Lives
johnson city, TN
Handicap
5-9
Age
45-54
Gender
Male
Skill
Intermediate
Plays
Once a week

Review Statistics

Average Rating

2.9
2.9
Total 14 Reviews

Rating Breakdown

14 Reviews
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
4
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
2
Recommended Courses
11
Not Recommended Courses
3
Helpful Votes Count
3
Not Helpful Votes Count
0
First Review
09/06/2015
Last Review
11/25/2019

Reviews Map

Reviews

2.9
Advanced Filters
Overall Rating
Course Difficulty
First time playing this course
Recommended
Review has

The Greens at Deerfield

Played On 11/25/2019
I Recommend This Course
Incentivized Review
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Come-in round the mountain course

Too many side hill/side slope fairways to really be considered a good layout. Half fairways require a tee shot that misses to hill side and ball will roll off into fairway. Actually hit four fairways dead center and ball rolled off side of fairway out of play. Tee boxes needed mowing, as well as greens. Unfortunately hole five, guy actually came out and mowed green. Which increased green speed by 75% so putts previously coming up 5-6 ft short now rolled 10-12 ft past hole. Then four holes later greens were unmowed and shaggy again. Other than length, greens were decent bent grass with big patches of poana. None of bunkers were raked but they all had sand. Played on hot deals rate, - $20. It is not worth $40 normal rate. Quite a ways from Knoxville but probably worth drive if you get discount tee time and like playing different and unusual courses. There were several scenic views of Norris Lake from elevated fairways and tee boxes.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good

The Course at Sewanee

Played On 06/24/2018
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Probably most scenic course I have ever played

This is a nine hole course with a multitude of tee boxes, fairly long with undulations in all the greens. The two par 3s are beautiful with mountain crest views behind greens. Good practice area, course is walkable. Greens are bent grass and in pretty fair condition, fairways are bermuda and very lush. Course is nicely bunkered and fairways are rolling with mostly elevated tees. Just a great course on top of Monteagle Mountain, an hour from Chattanooga or Murfreesboro.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good

Tennessee Centennial Golf Course

Played On 05/11/2017
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Intimidating tee shots for first time players

Have never played course, and used golfnow.com hot deal to play a 11am tee time on a Thursday. No. 1 tee shot is scary looking from tee box and several others look almost as frightening. However most open up if tee ball struck greater than 200yds. Several tee boxes were bare and many closed. There were two different cart path detours. Greens were fast but had many bad spots. Fairways were in fair condition with bare spots, drainage damage and few lush areas. Pace was really slow with a couple of foursomes holding up play. Was striking ball well off tee box, otherwise would have been a frustrating day. Probably not worth the trip and definitely would not pay more than $25 to ride 18

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Default User Avatar
Commented on 05/13/2017

I am sorry your experience here at Centennial did not meet your expectations. I hope you will give us another chance someday soon. I have passed along your course observations to our agronomy team and they will be looked into shortly. The cart path re-routing is a temporary safety issue. I apologize for any inconvenience. Thank for your patronage and feedback and we hope to see you here again soon. - Don Tillar, GM

Williams Creek Golf Course

Played On 05/01/2017
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice Par 3 course

Second time playing this course, it's a good place to play. It wasn't crowded either day. Home of knoxville first tee so they have good practice facilities. The course layout is okay, it has large sloping greens with shelved pin locations. Tee boxes are chewed up which is to be expected since 17 holes are iron shots and they appear to be fescue or similar. Greens are in pretty good shape. Design is kind of poor, with several holes on front nine all playing 160-170 yds. So you end up hitting the same club too often. Same for back nine but yardage is 90-100. Greens are slow, so makes it difficult to two putt some due to size and slope. Definitely not very walkable with elevation changes and switchbacks between holes. For $20 to ride 18 holes it is a good bargain

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 05/03/2017:
Hello, thank you for taking the time to write a review about our course, we appreciate your feedback. We are glad you enjoyed our practice facility and pace of play. Thank you for your business and we hope to see you again soon.

Holston Valley Golf Course

Played On 07/31/2016
1.0
Previously Played

This course no longer exists

Not sure why this course still shows up in local golf course literature or on internet golf sited but they closed and let it grow over about four or five years ago.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor

Sweetens Cove Golf Club

Played On 07/26/2016
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

High-end Beach Course in Foothills of SE TN

Read or saw mention of this course on Internet, so researched it and decided other reviews made it worth the trip. Many years ago, had played the nine hole sequatchie valley cc course so was curious what they were able to create on such a small plat. They obviously dug the old course completely out, because there is no resemblance between the two. Imagine the nicest beach course you have ever played, this course is that but one star nicer. From some of the tees it can appear tight but that is just part of its charm and design, it really has fairly generous landing areas. It is not a links course as mentioned in some of the reviews but more a Sandbelt course kind of a combination. It has some mature trees that come into play and numerous large waste bunkers that frame the hole layouts. Large amounts of soil were moved to create wonderful contours, tee boxes and greens. The fairways are lush and good Bermuda grass that provide excellent lies. The greens are also Bermuda grass, not sure of the exact strain but definitely dont look or roll like that crappie championship bermuda all the area courses seem to be utilizing nowadays. The ball rolls pretty true but some areas of the green are bumpy as if the aeration marks didn't heal smoothly. The greens, oh the greens are what give and take away your score. Each is severely contoured and extremely large, I mean large. An approach shot hit to the right part of the green will actually filter down close to hole like you see on some of major golf tournaments on TV. But approach shots hit long or short or right or left of target might get the Ol dikembe mutumbo and be redirected off the green or toward opposite end of green. Consequently there are a lot of unique up/down opportunities also, because if you can land your chip or pitch onto slope of green it will cozy down close to hole. The course is extremely walkable, has numerous fun drive able holes. $20 green fee. As mentioned though there is only one portajon, a shed for a clubhouse, you park in grass along the fence and only two water coolers on course. But your coming for the golf course, challenge and natural beauty. Be sure to read back of the scorecard for local rules and directions. Also playing from different sets of tees changes the layout and way you attack about half the holes.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor

The Virginian Golf Club

Played On 07/21/2016
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Very Fancy Country Club

Beautiful golf course community, clubhouse and practice facility are majestic. Unfortunately actual course doesn't sustain this high standard. In all fairness due to hilly topography a decent golf course and layout were tough to obtain. But any course can have great greens and these were in poor condition with a fungi on portions and spotty turf in others. The course does have nice bunkering and a good set of tees for all levels of play. The staff were extremely polite and cheerful. The practice range had titlest nxt practice balls and alignment sticks as well as lush grass to hit off. Definitely worth playing at least once and not walker friendly.

Conditions Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent

Bays Mountain Golf Club

Played On 11/06/2015
1.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Aah, what a sad course

Poor course, parts of most every green had dead spots, little if any grass in fairways even if Bermuda weren't dormant. greens were soft, but bumpy with numerous bad spots affecting roll of golf ball. kind of went on a whirlwind of nine hole courses this past week. this one seemed to get the least amount of love from owners. it doesn't have a bad layout, definitely walkable, but just is really run down. maybe during the Summer it is more playable. several greens were completely covered in pine needles

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy

Morristown Golf & Country Club

Played On 11/03/2015
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Plucky little 9 hole course

Interesting little nine hole course, greens were in good shape, soft with a few bad ball mark spots. Fairways were thin due to Bermuda dying off. several holes were kind of down in a hole with the fringe sloping onto green so anything close should roll onto the green. good golf for the money charged!!

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy

Twin Creeks Golf Course

Played On 10/30/2015
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Walked

Great little course between Greeneville and Johnson City Tn

beautiful Fall day, course was in decent shape. greens were green, soft and had just a few bad ball mark spots. fairways were thin due to Bermuda going dormant. the front nine and back nine are completely different layouts. the front nine is up and down hills, with a creek cutting through a few holes. several holes require shot shaping off the tee, trees between fairways are more mature so need to keep it in your fairway. back nine is more straight forward with holes playing back and forth next to each other. very good course for the cost, plus you could play it numerous times and not get bored due to hole shapes.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

Clinchview Golf Club

Played On 10/14/2015
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Walked

Nice course with turtle back greens

This is an established course, with narrow fairways on some holes. Fairways have decent Bermuda grass, Greens are soft but roll true with a few bad ball mark spots. All the greens are kind of peaked in the middle and roll off every side so ensure you hit approach into the middle of the green. Easy to walk, was not crowded but I played about 12:00 during the middle of the week. The little snack bar didn't have any food prepared, the golf shop guy was working both places and offered to make me a sandwich but I just got a candy bar and went on with golf. It has several tee boxes and some length so you can enjoy playing mid iron approach shots if you play blue or black tees (could only find one or two black tee markers though - so played it from the blue most holes)

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate

Dorchester Golf Club

Played On 09/28/2015
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Walked

Really nice course, lush conditions

played both nines on two separate occasions, it has a good layout dog leg rights, dog leg lefts, elevation changes, not too narrow. greens are soft, and ball rolls pretty true however doesn't break as much as you would expect. fairways are pretty good shape with winter grass sown in with Bermuda for consistent turf in all seasons. greens are big too, this whole area is great for group golf trips due to number and quality of courses

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate

The Golf Club of Bristol

Played On 09/03/2015
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Hey Tri-Cities Golfers! You need to play Bristol CC

This was my second time playing this course. The fairways are some of the lushest bermuda I have ever played. The golf cart shimmies when you drive over grass it is so thick. The greens roll true and are cut for a quick putt. The layout is very nice, the course staff are friendly and professional. Very nice practice facilities. Just a really great course for our area, had no idea it was open to public now till saw it on GolfNow site. Both times I played for the HotDeals rate and felt a little like a criminal getting to have such a great golf experience for $29. I will definitely try and play again this Fall.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Previously Played

would only play course again at Hot Deal rate

Unexciting layout. Greens soft, slow and divot marked. Fairways had grass but they let it grow long then cut it so there were long rows of grass clippings lining fairway. Of course that did help with lining up approach shots. The cart GPS was really neat and unexpected for such a mundane course. Overall not bad at all for the special Internet $19 rate but would have been disappointed had I paid over $30. If you haven't played all three nines you might as well, check it off your list.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Now Reading