VANDERBILT LEGENDS CLUB

Middle Tennessee's rolling terrain creates natural amphitheaters for golf, and this Robert Trent Jones Jr. design maximizes every undulation with strategic bunkering that punishes wayward drives while rewarding proper angles. The signature par-3 17th plays over a stone-lined creek to a peninsula green that demands precise distance control, especially when the pin sits on the narrow back shelf. What elevates this daily-fee gem above Nashville's crowded golf scene is Jones's restraint—he carved holes through mature hardwoods without overdoing the water features or manufactured drama.