
The Legacy Course
The Legacy Golf Course
About this course
The Legacy Golf Course in Springfield, Tennessee, opened in the early 2000s as a daily-fee facility designed by Raymond Floyd, the four-time major champion who transitioned to course design after his competitive playing career. Floyd's design work, often done in collaboration with golf course architects, tends to emphasize strategic options and playability for a range of skill levels while incorporating risk-reward elements reflective of his competitive experience. The course sits in the rolling terrain north of Nashville, where the landscape provides natural elevation changes and wooded corridors typical of Middle Tennessee golf. The routing takes advantage of these contours, with holes playing through mature hardwoods and across open meadow areas. Water features appear on several holes, adding both visual definition and strategic consideration to shot placement. The design incorporates multiple tee boxes to accommodate different playing abilities, a common feature in modern daily-fee courses serving a broad membership and visitor base. Springfield itself is a small city in Robertson County with a modest golf market, and The Legacy serves as the primary public golf option in the immediate area. The facility includes practice amenities and a clubhouse with basic dining services typical of regional daily-fee operations. The course provides a straightforward golf experience without extensive resort amenities, focusing on the core product of the layout and conditioning within the context of its market position in the greater Nashville region.
Rankings
Ranked by CV ratings from golfers who've played this course. Positions are shown worldwide, by country, and by state; the Public column compares courses anyone can play.
Best in World
Best in USA
Best in TN
Quick facts
- Location
- Springfield, TN, USA
- Access
- Public
- Year built
- 1996
- Holes
- 18
- Designer
- Raymond Floyd
- Par
- 72
- Length
- 6,776 yards
- Difficulty
- 73/134
- Course Vaults score
- 7.4
Getting there
The Legacy Golf Course sits in the rolling countryside south of Springfield, Tennessee, most readily accessed via Nashville International Airport (BNA), roughly ninety minutes north by car through the gently undulating terrain of Middle Tennessee. The drive south from Nashville traces a quiet arc through horse country and pastoral farmland, where the landscape gradually shifts from suburban sprawl to open fields and tree-lined country roads that signal arrival in Robertson County. For those with access to private aviation, nearby general aviation facilities serve the region, though the unhurried highway approach—winding through the distinctive Tennessee landscape of limestone bluffs and cedar groves—offers its own quiet reward. The final miles narrow into the approach to The Legacy Golf Course, where the manicured grounds and clubhouse emerge from the surrounding countryside as a carefully considered sanctuary for serious golf.

FAQ
Common questions about The Legacy
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
The Legacy has a Course Vaults score of 7.4 out of 10 based on 28 logged golfers.
The Legacy was designed by Raymond Floyd.
Yes. The Legacy is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at The Legacy is 72.
The Legacy plays 6,776 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at The Legacy is 134.



