Bent Creek Golf Course occupies a mountain setting in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, designed by Gary Player and opened in the mid-1990s. The course sits in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, where the terrain provides natural elevation changes and wooded corridors characteristic of the region. Player's design works with the rolling topography, incorporating the area's streams and native hardwood forests into the routing. The layout measures around 6,200 yards from the back tees and plays as a par 72. The course features several holes that move through significant elevation shifts, requiring golfers to account for uphill and downhill lies throughout the round. Water comes into play on multiple holes, including creeks that cross fairways and guard greens. The mountain setting means that many holes play through tree-lined fairways with limited recovery options from errant shots. Bent Creek serves as a public facility in a tourist-oriented area known primarily for its proximity to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The course attracts both destination golfers visiting the Gatlinburg region and local players from eastern Tennessee. The design reflects Player's approach to mountain golf, emphasizing strategic positioning off the tee and accurate approach play to greens that often feature slope and contour shaped by the natural land movement.