Westhaven Golf Club
Westhaven Golf Club offers an 18-hole championship course designed by Arthur Hills that blends strategic play with rich Tennessee scenery. Its parkland layout and variety of natural hazards provide a challenging yet accessible experience for players across skill levels.
Course Overview
Westhaven Golf Club in Franklin, Tennessee, offers an exceptional private golfing experience centered around an 18-hole championship course designed by Arthur Hills. Since opening in 2009, the course has garnered national acclaim for its thoughtful layout that balances scenic beauty with strategic challenges, making it a noteworthy destination for players at various skill levels.
The course showcases a parkland-style design that integrates rolling terrain, mature hardwoods, and water elements, creating a setting that feels both expansive and intimate. From the first tee to the eighteenth green, golfers navigate a series of holes that demand careful club selection and shot placement, often influenced by natural hazards such as creeks, lakes, and well-positioned bunkers. The greens vary in size but consistently feature subtle contours that encourage precise putting and test approach shots.
Westhaven’s layout encourages diverse strategies. For instance, the par-5 third hole, known as "Otter," combines a pot bunker guarding the landing zone with a creek crossing just before an elevated green, challenging players to weigh risk and reward. Shorter holes like the par-4 eleventh, "Decision," provide strategic options with hazards that invite aggressive play or conservative layups. Scenery peaks on holes like the fourteenth, "Harpeth," where the course skirts the banks of the Harpeth River, merging natural beauty with demanding shot making.
Beyond the course itself, Westhaven supports its members with a robust practice facility, including a full driving range, multiple bunkers for short game work, and an extensive putting green. The clubhouse offers modern amenities tailored to the private club setting, ensuring comfort and convenience throughout the round.
Walking is encouraged at Westhaven, with terrain and course conditioning well-suited for those who prefer to experience the game on foot. Golf carts are available but often secondary to the peaceful pace that walking provides here.
Overall, Westhaven Golf Club exemplifies a thoughtfully crafted championship environment. It invites both serious golfers and enthusiasts alike to engage with a course where precision, patience, and playability coexist beneath Tennessee’s changing skies.
Course Highlights
Designed by Arthur Hills, Westhaven features distinctive holes like 'Otter' (3rd) with a creek crossing and pot bunkers, 'Decision' (11th), a risk-reward par 4 demanding precision, and 'Harpeth' (14th), which plays alongside a river, offering unique visual and strategic elements. The course combines natural water hazards and well-positioned bunkers to test all facets of the game, while its practice facilities provide year-round preparation opportunities.
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Guest Reviews
Jenny Jackson
Thank you WHGC for making my nieces 13th birthday a huge success. Job well done❤️
Madison Fiore
This is the best country club in the US. By far. This makes Augusta look like a muni.
David Theoret
If you live in -or frequent - the Nashville area and enjoy the game of golf, you have a few private clubs to choose from. Among them is the Westhaven Golf Club, home to a magnificent Arthur Hills championship golf course. Westhaven provides the perfect place for golf enthusiasts of all levels to enjoy the game in a casual and friendly environment. Since opening in 2009, Westhaven has received national recognition for its design and attention to detail. GolfWeek and Golf Digest both named Westhaven to their "2010 Best New Courses" list. Before parting ways, Mark directed me to the practice area, a place I could have easily spent the day. In addition to a full-length driving range where you can hit every club in your bag, there’s a short game chipping area with multiple bunkers, a fairway bunker for long-range sand shot practice, and a large practice putting green. The practice facility is open year-round. In case your old clubs aren’t treating you the way you think they should (or vice versa) the golf shop has access to all of the top brands including Titleist, Callaway, TaylorMade, Miura, Mizuno, PXG, and more! They also have a great selection of high-quality logoed apparel and all of the golf accessories you need to have an enjoyable round. I learned from the Westhaven website that all of the holes of names. Number 3 Is named “Otter” and is a par 5 that plays 484 yards from the Blue tees. The landing area has a lone pot bunker that needs to be avoided at all costs. Should you hit a good drive, Otter is going to present you with a choice. There’s a creek that crosses the fairway about 100 yards in front of the green. There’s a little room to the right if you want to bail out, but then you’ll have to deal with two pot bunkers between you and the green. Should you decide to go for the green, beware of the lake to the left of the elevated green. I think I know why they call this hole Otter; if you pull your 2nd shot left, you “otter” drop another! Number 7 (Snapper) is a par 3 that plays 180 yards from the Blue tees. Most players will hit a mid to long iron or hybrid into a boomerang-shaped green that is guarded on the left by a pond. Should you need to bail out of the tee, there’s some room to the right of the green that will leave several pitch options for a chance at par. Number 11 is a risk/reward hole aptly named “Decision.” If you have the distance off the tee, you have to give it a go. This short par 4 is listed at 280 yards but because it’s downhill it’s considerably shorter. It takes about a 240-yard carry to get over the thin strip of wetlands at the bottom of the hill. The green sits a few feet above the fairway and there’s a pot bunker in front that sees its share of play. A few subtle undulations in the green can make a two-putt challenging. The safe play is to lay up short of the wetlands, hit your short pitch up to the green, and putt for birdie. Number 14 (Harpeth) is the most picturesque hole on the course. This dogleg left par 5 plays 533 yards from the Blue tees and borders the Harpeth River. Play your tee shot downhill towards the cluster of bunkers. More bunkers dot the landscape on your way to the green, however, the landing area for your layup shot is pretty open. Play your approach shot over a couple of pot bunkers to an elevated green that is long and very narrow. Par is a good score here. Hole Number 17 is named Eagle, however, at 531 yards from the Blue tees, there can’t be many of them! It sure is a beautiful hole and plays around a lake that guards the left side of the entire hole. Bunkers form the right side, forcing a tee shot towards the water. On your layup, there’s plenty of room to the right past the last bunker. Play towards the green on your second and you may find the large cross bunker. The green is small and undulated. A more appropriate name – for me at least – would be Watery Grave!
Steven Ludwig
We are long time members who can enthusiastically recommend the club. Great value. Excellent people. Excellent restaurant.
Eli Anthony
Fun
Nicholas Oliver
Mr. Sir
Reminds me of a "Stepford housewives" community.
Cameron Campagna
Really great course. Joined in August 2021 when they were in the process of redoing their entire course. Turn the clock to Spring 2022 and the course improvements have been amazing. Not even a full year into complete reopening of the course and it is a night and day difference. Excited to see future projects and the golf course become that much more pure. Hidden Gem
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Madison Fiore
This is the best country club in the US. By far. This makes Augusta look like a muni.
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Course Details
Access & Location
4000 Golf Club Ln, Franklin, TN 37064, USA
Westhaven Country Clubhouse, featuring dining, pro shop, and locker rooms
Walking is welcome and encouraged; terrain is moderate with some rolling hills. Supportive shoes recommended.
Membership or member invitation required to book tee times
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