Springhouse Links At Gaylord Opryland Resort - Tennessee, U.S.A.

The Springhouse Links at Gaylord Opryland is located in the Country music capital of Nashville. Designed by former U.S. Open and PGA champion Larry Nelson, the course is an exposed, linksy layout that features tracts of wetlands and is bordered by limestone bluffs. The Course takes its name from the century old springhouse located behind the fourth hole. Springhouse is owned by the Gaylord Opryland Hotel, which is adjacent to the historic 4,400-seat Grand Old Opry, America's showcase for country music. From 1994 through 2003, the course was the home of an event on the Champions Tour.

 

Blessings Golf Club - Arkansas, U.S.A.

Blessings Golf Club, a private course in the town of Johnson, just outside Fayetteville in the northwest corner of Arkansas, made its debut in June 2004. Designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr., the course was developed by Jim Tyson of Arkansas-based Tyson Foods. The dominant design feature is Clear Creek, with holes rimmed by wild grasses swooping over the steep elevation changes along and across the creek. Indeed, the course was going to be called the Course at Clear Creek right up until opening day, when Tyson decided to count his blessings. Blessings is the home of the University of Arkansas golf team, whose most famous product is John Daly. The Fred and Mary Smith Razorback Golf Center has six indoor/outdoor practice bays, an indoor video swing analysis station, and locker facilities for the men's and women's teams, while the state-of-the-art practice range was created by leading golf teacher and CBS commentator Peter Kostis. The Golf Center and clubhouse were designed by University of Arkansas architecture professor and emerging international architect Marlon Blackwell.