Montlake Golf Club sits in Soddy Daisy, Tennessee, a community in Hamilton County north of Chattanooga. The course was designed by Earl Spear, a golf architect active in the mid-twentieth century who worked across the Southeast. Spear's design reflects the regional topography and landscape character typical of East Tennessee, with routing that works through the rolling terrain and native vegetation of the area. The course layout takes advantage of the natural elevation changes and wooded setting common to the Soddy Daisy region. Like many regional courses of its era, Montlake was built to serve the local golfing community and has maintained that character over its history. The design incorporates the strategic elements characteristic of Spear's work—routing that respects the land's natural contours and hole designs that reward accurate shot-making without excessive length. Montlake remains a private club and continues to serve golfers in the greater Chattanooga area. The course provides a solid test of golf rooted in its Tennessee setting, with the kind of understated design philosophy that was common among regional architects of the mid-twentieth century. Its membership and operations reflect the traditions of a established regional club, with the course itself representing a straightforward approach to golf course design that emphasizes playability and connection to the local landscape.