Bluegrass at Bluegrass Yacht & Country Club

Bluegrass Yacht & Country Club sits in Hendersonville, Tennessee, along the shores of Old Hickory Lake in the northern Nashville metropolitan area. The course was designed by Bob Cupp, an architect who worked extensively with Jack Nicklaus before establishing his own practice and became known for creating strategic layouts that emphasize shot values and natural land movement. Cupp's work here reflects his preference for integrating golf holes into existing terrain rather than imposing artificial features.

The routing takes advantage of the lakeside property, with several holes playing near or along the water. The topography in this part of Middle Tennessee provides rolling elevation changes that add variety to the playing experience, and mature trees frame many fairways. Cupp's design philosophy typically favors wide landing areas that reward precision on approach shots rather than punishing tee shots, and his green complexes often feature subtle contours that require careful reading.

The club serves as a private facility combining golf, yachting, and social amenities for its membership. Old Hickory Lake, a reservoir on the Cumberland River system, provides the setting for the club's waterfront activities and influences the character of the property. The course represents one of several Cupp designs in Tennessee and the broader Southeast, where his work contributed to the region's golf landscape during the latter decades of the twentieth century.