Golf in Columbia

Columbia is the seat of Maury County, anchoring a corridor in central Middle Tennessee that has been horse country for two centuries. The region's limestone soils and gentle topography support the same conditions that made the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky famous — a parallel that was recognized by settlers from Virginia and the Carolinas who arrived in the early 19th century. James K. Polk's ancestral home is a state historic site just outside the city, and the county's agricultural heritage remains visible in the breeding operations and equestrian farms that occupy much of the rural landscape. Columbia has also grown as a manufacturing center, and the broader Maury County economy is more diversified than its horse-country image suggests. Golf here reflects the blend of rural heritage and modest urban growth that defines a working Middle Tennessee county seat.