Smoky Mountain Golf Course

Greens were in very good shape

Course was very busy and they are short on golf carts. Had to wait well past my scheduled tee time.

Staff were very friendly especially the kitchen. They went out of their way to get me a meal for lunch.

Staff complained about my booking the round through GolfNow. I am a GolPas+ VIP and should not have to deal with flack from the workers for booking my round through the service. If they do not want golfers to use GolfNow to book rounds, they should remove their course from GolfNow; otherwise, shut up and let me play golf!

I loved the course and the layout, however it’s incredibly frustrating to play golf when gnats are flying in your eyes, ears, and nose during your backswing. There were maybe a handful of spots on the course where I was not affected by gnats. Great course, too many gnats…

Hilly course with nice greens mostly elevated which I am not used to and were recently aerated. Later in the season the fairways will improve but was a good value for the price. All in all an enjoyable experience

The course was fun and challenging to us flat landers 😁. Enjoyed it all and the scenery was just beautiful! Will be back to play when in the area again.

Great staff, very welcoming. This course has some of the best views. Love hitting over the graveyard. Greens are always challenging and majority are elevated so club up. Great value for the price.

After checking in for my tee time and getting a cart the new owner followed me to the putting green to hassle me about using golfnow was very rude about it if you don't want players using the app take the course off of it as for the golfing smcc can be a challenging course staff is usually always helpful

Nice old course with a distinctly local feel. Lots of local senior men frequent this course. Not fancy, but honest, very reasonable fees, gas carts, friendly vibe. Kitchen made fresh hot breakfast, the woman running the kitchen could not have been sweeter! The green keeping staff has focused on the greens and they were in great shape considering the recent hot, dry conditions. Kudos to the superintendent! Slowish but consistent and green. No sand on this course - all greenside bunkers have been converted to grass bunkers.beautiful views, Back nine is tighter and harder than the front.

The staff was very friendly and it was a painless experience checking in. It was a challenging course with lots of slopes and is very fun for someone around a 20 handicap or less. My only comment as far as layout would be the course has some tight fairways on some of the holes. Golfers who pull or push far left/right run the risk of landing directly on another fairway very easily or putting the ball directly into play with golfers next to you. Not the most forgiving choice of course for new players. Very scenic course and would recommend for intermediate golfers. I would rate this course 8.5/10 and would recommend for anyone in the area looking for a scenic and challenging course. Very fair prices for food/beverage in the pro shop for those interested.

Looking for a fun and challenging mountain course this is it. ESP back 9 lots of hills and slopes with large sloping greens. Would definitely recommend

I’d give this course a 3.5 rating currently. Fairways are starting to look good again. My main complaint is how slow the greens are. Also had a twosome come from 18 as I pulled up to hole one and teed off again as I was getting my driver. Wasn’t in a rush so I didn’t care as much, but still annoying to have to wait after warming up

Lots of hills, tight, fair greens and fairways. It’s an alright place, I do not recommend walking.

The staff was very friendly. We were told that the course has only been open a month since last year’s hurricane. Knowing that, helped us understand that the conditions weren’t perfect but in good enough to enjoy the round of golf.

Beautiful views of the Smokey’s. Some holes have some steep uphill greens.

Clubhouse and carts a little dated. Seeing cobwebs on the carts was odd, but that may be normal?... I'm from AZ. Pace of play was off due to groups in front of us. Guessing ready golf maybe not the norm, but both groups were supernice, if not a bit clueless.

Staff was epic. Super welcoming. Gave me few tips. Back 9 is narrower than the front so shot placement more important. Tons of blind shots up and over hills. Elevated greens and tee boxes galore. Some drivable par 4s for the longer hitters. #10 opens to an amazing valley shot from elevated tee. #13?....Par 5, blind opening shot down a narrow corridor over a hill into a valley, leading to an elevated green.

Played early in the morning on a nice but warm Tuesday in August. Apparently this course has been the semi private muni in Newport for decades,changing ownership groups a few times recently and actually closing in January. We were camping near Gatlinburg and saw a very reasonable senior rate so decided to go up and give it a try,not knowing that it had only just reopened about a month ago. It was so pretty from the clubhouse we booked a second round for Thursday. There were many workers on course,and it was in great shape. The greens rolled nicely and the fairways were well defined, with a rough cut that favored accuracy. The monstrous elevation changes and some narrow chutes through wooded hills were a treat for this Florida golfer, but probably not for my score. Everyone there was friendly and I hope they have a good run,because it felt like a special place( make sure to avoid the old cemetery on the dog leg 4th!)