1020 Jackson Hill Road, Burns, Tennessee 37029, US
(615) 797-9052
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About Montgomery Bell State Park

Three lakes are the draw inside the Montgomery Bell State Park outside of Nashville. The newly renovated, 117-room Lodge sits on Lake Acorn, featuring a restaurant and bar. There's also 47 rustic cabins that do not have air-conditioning or heating and 94 campsites, including 40 for campers and RVs. Activities at the park ranges from hiking and biking to golf on the 6,311-yard course, swimming at the Lake Acorn beach and fishing and boating on Lake Woodhaven. The golf clubhouse offers a snack bar. Kayaks and paddleboats are available for rent.

Facts

Price Range$$
Property Class★★★
Acres3850
Year Opened1943
Number of Units100-300

Amenities & Services

RestaurantsCasual
Room TypesRoom
Practice FacilityYes
Beach AccessYes
Banquet SpaceYes

Rules

Is the resort pet friendly?Yes
Is resort stay required for a tee time?No

Golf courses at Montgomery Bell State Park

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3.5
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Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

Need a new starter

I’ve played this course 15 times but will never again because the starter ruined the whole experience for an other wise solid course. I came up to the starter at 6:50 for my 7am tee time (checked in at the pro shop at 6:45) and he was incredibly rude.

He told me “Well I’m showing past 7 so your group is already almost done with hole 1”. After showing him 6:50 on my phone and his phone, I asked him if I should go ahead and tee off and he looked at me and said “no you should not have missed your tee time, it’s not my problem…”

I had to skip hole 1 to catch the group I was supposed to play with (who were incredibly kind and also very perplexed at the whole situation). Needless to say, I won’t be coming here anymore as long as that starter is there.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Guest in Town

I hosted a friend who was in town to a round of golf. We were able to play 18 holes in three hours and 15 minutes. The course was in great shape and the staff could not have been friendlier. Overall we had an outstanding time.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Crispy

Dried out, burned up. Maybe we'll try it again later this Fall.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Very Poor Conditions

I don't like to knock on State Park golf courses but this course has been very nice in the past. Not totally faulting the maintenance leaders as it has been very dry. But this course would be better suited shut down for a couple of months and let some mother nature do some healing. BARE are the tee boxes, very poor fairways and rock around all edges of fairway.

Greens were OK, good for them.

It is not worth paying any amount of money to play here right now.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

This is a beautiful course

It was a busy day with a lot of players on the course. The extremely dry weather left the course very rigid. The greens were fast but in pretty good shape.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Walked
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good course

Well the course is playable the ball runs another 50 yards because of dry conditions sometimes it’s good sometimes bad going OB but needs water bad I can mayb c after all this heat mayb unplayable without proper water

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Friendly staff and fun course

Staff were very friendly. Course was fun but challenging. Grenns well kept.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Best Value in Nashville Area

This golf course, for the money is the best value in the Greater Nashville area. It is subsidized by the County, so, this savings translates to the golfer. Fairway to green, you are playing a private country club level course. Very wide and open, greens are great... beautiful scenic golf course located in a large park.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice course

Course is not long but challenging. Greens were like putting on hardwood, just really fast. Overall, great experience at the course.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Not a happy camper

Horrible experience - would like to share with someone of authority - thanks

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Rough

I was very disappointed in the overall condition of the course. Other than the greens, the place is a mess. I think we counted one tee box with grass on it.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Pretty rough shape..3hrs for 9 holes

Staff is nice. About the only thing I can say about it. Drove from Nashville (45min)out to this course in the country. Once I saw the driving range. I knew we were in trouble. After the first hole we waited about 5-10 minutes per hole...alot of doubles and singles playing. After nine holes and seeing that there were 3 groups waiting to take the turn, decided it wasn't even worth getting a rain check. Will never be back..

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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