Course Design
Westhaven Golf Club is the perfect place for golf enthusiasts of all levels to enjoy the game in a casual and friendly environment. In the short time since its opening in 2009, the Westhaven Golf Club’s course has received national recognition for its design and attention to detail including being named to GolfWeek and Golf Digest "2010 Best New Courses" lists. The 18-hole core golf course blends seamlessly with the surrounding hills and ridgelines of western Williamson County — its natural character as remarkable as the manicured fairways and greens. The Westhaven Golf Club was designed by renowned architects Arthur Hills, Steve Forrest and Associates as a core golf course. The course plays to a par 72 and measures 7,000 yards from the championship tee. This challenging layout boasts five sets of tees, TifEagle Bermudagrass and numerous bunkers to test all skill levels. To allow members a true golfing experience, the course has been configured separately from the neighborhood so that there are no homes lining the golf course which allows players to focus on the game. We welcome you to take a tour and learn more about our beautiful course and clubhouse.
Arthur Hills Philosophy
Golf course architect Arthur Hills has always admired traditional golf courses, such as Pinehurst #2, Shinnecock Hills, Cypress Point, Prairie Dunes, Seminole, Merion and Inverness. Taking a historic approach to every course he designs, his goal is to exceed expectations of beauty, preservation of natural features, strategic design and quality of construction. To that end, he includes elements which make for a fair and balanced course that is both aesthetically pleasing and strategically sound.
Arthur Hills Awards
Golf Digest, Golf Magazine, and scores of other golf publications have long awarded their highest honors to Arthur Hills golf courses. Golf Digest honored Hills by selecting courses of his design in its annual register of America’s Best New Courses and America’s Top 100 Courses.
- Golf World International tapped Oitavos Golf Club (Cascais, Portugal) the “Best New Golf Course in Europe for 2003."
- Golf Travel and Leisure magazine named Hills Golf Club (Mölndal, Sweden) as one of the “Top 10 New Courses in the World for 2005.”
- In total, 34 of the courses have hosted a PGA Tour, Champions Tour, LPGA Tour, Nationwide Tour, USGA, PGA of America, NCAA Championship and/or European Tour Event.
Hole #1 | "Dogleg"
| Par: 4 | Men's Handicap: 9 | Women's Handicap: 9 |
| 421 | 399 | 375 | 349 | 314 |
Introducing our first featured hole of the month: Hole #1, Dogleg! This picturesque opening Par 4 sets the tone for a great round. With a wide fairway landing area, a long bunker on the left, and a collection of bunkers guarding the dogleg's corner, strategy is key. A solid drive gives you a short to medium iron approach to an elevated green.
Hole #2 | "Lake"
| Par: 4 | Men's Handicap: 15 | Women's Handicap: 13 |
| 310 | 292 | 269 | 250 | 233 |
Our second featured hole is Lake, a short, driveable Par 4 that offers an exciting early birdie opportunity. This risk-reward hole challenges longer hitters to drive the green, while others may opt to lay up in the fairway. Water guards the entire left side, and the fairway slopes toward it, making accuracy key. Avoid the large bunker in the center of the fairway if laying up off the tee.
Hole #3 | "Otter"
| Par: 5 | Men's Handicap: 7 | Women's Handicap: 1 |
| 521 | 484 | 431 | 382 | 358 |
Next up is Otter, a Par 5 that’s reachable in two for the longer hitters. The aggressive route is down the left side of the fairway, avoiding the pot bunker in the middle to gain a better angle to the green. If playing as a three-shot hole, a player must decide to either layup short of the creek or play more aggressive over the creek to set up a much shorter approach. The angled green is elevated with a false front that repels shots to a front hole location.
Hole #4 | "Stonewall"
| Par: 3 | Men's Handicap: 17 | Women's Handicap: 15 |
| 177 | 160 | 140 | 131 | 113 |
Our next featured hole, Stonewall, is the first Par 3 on the front nine and runs alongside the Harpeth River. Framed by historic rock walls on the left and guarded by bunkers on the front left and a pot bunker on the front right. The deep, Redan-style green is angled from the front right to the back left and is as scenic as it is challenging. The right side of the green provides a pitchoff area that funneks balls away from the green, demanding precision on your approach.
Hole #5 | "Red Tail"
| Par: 4 | Men's Handicap: 5 | Women's Handicap: 7 |
| 428 | 390 | 345 | 309 | 267 |
Red Tail is a demanding Par 4 that plays to an elevated green after a slightly uphill second shot. Longer hitters may aim down the left side of the fairway, bringing the upper-left bunker into play, while others might prefer a safer shot short of the right bunker for the best approach angle.
Hole #6 | "Chainsaw"
| Par: 5 | Men's Handicap: 1 | Women's Handicap: 3 |
| 588 | 553 | 500 | 468 | 436 |
The longest Par 5 on the course, Chainsaw tests your strategy from start to finish. The tee shot must avoid the pond on the left, ideally playing down the left side of the fairway. The second shot is complicated by the "lone tree" strategically placed on the right, setting up a challenging angle to the green that is divided by a middle tier and sloping tiers on the left and right. The green is guarded by a pot bunker in the front center.
Hole #7 | "Snapper"
| Par: 3 | Men's Handicap: 13 | Women's Handicap: 17 |
| 201 | 180 | 162 | 146 | 126 |
Snapper, the second Par 3 on the front nine, features a boomerang-shaped green guarded by a pond on the left. Players face a mid to long iron or hybrid off the tee, with a bailout area to the right of the green offering several recovery options.
Hole #8 | "Snake"
| Par: 4 | Men's Handicap: 11 | Women's Handicap: 11 |
| 370 | 342 | 303 | 278 | 257 |
Snake is a unique Par 4 that plays slightly downhill to the landing area before rising to an elevated green. A driver or fairway wood off the tee leaves a short iron approach to a green surrounded by a deep bunker encircling half its perimeter.
Hole #9 | "Tiers"
| Par: 4 | Men's Handicap: 3 | Women's Handicap: 5 |
| 470 | 438 | 399 | 363 | 323 |
Closing out the front nine is Tiers, the longest Par 4 on this side of the course. This hole plays to a wide fairway with no bunkers, feeding slightly left. The second shot is a test of accuracy to reach the large, undulated green protected by a right-side bunker and a pot bunker at the back left. As one of the largest greens on the course, putting can be a challenge if faced with a long putt.
Hole #10 | "Rooster"
| Par: 4 | Men's Handicap: 2 | Women's Handicap: 8 |
| 474 | 444 | 409 | 370 | 290 |
Opening the back nine, Rooster is the longest Par 4 on the course, stretching over 470 yards from the back tees. A downhill tee shot leads to a wide fairway, followed by an uphill approach to a large, two-tiered green with challenging hole placements in the back portion of the green. The opening in the front of the green allows for shots to land short and bounce onto the putting surface.
Hole #11 | "Decision"
| Par: 4 | Men's Handicap: 16 | Women's Handicap: 12 |
| 345 | 327 | 303 | 278 | 258 |
Decision is a short, driveable Par 4 that tests strategy from the tee. Longer hitters may take on the green or choose to drive over the creek to the fairway short of the green. This aggressive play from the tee will set up a very short approach opportunity but also brings the penalty area into play. The safer play is with an iron or hybrid short of the creek to a desirable yardage to set up a short iron to a green well guarded by bunkers. The hole plays slightly downhill and the fairway is rolling in terrain which can produce awkward lies for your second shot. The green is shallow, but wide and offers various angles for your approach shot.
Hole #12 | "Tree"
| Par: 4 | Men's Handicap: 14 | Women's Handicap:16 |
| 357 | 333 | 305 | 246 | 197 |
The dogleg right Par 4 Tree demands a strategic tee shot. Players must decide whether to drive past the tree guarding the corner or aim at it to set up a clear approach to the green. A sliver of fairway to the right of the tree provides an approach to the green but is not the optimal angle. For longer hitters, an aggressive tee shot to the right of the tree may find the creek that runs along the entire right side of the fairway. The green is a small, two-tiered green guarded by bunkers on both sides. The best angle to the green is from the left.
Hole #13 | "Contest"
| Par: 4 | Men's Handicap: 6 | Women's Handicap: 2 |
| 425 | 403 | 358 | 309 | 276 |
Contest is a stunning uphill Par 4 with a unique split fairway divided by bunkers. The more aggressive right-side angle offers a shorter approach, but the second shot plays longer than it appears due to the uphill slope. The green is divided by a spine that splits the back portion of the green in two and is guarded on both sides of the green by deep bunkers.
Hole #14 | "Harpeth"
| Par: 5 | Men's Handicap: 10 | Women's Handicap: 10 |
| 555 | 533 | 504 | 456 | 414 |
Named for the river it follows, Harpeth is a Par 5 with a downhill dogleg left. While reachable in two for longer hitters, most players must navigate fairway bunkers on the second shot to set up an accurate approach to the large, multi-tiered green. The opening in the front of the green allows for balls approaching from the right to bounce short and run onto the green. The front left of the green is guarded by a bunker and another bunker is positioned to the middle-right of the green.
Hole #15 | "Short"
| Par: 3 | Men's Handicap: 18 | Women's Handicap: 18 |
| 142 | 126 | 107 | 100 | 82 |
Short is the shortest Par 3 on the course, playing alongside the Harpeth River. This mid-iron shot demands accuracy to hit the elevated green, which is guarded by bunkers on both sides. The green drops off severely in the back.
Hole #16 | "Long"
| Par: 3 | Men's Handicap: 12 | Women's Handicap: 14 |
| 212 | 180 | 165 | 148 | 130 |
Long is the one of the more challenging Par 3s on the course, requiring a long iron, hybrid, or fairway wood to a large Biarritz style green with no bunkers. A recovery area short and middle right of the green provides some relief for missed tee shots. A rock wall guards shots missed long and to the right and a penalty area runs down the left.
Hole #17 | "Eagle"
| Par: 5 | Men's Handicap: 4 | Women's Handicap: 4 |
| 557 | 529 | 508 | 473 | 436 |
The picturesque Par 5 Eagle wraps around a lake guarding the left side from tee to green. Longer hitters must thread their tee shot between bunkers on the right and the water on the left. The layup shot requires precision to avoid the lake and bunkers guarding the layup area to the right, setting up a challenging approach to an undulated green.
Hole #18 | "Sunset"
| Par: 4 | Men's Handicap: 8 | Women's Handicap: 6 |
| 448 | 424 | 396 | 354 | 321 |
Closing out your round, Sunset is a gorgeous Par 4 playing back toward the clubhouse. A generous fairway welcomes your tee shot, with the second shot aimed at an undulated, three-tiered green sloping from back to front and protected by a pair of deep, front-right bunkers.