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Chattanooga · TN

Brainerd Golf Course

Est. 1926 · Donald Ross

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Par
72
Rating
71.1
Slope
125
Length
3,942–6,470 yd
Holes
18
Par 72Out 36In 36Full card ▾
Hole123456789Out
Yds4201784085053832003244864193323
Par43454345436
Hole101112131415161718In
Yds3683113715051653864051704663147
Par44453443536
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About Brainerd Golf Course

Brainerd Golf Course is a City of Chattanooga municipal course on Old Mission Road, dating to the mid-1920s (most sources say 1926) and routed by Donald Ross, whose surviving drawings label the job simply "Chattanooga." The course was reworked by Alex McKay in 1953 and renovated again in 1983, which softened much of the Ross character, though the routing and several original greens remain. Golf writers today point to it as a Ross muni ripe for restoration.

Via Golf Digest — “Brainerd Golf Course”

Via Great Lakes Loops (Substack) — “The revival of Chattanooga muni”

Via Lying Four — “Brainerd”

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