Island Pointe Golf Club

This is a zoysia fairway and greens course that gives you great lies in the fairways and consistent greens. The layout is fun and winds around creeks and rivers through beautiful lands. The staff are always friendly and helpful. I make sure I play this course every time I come to Knoxville.

Played 5 rounds from 5-16-22 through 5-19-22. Walking not allowed. Zoysia fairways, mini-verde bermuda greens. Been playing golf for 58 years and these are probably the best greens I can remember - public or private. Fairways were super. If you can't hit your tee shot approx. 100 yards, high rough awaits you. If you spray shots too far in either direction, high grass is there, but it's fair. Significant progress over the last year. Some parts of the cart paths need repairs, but the course is A+. Friendly employees, too.

Went here Saturday morning for the first time ever. Booked a tee time for just myself. Showed up half an hour early asked to buy range balls and was told I didn’t show up early enough to hit them. Went to go get my cart from the starter found out I was riding with someone. Am I the only one that’s not heard of them making you ride with someone with you book a single? Every golf course I’ve ever played by myself I’ve always gotten my own cart. So I tell the starter that’s weird I’ve never heard of that anywhere I’ve been and he tells me well you must have never played golf. Off to a great start to the round. Get told on the turn there’s a food truck that opens at 10. Get to the turn at 1045 food truck isn’t ready yet can’t sell us anything. Loved the course it’s stunning and in great shape but staff treats customers horrible.

Course layout is very nice. Thin fairways make accuracy a premium and is reason for 137 course rating. Greens and fairways are in great shape although greens are slow. Would play it again.

Course is in much better shape than it was a couple years ago. New management really has done a great job on the fairways and greens especially.

Do not miss out on the chicken salad the nice lady makes at the turn in the food truck! Absolutely phenomenal!!!

Fairways were great, greens were perfect, scenery was immaculate. Pace of play was horrific. Nice enough to still visit again, but only if I can afford to make a whole day out of it.

Great location and layout, with a little TLC could be an amazing course. Needs a Marshall to keep things moving, especially on weekends. Starter is a nice guy but I’ve gotten less instruction in a grad physics class than this guys overly verbose spiel ….

beautifully layed out links course. Hit it straight. Hole #17 was a favorite. They're getting it right!...

The course layout is fantastic. Front 9 along the river makes for some amazing views.

But the 1 thing I will never forget about today was the gentleman running the Pro Shop/Clubhouse. He is everything that's right about the game of golf. We took my 10 year old son along today, I've had terrible experiences taking my son along in the past. Some courses treat kids like they don't belong there, this was hardly the case. The gentleman in the pro shop treated him like a tour pro, hooked him up with a yardage book and logo ball. This is the type of thing that turns a 10 year old kid into a lifetime golfer. This type of thing may not seem like a big deal but its these type of things that grow the game of golf. I tip my cap to this Ambassador of the Game because thats the only way to describe him.

Thank you so much for a great experience!!