The Course at McLemore

Course Type: Resort

Design Role: Complete Redesign 2019

Co-Designer(s): Steve Weisser

Designer Notes

Just a short 35-minute drive from downtown Chattanooga, McLemore is a planned mountaintop, upper/upscale hotel and conference center located on beautiful Lookout Mountain, Georgia.

Formerly Canyon Ridge Club, this project was a complete renovation of an existing course. Collaborating with golf course designer Bill Bergin, the renovation enhanced the greens complexes, optimize angles to green locations, and improve fairway and greenside bunker placements. A completely new 18th hole was designed on a cliff edge overlooking McLemore Cove and the old fairway was repurposed into a 6 hole short course. Yardages were adjusted to create more variety and provide a world-class test for the game’s best players and accessibility for beginners.

Site Visit Photos

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Awards

• Golf Digest: America’s 100 Greatest of Public Courses

News

McLemore Named One of “America's 100 Greatest Public Courses”

The Club At Mclemore: Golf Above The Clouds

McLemore: An Island in the Sky

McLemore Club Opens Dramatic New Course (PDF)

Working Together (PDF)

Construction Work Nears Completion at McLemore Club

Hilton Hotel To Anchor McLemore Cove Resort

Golf Course Architects Rees Jones And Bill Bergin Join Forces To Redesign Lookout Mountain Resort Golf Course