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4.6
453 Reviews (453)
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2 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
4.5
Value
4.4
Layout
4.8
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.0
95.0%
Recommend this course
414 out of 453 reviews
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4.8
12 Reviews (12)
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Conditions
4.6
Value
4.4
Layout
5.0
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.8
StaffFriendliness
4.9
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12 out of 12 reviews
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4.7
56 Reviews (56)
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Conditions
4.6
Value
4.4
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.7
96.4%
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54 out of 56 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 72
Length 6517 yards
Slope 142
Rating 72.0

Nestled in the heart of the Great Smoky Mountains, Sequoyah National Golf Club is surrounded by mature oak and fir trees. Owned by the Eastern Band of Cherokee, the course is routed through flowered valleys that provide a colorful complement to the surrounding mountain views. It feels peacefully secluded but it is conveniently located less than an hour from Asheville. Robert Trent Jones Jr. designed the layout. The rolling terrain guarantees a range of different elevation changes but there are also some flat holes. The golf course is a tough test, offering several forced carries over water and severe dogleg fairways. The sloped greens are no easy feat either. Proper club selection and accurate approach shots will be generously rewarded. Sequoyah National also offers an expansive practice area with a driving range and putting and chipping greens.

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Course Details

Year Built 2009
Fairways Bluegrass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round. High Season: Apr - Oct.
Architect Robert Trent Jones, Jr. (2009) Notah Begay III (2009) Ty Butler (2009)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Yes
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Food & Beverage

Snacks

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Accolades

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4.6
453 Reviews (453)

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Reviews 17
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Great experience on a true mountain course

Nice overall value for the scenary and challenging golf fairway and greens

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 198
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Ruined Greens

When I played in late July the greens had been ruined by careless course management. It's a fun course through the hills though it is way overpriced. When I played it in the past I enjoyed it though. Hope the conditions are fixed for 2013.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Great views, lousy pace.

The golf course sits on the edge of Great Smokey Mountain National Park, so the scenery was spectacular. I hit the course right after maintenance, but the greens putted reasonably well. Built into the mountains, it's mostly a target golf course, and be ready for uneven lies.

The only negative was the pace of play. Slow, slow, slow.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0

Nice views but that is it...

Views are what makes this golf course. Course has plenty of tee boxes to play from for players of any skill level. Some tight holes out there however the real challenge is 'knowing' the course due to elevation changes and blind shots. Overall condition of course was poor, especially the greens. A number of them had splotcy bare spots exposing dirt. To make matters worse they were slow and bumpy.
Play moved along ok however I played in the afternoon on a weekday so course wasn't very busy. Staff seemed somewhat indifferent. Can only hit medium to short irons off driving range mats. Pro shop had minimal supplies and was not in best of shape either.
Finished about 5 p.m. and everything had been locked up...no access to a bathroom even. Definitely do not cater to the customer.
If this is a top rated course in the state then I really don't have a desire to play others rated lower than this one.
Again, if you are after views this course provides all you need. Would recommend looking for another course to play.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Bring your A-game

The course is a great test of golf. If you’re not a straight hitter you’re in for a long day.
This is true Mountain golf, up and down on every hole except some of the par 3’s.
You can get a good deal on golf now, the rates if you walk on are a little
Steep. Plus be ready for about a five hour round, it’s tough and quite a few of
The holes you have to walk to your ball. I would play it again just to hit shots from 200 feet above the fairway, the ball seems to be in the air for ever.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Very beautiful and fair

I have played other mountain courses and this one played very well and is incredibly beautiful. Very much worth the money

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Scenic and challenging

The course has impressive scenic views from every tee box. Challenging length but not unreasonable. It also offers a good challenge for shot making and accuracy. We wanted to play twice during our vacation so I went out on a limb and scheduled both tee times sight unseen. We were well pleased! The greens and bunkers were in excellent condition. For the most part the fairways were good also. We will play this course again on any return trips to this area. Bring extra golf balls. If you do hit an errant shot then you have just donated to the course but then this is mountain golf. The few donations that we did make were a small price to pay to have the priveledge to witness such natural beauty!
Awesome!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Golf course had great variety. The bent grass greens were almost perfect. A true mountian course.

Sequoyah National is a very good golf course. This is a true mountain course. The bent greens were almost perfect. Will definitely visit again when there is more daylight so we can get in 36.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Amazing course, super friendly and helpfull stuff

All I can say is WOW. This is just a jewel of a Golf Course. Absolutely amazing and if you are in the area, play it, play it twice. We did play 2 rounds. The greens where not the absolut best (7 out of 10) but this course has everything. Views, nature, up and down, distance, difficulty and lots of beauty!

All Par 5 are easily reachable from the Tips but require great club selection.

The staff is absolutely great, friendly, helpful and we will be back as soon as possible.

Nice mowed fairways, Elevated fast greens, This course has it all.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Sequoyah National

Course was in pretty rough shape. Several greens were very bad. Course is challenging with many risk reward tee shots! Views made up for the poor conditions. Will definitely play again. The two guys we played with booked on another site, and paid significantly less than we did, so check around before booking on golf now.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser

Very pretty views, but not quality mountain golf, especially in it's current condition

This is certainly NOT 9th best course in NC, (or the 19th).
The property is much too hilly for enjoyable golf, even for a single digit handicap golfer.
The greens were a disgrace, but much of that could be the drought. Even though I asked the staff about conditions before booking a tee time, I was very disappointed with what I found.
A side note, after finishing playing around 4:30 PM in
mid August, I was very surprised to hear the staff refuse to allow a twosome that had driven 50+ miles & wanted to tee off at 5 to play, saying "We close at 5".

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser

Greens not as good a year before. Fairways lost lots of grass

Played here 3 times and course got worst each time out. Overpriced for condition

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Needs some tlc.

The course layout and views were fantastic! But, the course needs some attention. The recent aeration didnt help either. Dissapointed overall...thanks to golf now I got a great deal or I would have been upset,

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