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BRISTOL, TN · EAST TENNESSEE / TRI-CITIES EDITION · THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2026
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Women's Golf Day

A global celebration empowering women through golf — Bristol-area courses join thousands of clubs worldwide hosting events on the same day.
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Women's Golf Day 2026
A single day, thousands of golf clubs, one shared purpose — introduce, empower, and celebrate women in the game. Bristol-area courses host clinics, scrambles, and social rounds that welcome players of every level, from first swing to lifelong member.
When: Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Where: Participating Bristol-area courses
Open To: All skill levels — new & returning players welcome
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Bristol Golf Weather Now

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Feels like 64°F
as of 8:55 AM ET
Wind 0 mph N
Humidity 100%
Conditions Fog
Location Bristol, TN
AI Caddie Tips
  • Overcast conditions often mean slower greens — add one extra foot of break.
  • High humidity (100%) — stay hydrated, ball carries slightly farther.

Bristol Course Conditions Today

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GOOD CONDITIONS — Playable round expected. Minor weather factors present but nothing to keep you off the course.

Bristol Golf Forecast — 5 Days

TONIGHT
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
79° / 69°
5 mph wind • 0% humidity
NO PLAY
THU
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86° / 70°
8 mph wind • 0% humidity
NO PLAY
FRI
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
88° / 71°
5 mph wind • 0% humidity
NO PLAY
SAT
Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
89° / 71°
3 mph wind • 0% humidity
NO PLAY
SUN
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
90° / 72°
5 mph wind • 0% humidity
NO PLAY

Bristol TN Golf Courses

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Bristol Golf Course Reviews

Clear Creek Golf Club
Meredith S. • Jul 13, 2026
Played Clear Creek out toward Bluff City and the mountain scenery surrounding the course is the real draw here — several holes play right along the creek with a constant water sound in the background. Conditioning was solid for a semi-private club and pace was quick on a weekday.
Memorable Hole: Hole #10 — par 4 running parallel to the creek with water on the right
Toughest Green: Hole #17 — small and sloped hard toward the creek side
Best Food: BBQ sandwich in the grill room
Pine Oaks Golf Course
Dustin K. • Jul 13, 2026
Played Pine Oaks, Bristol's municipal course, on a Saturday morning and it was busy but the round moved along fine. Nothing flashy but the fairways were mowed tight and the price is unbeatable for a weekend round in the Tri-Cities. Good practice track for working on your irons.
Memorable Hole: Hole #4 — short par 4 reachable with a good drive
Toughest Green: Hole #8 — flat, medium-fast, forgiving compared to the private clubs nearby
Best Food: Hot dog and a fountain Coke at the snack window
Blackthorn Club
Fiona P. • Jul 13, 2026
Played Blackthorn Club in Jonesborough, a Bristol-area favorite with a Denis Griffiths design that uses natural rock outcroppings as hazards on a few holes. Genuinely unique look for this part of the state. Greens were fast and true, staff went out of their way to make guests feel welcome.
Memorable Hole: Hole #16 — approach shot over a rock outcropping to a raised green
Toughest Green: Hole #9 — long and undulating, three-putt risk from the back
Best Food: Turkey wrap and sweet tea at the turn
Ridgefields Country Club
Bruce M. • Jul 13, 2026
Got a member-guest round at Ridgefields in Kingsport and the layout winds through the neighborhood with the South Fork Holston River in view on several holes. Classic country club conditioning, quick greens, and a clubhouse that still feels like old Tri-Cities golf.
Memorable Hole: Hole #5 — dogleg right along the riverbank
Toughest Green: Hole #11 — small and firm, backstopped by a bunker shelf
Best Food: Pimento cheese sandwich in the men's grill
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Bristol Golf News

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Hit Them Long...
Longest drive. Craziest shot. Hole in one. Brag about it.
Isabeau
Willow Springs' 12th bends hard right around a stand of hardwoods that punishes anyone cutting the corner too greedily. Played it safe with a 3-iron to the fairway, then a wedge to seven feet, and buried the putt. Northeast Tennessee's public golf keeps this course busy for good reason.
Willow Springs Golf Course -- Hole #12 — dogleg-right par-4 Birdie
Lachlan
Pine Oaks' 5th is a short, old-school muni hole that rewards a bold tee shot toward the green. Drove it to the front edge, then chipped in from just off the putting surface for the two. Kingsport's public golf scene doesn't get enough credit, and Pine Oaks still has plenty of character left in it.
Pine Oaks Golf Course -- Hole #5 — classic muni par-4 Eagle
Emberly
Blackthorn's 8th climbs a mountain ridge with views stretching back toward Bays Mountain. Hit a solid draw to the corner, a wedge to eight feet, and made the putt. Denis Griffiths built this Johnson City course to use every bit of the terrain, and that hole shows it best.
Blackthorn Club -- Hole #8 — Denis Griffiths par-4 along the ridge Birdie
Mix Them Strong...
Your favorite 19th hole. Where do you go after the round?
Isabeau
Off Willow Springs and into downtown Bristol for Holy Kakow. Cold beer flight, quirky decor on every wall, the dogleg birdie getting retold for the group. Public golf in Northeast Tennessee deserves a fun finish like this.
Holy Kakow -- Cold beer flight
Lachlan
Walked off Pine Oaks and drove to State Line Bar & Grill straddling the border. Sweet tea, a burger, the chip-in eagle getting its due praise standing in two states at once. An old muni round always deserves a finish with this much character.
State Line Bar & Grill -- Sweet tea
Emberly
Off Blackthorn Club and into downtown Bristol for Blackbird Bakery. Cold brew coffee, fresh pastries, the ridge-climbing birdie still fresh in mind. Johnson City golf finishing in Bristol makes for a good Saturday afternoon.
Blackbird Bakery -- Cold brew coffee

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Gear picks and gadget reviews for the Bristol golfer — drivers, putters, rangefinders, and more.
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Bristol Golf Packages — Stay & Play

Premier golf destinations — regional drives and bucket-list trips. Featured monthly.
Regional -- Within Driving Distance
The Virginian Golf Club
Bristol, VA (VA-side) -- 22512 Clubhouse Ridge, Bristol, VA 24202

Tom Fazio 1993 design, a private club consistently ranked among Virginia's best courses. Located on the Virginia side of the twin-city border.

Notable: Tom Fazio 1993 design — VA-SIDE (Bristol, Virginia)
Cattails at MeadowView
Kingsport, TN -- 1901 Meadowview Pkwy, Kingsport, TN 37660

Municipal/resort course affiliated with the MeadowView Marriott Conference Resort, offering stay-and-play packages near Bristol.

Notable: Resort course with Marriott stay-and-play packages
Ridgefields Country Club
Kingsport, TN -- Kingsport, TN (near Bristol, TN)

Private club with a 6,852-yard championship layout, one of the premier private clubs in the Tri-Cities region.

Notable: 6,852-yard private championship layout
Blackthorn Club
Jonesborough, TN -- 1501 Ridges Club Dr, Jonesborough, TN 37659

Private club in the Tri-Cities region near Bristol, known for a challenging Nicklaus Design-affiliated layout.

Notable: Private Tri-Cities-area club
Warriors' Path State Park Golf Course
Kingsport, TN -- 1687 Fall Creek Rd, Kingsport, TN 37664

State park course inside Warriors' Path State Park near Bristol, offering an affordable public option along Patrick Henry Lake.

Notable: Tennessee state park golf course
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Golf Travel

Curated golf trips for the Bristol golfer who wants to play bucket-list courses with a great group.
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Highlands Invitational 2027
James Braid meets Donald Ross in the Highlands of Scotland — a seven-day group trip across Royal Dornoch, Cabot Highlands, Brora, and Fortrose & Rosemarkie. Built for golfers who want the courses, the company, and the craic done right.
When: Sept 11–17, 2027
Where: Scottish Highlands
Spots: Limited — reserve early
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Bristol Golf FAQ

Common questions about golf in the Bristol area, answered.
  • The First Tee of Greater East Tennessee / Tri-Cities also serves the region.

HEREBristol’s golf desk covers every course, every tournament, and every story shaping golf in Bristol, Sullivan County, and the wider Tri-Cities / Appalachian Highlands region. The Tri-Cities corridor (Bristol, Kingsport, Johnson City) packs an unusually deep golf footprint into a small metropolitan area — The Virginian Golf Club just across the state line in Bristol, VA (Tom Fazio) is a Troon-managed championship layout, and the Blackthorn Club at The Ridges in Jonesborough (Arthur Hills, 1997) is one of the top private courses in East Tennessee. Coverage spans the private clubs (Golf Club of Bristol, founded 1894, one of the oldest clubs in the South, with its current Alex McKay / Mark McCumber layout; Ridgefields Country Club in Kingsport, a Donald Ross original from 1949; Johnson City Country Club, an A.W. Tillinghast 1913 design; Blackthorn; The Virginian), the destination public options (Cattails at MeadowView Resort in Kingsport, Warriors’ Path State Park on Fort Patrick Henry Lake, Graysburg Hills in Chuckey — a Rees Jones design), and the strong municipal and semi-private rotation across the region (Elizabethton, Clear Creek in Bristol VA, Crockett Ridge, Pine Oaks in Johnson City, Steele Creek in Bristol).

Tournament coverage tracks Tennessee Golf Association (TGA) championships hosted at Tri-Cities venues, TSSAA high-school championships for Sullivan County programs, and the collegiate calendar — East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, King University in Bristol, and Milligan University all field varsity golf programs, and ETSU has produced multiple European Tour and PGA TOUR pros. Course-condition reports pull directly from the National Weather Service Morristown office when Appalachian Highlands winter events, mountain thunderstorms, or spring flooding on the Holston affect play. HEREBristol also tracks club-pro hires, renovation news at the region’s classical Ross and Tillinghast designs, and the small-business sponsorships flowing into First Tee of Tennessee’s Tri-Cities Region (with program locations at Cattails, Elizabethton, Johnson City CC, Pine Oaks, Steele Creek, and Warriors’ Path) and other junior-golf programs across Sullivan County.