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The Tennessee Golf Foundation is excited to formally announce the two inductees who will make up the 2025 class of the Tennessee Golf Hall of Fame!
Businessman and philanthropist David Ingram, as well as competitor and industry professional Mike Nixon, will become the 57th and 58th members of the distinguished group. The induction ceremony will be held May 28, 2025 during a private ceremony at Belle Meade Country Club in Nashville.

The Tennessee Golf Hall of Fame is excited to announce its 2024 class of inductees, which will be honored in two separate ceremonies in the coming months.

William L. “Bill” Garner, PGA, of Memphis and Lissa Bradford, PGA, of Nashville will become the 55th and 56th members, respectively, to receive the game’s highest honor in the state after they were formally approved by the Tennessee Golf Foundation’s Board of Directors.

Mayor Cooper presenting the Tennessee Golf Foundation with funds totalling $2 million to go toward the renovations of Metro Nashville golf courses at Shelby Park and VinnyLinks. 

Shelby Park Golf Course is the oldest of the seven golf courses in the Metro Nashville system as it is set to celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2024. VinnyLinks is the home to The First Tee of middle Tennessee and welcomed over 500 students for programming last year, while having a total of 14,475 rounds played on its nine-hole, par-three layout.

The Tennessee Golf Foundation staged their annual TGF Pro-Am Tournament this week at Council Fire Golf Club, one of several events state-wide that help fund the organization’s growing impact on the sport.

But the roots of the foundation can be traced to the vision and generosity of Chattanooga philanthropist and The Honors Course founder, Jack Lupton.

The Tennessee Golf Foundation is pleased to announce that Andy Mears has been hired as the new Regional Director for West Tennessee. He will begin work in this role on August 1, 2023. Mears joins the Tennessee Golf Foundation staff after seven years with the First Tee, first in Greater Chicago and then in Sarasota, Florida.

Tennessee Golf Foundation (TGF) President, Whit Turnbow, and partner, Payne Denman are the 2023 TGA Four Ball champions. This win was Turnbow’s second TGA win in this event, his first […]

This course is appropriate for anyone new to the game or to the Rules, but also for nearly anyone who does not already have advanced knowledge of the Rules.

Stallings nearly won the tournament, shooting a final-round 2-under 69 to finish second to Patrick Cantlay on Sunday.

Congratulations to Scott Stallings, our Kids Play Free and Junior Cup founder, who finished 2nd at the BMW Championship and punched his ticket to the Tour Championship at East Lake. #12