The Honors Course

Ooltewah, TN Private

Overview

Considered radical in the early 1980s because of its acres of tall, native-grass rough, durable Zoysiagrass fairways and terrifying greens perched atop bulkheads of rock, today The Honors Course is considered a well-preserved example of Pete Dye’s death-or-glory architecture. Other than reducing the contours in a couple of greens (particularly the 18th) in the late 1990s, and adjusting the bunkering in 2008, Dye left the course alone for most of his career. Georgia architect Bill Bergin did create a new practice facility at the club in 2015, and Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner touched everything up again in 2022.

About

Holes 18
Length 7450
Slope 151
Facility Type Private
Year Opened 1983
Designer Pete Dye, ASGCA

Awards

100 Greatest
Best Courses in Every State

Ranking history:

100 Greatest: Ranked since 1987.
2023-'24 ranking: 31st.
Previous ranking: 28th.
Highest ranking: 21st, 1987-'88.

Best in State: Ranked 1st in Tennessee since 1987.

Panelists

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

4.7

100 GREATEST/BEST IN STATE SCORES

Shot Options
7.8788
Character
8.1643
Challenge
8.0652
Layout Variety
7.8907
Fun
7.5303
Aesthetics
7.8404
Conditioning
7.9351

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