The new course at McLemore, called The Outpost and located 16 miles south of Lookout Mountain Club with the same eastern overlook, broke ground this fall and will occupy this section of the property. To the developers’ credit, they’ve reserved the entire site for golf. Many real-estate-focused entities would have cashed in upfront on the million-dollar views and reserved the frontage for homesites, but McLemore realized that placing the course along the ridgeline, which looks directly down over a cove 400 feet below, could pay indefinite dividends.

McLemore a Scenic Land Company community located atop Lookout Mountain, noted a strong ending to 2020 with projections calling for a record-breaking year in 2021. Scenic Land Company President Duane Horton noted that 2020 was a year for foundational growth. He noted, “Last year, we opened the golf course, short course, clubhouse and The Creag, our restaurant that is open to the public as well as to our residents. Every home placed on the market was sold and those under construction are also under contract. As we plan for the new year, conservative projections call for sales tripling. This expected growth is exciting for a team that has been focused on developing this community, but it’s also extremely humbling as we see efforts yield such strong return.”

Renowned golf course architect, Rees Jones sits back and looks over McLemore’s new cliff-edge 18th hole he designed with fellow architect Bill Bergin. “McLemore has one of the best finishing holes in the game of golf,” he says. “There are just so many holes at McLemore that could be signature holes on other courses, but I really want everyone to decide on their favorite hole for themselves.”

Renowned golf course architect, Rees Jones sits back and looks over McLemore’s new cliff-edge 18th hole he designed with fellow architect Bill Bergin. “McLemore has one of the best finishing holes in the game of golf,” he says. “There are just so many holes at McLemore that could be signature holes on other courses, but I really want everyone to decide on their favorite hole for themselves.”

“This course opened in 2005 to regional acclaim in large part due to several holes that crept out to the edge of Lookout Mountain in northwest Georgia, peering down to a valley floor several hundred feet below. Other parts of the design were less successful. New owners rechristened the club McLemore and brought in Rees Jones and Georgia native Bill Bergin to remodel the course. Those soaring views were opened up even further, revisions were made to the bunkers and greens, and a new 18th hole was built on a previously inaccessible ledge of land farther out over the precipice of the mountain. Golf Digest deemed that hole, a breathtaking par 4 that rides the clifftop and seems to levitate above McLemore Cove, one of the best 18 holes built in the U.S. since 2000. Part of a gated community, McLemore offers attractive overnight packages, and a new 245-room hotel and resort will soon be added to the collection.”

The collaboration of Jones and Bergin at McLemore resulted in immediate attention among the luminaries of golf, earning a nomination from Golf Digest for “Best New Course in America for Year 2020,”

The collaboration of Jones and Bergin at McLemore resulted in immediate attention among the luminaries of golf, earning a nomination from Golf Digest for “Best New Course in America for Year 2020,”

The collaboration of Jones and Bergin at McLemore resulted in immediate attention among the luminaries of golf, earning a nomination from Golf Digest for “Best New Course in America for Year 2020,”