Country Hills Golf Club
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Located just 20 minutes north of Nashville, Country Hills Golf Club in Hendersonville is not only conveniently situated, it also offers a challenging round for golfers of all skill levels. The narrow fairways demand accuracy, especially on the front nine's tricky par 4s. The holes on the back nine are somewhat more open but those benefits are offset by a variety of well-placed hazards and hillier terrain that make it the more challenging of the two nines. Playing with someone who is familiar with the course or at least thoroughly studying the scorecard beforehand would be helpful. Golfers should brace themselves for the especially treacherous second and 15th holes. To prepare for this formidable test, golfers can warm-up on the large driving range and putting green.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | 70 | 6174 yards | 71.8 | 123 |
| Middle | 70 | 5710 yards | 69.9 | 120 |
| Forward (W) | 70 | 5003 yards | 68.7 | 118 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 69.7/120 | 364 | 184 | 384 | 452 | 162 | 387 | 184 | 361 | 398 | 2876 | 360 | 502 | 531 | 378 | 169 | 386 | 200 | 380 | 429 | 3335 | 6211 |
| White M: 68.1/118 | 350 | 163 | 363 | 431 | 148 | 370 | 167 | 346 | 378 | 2716 | 334 | 480 | 515 | 343 | 156 | 369 | 178 | 356 | 415 | 3146 | 5862 |
| Yellow M: 65.6/111 | 340 | 145 | 301 | 376 | 138 | 305 | 118 | 314 | 329 | 2366 | 318 | 425 | 449 | 296 | 150 | 349 | 168 | 342 | 392 | 2889 | 5255 |
| Red W: 68.4/114 | 320 | 116 | 296 | 373 | 135 | 293 | 118 | 311 | 326 | 2288 | 305 | 420 | 446 | 259 | 144 | 319 | 134 | 279 | 350 | 2656 | 4944 |
| Handicap | 5 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 8 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 70 |
| Handicap (W) | 7 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 |
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Staff is terrible
Ended up playing behind the group that had the teetime AFTER mine and play the entire round in almost 5hrs. Staff said they group in front of me was on pace, but they didn't take into account that they teed off early. Asked for a ranger at the turn and found out they didn't have one that day. Went in after the round to ask what the groups name was booked so I can ask if they are playing when/if I book in the future. The person inside said "I do this for a living and they are on pace" not exactly what you want to hear when you've been waiting 10-15 mins per hole when teeing off, and again on the second shot. My usual playing partner just got a membership there for the year. I was debating it, but now if they gave it to me for free id still say no.
Management there needs to educate the staff on how to handle situations like this
Challenging
The greens were excellent! Tee shots are a priority. If you're looking to score, you won't be grabbing the driver on a lot of the holes. Fun course and the staff were really friendly.
5hr30min round
Staff said that's normal after I stopped in and asked for the ranger which wasn't there that day. Came back in after 18th and the employee said "I do this for a living" when questioned. I'll never play here again
full of surprises
We traveled south from Michigan to escape the snow, and find some green grass and golf. We played several RTJ courses, and found this course on Golf Now. It was challenging because of the elevation changes which we enjoy, the water, and slope of the fairways. Never sure what kind of surprise might be around the corner.
Two complaints in an otherwise fun outing
First, why does Country Hills not have ball washers on a day after rain? Stop being lazy guys. Put one out on every other hole or every third. You're aware of course conditions with or without rain the day before.
My biggest complaint is the staff booking about 5 foursomes in a twenty minute stretch after a group of 20-25 went off and took nearly an hour to tee off.
As a result, a 5.5 hour round of golf followed. At a minimum, there needs to be a ranger riding around focusing on speed of play. Regardless of how busy you are, the consideration for those already playing or who paid to play should be given the consideration of not cramming every golfnow.com booking into the day.
The greens were recently aerated, but have come back nicely. The fairways are still atrocious from the winter, but will come back in nicely as well. Hardly playable at this point though unless you use your foot wedge to adjust your lie.
First time I've played CH this year and I'll probably wait at least another month before attempting it again because 5.5 hours isn't worth playing in poor course conditions.
Challenging design
Played Country Hills for the first time this week. Friendly staff. The course was in good shape for this time of year (March). Greens were quite fast but rolled true. The tee shot has to be thought out here. Can't just bomb it on this course. Some holes I'm still not sure were the landing spot for you tee shot would be. Many of the holes have a lot of elevation changes. Makes for some great views. I think the course difficulty can lead to slower play for below average golfers.
Fun track!!
Fun and extremely challenging at the same time. I enjoyed the course layout, while the greens reminded me of putting on granite countertops,, fast but true. Can't wait to go back
Great Condition for a Municple course
The greens were punched about 2 weeks ago and in another week will be super.
Very poor Attitude at the front desk! Poor course management.
After Golfing at this course over 6 times in the past month,It has become painfully obvious that the personnel at the front desk are NOT golfers.I have been there every time in the early AM .This course Has a range,Although of the 6 times i have been there.the range was not available for use 3 times upon arrival. I am sorry to say that The staff at this course are less than professional. Who Golfs 18 Holes without Hitting any before the round? I was told the range was closed On Wednesday.Although when coming in off 18 the range was by some miracle open and in use. I do not like being lied to ! If the staff was too lazy to get the range open on time for opening then say that,DONT LIE TO PLAYERS ABOUT IT ! I will never play this course again. EVER!
Great Course, Great Staff, Great Value!
I played a foursome the other day but we booked 2x2 at different tee times through GolfNow. I called up Rusty at the clubhouse and he totally helped us out. He allowed my two buddies who had later tee times to move up and tee off with us keeping our foursome together. Thanks Rusty!
This isn't a course where you can pull out the driver and just "Grip It & Rip It". Almost every tee box presents a challenge and forces you to think about which club to hit off tee depending on what time of approach shot you want to hit. That being if you can keep it in the narrow fairways.
Even a perfectly hit drive will most times leave you with a very undulating lie as Country Hills is an appropriate name as almost every hole is either sloping or uphill.
The Par 3's are some of my favorite hole's I've played and some of the most beautiful. Almost all of them are either 10-20 yards below the tee box once again making you think about what club to hit.
Not to many hazards on the course as far as water or sand traps, but like mentioned above the challenge on this course is the consistent slopping and narrowness of the course.
As for as course condition, I would put Country Hills up against any public course in the Nashville area as being the best around! The fairways are always green and lush, no dead spots, no dry spots, no trash nothing but pure beautiful green fairways.
The same can be said about the greens, always in amazing shape. Never any dry spots, dead spots or anything that makes putting more challenging than it is. Pin placement is constantly changing and always challenging and a little note: more times than not you do NOT want to be above the hole as putting downhill will be a challenge, the greens are fast and it's hard to get the ball to stop once rolling down hill.
All in all, I love this course and HIGHLY recommend everyone giving it a shot. One of the best courses around.
OK value
There was a lot of mowing and weed-wacking going on while golfing...
Hills, Hills and more Hills
The rolling hills create a unique challenge and the price of the course creates a great value.
Tricky, but fun.
Country Hills is quite tricky. Sloping fairways, elevation changes and hidden danger. Maintained well, with fantastic greens. Enjoyed my round and will surely be back.
Tight fairways. Fast greens. Traps need attention. Great value.
Liked the elevation changes. Some tight holes. Greens were well maintained and fast. Some interesting water hazards. Few bunkers need work. Will definitely play again. Takes playing a time or two to learn the course.
Great Course!
Nice course, but challenging as well. Fairways and greens always in great shape. I always enjoy playing there.
Good short course that requires accuracy.
Really like this course. Only 6200 from tips, but it requires thinking on every shot because of the slops.
Very nice course
Enjoyable layout. Good challenges. Course condition very good
Best value in Hendersonville
Country Hills has rapidly become my favorite local spot to play. The par 70 course is way more challenging than meets the eye. The course set up rewards creativity, shot precision and length. Many of the par 4's force you to go with much less than a driver but on the others the grip it and rip it works perfectly. This course is known locally for its smooth fast greens. They never disappoint! The undulation plus speed will challenge every level of golfer. The greens role smooth so every put is fair and all 18 greens are consistent in speed and firmness. The staff is knowledgeable and welcoming. This is a must play course for a round that you are wanting to challenge your iron play and putting skills!
Great Value
Great course, great value, a couple of holes are silly, but overall good couse and conditions.
We are sorry for your slow round last Sunday. for whatever reason this past Sunday was overally busy with some of the best weather we have had in a while. We had run over 200 golfers through here that day and if I recall you guys were just a twosome so playing behind all those 4 somes can be a pain. to top it all off we had a group of 20 in a bachelor party that went out around 1:00 that I constantly had to go out and get to quit waiting on the group behind them to get to the green. We even quit running the beverage cart in hopes they would speed up. again I am sorry, unfortunately when the weather is nice and you tee off around 3:00 on a busy Saturday or Sunday afternoon the pace of play can be somewhat slow. we like for everyone to play in 4 1/2 hours and sounds like you guys were on a 5 hour pace as you quit with 2 holes remaining and had already been on the golf course 4 1/2 hours. We hope you will try us again this summer as we have more employees starting in May and will be able to marshall the course better. We appreciate you choosing Country Hills and hope you will give us another try.
Very slow play...
I love to play on this course but I have noticed that they are starting to "overbook" the course. Had a tee time for 2:48 yesterday and got out at 3. At 7:30pm we stopped playing.... we had just finished playing the 16th hole... The reason we stopped??? 2 groups of 4 waiting on the 17th. So for 4.5 hours of play I got in 16 holes.
I would be more than willing to pay a few more dollars a round if there were Rangers there to speed up play.
Sir I hate that you've had a bad experience at Country Hills. It is and has been our policy to have the range closed from 5 oclock on Tuesday afternoon until around 10 oclock on Wednesday to allow for us to pick the range clean of golf balls and be able to mow the range Wednesday morning without cutting up balls. Unfortunately if Wednesday mornings is your choice for play than this is going to be the case almost every time as this is one of our slowest mornings thus why we picked that day. As for the staff being less than professional I apologize if they did not properly explain why the range was closed and for how long. Lastly, although I agree with you on "who golfs 18 holes without hitting balls" surprisingly almost 75% of our players do not hit range balls before play. I certainly wish they would as it would help our bottom line. We hope you will consider giving us another try and I would welcome you to contact me either directly at the course or by phone anytime so we can come to a better understanding. We do appreciate your play and hope you will reconsider and come again.
Brad Shirley
PGA Director of Golf
615-824-1100