Sequoyah National Golf Club

My idea of golf is a relatively level playing field. This is a severely sloped course, seldom find a flat lie in which to hit the ball. My handicap is high teens and unless you are a very good player you will be frustrated when you miss by a few feet and cannot find your ball because it rolls over the hill into the brush. I only got 1 birdie and couple pars. Several of the holes you are required to stay on the cart path--I did not see the reason this was the requirement. So be prepared to do a lot of walking up hill. One hole is under repair and is not is use. Very long course. Weather was perfect. I would not recommend.

The only problems we encountered were due to excessive rain on course. The greens were spotty and uneven in cut. We have played here before when that was not the case, ie, they were smooth and true.

Two of the holes are exceedingly long given the difficulty of the course, 7 and 10. For the less than average golfer, 10 is easily a par 5.

Course conditions are pristine for a mountain course where roughs and fairways are often more difficult to maintain than a flatland course.

we had a 942 tee time through Golf Now. Got there early and they let us out early as they had a very busy outing later on.
The course is very hilly and the carts do a good job.
The wet weather has hurt this course and it had been aerated 2 weeks ago and had not healed..The fairways had lots of dead areas and the greens and tee boxes needed help. The conditions were a disappointment.
The course itself is very beautiful and challenging and we will go back and play it once conditions have improved.

This course has been poorly maintained for a long period of time. We expected the greens to be slow due to aerification, but the fairways were in terrible shape and the tee boxes as well. Lots of crab grass invading the course and tee boxes. Bare areas on the fairways.

We played this course on a Tuesday. The views are awesome. Fairways were in good shape. The greens needed a little attention. Love a course that makes you think. And this is one of those. I don't agree with the comment that you should not play the tips if you are not a 5 handicap or better though. We played one up from the tips. I was thinking this would be a big difference for distance and angle. Not so much when we got there. It seemed that we would of had a better time from the tips due to many of the holes will get you shorter than a pitching wedge if you can carry the ball 240. This is not a real long course. I will agree that you need to be striking the balls here though. The downfall is that if you miss the first rough or on some holes, the fairway, you may not find your ball. Take two off the tee if you hit it in the high stuff. You may want to book this twice if you are on a vacation for the week there. This is due to not knowing how far your teeball on some holes will go with the dramatic drop in elevation. They were still working on the number 2 hole so you will play a temp hole to replace it. You will actually play that hole before number one. Seen turkeys, baby snapping turtle, snake and other wildlife when we were there. It was worth the drive for me!

Course has some great views of the mts. If it is cart path only then the workout walking is something. Greens need some work but they have had a ton of rain the last month. Glad we played it during our visit.

The course has amazing views. It will be awesome in a few weeks with the Fall colors. The greens were in very good condition. However, the fairways had a lot of weeds/crabgrass. There were also bare spots. One hole was closed for construction and they had a makeshift hole in the practice area which was fine. We paid $39 and that was a fair price for the conditions. We played there last year and it was in much better condition. Perhaps all the rain this summer has had a detrimental effect on the course. Also, we are bogey golfers and found the course very difficult. We all agreed that next time, we will play best ball so we can enjoy the experience and beauty more.

This course is really up there! Many of the courses holes are downhill from the tee. The views are great. The course is fairly well maintained during the season. I have played here before in greater but also in less than desireable conditions. My group plays from the (silver) white tees usually and a few of us were hitting par 4 greens in 1 shot from the higher boxes. Free range balls are nice. Only catch was they had heavy rain this season and the second hole had been washed away. The course used the driving range practice green as a replacement which was fine.

This course is very challenging and not for the beginner or players with bad knees as most of the holes are cart path only and the terraine is mostly steep grades. If you are up to the challenge, you must play this course as it is worth the pain. I can't wait to go back and play when the leaves turn as there will be amazing views at most every hole.

Except for the fact that you have to start on a temporary Par 3 (hole #2 is being repaired from a washout), the mountain scenery is spectacular ! The course is only 4 years old so there are still some rough spots in the fairways and a lot of dead spots on the greens. In speaking with one of the staff, they will be replacing the grass on the greens with a new strain that will be more receptive to the rainy climate in this area. The changes in elevation from hole to hole is spectacular !

Very nice course with some extremely challenging holes. Course was in good condition considering all of the rain the area has had. Course was crowded and there was a wait on every hole.

I'm from Florida, so this layout was really fun for me. The course is in the mountains, so almost every hole has an uphill or downhill shot. The views from some of the holes are amazing. I had to stop and take a few pictures with my playing partner frequently. the course itself was in excellent condition. There was some ground under repair on a few holes but this really didn't impact the round at all.

Although I'd played here before, I'd forgotten how mountainous this course really is. They have many holes where it's cart path only and walking down to your ball and back up again can be a real pain!

Unless you've played here before, it's tough to gauge what club to hit on many tee shots. If to hit too much club, they ball goes flying into no-man's land. If you don't hit enough club, it also can go into no-man's land.

It's an easy course to shoot a very big number! Not so much fun!

You will not fine a course with more beautiful views, however some of the yardage is misleading. Staff needs a little more experience on the maintaining of the greens, sand traps and the water coolers. I would suggest yardage sign for the lay up points would also help 1st timers and speed up the rounds.

If you are at the Cherokee casino this course is less than 10 min drive..........Mountain course with danger lurking . Don't let the yardage fool you. Pick the tees based on slope rating !

If you spray the ball... bring extra ... thats why they rent em by the dozen....

Speed of the greens seemed different from green to green

If you like mountain courses, this is a nice one. It has very nice scenery with dramatic elevation changes. It is the hilliest course I have ever played. With that comes some challenges choosing a club, but that is to be expected. The course is well marked, with most sprinkler heads showing yardage. Like any mountain course, the pace of play can slow down if the group in front of you starts to struggle. There are a couple of short par 4s on the back and a couple of severe doglegs on the course. However, the three par 5s on the front are all incredibly fun. While not pristine, the course was well maintained.

Except for the loss of the second hole (flood damaged) this is a great layout with exceptional views. Don't play the back tees unless your a 5 handicap or less. Strategic course, not a bombers course.

In a way its a really nice course, in other ways, to quote deputy Barney Fife, its "a blonde in bottle." Having played it for the first time with a twosome who had also not played the course before, I spent a fair amount of the day dealing with unplayable lies which are available almost every hole just outside the rough. If you stay in the fairway or first cut, then no problem. Lots of fun. Outside of that, it is either hay field or forest. And I don't mean woods! And of course extreme elevation changes. Glad I went with golf now for the discount. If I had paid $75..... I do plan to go back and with course knowledge might have a better time. To sum, in lots of ways its a really nice course, but off the track its a cow pasture or forest. As others have said, the views are incredible and the best part of the round (for me this time).

We went to course after several days of hard rain and course was in great shape. The scenic views of the mountains are picture perfect. Staff was very friendly and the course was well marked and maintained. Bring your camera and forget your worries and enjoy.

However, they ‘lost’ hole #2, & had us start on a make-shift Par 3 above the driving range & use it as hole 2, to go on to hole 1, and skip hole 2 Under renovation. When we got to the real Hole #1 fairway we were very disappointed to find it chock-full of aeration holes & lose plugs. Several fairways were like this, but many were not so bad. Be prepared to lose balls however, since much of the rough along the fairways are inaccessible gorges. The greens have virtually no flat areas & were a little slow from their winter length. Lots of well-maintained Bunkers around the greens & in the fairways. I’ll return, & hope to find better conditions.