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3.8
424 Reviews (424)
5 Stars
74
4 Stars
160
3 Stars
104
2 Stars
47
1 Stars
39
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.7
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.8
Amenities
2.9
72.7%
Recommend this course
294 out of 424 reviews
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3.9
16 Reviews (16)
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1
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Conditions
3.6
Value
3.8
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.6
Amenities
2.9
StaffFriendliness
4.3
75.0%
Recommend this course
12 out of 16 reviews
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4.0
24 Reviews (24)
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4 Stars
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Conditions
3.6
Value
3.8
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.8
Amenities
2.9
StaffFriendliness
4.2
75.0%
Recommend this course
18 out of 24 reviews
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Course Highlights
Bent Creek's mountain terrain delivers memorable blind shots, forested cart paths, and stream-lined holes that create a uniquely challenging Smokies experience. Exceptionally warm staff and smooth pace of play make this a strong value for the area.

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Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 72
Length 6182 yards
Slope 127
Rating 70.3
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Bent Creek Golf Course - TN
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Course Details

Year Built 1972
Golf Season Year round
Architect Gary Player (1972)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Teaching Pro No
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Food & Beverage

Snacks

Available Facilities

Clubhouse
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Reviews

3.8
424 Reviews (424)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
19th Hole Scenic Views 6
Drinks 6
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 42
Elevation Changes 33
Narrow Fairways 25
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 34
Advanced Golfers 21
Locals 17
This Course's Location is:
At a Resort 26
Worth the Drive 21
Near Local Attractions 14

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Played On
Reviews 43
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good, not great

I loved the design, bit greens were pretty bad. On the back, we got behind two fivesomes. My wife quit because it was taking so long. The staff was great.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Golfer Beware

$50/per player to play a course that is wedged into an area that barely has room, including a tee shot hit from artificial turf. Greens were in bad shape, fairways were ok and tee boxes were narrow with back tees placed in terrible orientation to fairways on at least 6 holes. Will not play here again.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great round of golf!

My round of golf was great. The staff is very friendly and helpful. The course overall is in pretty good shape. However many of the greens are terrible for a couse of this caliber. The back 9 was beautiful and challenging. Would definitely play again.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course needs a grounds superintendent

It was a fine day for golf. Staff were friendly. We scoped it out the night before to make sure we knew where we were going. Signs said no personal coolers and we thought that was okay as we would buy our beer there. Upon check in we found out that they don't have coolers at all. Lucky for us I Had one in my vehicle so all was well. Heading out we discovered poor fairway conditions. The thatch from cutting was left in clumps. Some sort of tiny bugs were every where. As we walked they would fly and swarm around your face. The greens were a mess. Some had puddles from watering, some had crab grass growing up in the green. Greens were a hot mess. It is a challenging course. If you can keep your ball out of the creek you're doing well. We had fun as always.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
First Time Playing

Not Worth Playing

If you like horrible greens and tee boxes then this is the place for you. The greens need so much love, they don't fix divits. Your ball jumps when you putt. There are almost no tee boxes that are flat. The clubhouse snacks were candy chips and some drinks, nothing else. A snickers was $2. There were many areas with a lot grass clippings. if you are paying much more than $25 for 18 with a cart it's not worth it. We ask played Gatlinburg Municiple Golf Course and it was one of the nicest and challenging courses I've ever played. That course is worth the $45+ you will pay. The front nine reminded me of a junk course you pay $20 for in Ohio and the back nine was more challenging and scenic but with the same issues. This is supposed to be a Gary Player designed course. He would be ashamed.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Beautiful mountain scenery, billions of black gnats!

Course was in decent shape except for the greens but some of that was due to a lot the golfers not bending over to fix their ball marks.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Bent Creek Golf Course

The greens were in terrible shape but some of that is due to jerks not fixing their ball marks. Lots of couples playing who have no concept of pairing up to speed up pace of play.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Poor weather
Used cart

BENT CREEK

The front was pretty easy and the back was pretty tough. The little black bugs where aggravating. The back is much shorter, but play much harder then the front.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course

Enjoyable round of golf, good course set up with great helpful staff. Great value for this style of course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Challenging back nine.

Fun course front nine is a average nine back makes you use all of your game.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

Great Scenery

The course was closet to Gatlinburg for where we were staying and for the price was great. The staff was incredibly polite. The greens were soft and s were the fairways due to all the rain recently and during the round. The pace of play was very slow due to a foursome in front of 4 pairs. Also the bugs were atrocious. Make sure to take a can of OFF!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Never so Disappointed

We have been coming to Bent Creek Golf Course for over 30 years. It has been a couple of years since we have been and the last time we were here I asked what was going on with less maintenance to the course. They informed me that new management had taken over and they were going to put money back in the course. Well that certainly did not happen. I have never seen so many bursted water lines with water running on the course as well as the greens. Fairways , tees were terrible and greens were not at all good. When I called in to get a tee time I asked about the quality of the course and the man lied and said that is was excellent. The cart paths are busted up so bad that I drove off of them as much as possible. This was my last visit to Bent Creek Golf Course. This was a huge dissapointment.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

the course has small tight fairways

not a lot of grass in fairways weeds in the rough course wet around greens. bad swarms of gnats.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
First Time Playing

Renovation

The course really needs some work. They only had the distance marked on a couple of holes. Had some dead spots on some of the greens. The greens were a little hard. Not worth 55 dollars. The one good thing about it is I only payed 17 dollars using the golf now app.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Nice Greens. Not So Nice Fairways

Beautiful scenery. Wonderful hills and holes of varying difficulty. Used a good portion of my bag. Some holes require smart golf where others are just grip and rip.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course.

I was pleasantly surprised with this course. It had some interesting and unusual holes and an absolutely beautiful location. Except for the gnats I thoroughly enjoyed it. Look forward to another trip there.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

best course through mountains

If looking for a great course through the mountains this is the one. The staff was excellent and friendly. Front nine stays wet, but greens we're in excellent condition as well as fairways. The back nine is breathtaking, my favorite course near gatlinburg. Want Miss this course anytime I'm up that way.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Has Nice Layout, BUT

Right out of the gate, upon arrival Pro Shop decides to charge a 16$ Rider fee. Which is on top of my already paid booking/Green Fee. This is totally absurd and they were nasty about it. I was a single and not paired, that seat was open anyway and she didn't get her own cart. Course itself was fun, but badly in need of Maintenance and NOT worthy of steep fee they charge. There was a sewage/dead animal smell that permeated the front 9. Back 9 totally different and #11 is totally unfair to anyone over a 2 HNCP. But otherwise enjoyable. There was a fungus on some greens and they were Bent Grass slow. Not sure I would return, maybe they only want a 1 time play, it sure seems like it. DO BRING PLENTY of balls, although you will probably find double what you lose, I did.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice weather saved us

This course has a good layout but everything this lots of work, from the pro shop to the fairways, to the greens.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice deal

The wife and I had a great time there, well worth the price

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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