3919 East Parkway, Gatlinburg, Tennessee 37738, US
(865) 436-3947
Location Map

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

Reviews

3.7
411 Reviews (411)
Advanced Filters
Overall Rating
Recommended
Handicap
Age
Type of Golfer
Gender
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
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Challenging course with great bent grass greens.

We played as a twosome and finished in little more than 3 hours. Great were great but fairways not as well kept.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great layout

Nice layout,. Very challengingly and requires some club selection.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Front 9 and back 9 are entirely different.

Played 2 days after heavy rains and the fairways had not drained/dried (cart path only all 18 which was the reason for the time to play). Front 9 relatively flat. Back 9 like a rollercoaster and challenging. Enjoyed it.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Short course, nice layout

Nice course for the money, front 9 open and the back nine has blind shots and follows a creek

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser

This course is now a Diamond Resort..

Before purchased by Diamond the course had fallen into disrepair. We played in April 2013 and could see the potential for a cordial if not easy round of golf once Diamond addresses some cart path and grounds issues (relatively minor ones). Given enough time and attention I believe this little course could be quite nice. Until then go with 2 stars in mind as a rating and you won't be disappointed.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Very nice course

I only played 9 holes which was perfect for the time I had to play.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Featured
Verified Purchaser

Beautiful & Relaxing Round of Golf

No better setting than the mountains of East Tennessee for a round of golf. Bent Creek offers an incredible view of the mountains and rivers while providing a FUN and challenging round of golf. Well worth the drive.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Beautiful course. But challenging

Even though it is winter the course was in very good shape. We really enjoyed our day.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Worth playing here!!

Friendly staff. Fun course. The creek meanders through the course making it very pretty and challenging for those who have difficulty hitting arching shots. The back nine have beautiful views and calls for accurate shot making. Strongly recommend the course.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Nice course close to Gatlinburg

I have played this course many times and love it. Offers both open fairways and tight dog legs with rolling hills.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Featured
Verified Purchaser

Fun to Play

This is a great course for something different. The front 9 is pretty standard as courses go, dog legs, sand, water and gently rolling. The back 9 is a really fun and challenging mountain course with lots of surprises requiring strategy to compete.

I really enjoy the course and recommend it to my friends.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

BACK 9 IS AWESOME

This course is pretty nice,we were there on vacation and wanted to play some MOUNTAIN golf,so my son in law and I booked a round,the front 9 while challenging was a little boring ,but the back 9 was awesome !!!!! We are going back on Sunday to play the back 9 again,,,,,,,,

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

some crazy short holes on back nine

good holes on front nine. first few holes are very good. back nine is probably more fun to play after 3 or 4 rounds to get used to lay out. all in all a fun course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

difficult and lots of water

some holes border on being unfair for someone not familiar with the course because of blind drives into unseeable terrain

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Great course

Bent Creek is a very nice course. Just wish they offered more off on rounds. Great, thanks

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser

Used to be nice....

Being customary in my family for the men to play golf on wedding days, I brought my son and his groomsmen here to celebrate the event. I personally had played this course several years ago and remembered it being very nice. Course conditions were not at all bad. Besides being a little wet which was expected, overall the course itself was in decent enough shape. The problem I had, and the reason I will never go back to this course, was groundskeepers all over the course with weedeaters and lawn mowers, everywhere. They were beside greens, next to tee boxes and were oblivious to people trying to enjoy their golf game. For instance, on either 7 or 8, we were on the tee box......a small creek crossing over the front of the tee box rightly 40 yards in front of us, there were 3 guys weed eating the creek. They didn't offer to move...nor shut down...nor even acknowledge the fact that we were waiting on them. This was the most memorable moment.... Along with the constant noise standing over a putt or guys actually talking to each other besides the tee box when you are trying to tee off. I was extremely disappointed with our experience there. And no, I didn't say a word at the proshop. They knew exactly what was going on on their course. This very average course, if not even below average, charged us $50 per person to play when we could have easily played elsewhere much nicer for a lesser fee. I personally will never be back.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

fun and challenging

Course is awesome, just needs more maintenance and it would be amazing. Will test any skilled golfer, lots of fun. Would pay a lot more if kept up, with that said super value for your $ and a very challenging course with nice greens.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Now Reading