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4.9
113 Reviews (113)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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Conditions
4.9
Value
4.9
Layout
5.0
Friendliness
4.9
Pace
4.7
Amenities
4.9
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Amenities
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 73
Length 7453 yards
Slope 132
Rating 76.2

Previously known as Rarity Pointe Golf Course.

Course Details

Year Built 2007
Golf Season Year round
Architect Bob Cupp (2007) Dusenberry Design (2013)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Yes
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Beverage Carts

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Available Sports

Tennis

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Tennessee (2020 #10)

Reviews

4.9
113 Reviews (113)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 14
Undulating Greens 12
Bunkers 11
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 15
Locals 13
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 9
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 11
Convenient to the City 7

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Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Excellent all around

My first round here was simply excellent. A brief disclaimer here - this is not a course for beginners, and you are in for a long round if a member of your party struggles to make solid contact. That said, I would definitely play here again. The whole course is in great shape, especially the greens. Great views, helpful staff, impressive practice areas - an overall very enjoyable round. I will be back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser

NIce pretty course if you have over 5 hours to play

I had not played Rarity Pointe/Wind River in over two years since I had just moved back to the Knoxville area. Played last week and they apparently have resorted to the old trick of overbooking the course. We got behind a twosome and a very very slow foursome. No rangers on the course and the call to the clubhouse fell on deaf ears. Pretty course but if they continue to overbook it and allow slow play there are other options around Knoxville. Also if you have not played the course there are a few holes poorly laid out, very unfair tests of golf that will leave you frustrated and wondering who on earth designed it, but more importantly who does not RE-design it.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Getting Better

The new owners are working hard to bring this course to the standards one would expect from a well designed course on a gorgeous piece of land. The new course management company that was just hired should be able to bring this course to its full potential.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser

The the pro shop personal was very rude and would not work with us on an issue we had

the course was very nice -- need more drinking water coolers on the course -- had two restrooms one for each side but the doors were locked -- the pro shop was not concerned about our issue all they wanted was there money -- we had to pay for an extra chart at $20 a cart was is high way robbery, then they had the nerve to ask for the cadt back after the fron nine but did not want to refund any money. We had a single playing with us and we could of used his cart-- seems like it was more about the money that it was about the experience. I think the owner should look at his personal working in the pro shop

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Wind River

I liked the course over all but pace of play was very slow by the group in front and they would not let us play though and we called to see if the would make make the group in front of us go faster and they did not even come out. round took well over 5 hours and they were not alot of ppl out there.. a group that started and hour after us caught us on 17 because the group in front took so long..

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Nice fairley new course.

Ball placement is a must! Very hilly course has no level fairways. Many blind shots, for the first time player, a real challenge.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Best course I have played on this season.

This a great course that I recommend to anyone who thinks about playing here. It is just diffucult enough to make it very fun but not too hard. It challenges every shot and I had a blast playing there. The greens and fairways were in great shape the best shape of any course around right now. I can't wait to go back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

A great course with beautiful views.

We have been playing golf for about 1 year so we tee off from the green tees because this course is so long. There are a lot of surprises the first time you play course. Look out for hole #12 and #9. These two are my favorite.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Tons of personality

This course makes you think hole to hole..be careful before you try to grip it n rip it!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0

This was a very challenging course.

I played this course in early spring and was surprise at the excellent conditions. There were not many people on the course but it still took a long time to play.

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

Interesting well laid out course

Enjoyed playing this course, will be back. It would have been nice if you could get a hot dog at the turn.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Golf

The golf course is great, you have alot of up hill shots, so you'll have to take one more club. I'am playing a tournament there soon, so it was good to see the course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

NOT GOOD AFTER IT RAINS

To hard to do cart path only. Very long walks from path to fairways. Course is a definite challenge. Will try again in drier weather.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser

The course was far too hilly especially for cart path only

The course was very hilly and with it being cart path only was extremely hard on my knees; the ground was wet which made it difficult in hitting the ball and the ball would sink in the ground in several places

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

A true Championship Course

Loved this course and will play again and again.... large challenging greens and fairly open fairways. Beautiful scenery

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

great course

Will play this course anytime there is a special throught you.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

layout is great and very challenging

I like to play a course that gives you an opportunity to use every club in your bag. Most shots are pretty open.You don't have a lot of blind shots . I am a very competative person,if I wasn't I probably would not play WIND RIVER maybe once a year. I normaly average shooting around 80, but not here . I'm past 65 yrs years of age and love playing golf. The course is very beautiful. I also like the practice greens. I think the most challenging thing is the greens. No flat straight puts.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Beautiful course. Fun to play with plenty of challenge.

Course is tough but fair. Beautiful layout with lot of challenging elevation changes. Our round took a long time even though we had no other golfers to contend with due to soft conditions with carts on path only. It got very tiring walking back and forth from ball to cart with all of the hills. With that said, I would play it again, just with better weather conditions.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

good shape for the year.

course was in fairly good shape for the time of year it is.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

What an awesome challenge!

Great course!Great value! Thanks GolfNow and thanks WindRiver.Tough course for us hackers,fast and challenging greens,but what a fun time. Very beautiful scenery.I've already booked my next tee time.See ya there!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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