Nashville Golf Open

Nashville Golf & Athletic Club was designed in 1972 by PGA TOUR player Bruce Devlin and his architect partner Robert von Hagge to potentially host a U.S. Open. That didn’t come to pass, but the layout is a challenging one that has hosted the Tennessee State Open on a number of occasions. The course is set on rolling terrain, with many tees providing views of the surrounding countryside. Fairways are separate and apart from each other without interference from another hole. The club considers its signature hole to be the 171-yard sixth, a scenic par 3 that plays from an elevated tee to a star-shaped green surrounded by bunkers.

New Event The Nashville Golf Open will be the third PGA TOUR-sanctioned event to be held annually in Tennessee, joining the TOUR’s FedEx St. Jude Classic in Memphis and the Web.com Tour’s News-Sentinel Open presented by Pilot in Knoxville. The Nashville event will be played the week after the FedEx St. Jude Classic. “As one of the emerging markets in the country, Nashville is an ideal location for our newest Web.com Tour event,” said Web.com Tour President Bill Calfee. “The business community has demonstrated phenomenal support behind a number of professional sports teams, and we are excited to add the Web.com Tour to the annual slate of top-tier events in the area.” Net proceeds from the Nashville Golf Open will benefit The First Tee of Middle Tennessee, a regional youth skills program operated by the Tennessee Golf Foundation, with programming locations in Nashville, Franklin, Smyrna, Murfreeesboro, Clarksville, Hendersonville and Sewanee.