Turtle point yacht & country club was founded on a 200-acre site owned by one of its founders, stanley robbins, on the northern shores of wilson lake, near where shoal creek joins the tennessee river.

It opened in 1961 with a marina, a tennis court, and a brand new 18-hole course designed by robert trent jones sr.

The course features large greens and runway tee boxes, as well as a smart layout that takes advantage of the property's long slope down to the water and a narrow gorge that runs through the centre.

With an uphill approach at the doglegged 1st and a difficult one-shot 2nd that plays all of 230 yards to a back pin placement, the architect easily brings golfers to the top of the range. The par four third hole runs parallel to a slope, with a domed fairway and a single bunker guarding a wide green measuring 43 yards in length.