The new club in Gallatin, Tenn., a Nashville suburb, was created by combining the clubs at Fairvue Plantation and Foxland Harbor Golf and Country Club. Residents of those communities as well as non-resident members will now have access to two 18-hole golf courses, two pools, two clubhouses and other recreational activities on Old Hickory Lake. The creation of the Grasslands brand fulfills a vision that dates back to 1929, when fox hunts, pigeon shoots and a steeplechase event were held on the property.
A new club, Tennessee Grasslands Golf and Country Club, has been formed in Gallatin, Tenn., a suburb of Nashville, with the combination of the clubs at Fairvue Plantation and Foxland Harbor Golf and Country Club, The Tennessean of Nashville reported. Each club previously had its own 18-hole golf course, pool, restaurants and clubhouse.
The combination of the two organizations took place on August 31st, when the club at Fairvue purchased the club at Foxland, Bob Goodall, part of the ownership group, told The Tennessean. Goodall is the founder of Goodall Homes, one of the largest home builders in Sumner County (Tenn.) and the Nashville region.
The goal is to create a unique experience for residents of Fairvue Plantation and Foxland Harbor who choose to join the club as well as non-resident members, The Tennessean reported.
“There is nowhere else in Tennessee with 36 holes of golf, and on a lake,” said Goodall.
The two communities are located on opposite sides of a cove on Old Hickory Lake, with the Boxwell Scout Reservation is on the other side of the lake.
The creation of Tennessee Grasslands fulfills a vision going back to 1929 with the founding of the Southern Grasslands Hunt and Racing Foundation on the property, which included members of the Vanderbilt, Whitney and du Pont families, The Tennessean reported. Southern Grasslands featured fox hunts, pigeon shoots and parties that lasted for days, and the first and only international steeplechase of the time was held there, according to Goodall.
Where the hunts were once held, golfers will now have the opportunities to play two courses that offer different experiences, The Tennessean reported. Both are par 72 courses, but the 7,116-yard Fairvue course is designed to appeal to beginners or advanced players, while the 7,200-yard Foxland course is designed to be more challenging. “It’s a little tougher,” said Goodall.
Julie Adams, Marketing Manager for Drees Homes, told The Tennessean that the custom homebuilder is building a total of 38 homes in Foxland Harbor, and demand has been so strong that the company recently sold its model home.
“Even if you don’t play golf, you still have access to two clubhouses and two pools” as well as Old Hickory Lake, said Adams, in describing the appeal of the resort-like lifestyle created by the merger for residents of both communities.
The Tennessean cited the case of Dianne and Jeff Payne as a good example of that. The couple does not play golf, but are avid boaters.
“The whole merger between Foxland and Fairvue makes it a premier location,” said Dianne Payne, who told The Tennessean that they had moved from a house in another nearby golf community to acquire one of the new lakeside condominiums at Foxland, and are now happy about living in a community with walkable neighborhoods on the shore of a lake that offers abundant outdoor recreation..
“Two signature 18-hole golf courses, two fitness centers, two pools and two private restaurants—it’s exciting,” Payne said.
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