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4.5
1398 Reviews (1398)
5 Stars
714
4 Stars
489
3 Stars
129
2 Stars
33
1 Stars
33
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.4
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.9
94.6%
Recommend this course
1283 out of 1398 reviews
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4.5
48 Reviews (48)
5 Stars
32
4 Stars
11
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.3
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.7
93.8%
Recommend this course
45 out of 48 reviews
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4.5
72 Reviews (72)
5 Stars
45
4 Stars
18
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.3
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.7
94.4%
Recommend this course
68 out of 72 reviews
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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

Accolades

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4.5
1398 Reviews (1398)

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Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful scenery

Nice golf course. Shot makers dream. Not a driver and wedge course. Definitely need to pick your spots and have your iron game on point. Quite a few par 3s over water with significant carry yardages. Would definitely recommend it.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Course

This is my favorite course around Knoxville. It's always in great shape.

The only thing is the food truck/concessions were not open at the turn. That was a huge bummer. But the course was great.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

Great course layout

The conditions of the course could have been a little better with some additional maintenance. I.e. a couple greens were a little rough with poorly repaired ball marks

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Scenic course

This is the 2nd time i’ve played there. Although we’re in the scorched earth part of summer the course was in really good shape. The only real drawback was the greens had just been aerated and hole #3 which is a beauty was reduced to a 20 yard wedge shot due to the tee box being worked on. All in all a great course/experience though.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Course

Have played there a few times. Pretty challenging with a lot of water but fun overall. Fairways were plush and greens were soft. They had just aerated but didn't slow us down that much and we knew it ahead of time. Definitely recommend the course to others.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Play it again Sam

Great layout, good condition and a challenging but fun golf experience. The pace of play was terrible they need better control of their tee times or on course marshalls as it took us over five hours to play and waited on every tee box. This will not however keep us away as it is a gem in the area.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Awesome Experience!

Absolutely enjoyed our round at Island Pointe. The course was in great condition and lived up to our expectation. The staff was great and everything about the experience was phenomenal. Highly recommend!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice conditions

Course is very nice condition best fairways ive seen this year.

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

This course is a lot of fun

My boyfriend and I played this course last week and it was awesome. There are bathrooms on the fourth hole and a food truck between hole 9 &10. The course was pretty nice it’s very easy to lose a ball in the rough grass.

Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
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 Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful challenging course

Very challenging golf course. First time playing and would definitely recommend. Course was in great condition from tee to green only negative would be the bunkers. But that is a problem with most public courses. Overall great experience and played with a very friendly local, Ed who gave us great advice where to hit it off the tee.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Fun course

Course was fun. Good challenges and good views. Pace of play was horrible! Our tee time was pushed out 30 minutes because people were late and added tee times ahead of us. Group of 24 on a Friday morning end and would not let us play through or keep our tee time. 6 hour round ….

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

Very challenging

If you want to test your skills then this is the course. Conditions were great kudos to the superintendent ! Bermuda greens are tough to putt but fun test! Staff was great and very hospitable! Links course so food truck at nine was very nice with good food. Slightly o overpriced. Recommend playing on a cooler day than 93 degrees. The heather grass is not very forgiving so stay away from that. Probably added 10 or more strokes to my score. Fun day all around with great people!! Thanks

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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