Druid Hills Golf Course

Getting To Know: Druid Hills Golf Club

An Insightful Interview With Rag Jones, Head Golf Professional

By Brian Weis

Whether you have played a course 20+ times a year or looking to play the course for the first time, insights from an insider can help enhance your golf experience. Below is an interview with Rag Jones who shares some valuable tidbits about the course, memorable holes and must eats and treats at the 19th.

Give Our Readers An Overview of the Golf Course/Property
In 1970 the first 9 holes of golf opened for play in Fairfield Glade. All 18 holes were completed in 1973 and the championship course was named Druid Hills Golf Club. Located on the highest point in Fairfield Glade, as the name suggest, Druid Hills provides several scenic views of the surrounding mountains. With rolling, tree-lined fairways, plenty of water, several doglegs, and undulation bent grass greens, Druid Hills is a true test of golf. Druid Hills is the second shortest of the five courses in Fairfield Glade but rated as the 2nd most difficult.

If Someone Was Looking To Golf In The Area, Why Should They Play Your Course?
A true test of golf with tree lined fairways, several doglegs, and sloping greens. Not to mention some of the best mountain views from several holes.

What Tips or Local Knowledge Would You Provide To Help Them Score Better At Your Course?
Play to the 100 or 150 markers will ensure an easier approach shot.

Recent Awards or What You Are Most Proud About The Course?
Some of the best mountain views around.

What Is The Signature, Most Talked About, or Most Photographed Hole?
Hole #14 is a par 5 down hill with an approach shot over a pond and rock wall. The elevation of the teeing areas is impressive enough that there is a cul-de-sac road directly behind the back tees for people to enjoy the view.

What Is Your Favorite Hole? Any Tips to Play It?
Hole #4 is a par 3 over a large pond with a bunker guarding. In the fall the trees left of the pond give incredible reflections making this hole one of my favorites.

Must Have Dish or Drink after the round at the 19th Hole?
Legends restaurant has many nightly specials and is located in the same building as the golf shop.

Back Tee Stats
Par: 72
Yardage: 6270
Slope: 120
Rating: 71.1

More Information
Druid Hills Golf Club
435 Lakeview Dr
Fairfield Glade, TN 38558
931-484-3711
www.fairfieldglade.cc

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About: Brian Weis

Brian Weis is the mastermind behind GolfTrips.com, a vast network of golf travel and directory sites covering everything from the rolling fairways of Wisconsin to the sunbaked desert layouts of Arizona. If there’s a golf destination worth visiting, chances are, Brian has written about it, played it, or at the very least, found a way to justify a "business trip" there.

As a card-carrying member of the Golf Writers Association of America (GWAA), International Network of Golf (ING), Golf Travel Writers of America (GTWA), International Golf Travel Writers Association (IGTWA), and The Society of Hickory Golfers (SoHG), Brian has the credentials to prove that talking about golf is his full-time job. In 2016, his peers even handed him The Shaheen Cup, a prestigious award in golf travel writing—essentially the Masters green jacket for guys who don’t hit the range but still know where the best 19th holes are.

Brian’s love for golf goes way back. As a kid, he competed in junior and high school golf, only to realize that his dreams of a college golf scholarship had about the same odds as a 30-handicap making a hole-in-one. Instead, he took the more practical route—working on the West Bend Country Club grounds crew to fund his University of Wisconsin education. Little did he know that mowing greens and fixing divots would one day lead to a career writing about the best courses on the planet.

In 2004, Brian turned his golf passion into a business, launching GolfWisconsin.com. Three years later, he expanded his vision, and GolfTrips.com was born—a one-stop shop for golf travel junkies looking for their next tee time. Today, his empire spans all 50 states, and 20+ international destinations.

On the course, Brian is a weekend warrior who oscillates between a 5 and 9 handicap, depending on how much he's been traveling (or how generous he’s feeling with his scorecard). His signature move" A high, soft fade that his playing partners affectionately (or not-so-affectionately) call "The Weis Slice." But when he catches one clean, his 300+ yard drives remind everyone that while he may write about golf for a living, he can still send a ball into the next zip code with the best of them.

Whether he’s hunting down the best public courses, digging up hidden gems, or simply outdriving his buddies, Brian Weis is living proof that golf is more than a game—it’s a way of life.