true greens, they have yardage books you can buy in the club house for 5 dollars and flag positions telling you how many feet from the center of the green the flag is. also memberships there are very cheap goto beartrace.com

alittle high on weekends but weekday 29 dollars plus tax great course for the buck

the course is excellent fairways bunkers and green side bunkers make this course play very tough especially if the wind is blowing off the lake.

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excellent great food tuesdays and thursdays the cook is not there

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putting green huge with uphill and downhill putts driving range nice

Course never plays the same. Tee,s and Pin placement are changed offen. Speed of greens maybe diffrant from green to green. Fairways are some of the best I ever played.

Some Yardage Markers were qustionable. New fairway marking speed up play. I would like to see 250 Yard markers on the Par 5s and longer par 4s.

A very well kept Golf Course. Fairly priced. Is inside Tims Ford State Park. Many other Nearby things to Do. Hunting, Fishing, Swiming, Etc

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I never Met or spoke to anyone who works here. I can tell from what I saw that service is very good and quick.

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Mostly I play with My Son here and We usally Go elewhere to Eat. Not to say that the food is bad but Mostly afher a round of golf I like to eat prime rib and have a few highballs.

This is one of the two or three best courses I have played in Tennessee. The price is somewhat high but it is worth it one time. There is nothing special about the course but it is just a great course.

Fast ,smooth Greens, fairways are the best in this state. Good selection of tee,s, perfect amount of sand in the traps. Matt is the best teaching Pro in the area. and will

some yardages on some par 3 holes seem to be a little shorter than listed on card.Course can use 250 and 200 yard markers on fairways to speed up play. Played here opening day in July of 99 course was pack and play was slow. Course should of had forecaddies on all holes. rough around green side traps too high and a few traps were unfairly deep. Club should have Caddies like Cog Hill which is also a public Course.

Currently rough is now cut back. Course is in its best shape ever.Green fees have been cut by 20 bucks. Best value in the south. Friendly staff.

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Great service in Pro shop and Grill.

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Clean bathroom, good drinking water on course

Fairways are in great shape all year.

Rough is too high in some places like on the right side of the 12th hole.

Best Condition course I ever played.

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Allways great service, everyone feels
welcome here.

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This course has Great teaching Pro,s.

Great condition and design, beautiful tees and fairways, nice clubhouse.

Sort of hard to find...do not take a wrong turn in the Winchester town square like I did and you will not be late for your tee time! Look for the Bear Trace signs. The pro was great about it though...he just put us one group back.

I did the three-stop Bear Trace tour last weekend with 7 college buddies--Crossville, Chattanooga (reviewed Harrison Bay earlier) and Tims Ford. I liked Harrison the best and Tims Ford was my second favorite. Really good condition, lots of interesting holes...you can run the ball up on a number of the greens.....bunkers generally around landing areas as well as greens. You will need to put the ball in the right part of the fairway to have a decent approach...you will also need to hit to the right areas of each green as they have a lot of slope on them. I would recommend a high-spin ball to hold these firm greens.

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Very good customer service...Bear Trace is going to take away some of the RTJones Trail customers. I have played three of the Jones Trail courses too and these Bear Trace courses I like a little better as far as design goes.

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great clubhouse, good food, nice range, friendly people.

Bunker placements, condition and slope of the greens. The staff is a definite strength. The driving range is large enough to handle a large number of players.

The rough was so deep some lesser players may get tired of losing balls. The practice putting green could be larger.

I think this is the best of the Bear Trace courses to date. The greens are in great shape and very challenging if you are not in the right spot. Overall condition of the course was excellent. Better keep your ball in the fairway or you stand a good chance of losing it in the rough. This course will challenge all levels of players, however better players may find it more enjoyable, and appreciate some of the shots needed more than higher handicap players.

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Tee times were extremely easy to get and the pro really worked to get the groups off at their assigned times. Never did I feel rushed however. Will definitely make the hour long drive to play this course anytime.

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The head pro was great,he allowed our group to go off the back when the groups began backing up on the first tee.The pro shop was not completed when I played so I cannot comment on it.

Good bunkers, nice par 3's

The rough, too easy to lose balls if you miss the fairway.
Price is not bad for the course, but for a state owned course, maybe a lil steep at 54.00

hmmm, this is a Nicklaus course, so that should give you a good idea about the bunkers. Pretty much what you would expect. Course is in good shape. We have had lots of rain so fairways and greens are real nice right now. Play fairly smart and it is not a hard course at all. A should play course if you are in the area. I am not a great player and managed some good scores below my handicap (mid 80's comapred to 90's on home course Arnold AFB). Toughest thing here is the rough. Long thick grass about waist high. If you miss the fairway, kiss the ball goodbye

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Dave is the man........

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Dave is great, he left Arnold AFB and went here, we miss him badly, great guy, keeps a great course

Good conditioned greens and fairways. Makes you hit good golf shots to score well. Challenging greens.

Lacks interest overall. After I played it, I could only remember a few holes.

This is the only Nicklaus course I have played and was a little disappointed after reading all the rave reviews. It was in good shape but watch out for the severe rough. Fairways are generous and not too hard to hit. If you miss the green, get ready for a challenging recovery shot. Once on the green, 3 putting is no problem if you're not careful. Fast and undulating is one of Jack's signatures. A few holes are scenic, but the majority are forgetable.

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Hard to find this course. A little pricey for a state facility.

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Nice clubhouse and range. Restaurant was not open. Lots of Nicklaus stuff to buy.

Greens are great

Damn geese will get you!

Great course! I grew up around that area. They did really well with the land. Lake view on alot of the holes. Fairly long from the back tees. If you go, go after 3 p.m. It's a little cheaper. A must if your in the area.

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