Wild Laurel Golf Course

Greens were aerated one week ago and still had considerable amount of sand one the greens which affected putts. Fairway grass was just okay. It was apparent that course was being upgraded. Very nice layout. Several sets of tees to accommodate all levels of players. All club house employees were very pleasant and helpful. We had a very pleasant round.

For starters, we teed off early afternoon with 2 groups in front and one behind us. But once we got to the 6th hole, multiple carts came and surrounded us and the groups around. Those people were groups of 4 and 5 and they should have been done playing but took a break to go to the lodge and watch Tennessee get beat by Florida in college football. This slowed up play big time as these guys were restarting where they left off. Management should not let this crap happen. Pace of play got stupid slow and we skipped a couple holes on the back and didnt complete a full round. Beware playing here on a football weekend or call to see if management is allowing this to happen when you want to play. SMH!!

A lot of work has been done on this course.

Love the course keep up the good work.

Always a pleasure to play this course. The staff is so friendly and the Actor play amenities are fantastic. By the way folks use a little bug spray and the little guys will never bother you.

For being a first time golfer to this beautiful course. I found the hole identification of the next hole a little difficult. The cart path was marked just hard to follow not being a local. The staff was very helpful and pleasant. The course was in excellent condition, enjoy the elevation changes. The golf course was just beautiful can’t imagine what the course would look like with the fall foliage. When in the area again I will return to this beautiful and challenging beauty in the mountains.

I love the layout of this course. Greens roll true.

This was the closet GolfNow Deal during our first day of staying in Gatlinburg, but it was well worth the 53 minute mountain drive.

Even with previous days of 90+ temperatures the course was in superb condition - fairways and greens rolled true, there were minimal water hazards, and the rough consisted mostly of wooded areas. In addition, the mountain scenery helped us tolerate our bad golf.

You get the full "valley golf" effect right out of the gate on the first few holes. #1 is a curvy, left-right, 540 yard downhill par 5 into a blind green. Step onto the #2 tee and you're looking at a 160 yard par 3 with at least a 50 foot drop to the green. From there you play the "flatlands" until turning uphill toward #9. Then you start the descent again on #10 with a steep downhill par 3. From there you play the back 9 around the hillsides until coming home on the par 5 #18.

The course is listed as par 70, and while that might seem fair for men the ladies might prefer a couple of the long par 3's be made into par 4's.

We enjoyed our time so much we came back the next day for another sweltering day of... golf in the Smokies.

Greens were lush and moderate speed. Fairways have grown in very well. Even got to see a bear on the back nine fairway. Met up with a couple of young men and enjoyed the round with them. Don't pass up playing this course.

Fist time playing the course. The layout was fun. However you couldn’t tell where the fairway ended and the rough began. Lots of crabgrass everywhere, even on tee boxes. Greens weren’t too bad. Soft and slow. Saw a couple of fivesomes out there, but didn’t effect us. Not much drinking water on the course. Definitely needs some work to improve the condition. No yardage markings, even on the tee boxes for par 3s. Had to do a lot of guessing. Probably wouldn’t play this course again.

So a buddy and I decided to make the trip out to play a round of golf here. Upon arrival (30 minutes early) we were informed that they double booked; not the worst problem, but a little inconvenient to be paired with someone we don’t know. So the layout of the course was quite nice with some great views of the smokies, but the course itself was absolutely terrible. The tee boxes were the best kept part of the course. The fairways were terribly kept, I truly think I’ve seen better kept farm land than this course. The greens looked abysmal at best even after being freshly groomed by staff. I believe a blind man could maintain this course better that the current staff. I would recommend playing with good golf balls simply because your ball could be the only fancy thing this course sees all day and it needs as much help as it can get.

This was a great course for the money. Pace of play was disappointing due to large groups bogging down play. A few of the greens were burnt but still very playable. Will most certainly be returning

Greens were in decent shape, at best. Fairways were full of big clumps of grass and were like hitting out of cow pastures. There was a foursome in front of us that were taking their sweet time, listening to music, playing best ball, just wasting everyone else’s time. We payed for 18, but left after the front 9. Probably won’t go back.

We played after several days of rain, so cartpath only. A little hard to find our way around, but we managed. We enjoyed it very much.

alot o blind shots and a fun course. excellent condition

The grass in the fairways was ankle deep. Yes, in the fairways. The tees were so hard you couldn't get a tee in them. Greens were in okay shape. The owner recently did a huge upgrade to the clubhouse, but obviously does not understand what it takes to run a golf course. The gnats were so bad they'd carry you away. There were probably 8 people in the bar area when we rounded 9 and thought we could get at least a hot dog. The bar tender completely ignored us. Finally, we asked, and he said he had a big order just come in so it would be a while before we could get a piece of meat slapped on a bun.