Who owns the golf course on Altruria Road now? Since February 2026, the answer has been the City of Bartlett. Quail Ridge Golf Course closed on November 2, 2024. At its February 10 meeting, the Bartlett Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved buying the property and hiring Mallard Pointe Golf Management to run it. Seven months later, Mayor David Parsons cut the ribbon at the grand reopening on Monday, September 7, 2026.
That ownership change shapes what Quail Ridge is this fall. It's a public course rebuilt with public money, and it's opening in stages. The 18 holes and the driving range are up and running. Some of the clubhouse details are still being filled in. If you live nearby, the most useful place to start is the 8-bay Toptracer range, not the first tee.
How a course headed for housing became a city park with greens
The course could easily have been lost. According to WREG's coverage of the reopening, when Quail Ridge shut down there were plans to turn the site into a major senior housing development. The city instead found a management team to renovate the property and keep it a golf course. The former owners, the Wilder family, had announced a residential proposal for the land that included senior housing.
Here's how it went from closed to reopened:
- November 2, 2024. Quail Ridge closes permanently, according to background in the city's request for proposals.
- February 10, 2026. The Board of Mayor and Aldermen approves the purchase and the Mallard Pointe management agreement.
- April 2026. Bartlett Growth reports about $1 million in first-year improvements.
- September 7, 2026. Grand reopening and ribbon-cutting, with golfers on the course.
The money went through Bartlett's tax increment financing plan. The Daily Memphian reported that $3 million in TIF funds would go toward buying the course. That's the allocation the city announced, not a recorded sale price. Separately, the city's request for proposals described a conditional option for the operator to enter a lease-purchase after three years at $3 million plus interest. Those are two different numbers in two different documents.
Mallard Pointe has a ten-year management agreement. The Daily Memphian reports that the company's other course is in Sardis, Mississippi. The city owns the land and an experienced operator runs the day-to-day.
Where the first-year money went
The roughly $1 million in first-year spending tells you what the city and Mallard Pointe cared about most. According to Bartlett Growth's April 2026 update, the work included:
- Nearly $475,000 to restore the greens
- $225,000 for irrigation upgrades
- $100,000 for clubhouse renovations
Nearly half the budget went into the greens, and the irrigation spending supports the same goal. The clubhouse got about a fifth of what the greens did. Two years of neglect is hard on putting surfaces, so the priorities make sense. The course's own description says new putting greens went in during 2026. It describes Quail Ridge as a public 18-hole course with rolling hills, tree-lined fairways, seven lakes and a winding creek.
The clubhouse side got the smallest share, and it's also the part still catching up.
What's open and what's still listed as coming soon
Here's where each part of the facility stands on the Quail Ridge website as of early October 2026:
| Part of the facility | Current status on the course site |
|---|---|
| 18-hole course | Open. Golfers played it at the September 7 reopening |
| Toptracer driving range | Listed as open daily, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. |
| Golf shop | Listed as a stocked golf shop |
| The Bistro at Quail Ridge | Menu "coming soon," hours marked "Coming Soon" |
| Greens fees | "Rates information coming soon" |
| Business office | Tuesday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. |
The rates page hasn't published a greens-fee schedule yet. If you want to know what 18 holes costs, or whether there's a Bartlett-resident rate, call the course at 901-386-6951. The homepage sends tee-time bookings to an online system called GolfBack. When we checked on October 6, 2026, it showed no tee times available for that day. The office is closed Saturday through Monday, so if you want a person on the phone, call midweek.
The restaurant is The Bistro at Quail Ridge. The site describes "clubhouse favorites, cold drinks, and a rotating list of specials," but it doesn't list actual dishes or prices yet. City officials told WREG the reopening day was packed with golfers, shoppers, snackers and curious visitors checking out the new pro shop and restaurant. Until the Bistro posts real hours, check before planning a lunch around it.
Why the range comes first this fall
The range page is the most complete page on the site, with hours, prices and a membership option. That makes the Toptracer range the easiest part of Quail Ridge to plan around right now.
The course site lists these range prices:
- About 50 balls for $10
- About 100 balls for $20
- A Toptracer membership for $359 a year
Toptracer tracks each shot and shows its flight on a screen in the bay. The range page promotes beginner- and junior-friendly games along with range leagues and competitions. At $10 a bucket and with posted hours until 9 p.m., the range works for an evening after work, with a teenager learning the game, or with a friend who has never played a full round. The early-evening sun in October and November helps. The range was expected to open before the course itself, according to Bartlett Growth's spring reporting. The current hours and prices come from the course's own range page, so confirm them before a weekend visit.
If you plan to hit balls regularly, the annual membership is the number to weigh. At the listed prices, $359 equals about 18 visits with a 100-ball bucket. The site doesn't spell out exactly what the membership includes, so ask before you buy.
Lessons, leagues and booking the place
The course site advertises professional instruction, practice facilities, leagues, outings and events. No named lesson schedule, league calendar or junior program was posted when we checked. The events page takes inquiries for outings, tournaments and private parties, but it doesn't list any dated fall or holiday events. If you're planning a company outing, a fundraiser scramble or a holiday get-together, start with the events page and a call to the office.
A new operator running a city-owned course in its first season will likely add schedules as it goes. Bartlett Growth called Quail Ridge Bartlett's only golf course. For anyone in town, that means the closest tee time, range bucket and course-side lunch are all at the same address, 4055 Altruria Road.
For more on what's changing around town this season, see our look at Bartlett's fall festival weekend and the Stage Road restaurant shuffle and our Bartlett neighborhood guide.
If you live near Altruria Road and wonder how a reopened public course could change the way buyers see your street, Steve Luong can walk you through it and pull together a home valuation built around what's actually nearby. Let's Connect.
