Tennessee Centennial GC
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4.0
457 Reviews (457)
5 Stars
130
4 Stars
186
3 Stars
85
2 Stars
31
1 Stars
25
Conditions
3.7
Value
4.1
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.0
86.1%
Recommend this course
370 out of 457 reviews
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Average Rating
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3.9
10 Reviews (10)
5 Stars
5
4 Stars
3
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.7
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.0
70.0%
Recommend this course
7 out of 10 reviews
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4.2
34 Reviews (34)
5 Stars
14
4 Stars
16
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.2
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.4
88.2%
Recommend this course
30 out of 34 reviews
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Course Highlights
Centennial delivers a challenging and rewarding layout with well-maintained fairways and pristine greens that consistently impress visiting golfers. Friendly staff and strong value for money make this a must-play destination in the Knoxville area.

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Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Par 71
Length 6633 yards
Slope 130
Rating 72.1
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Centennial Golf Club - TN
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Course Details

Year Built 1997
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Gary Baird (1997)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No. Only with permission
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Beverage Carts
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Reviews

4.0
457 Reviews (457)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 12
Watching the Game 9
Brunch 6
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 20
Narrow Fairways 20
Forced Carries 19
This course/club is great for:
Locals 21
Advanced Golfers 16
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 10
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 20
Worth the Drive 12

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Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Always A Challenging Round

I have played here before, and always like it. The course seems to hold water much more that others. And like most East Tennessee courses they also make the mistake of using Bermuda grass which is completely wrong for the climate. This time around the staff was super unfriendly for some reason.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Love playing here

Course stays in great shape, greens are good. Some were a little beat up from other players not taking care of pitch marks but not the courses fault. Relatively crowded but okay moved along well. Driving range isn’t the best, grass isn’t grown in and they apparently don’t move teeing area even though they close the range on Mondays. Practice green and chipping area were nice though.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Greenskeeper

Fairways and tees cut way to low in October so we are playing off dirt. Most cup locations were on a slant and some holes you have your back to the hole.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 22
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 33
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Okay for the time of year.

Layout was good, with risk reward holes. The only bad thing were the Greens were chewed up. My pet peeve is people not fixing ball marks on the green. The other two courses I’ve played, had tarps to cover the green to protect them. This course didn’t.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Challenging Layout

Very nice place. Course is challenging and in great shape. The greens rolled smooth. The rate is fantastic. They do have member that think 6 hour rounds are fine. I was hoping for a better pace of play.

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

Carts are holding it back from a 5star

The carts are awesome, they were the nicest carts I’ve ever been in, they were similar to the touchscreen club carts but they also had Bluetooth speakers, live sports and betting odds, but my one major complaint is that since it’s gps, it slows down at hills. However, is less of a slow down and more of a stop. I’d they fixed that it would easily be a top 15 course in the state

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Ok

The course was ok. The course doesn’t drain well and was wet all day. Hasn’t rained in 4 days

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Fun Course

Fun Course; has a few challenging holes but nothing too crazy. Course layout is nice and greens were well kept. Overall, fun course and worth the money

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Previously Played

Centennial

I have played here numerous times before and had a great time. Our round started off waiting on two older women to tee off. Once they finally did we caught up to them and we had 4 in our group. We stood there and watched them walk back to their cart on the path twice before hitting. This repeated on our next shot waiting on them to clear the green. Once we made it to the green after 18 minutes a two some passed us on the cart path and went to number 2 tee box. They were looking a the two women when I walked up to my tees. They had to wait and so did we. They hit after about 4 minutes. We finally get to tee off once they are on the green. As I make my second shot I hear a voice I don't recognize and when I turn around and head back toward my son I realize the starter was talking to my son. As I approach he jumps on his cart and starts to leave. I stopped him and he jumped off a came my way and was very argumentative. He said you are 11 minutes behind pace and I said no way it has to be more than that. He was very rude and argued that we didn't wait on anybody. Not to mention he can't even see us after the women's tees on hole 1. He told me the 2 men that passed us while we were on number 1 had been told to do that by the course manager because one of them was late. (Guess that was our fault).Sure would have been nice to have know this before this useless altercation. I am not impressed at all with how this was handled. We live 5 minutes from this course and most likely will not be back.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Waiting For Peak Season

Would love to play this course during its peak season as the design is challenging, something I really enjoy. There are holes that really give you a chance to show off your driver and many other holes you really need to think through.

The course was aerated and there was a bit of standing water/mud around the greens which is what impacted my rating the most of this course. There didn’t seem to be water on the course or a beverage cart on the day but the clubhouse was close enough and fast enough to get a quick drink before the 10th.

I’ll definitely come back as the scenery was amazing, a few wild turkeys walked across the fairway. I think I just visited this course during the wrong time. Will definitely try again.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
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
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Just way to wet even though it has not rained in days and greens are in poor shape because of it

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

Pace of play was much better than the last time we played at Centennial. Course has a lot of character and is challenging. Will always come back on our way to see the Vols play

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 60
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good course, but greens have lots of ball marks

Not the first time playing this course. I generally like this course, but would be so much better if people would fix their ball marks. One of the worst courses I play with this problem. Also played behind someone who didn't (or couldn't) pick up their feet when walking on greens. Left marks on most every green. There are numerous course that I play in Knoxvillle where you do not have this problem to deal with.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

The course was probably one of the best courses we have played while traveling. Personnel there accommodated us and made the round of golf very enjoyable,, starting with the fellow at the pro desk to the starter, to even the guy fluffing up the sand traps.. Very enjoyable day. And the course was in premium condition. Would recommend for a enjoyable day on the links. Thanks, Mike Nichols Louisville, KY

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

Views!

Course has a mix of holes and unique layout that results in a lot of fun and spectacular views. We will be back!

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

Beautiful Course

The course is a beautiful one through the rolling terrain of Oak Ridge. The first hole is a bit intimidating but does open up after that. Greens are SUPER soft so expect to leave a divot, even on a pitch shot but that also allows you to attack the pins too. Also, don't trust the scorecard for distance. Make sure you use the GPS or you will be off on most holes. The GPS has speakers attached and you can listen to stations for music or pair your phone and play your own. Very cool feature!! I loved this course and want to play here again when I am in the Knoxville area!!!

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