The Honors Course
Ooltewah, TN
The Honors Course is a private 18-hole, par-72 golf course in Ooltewah, Tennessee, playing 7,694 yards with a course rating of 78.3 and slope of 155. It is ranked #29 on Golf Digest's America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses (2025-26). It was designed by Pete Dye.
🏛 Designed by Pete Dye; P.B. Dye (co-design, 1984)
The Honors Course is a private, 18-hole Pete Dye design near Ooltewah, Tennessee, built in 1983 by Coca-Cola bottling heir Jack Lupton as a home for amateur golf. It has hosted the 1991 U.S. Amateur, the 1994 Curtis Cup, two NCAA Division I Championships and the 2005 U.S. Mid-Amateur.
Accolades
- Ranked #29, America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses (Golf Digest, 2025-26)
- Ranked #1, Best in Tennessee (Golf Digest, 2025-26)
- Ranked #54, Top 100 Courses in the U.S. (GOLF Magazine, 2024-25)
- Ranked #84, USA Top 100 (Top 100 Golf Courses, as of Oct 2026)
- Ranked #1, Top Courses in Tennessee (Top 100 Golf Courses, as of Oct 2026)
📍 9603 Lee Highway, Ooltewah, TN 37363
Course layout
Hole lines and layout © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tap a hole line for par and yardage.
Scorecard, hole by hole
- Par 72 over 18 holes: 4 par 3s, 10 par 4s, 4 par 5s
- Longest hole: No. 11, 604 yards, par 5
- Shortest hole: No. 14, 177 yards, par 3
- Hardest hole by handicap: No. 7 (par 4, 465 yards)
- Biggest elevation change: No. 2, about 40 ft downhill from tee to green
- Water in play on holes 5, 7, 8, 9, 15, 16 and 17
- Doglegs: 6 left, 5 right
| Hole | Par | Yards | Hcp | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 432 | 9 | dogleg left, 7 bunkers |
| 2 | 5 | 570 | 17 | dogleg right, 9 bunkers, plays about 40 ft downhill |
| 3 | 3 | 221 | 13 | 2 bunkers |
| 4 | 4 | 467 | 5 | dogleg right, 1 bunker, plays about 15 ft downhill |
| 5 | 4 | 513 | 3 | dogleg left, water in play, 4 bunkers |
| 6 | 5 | 603 | 11 | dogleg right, 9 bunkers, plays about 20 ft downhill |
| 7 | 4 | 465 | 1 | dogleg left, water in play, 3 bunkers |
| 8 | 3 | 228 | 15 | water in play, 1 bunker |
| 9 | 4 | 372 | 7 | water in play, 5 bunkers, plays about 10 ft uphill |
| Out | 36 | 3,871 | ||
| 10 | 4 | 492 | 4 | 11 bunkers |
| 11 | 5 | 604 | 12 | dogleg left, 4 bunkers, plays about 40 ft downhill |
| 12 | 4 | 380 | 8 | dogleg right, 14 bunkers |
| 13 | 4 | 435 | 14 | dogleg left, 3 bunkers |
| 14 | 3 | 177 | 16 | 6 bunkers |
| 15 | 4 | 501 | 2 | dogleg left, water in play, 3 bunkers |
| 16 | 3 | 206 | 10 | water in play, 2 bunkers |
| 17 | 5 | 548 | 18 | water in play, 9 bunkers, plays about 15 ft uphill |
| 18 | 4 | 480 | 6 | dogleg right, 4 bunkers |
| In | 36 | 3,823 | ||
| Total | 72 | 7,694 |
Scorecard from the Silver tees (7,694 yards). Doglegs, water and bunkers are read from the OpenStreetMap hole lines and mapped hazards © OpenStreetMap contributors. Elevation: Open-Meteo / Copernicus DEM, approximate.
Nearby golf courses
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Trace at Harrison BayHarrison | 3.8 | 18 | 72 | 73.9 / 138 | Public |
| Eagle Bluff Golf ClubChattanooga | 7.1 | 18 | 72 | 72.1 / 132 | Public |
| Bear TraceHarrison | 8.3 | 18 | 72 | 73.9 / 138 | Public |
| Back Nine ChattanoogaChattanooga | 8.4 | Public | |||
| Concord Golf Course | 9.2 | 18 | 67 | Public | |
| Council Fire Golf ClubChattanooga | 9.7 | 18 | 72 | 74.4 / 140 | Likely private |
| Brown Acres Golf CourseChattanooga | 10.0 | 18 | 72 | 72.4 / 127 | Municipal |
| Brainerd Golf CourseChattanooga | 10.0 | 9 | 72 | 71.5 / 122 | Municipal |
| Falcon Pointe Golf ClubCleveland | 10.2 | 18 | Municipal | ||
| Copper Basin Golf ClubMeadowview | 11.4 | Public |
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