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4.7
463 Reviews (463)
5 Stars
297
4 Stars
102
3 Stars
32
2 Stars
15
1 Stars
17
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.4
Layout
4.9
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.1
97.2%
Recommend this course
424 out of 463 reviews
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4.8
10 Reviews (10)
5 Stars
9
4 Stars
0
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.9
Value
4.2
Layout
4.9
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.3
100.0%
Recommend this course
10 out of 10 reviews
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4.8
22 Reviews (22)
5 Stars
19
4 Stars
2
3 Stars
1
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0
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Conditions
4.7
Value
4.3
Layout
5.0
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.7
100.0%
Recommend this course
22 out of 22 reviews
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Course Highlights
Dramatic mountain views and a highly praised layout with severe doglegs and elevation changes make this course a memorable and rewarding challenge. Course conditions, staff friendliness, and overall value consistently earn high marks from recent players.

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

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Reviews

4.7
463 Reviews (463)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 28
Undulating Greens 20
Forced Carries 19
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 25
Advanced Golfers 19
A Weekend Splurge 16
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 18
At a Resort 6
Near Local Attractions 6

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Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Slooow

5hrs 20min, this place should get a 5 star but the staff doesn't monitor the pace. Great course condition. This course is super hard, but absolutely beautiful.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Beautiful course

Great course, challenging. If you are a below average player, bring extra balls, but come anyway. Wonderful sites and fun golf.

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

Perfect Fairways and Good Greens

As I knew before playing, this course requires accuracy not distance. Fairways were like carpet but bent grass greens a little beat up due to players not repairing their ball marks. Greens could be unputtable due to the severe slopes in them; but green speeds at only around 8 helped. I hit hybrid off all par 4s and 5s accept two holes and this was from the “tips”. The elevation change helps to make this course shorter than the card yardage from the back tees. Definitely will be back again next year.

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

Awesome course with beautiful views.

Beautiful purse with awesome views. Starter was awesome and a great help as it was foggy and could not see where to hit the ball. The pro shop staff was not as friendly, but the course and starter made up for that.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Asheville Trip

Staff was extremely friendly and accommodating. They made everyone feel welcomed and appreciated. Course condition was immaculate. Very challenging course but friendly course for all levels of golf.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

A lot of fun

This was great. The course is in phenomenal shape and the layout is mountain golf at its finest. Signature hole is a 200ft drop in elevation from tee to green. Super cool. Green we’re clean and fast. Fairways were in good shape and so we’re the tee boxes. The only real course issue was #16 par 3 was soppy wet but it is in one of the lowest parts of the course behind the mountain. The only other “issue” was bugs. There were gnats everywhere. I’d totally deal with them though. If I’m being picky the driving range distance wasn’t great and the snack bar was average. What matters is that the course was fantastic. Super enjoyable, fun, hard course, will be back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 83
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great find

Beautiful mountain course. Well maintained, fun layout.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great golf course. I would play this course every day.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Amazing Layout Views Warm inviting Staff

Fairways/Bunkers/Tee boxes all in amazing shape. Layout and picturesque views are second to none. The staff is extremely friendly and accommodating and they had several cart girls selling food and beverages every couple of holes. Greens seemed to have been punched recently so they were a little bumpy but overall still in pretty good shape. Overall biggest issue is always pace of play is extremely slow. A lot of1/2 somes that could be paired together all playing seperate groups and everybody waiting. We paid $125 a man and i would definitely come back next time we are in the area. Super fun layout always enjoy playing here!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 152
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 250 Contributor
First Time Playing

just go play it.

18 panoramic holes. fairways were outstanding but greens were slow. only drawback for me would be beneficial if handicap flags were allowed due to multiple greens where they would have been very appreciative. will definitely will if in area again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Some problems

The greens had been aeriated a week earlier so they were still recovering. We new that ahead of time They were in the process of aerating the fairways but we only ran into one that was being worked on so not bad. I guess they don’t have enough maintenance staff to do fairways and prepare the bunkers for the days play because none of the bunkers had been raked. The GPS unit in our two carts never worked regardless of trying to turn the cart off and on or unplugging the unit and then plugging it back in. Brakes on the carts would not hold on some of the steeper parking areas.

If Sequoyah is going to keep increasing green fees then they should also make sure the paying golfers get better amenities to go along with the increased rates.

The layout is truly amazing so I still recommend playing this course.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course, beautifully groomed. Very nice pro shop and practice facilities. But there is no bar or restaurant, For a course this elegant, it is a major flaw.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Sequoyah National

The zoysia fairways and tee boxes really elevated this wonderful layout. They are in desperate need to update the golf carts. The GPS didn’t work on my cart 3 days in a row. The course is so popular now, the pace of play was poor all 3 days. But I will play again when in the area.

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