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3.4
201 Reviews (201)
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
2.9
Value
4.0
Layout
3.2
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.2
74.6%
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6811 yards
Slope 124
Rating 72.1

Editor's Note: Course closed for business in Dec 2018.

Course Details

Year Built 1993
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect D. J. DeVictor

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire, collared shirts required.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Reviews

3.4
201 Reviews (201)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 20
Water Hazards 18
Forced Carries 14
This course/club is great for:
Locals 17
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 13
Advanced Golfers 11
This Course's Location is:
Near the Airport 20
Convenient to the City 14
Worth the Drive 13

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Played On
Reviews 107
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

The course was in great shape

The course was in great shape. The greens were not too fast or too slow and were readable.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 107
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

The greens and tees were in great shape

The staff have been airating the greens. They were good last year. They have improved them a lot this year.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Greens were amazing

Greens hadn't been aerated and are smooth and speed was 10+. Dorment Bermuda was as expected. Good value.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Response from on 04/03/2018:
Hello, thank you for sharing your review. We truly appreciate both your positive and constructive feedback and will be sure to pass it along to our team. We’re thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your time at Royal Oaks Golf Course & Event Center and also appreciate your input on our maintenance. We hope to welcome you back for an enjoyable experience on the course in the near future.
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Response from on 02/22/2018:
Hello Gregory, thank you for taking the time to review our course, Royal Oaks Golf Course & Event Center, in the Maryville, Tennessee area. We are sorry to see that you may have had a poor customer experience with us and that the course may not have been in the best shape when you played. Any additional feedback is greatly appreciated so that we can improve your experience with us in the future. Thank you for choosing to golf with us and we hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Terribly conditioned course

Booked a tee time and asked if there was a driving range and told yes and there was none Golf cart seats were wet and never wiped down when hosed down and some had cracked windshields. Course was never overseeded, fairwasys were a mess and greens were not cut and their explanation was "we don;t have a superintendant". Cart paths were cracked up and looked like they were bombed. Distance markers except 150 poles were non-exsistant and bunkers were never raked at the start of the day. I would not play this course agsin if it there was no green fee.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 02/20/2018:
Hello Fred, thank you for taking the time to review our course, Royal Oaks Golf Course, in the Tennessee Blount County area. We are sorry to see that you may have had a poor customer experience with us and that the course may not have been in the best shape when you played. We would like to address your concerns, we currently do have a superintendent, all of our staff here are long-term employees so it's hard to believe they would give out false information. This year our goal is to repave the cart path and redo most of the bunkers. I do apologize for the website stating we had a driving range, this was corrected today. Any additional feedback is greatly appreciated so that we can improve your experience with us in the future. Thank you for choosing to golf with us.
Played On
Reviews 107
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

My round was great! It took 3 hours to play 18, the temperature was 54 F and the rain held off!

This course is in great shape for February. I will definitely play this course again in a couple of weeks.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Royal oaks

Course is in the best condition it has been in a long time. Mark Simpson works the course and he goes out of his way for all the players.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 34
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great time

Even though the fairways are turning because is the recent cold spells the course was challenging and fun. Will play again until bitter cold sets in.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 39
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Royal Oaks

Had a good time. The one drawback to this course is that you move from hole to hole in a very strange way. You have to go in and out of the sub division.
The course is in fair shape. The greens are very good but the fairways are just so so.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Response from on 11/13/2017:
Hello, thank you for taking the time to review our course, Royal Oaks Golf Course & Event Center, and for the 3 stars. We appreciate your feedback in regards to the course layout and conditions so we may work towards the necessary improvements for your future experience with us. We're glad to hear you had a good time on the course and received a good value for your round. Thank you for golfing with us in the Knoxville area, and we look forward to seeing you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 107
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

I played 18 holes and found the green on the 17th hole to be challenging.

I like the way they have set up the greens some are easy while others are challenging.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

The course was in good shape. A men from New Jersey caught up with us around hole 5. he was fun and we had a good time. the weather was great.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Plays longer than it looks.

This is a great little course winding through a pleasant neighborhood. The players are always pleasant and once in a while if you're on the tee waiting one of the residents will strike up a conversation from their back porch. All i all a pleasant day golfing , with some surprisingly tricky shots to be made.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

homes way too close

They had changed the course layout since the last time I played there. You almost need a tour guide to ensure that you are on the proper hole. The homes and property lines are "Right-on" the course and it just was not an enjoyable round. Needless to say I will look to play elsewhere in the future.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 09/22/2017:
Hello, thank you for taking the time to review our course, Royal Oaks Golf Course, and for the 3-stars. We apologize that the course layout may have been confusing and your feedback is appreciated. It looks like you had a smooth round, so we hope that made your round a little better. Thank you for choosing our course, in the Knoxville area, and we hope to earn your business again soon.
Played On
Reviews 50
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice little course

The course was not crowded so pace of play was perfect. Their green were nice and fairways were ok. Great course for the money. Also had cold beer and wings at the bar for a reasonable price. The staff was very nice.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Terrible greens

Terrible everything. Did they fire all maintenance employees?

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 09/06/2017:
Hello Chris, thank you for taking the time to review our course, Royal Oaks Golf Course and Event Center, in the Knoxville area. We are sorry to hear that the greens were in poor condition when you played. But, we are happy to see that you enjoyed the course layout and that you found it to be a smooth round in regards to the pace of play. Thank you for playing with us, and we hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

The course was in good condition it rained most of the game.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Had a great day

Got to play an enjoyable round of golf and watch the Solar eclipis in the same day.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 72
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Great Value

I have always enjoyed playing this course on occasion over the past 10 years.....currently the cart paths are in very poor shape....the fairways are barely acceptable ,greens were good ...
Overall I think the course has digressed ...
I found it sad to see that it is in a state of repair..
Thanks to a great price from golfnow the day was plesant in spite of the negatives....
Always friendly staff....here's hoping they can make the necessary improvements...

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 08/14/2017:
Hello Douglas, thank you for taking the time to review our course, Royal Oaks Golf Course in the Knoxville area. We are sorry to hear that the course may not have been in the best shape when you played and your feedback is greatly appreciated. It sounds like you still have had a friendly experience with our staff and that your round was at a great value, so we are happy to hear that. Thank you for you loyalty over the years and we look forward to seeing you again soon.
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