Hardest golf courses in Tennessee

The 50 hardest golf courses in Tennessee carry slope ratings from 155 at The Honors Course in Ooltewah to 127. They are ranked from the 76 Tennessee courses with a reliable published slope rating; the median slope across that group is 129.

1. 1 The Honors Course Ooltewah Private 155 slope Par 72 · 78.3 rating · 7,694 yds
2. 2 TPC Southwind Memphis Private 149 slope Par 71 · 75.6 rating · 7,244 yds
3. 3 The Governors Club Brentwood 142 slope 74.2 rating · 7,031 yds
4. 4 Richland Country Club Nashville 141 slope 74.0 rating · 7,011 yds
5. 5 Belle Meade Nashville 140 slope 74.5 rating · 6,964 yds
6. 6 Hillwood Country Club Nashville 140 slope 74.2 rating · 7,059 yds
7. 7 Tennessee National Golf Club Loudon 139 slope 75.2 rating · 7,393 yds
8. 8 Graysburg Hills Golf Course Baileyton 139 slope 72.3 rating · 6,760 yds
9. 9 Colonial Country Club Bartlett 138 slope 75.3 rating · 7,334 yds
10. 10 Bear Trace Lakesite 138 slope 73.9 rating · 7,111 yds
11. 11 Stones River Country Club Murfreesboro 138 slope 73.5 rating · 6,880 yds
12. 12 Nashville Golf & Athletic Club Brentwood 137 slope 76.8 rating · 7,590 yds
13. 13 Sevierville Golf Club Sevierville 137 slope 74.3 rating · 7,120 yds
14. 14 Oak Ridge Country Club Oak Ridge 137 slope 73.3 rating · 6,885 yds
15. 15 Willow Creek Golf Club Farragut 135 slope 74.5 rating · 7,228 yds
16. 16 Fox Den Country Club Knoxville 135 slope 74.3 rating · 7,110 yds
17. 17 Egwani Farms Rockford 135 slope 72.6 rating · 6,708 yds
18. 18 Brentwood Country Club Brentwood 135 slope 72.0 rating · 6,482 yds
19. 19 Westhaven Golf Club Franklin 134 slope 75.5 rating · 7,259 yds
20. 20 Jackson National Golf Club Jackson 134 slope 73.7 rating · 7,011 yds
21. 21 Memphis Country Club Memphis Private 134 slope Par 70 · 72.7 rating · 6,717 yds
22. 22 Gaylord Springs Golf Links Nashville 133 slope 73.1 rating · 6,842 yds
23. 23 Covington Country Club Covington 133 slope 71.9 rating · 6,618 yds
24. 24 Cherokee Country Club Knoxville 133 slope 71.6 rating · 6,407 yds
25. 25 Old Hickory Country Club Old Hickory 133 slope 71.6 rating · 6,617 yds
26. 26 Ridgeway Country Club Memphis 132 slope 74.0 rating · 7,013 yds
27. 27 Harpeth Hills Golf Course Nashville 132 slope 73.5 rating · 6,899 yds
28. 28 Chickasaw Country Club Memphis Private 132 slope Par 72 · 72.8 rating · 6,720 yds
29. 29 The Course at Sewanee Sewanee 132 slope 72.4 rating · 6,702 yds
30. 30 Signal Mountain Golf and Country Club Signal Mountain 132 slope 70.1 rating · 6,148 yds
31. 31 Greystone Golf Club Dickson 131 slope 73.2 rating · 7,046 yds
32. 32 Cedar Crest Golf Club Murfreesboro 131 slope 72.7 rating · 6,828 yds
33. 33 Hermitage Golf Course Old Hickory 131 slope 72.3 rating · 6,770 yds
34. 34 Three Ridges Golf Course Knoxville 130 slope 74.0 rating · 7,140 yds
35. 35 Holston Hills Country Club John Sevier 130 slope 73.6 rating · 7,037 yds
36. 36 Green Meadow Country Club Alcoa 130 slope 71.5 rating · 6,534 yds
37. 37 Elizabethton Municipal Golf Course Elizabethton 130 slope 70.7 rating · 6,407 yds
38. 38 Indian Hills Golf Course Murfreesboro 129 slope 72.3 rating · 6,741 yds
39. 39 Rarity Bay Vonore 129 slope 72.3 rating · 6,799 yds
40. 40 Patriot Hills Golf Club Jefferson City 129 slope 72.2 rating · 6,710 yds
41. 41 Centennial Golf Course Karns 129 slope 71.7 rating · 6,633 yds
42. 42 Creeks Bend Golf Club Middle Valley 129 slope 71.7 rating · 6,490 yds
43. 43 Nashboro Golf Club Nashville 129 slope 71.3 rating · 6,384 yds
44. 44 Windyke Country Club Memphis Private 128 slope 72.7 rating · 6,813 yds
45. 45 Lakewood Golf & Country Club Tullahoma 128 slope 71.5 rating · 6,613 yds
46. 46 Lebanon Golf & Country Club Lebanon 128 slope 70.6 rating · 6,389 yds
47. 47 Champions Run Golf Course Rockvale 127 slope 73.7 rating · 6,982 yds
48. 48 Chatata Valley Golf Club Cleveland Public 127 slope Par 72 · 73.7 rating · 7,089 yds
49. 49 Quail Ridge Golf Course Bartlett 127 slope 72.6 rating · 6,675 yds
50. 50 Brown Acres Golf Course East Ridge Public 127 slope Par 72 · 72.4 rating · 6,742 yds