Montgomery Bell Golf Course

About Montgomery Bell Golf Course

This Burns, Tennessee gem sits within Montgomery Bell State Park and offers something increasingly rare, authentic parkland golf through mature hardwoods without the manufactured feel of modern resort courses. The routing takes full advantage of the rolling terrain and natural creek beds that meander through the property, creating honest risk-reward decisions rather than forced carries over artificial hazards. You'll find yourself navigating elevation changes and doglegs that feel like they've been there forever, which they probably have given the course's long-standing place in the Nashville area's golf scene. At 4.3 stars from nearly 200 Google reviews, it's clearly punching above its weight for a state park course, and the value proposition is hard to beat for golfers willing to venture 40 minutes west of Nashville. The conditioning won't rival the region's premium private clubs, but it's consistently solid, and the fact that you can walk adds to the old-school charm. If you're looking for GPS yardages and pristine bunkers, look elsewhere. But if you want honest golf that rewards course management over pure distance, Montgomery Bell delivers exactly what Tennessee parkland golf should be.

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