Golf courses in Nashville for beginners

I know nothing about Nashville, but a quick google search looks like Ted Rhodes golf course is dirt cheap so it's probably not too difficult

ETA: You still have time to reconsider ever picking up this God forsaken game

I was told Ted has water.

Never played golf and want to avoid water

This guy Stan run this great little range and executive course called Harpeth Valley. He’s gives lessons too. That’s where I learned how to play.
Would do anything to be back there on that little course.

That’s where I go to the driving range

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It's links style

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What is a links style course?

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What is a links style course?

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Damn, you really are a noob.

There's different styles of courses... Links, Parkland, Heathland, etc... I think Gaylord Springs would qualify more as Heathland style because it's inland, not on thin sand, and protected from too much wind, but saying its a links course perks the eyebrows a little more for us white people who are descendants of the British Isles.

But in this case, I mean it's fairly wide open and doesn't have a ton of water, so you'll be able to find your ball easily instead of having to hope it doesn't hit a tree or go in the water. It may present some unusual looking shots, but it's a lot of fun looking at it from a different perspective than Parkland type courses where you're usually playing tree lined fairways, forced carries over water or hugging one side of the fairway to stay away from water, etc.

Just google "styles of golf course" and look at the examples and you'll kind of see what I'm talking about.

Golf course architecture is something that you start to study and recognize and come to appreciate as you improve and start really playing the course rather than working on consistent ball striking.