Grove, The

Few American golf courses have arrived with the kind of immediate fanfare that greeted The Grove when it opened in 2005. Designed by Greg Norman, the course was built as the centerpiece of a high-end residential and sporting community in Williamson County, south of Nashville, and it wasted no time establishing itself — Golf Digest named it the best new private course in the country in its debut year. Norman's design draws on the rolling Middle Tennessee farmland to create a layout that feels both grand and rooted in its landscape, with generous fairways framing views across the countryside and well-guarded greens that reward precise approach play.