White Plains Golf Course

Algood sits just outside Cookeville in the Upper Cumberland region of Tennessee — plateau country, where the Cumberland Plateau's elevation tempers the summer heat and the landscape rolls through hardwood forest and open farmland. It's a part of Middle Tennessee that doesn't draw the destination golf crowds, which means the courses here tend to serve their communities rather than perform for visitors.

White Plains Golf Course is that kind of place. An 18-hole layout in a small town carries a particular character — regulars who know every slope, a relaxed pace, and the kind of familiarity that makes a round feel like coming home rather than checking off a bucket list. These are the courses where the game gets played most honestly, without the theater of a resort or the exclusivity of a private club.

The Upper Cumberland's terrain gives course designers natural movement to work with — elevation changes, tree lines, and the occasional creek drainage that can turn a straightforward-looking hole into something more interesting than it first appears.