Spring Creek Ranch

Collierville, TN Private

Overview

During the early decades of golf in the U.S., courses were developed on natural, open properties in rural areas, often on former farms or ranches where the rolling land dictated the character of the holes. This simple formula describes Spring Creek Ranch Golf Club, a bucolic, stand-alone golf facility located on an old ranch east of Memphis. The easygoing design was part of a philosophical shift in the way Nicklaus built courses, transitioning from an eye that emphasized shotmaking to a more genteel style of shaping sympathetic to a range of skill sets. That’s not to suggest Spring Creek Ranch is benign—the holes zig-zag around ponds and wetlands, jump creeks and dart through the woods. One of them, a double-fairway par 5, occupies a staggering 20 acres of land.

About

Holes 18
Length 7475
Slope 145
Facility Type Private
Designer Jack Nicklaus, ASGCA

Awards

100 Greatest the Second 100
Best Courses in Every State

Ranking history:

Second 100 Greatest: Ranked since 2015.
2023-'24 ranking: 198th.
Previous ranking: 168th.
Highest ranking: No. 164, 2017-'18.

Best in State: Ranked third, 2021-'22 (previously second).

Panelists

Ratings from our panel of 1,900 course-ranking panelists

3.9

100 GREATEST/BEST IN STATE SCORES

Shot Options
7.364
Character
7.3559
Challenge
7.3905
Layout Variety
7.2675
Fun
7.1242
Aesthetics
7.3039
Conditioning
7.2216

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