tanglewood golf club reynolds course

About the course

Understand the course before making an access claim.

The Reynolds course at Tanglewood was designed by Robert Trent Jones. This scenic and challenging course has been a favorite of golfers for many years. Jones completed the first nine holes in 1965 and the second nine in 1970. It is 6537 yards from the back tees with a slope rating of 136 and a course rating of 72.5. It has been ranked in the top 75 public golf courses in the country by Golf Digest. Accuracy and shot-shaping are required to score well. Many holes are doglegs which demand draws and fades. The sloping tree-lined fairways penalize errant tee shots. A well placed drive with a fairway wood or hybrid club is usually the best option and often leaves a mid to short iron second shot. The par four eighteenth hole is considered by some to be the most difficult hole at Tanglewood. A narrow twisting uphill fairway is guarded by a bunker left and by woods right. A long straight tee shot is a must in order to have a chance to hit the tiny elevated green in two shots. The green is protected by a deep bunker in the front right and a shallow bunker in the back left while slopes in front and right allow poorly struck shots to roll off. Very few birdies are made here.