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4.5
1415 Reviews (1415)
5 Stars
722
4 Stars
496
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
94.3%
Recommend this course
1298 out of 1415 reviews
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4.3
20 Reviews (20)
5 Stars
11
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
2
Conditions
4.2
Value
3.9
Layout
4.8
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.5
90.0%
Recommend this course
18 out of 20 reviews
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4.4
71 Reviews (71)
5 Stars
44
4 Stars
19
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
2
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.2
Layout
4.7
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.6
93.0%
Recommend this course
66 out of 71 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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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

4.5
1415 Reviews (1415)

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 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The course is in fantastic shape. Greens are beautiful. The only issue was with fire ants on some of the tee boxes.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
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 Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Wonderful time

Played this course while on vacation in the smokies, excellent course and had a great time.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 72
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Good public course..

One of my favorite courses in the Knoxville area.

Excellent layout....fairways and greens in very good condition.....traps need attention...

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 50
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Value & Quality

Played 8-27 & 8-28-18. Yes, the cart paths are not smooth everywhere and the sand traps need some more sand - that's the only negatives. However, if you want a very good course with excellent, zoysia fairways and superb bermuda greens, this is your course. Tees are good, too. Rough is high enough to punish a shot that misses the fairway, but not too high. Friendly staff, nice scenery, and very, fair price. The positives FAR outweigh imperfect cart paths and thin sand traps.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very nice

I played here for first time today and really liked the layout. Very nice fairways and greens. The only minor complaint was the tee boxes were shaggy and a couple of bunkers were very rocky. The course is very beautiful and a great setting for golf.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Vacation

Had an excellant experience! Don behind the counter was very friendly and gave tips on how to play the course. The scenery was beautiful and the course is challenging. I suggest if you have the time play the course it’s a great course. Shout out to Don thank you for making this vacation a great.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 72
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Excellence layout

This is a must play course in the Knoxville -,Seiverville area....

Greens and fairways in great condition...traps in need of sand....(stay out and you won't notice..lol)

Pace of play was a little slow due to multiple groups in front causing us to wait on most tee boxes..

Will definitely return...

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

NICE COURSE

Course is very tight. Lots of trees. Pretty good shape. Rough is long and thick. Lots of ups and downs and some blind shots. Overall good value.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Diamond in the rough! Go Play this Course

What a wonderful experience playing Rivers Island Golf Course! We played on a Tuesday and had the course to ourselves! Pat Toth greeted us at the door, got us checked in and on our way (the rate was very good, no need for a military discount)

The course starts out pretty simple, short par 4, fairways nice, greens nice... Then the par 3's! Over the French Broad River, the sites the wild life... WE had a blast, did a replay, yep, played 36 and had the course to ourselves, literally. If you haven't played this course, you should. Pat, you are doing great things there and we will be back next year and this time hopefully bringing 8!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great course and great value!

My son and I had a great time playing a round at the Rivers Island. The course was in nice shape and it was a great layout. I definitely will look to go back next time we are in the area.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Awesome!!

Beautiful course. The scenery is gorgeous. The lay out was very fun. Each hole featured a different approach and look. The fairways and greens were in excellent condition. Like hitting off of carpet. I played my best round of the year here. The course was not busy at all. It was midweek and midday. I will definitely play this course again if I’m back in the area. Very friendly and informed proshop staff.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 49
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Best course in East tn

The maintenance staff have worked very hard to bring this course back from nearly dead, to looking almost perfect again. I highly recommend playing this course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 41
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Great shape

Course is in FANTASTIC shape. Crews were out doing patches to the cart paths and mowing. Too the time to talk with a couple of grounds crew members and parson in the pro shop. Everyone seems to be working very hard to keep the course in excellent shape. Most of the sand traps had been redone and more sand coming next week to do more. Definitely a MUST PLAY course if ever in the Knoxville, TN area.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 32
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Great golf course

This course is in fantastic condition. The fairways and greens are excellent. It is a very scenic course with the river winding throughout the course. With the various tee boxes, it is great for all levels of play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Good course challenging

Signature hole always keeps me on my toes(good). Great layout to mix between par 3s and par 4s.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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