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4.4
1411 Reviews (1411)
5 Stars
719
4 Stars
495
3 Stars
129
2 Stars
33
1 Stars
35
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.3
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.8
93.8%
Recommend this course
1294 out of 1411 reviews
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4.1
16 Reviews (16)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
2
Conditions
4.1
Value
3.9
Layout
4.7
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.4
87.5%
Recommend this course
14 out of 16 reviews
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4.4
72 Reviews (72)
5 Stars
44
4 Stars
20
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
2
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.2
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.6
93.1%
Recommend this course
67 out of 72 reviews
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Course Highlights
Island Pointe's layout along the French Broad River delivers consistently fast, immaculate greens and fairways that keep golfers returning across the region. Exceptionally friendly staff and smooth pace of play round out an experience that offers outstanding value near Knoxville and Gatlinburg.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7001 yards
Slope 133
Rating 75.4

Championship Layout by Arthur Hills. Links Style course over 175 acres traversing the French Broad River. Play along and over the river.

#10 Ranked Public / Private Golf Course (Golf Magazine)

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Island Pointe Golf Club (FKA River Islands)
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Course Details

Year Built 1991
Fairways Zoysia Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Arthur Hills (1991)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire required. Shirts must have collars and shorts must be Bermuda length. Tank tops, t-shirts and denim are not permitted.

Food & Beverage

Beverage Carts

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

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Reviews

4.4
1411 Reviews (1411)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 12
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 74
Bunkers 54
Undulating Greens 51
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 60
Advanced Golfers 40
Locals 35
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 64
Convenient to the City 28
Near Local Attractions 23

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Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Amazing Course

This course is truly amazing, from the friendliness of the staff to the course layout and beauty, Currently residing in Cincinnati and I will 100% stop in again to play it. Snack shop worker on hole 9 was friendly and the gentleman at the clubhouse went above and beyond to make sure we had a good time.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Super Slow Greens

The fairways were very bare. The greens were beautiful but so slow you can't get the ball to the hole. Extremely slow.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The Course

This was an amazing course to play on! Even though the weather was a little rainy at first, the course setup was great and it is such a great price to play 18. The staff is very friendly and they made sure we were taken care of. I definitely plan on going back in a couple weeks!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

February golf

Well worth the green fee. Challenging layout thst has been given some TLC this off season. Smaller greens require solid iron play. Great vistas of the river with multiple island greens. Very helpful and friendly staff.😃👍🏻👍🏻

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great layout! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Played on a warm

Day in February. Major improvements along river to increase views and playability! Greens are smaller in size but challenging. Championship

Caliber layout. Definitely worth a trip. Staff was very helpful and friendly. 😃

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

Great golf

Golf Now somehow took my money but the golf course never got my reservation so we had to pay twice to play (at a higher rate). Thankful to the staff for working hard to get us out to play. They also tried to work it out with GN but with no luck….even after I presented my reservation number and showed them my email receipt..

The golf course was HARD, but fair. The all carry (175 yard) over water par 3’s were so fun to play. A few of the par 5’s were long, but again, fair. Driving accuracy is at a premium. It was wet and cold so my son and I hit a lot of driver - 5 irons on the par 4’s. If we had to do it over again we would have played from the white tees and not the players tees.

Greens were winter slow maybe 9- 9.5 on the stempmeter. The ball rolled smooth, but slow. I’d love to play them at a 11 or 12. O junk or dead spots on the greens and a few were quite large.

Fairways were really good and well defunded even for winter golf. No complaints about them except we played under cart path only and players are not going to fill tier divots under those conditions so there were nice big chucks taken out of the fairways that were not filled.

The bunkers were in good shape, but just wet. Nicely defined and taken care of.

Two issues -

- there was “one” on course restroom (Porta potty) between 9 & 10. I’m a 61 year old man and one port-a potty did not cut it so I did a little tree watering at no cost to the golf course.

- no place to by refreshments or snacks at the turn. The turn is a long way away from the club house.

We will play it again at our next visit to Tennessee.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Excellent golf course.

Some holes are quite challenging. But overall the beauty, and layout of the course was quite enjoyable

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Gorgeous course, great staff

If you’re in the area you have to play this course. Gorgeous course. It’s difficult but manageable if you keep the ball straight. Lots of deep rough, water and deep bunkers. I’ve played my best and my worst round there. Both were enjoyable. Dan was super friendly and accommodating. I couldn’t have felt more welcomed. Greens were in killllller shape for winter golf here. Overall a great experience.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 41
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course / must play

If you’ve never played this course you need to. Outstanding scenery, challenging layout, overall in great shape, it did rain recently. In reality the only thing you can complain about is the overpriced course snack/food truck at hole 9.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Horrible

After we payed for 18 holes, the course told us on the first tee that we only had until 4:30 to cross the bridge and finish our round. Meanwhile our tee time was at 12:50 and they didn’t inform us of this until after the round. They refused to speed up the pace of play forcing the round to take 5 hours and they had workers driving around harassing us about bringing the carts in on time, which wouldn’t even allow us to finish all 18 holes we payed for. Horrible place with crappy conditions and horrible understanding of customer service. Everybody in our 4some got a hot dog at the turn and the total bill was 51 dollars. A large range bucket is the size of a small and is 13 dollars. A complete waste of a day and ruined family time. If this was the last course on earth, I would hang up my golf shoes and be happy with the end of my playing career.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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