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3.9
377 Reviews (377)
5 Stars
99
4 Stars
149
3 Stars
77
2 Stars
31
1 Stars
21
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.9
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.9
80.0%
Recommend this course
298 out of 377 reviews
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2.9
9 Reviews (9)
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
1
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
2
Conditions
2.1
Value
2.5
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
4.0
44.4%
Recommend this course
4 out of 9 reviews
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3.8
38 Reviews (38)
5 Stars
12
4 Stars
12
3 Stars
11
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.8
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.2
78.9%
Recommend this course
30 out of 38 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Par 71
Length 6633 yards
Slope 130
Rating 72.1
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Centennial Golf Club - TN
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Course Details

Year Built 1997
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Gary Baird (1997)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No. Only with permission
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Beverage Carts

Reviews

3.9
377 Reviews (377)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 12
Watching the Game 9
Brunch 6
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 20
Narrow Fairways 20
Forced Carries 19
This course/club is great for:
Locals 21
Advanced Golfers 16
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 10
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 20
Worth the Drive 12

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Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Hope you have nothing to do that day.

Course is fine but you gotta group people up if you are busy. I waited for 2 groups to tee off and hit their approach every single hole.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Carts are holding it back from a 5star

The carts are awesome, they were the nicest carts I’ve ever been in, they were similar to the touchscreen club carts but they also had Bluetooth speakers, live sports and betting odds, but my one major complaint is that since it’s gps, it slows down at hills. However, is less of a slow down and more of a stop. I’d they fixed that it would easily be a top 15 course in the state

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Previously Played

Centennial

I have played here numerous times before and had a great time. Our round started off waiting on two older women to tee off. Once they finally did we caught up to them and we had 4 in our group. We stood there and watched them walk back to their cart on the path twice before hitting. This repeated on our next shot waiting on them to clear the green. Once we made it to the green after 18 minutes a two some passed us on the cart path and went to number 2 tee box. They were looking a the two women when I walked up to my tees. They had to wait and so did we. They hit after about 4 minutes. We finally get to tee off once they are on the green. As I make my second shot I hear a voice I don't recognize and when I turn around and head back toward my son I realize the starter was talking to my son. As I approach he jumps on his cart and starts to leave. I stopped him and he jumped off a came my way and was very argumentative. He said you are 11 minutes behind pace and I said no way it has to be more than that. He was very rude and argued that we didn't wait on anybody. Not to mention he can't even see us after the women's tees on hole 1. He told me the 2 men that passed us while we were on number 1 had been told to do that by the course manager because one of them was late. (Guess that was our fault).Sure would have been nice to have know this before this useless altercation. I am not impressed at all with how this was handled. We live 5 minutes from this course and most likely will not be back.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Waiting For Peak Season

Would love to play this course during its peak season as the design is challenging, something I really enjoy. There are holes that really give you a chance to show off your driver and many other holes you really need to think through.

The course was aerated and there was a bit of standing water/mud around the greens which is what impacted my rating the most of this course. There didn’t seem to be water on the course or a beverage cart on the day but the clubhouse was close enough and fast enough to get a quick drink before the 10th.

I’ll definitely come back as the scenery was amazing, a few wild turkeys walked across the fairway. I think I just visited this course during the wrong time. Will definitely try again.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Views!

Course has a mix of holes and unique layout that results in a lot of fun and spectacular views. We will be back!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Beautiful Course

The course is a beautiful one through the rolling terrain of Oak Ridge. The first hole is a bit intimidating but does open up after that. Greens are SUPER soft so expect to leave a divot, even on a pitch shot but that also allows you to attack the pins too. Also, don't trust the scorecard for distance. Make sure you use the GPS or you will be off on most holes. The GPS has speakers attached and you can listen to stations for music or pair your phone and play your own. Very cool feature!! I loved this course and want to play here again when I am in the Knoxville area!!!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Great layout. Tough Greens.

Centennial is a great golf course. Well designed, with plenty of tee box options. Most second shots play uphill so its all about club selection, and angles to the greens.
Greens were excellent, and were a little slow, which is understandable given the time of year. Tees need some work, which I'm sure will be addressed iin the Spring. Fairways were good given time of year--dormant Bermuda--but soft due to rain. Centennial staff was friendly, helpful, and took an interest. Good quality range balls. Weather on this day was great for the time of year. Low 60's by noon. I'll be back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Tough, but fun.

This was my second time playing Centennial. Overall this course has a great layout with challenging greens. The greens were in excellent condition, especially given the time of the year. This is one of the better courses in Knoxville, especially for the price.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Tough course but fun

The only thing that I can complain about is the driving range wasn’t open.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 39
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Centennial golf coure

Nice course. Wide open but sloping. No really thick ruff close to the fairways.
Greens are in pretty good shape and are fairly large.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Golf Course

This golf course is as challenging as it is fun. Fairways are perfect and greens roll fast and true. I would recommend this course to anyone looking for a place to play in Knoxville.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Greens need work - short course and some of the tee boxes are barely existent.

When the course tips out at 6,500 yards, you really should pay attention to the back tee boxes. They are not mowed to a level where you would expect a tee box to be at and they are very small and undulating (something I would normally say about a courses greens)...

Other than that the course is in good shape from the fairway until you get to the greens. The greens aren't great, they're Bent, it is October, wish they were better. Lastly, pace of play was awful. Part of the issue is their refusal to pair up singles and twosomes.

It has the potential to be a gorgeous course with a ton of fun holes, but it isn't there yet, and I doubt it will get there, unfortunately.

Fun track if you're looking to go play with buddies not too familiar with the game and drink beer - other than that, avoid if you're trying to improve your game.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Course has a lot of character to it.

We were on a trip to Tennessee Volunteer football game. We wanted to play a different course. Not a friendly staff whatsoever. Carts were the best I've ever had. GPS and music on the cart. Some unique holes and was challenging to me. Pace of play was extremely slow. Friday afternoon but with no marshal we figured it would be. I would definitely go back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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