Today marks the 20th Anniversary of the opening of Black Creek Club. It's been a labor of love, and a lot of fun.

Here's a letter we sent to our membership:

Dear Black Creek Club members: 

Today, September 2, 2020, marks the twentieth anniversary of the opening of our Club.

There are many who thought that the vision of the course was too audacious, that the 6th and 17th holes (among others) were “over the top,” and that the Club would struggle as a result.  But even in the headwinds of the Great Recession a decade ago, our Club has continued to thrive and grow. 

We are sure you have seen the recent publicity in Golf Digest naming our 6th hole as the “best 6th hole built in the last twenty years,” and Golfweek ranking our Club the 5th best private course in Tennessee, as well as the 115th best Residential course in the country (and the only course in our state to make that list).

Here are the links:

https://www.golfdigest.com/story/Americas-best-18-holes-since-2000

https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2020/01/16/golfweeks-best-2020-top-200-residential-golf-courses/

https://golfweek.usatoday.com/lists/golfweeks-best-2020-best-private-courses-state-by-state/ 

Since we built Black Creek, other notable courses have adopted the idea: Old Macdonald at Bandon Dunes (Oregon), Arcadia Bluffs South in Michigan, and recently, Davis Love III’s renovation of the Plantation course at Sea Island. Imitation is indeed the sincerest form of flattery.

Over the last 20 years, the governing organizations of golf have also recognized Black Creek’s greatness. The PGA Tour chose Black Creek to host its Nationwide Tour’s Chattanooga Classic for 8 years, and the USGA picked Black Creek as the stroke play co-host to The Honors for the 2005 US Mid-Amateur. Black Creek continues to host the Tennessee Golf Association’s championships on every level.

And of course, Black Creek is proud to be the incubator of great golfers, including 4 who will be on the PGA Tour next year: Luke List, Harris English, Keith Mitchell, and Stephan Jaeger, all of whom played their high school golf at Black Creek.

Most importantly to us, though, is that all of you continue to enjoy the course and Club.

We thank you for choosing to be a part of the Black Creek story. We look forward to seeing you at your Club!