Two championship courses—President's Reserve and General's Retreat—set along the Cumberland River. This is more of a golf destination than a typical public course.

A Scottish links-style course along the Cumberland River, with limestone bluffs, wetlands, and a very different feel from Nashville's inland courses.

A scenic public championship course in the Harpeth River bottom with a mix of traditional parkland and links-style holes.

An 18-hole championship course stretching more than 6,800 yards, with TifEagle Bermuda greens and Madison Creek running through the property. The club describes itself as just 15 minutes from downtown Nashville and open to the public.

Known locally for its bentgrass greens, with a layout that transitions from a more links-like front nine to a traditional back nine.

A long-established public course south of downtown with bentgrass greens and a traditional Nashville-area layout.

A Raymond Floyd-designed public course with rolling Tennessee terrain and a good mix of challenge and playability. It is regularly included among Nashville-area public golf recommendations.

A convenient south-of-Nashville option with rolling fairways and a reputation as a good-value public course.

An Arnold Palmer-designed course recently renovated with rebuilt bunkers and TifEagle greens. It's open to the public and positioned between Nashville and Franklin.