3919 East Parkway, Gatlinburg, Tennessee 37738, US
(865) 436-3947
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About Bent Creek Golf Village

The Bent Creek Golf Village offers relaxation in the Great Smoky Mountain foothills of Gatlinburg, Tennessee. The 80 one- and two-bedroom rentals and four cabins come equipped with kitchens, at least one bathroom, laundry facilities and other comforts of home. Guests can stay on property for the indoor and outdoor pools, game room and fitness center or get out and explore the trails of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The onsite 6,182-yard golf course was designed by Gary Player.

Facts

Price Range$$
Property Class★★★
Year Opened1972
Number of UnitsLess than 100

Amenities & Services

Room TypesSuite
PoolIndoor
Fitness CenterYes
Practice FacilityYes

Rules

Is the resort pet friendly?No
Is resort stay required for a tee time?No

Golf courses at Bent Creek Golf Village

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3.8
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Reviews 26
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
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First Time Playing

Back Nine ---GOONY Golf!!!!

Front --- ok; flat; very slow greens; medium difficulty.
Back--- GOONY GOLF for 4 holes!!!!!!
I HATE GOONY GOLF !!!!
Target golf to areas from 185 yards to 20 yard square!!!!!
You must hit the small areas or your either in the woods or water!!!
Nice elevation change. Par 3 150 ' drop, but your target is in the sky!!!! Nothing you can aim at!!!! GOONY GOLF!!!!!!
I came from Florida to play this Gary Player course and was VERY, VERY, DISAPPOINTED WITH GOONY GOLF!!!!
Would not recommend to anyone!!!!
There are to many golf course with in 50 minutes drive to play here!!!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

this course had some great holes.

I had never played a mountain course. This course did not disappoint me. It provided a great experience with some holes to tell my golfing friends about.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

nice track

Recent heavy rainfall made the front nine wet, and the rough rather thick. The creeks running through it made accuracy a premium. Back nine has several blind shots making course knowledge valuable. Pretty piece of property, nice greens,will try again now that I have played it, hopefully while dry. Pleased with the course, will score better next time.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Back 9 is the place

Due to rain the front 9 was squishy and not maintained.
Both front and back fairways were overgrown, however,
adventurous back 9 with winding cart path and many creek side views

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Front and back.....night and day

Unfortunately, we had a large amount of rain the day before and in the morning before tee-off, which made for cart path only and sloppy conditions. The front nine is fairly wide open and fair. Back nine is much tighter and you can really only hit driver on one maybe two holes. Greens were fair and pretty slow, but again we had a lot of rain.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 88
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

This Course has great holes that challenge you with awesome views

In the past this course has been awesome. This time the front 7 holes was under water and because of this they had not been able to keep up with the mowing and weeds. The gnats were terrible. The green were okay but soft and people were not repairing their ballmarks. Your ball would plug, no roll onfront!
Back 9 was better. Note it did not help that we had a early Tee Time.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice design

Course was saturated and had standing water on the course from a heavy rain. First 7 holes were very wet, but the course seemed to drain quickly. Back nine had a few neatly designed holes. Would like to play again when dry. Due to the wetness, some fairways were not manicured very well. When dry, this looks to be a really nice course. Gnats are terrible, bring bug spray.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Front nine is quite boring. Back nine is hilly and quite challenging.

Front nine is in a flood plain and was very wet. Holes go back and forth with little of interest,

Back nine is hilly and very interesting in design.

Conditions overall were not very good but the price was reasonable.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Worth a try, if visiting in the area.

An above average of a resort course. Two completely different nines, with the front nine in your face and the back nine a little tricky if you are not on your toes. Summertime take your bug spray for river gnats. Also, take your camera.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Lots of gnats. Especially on holes near the woods or close to water.

The layout is excellent and has some quirks that are interesting (the 8th hole with the pond in the middle of the driver of 3-wood landing distance and the 9th hole with the creek affecting at least the first and third shots). The gnats are really annoying. The wetness of the course (thunderstorm the evening before we played) caused us to have to stay on the cart paths. The cart paths need attention; it would have been nice to have a 4x4 golf cart for some of it. The greens were very nice and the fairways were OK. There are other courses in the area that are better maintained and don't have the gnats.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

This course is well situated however the course needs more care and you will need your bug spray

Some of the fairways need attention and hold water and there are lots of flies around so you need protection. All in all the course could be very good if it received the care and attention it requires

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Good price, but poor conditions

Overall we got a good price, as it was a 'Hot Deal". The course itself was in poor condition. The fairway were a mix of grass and weeds, the cart paths were in horrible conditions and the greens were all painted green (the greens themselves were in good shape). Due to a funky layout and cart path only, the round was about 4.5 hours. Worst of all was the amount of bugs. I have never played a course with this many bugs (mostly gnats). I would not recommend the course to anyone.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 63
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing

This course was unique

There was a huge contrast from the front nine to the back. The front nine is wide open and resembles a links style while the back nine is a true mountain course with unique and challenging holes. The back nine had several blind shots increasing the difficulty.

Really enjoyed the course however the Pro shop staff were not the most friendly people. Overall I will return to play another round.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Pretty tight, short, nice greens, creek/ponds on most holes.

I'm a 5 hdcp. Shot 79. Played the back tees. Front is flat and straight, back is hilly and target golf. Greens were good bent grass. Bunkers were totally unraked after a night of rain. I played at noon. It's fairly tight all the way around. I only used driver on a few holes. Short, target, 3 shot par 5's. Back has 3 holes that are pure targets. If you miss, a green sized landing area off tees, you lose a ball. Nice design and very traditional look. Good value and cheap after 3. Nice staff. Gave me a rain check credit for a whole 18.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Challenging little course

Short but challenging course. Scenic with great greens and fairways. Back nine is more challenging than the front with blind shots and layups. Course was wet due to two days of rain before we played, so it was cart path only.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course, but if you are a beginner it is very challenging.

Loved the views and overall course. Needs to be maintained on the golf cart path....too may potholes and rough terrain. No sand on carts to fill divots.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

This course was awesome!

I've never played a mountain course before.the views from the front nine where of the mountains and creeks and ponds throughout.the back nine was very tough and the coolest layout ever. Almost needed 4 wheel drive carts to navigate the unbelievable terrain. It was such a radical design and I had to play to twice just because I couldn't really get enough of it. I cannot wait to return .

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

has some nice greens and nice views

some of the tee boxes needed mowed some greens were average..rough wasnt really tall enough

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Back nine has very interesting holes through the hills and valleys

Course is interesting, particularly the back nine in the hills, several blind shots. The course needs more yardage markers, hard to know your distance to the green. Also needs to have laser reflectors on the pins. Greens were in good shape but slow - not mowed on the morning I played. The greens are challenging to read, with subtle slopes. Bring a ball retriever to retrieve your ball from the river that runs through many holes, sometimes have to hit across it more than once on the same hole. The carts didn't have sand containers, so couldn't repair divots. The cart path has not been repaired in many years.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser

good layout, greens slow

greens were slow, clubhouse old, no service, fairways and t boxes needed work

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
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