Holston Hills Country Club
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Holston Hills Country Club (Holston Hills C.C.) is located in Knoxville, Tennessee
. The clubhouse was built in 1927 and designed by the firm, Barber & McMurry
. The golf course was designed by Donald Ross. Holston Hills C.C. is widely considered to be one of the more original Donald Ross designs left in the United States. Currently, Holston Hills C.C. is ranked no. 46 on the Golfweek top 100 classic courses in the United States.
In 1968, Holston Hills hosted the Rebel Yell Open
, a PGA Tour
satellite event played opposite The Masters. The club also hosted another PGA Tour event, the Knoxville Invitational
, for two years in the 1940s.
Many golf purists http://www.golfclubatlas.com/holstonhills1.html consider Holston Hills C.C. to be the finest golf course in the state of Tennessee
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Holston Hills lies beside the Holston River
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Knoxville, Tennessee
Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, U.S.A., behind Memphis and Nashville, and is the county seat of Knox County. It is the largest city in East Tennessee, and the second-largest city in the Appalachia region...
. The clubhouse was built in 1927 and designed by the firm, Barber & McMurry
BarberMcMurry
BarberMcMurry, formerly Barber & McMurry, is an architecture firm based in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. Founded in 1915 by Charles Irving Barber and Benjamin Franklin McMurry, Sr...
. The golf course was designed by Donald Ross. Holston Hills C.C. is widely considered to be one of the more original Donald Ross designs left in the United States. Currently, Holston Hills C.C. is ranked no. 46 on the Golfweek top 100 classic courses in the United States.
In 1968, Holston Hills hosted the Rebel Yell Open
Rebel Yell Open
The Rebel Yell Open was a PGA Tour satellite event that played for one year at the Holston Hills Country Club in Knoxville, Tennessee; a 7,009-yard, Donald Ross-designed course opened in 1927. The tournament, which was held in April 1968 opposite The Masters, was organized by tournament director...
, a PGA Tour
PGA Tour
The PGA Tour is the organizer of the main men's professional golf tours in the United States and North America...
satellite event played opposite The Masters. The club also hosted another PGA Tour event, the Knoxville Invitational
Knoxville Invitational
The Knoxville Invitational was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour that was held at the Holston Hills Country Club in Knoxville, Tennessee in 1945 and 1946. The 7,009-yard course opened in 1927 and was designed by Donald Ross....
, for two years in the 1940s.
Many golf purists http://www.golfclubatlas.com/holstonhills1.html consider Holston Hills C.C. to be the finest golf course in the state of Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
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Holston Hills lies beside the Holston River
Holston River
The Holston River is a major river system of southwestern Virginia and east Tennessee. The three major forks of the Holston rise in southwestern Virginia and have their confluence near Kingsport, Tennessee. The North Fork flows southwest from Sharon Springs in Bland County, Virginia...
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