolBristol, TN4.5 23Johnson City Country ClubJohnson City, TN4.2 24Link Hills Country ClubGreeneville, TN4.2 25Beaver Creek Country ClubKnoxville, TN4.1

How we rank: ordered by the NearGolf quality score (0–10), anchored on published "best of" lists where a course appears on one and a 6-axis rubric elsewhere. Ranked within the state. See region & national rankings →