
Centennial Course
Centennial Golf Club


About this course
Centennial Golf Club sits in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, a city known for its role in the Manhattan Project and its location in the rolling terrain of the eastern Tennessee Valley. The course was designed by Gary Roger Baird, a Canadian architect who has worked extensively across North America and is known for creating layouts that work with natural landforms rather than imposing heavily manufactured features. The routing at Centennial takes advantage of the region's characteristic topography, with elevation changes and wooded corridors typical of courses built in this part of Tennessee. The property likely features a mix of open and tree-lined holes, with fairways that move through hardwood forests and across modest ridges. Baird's design approach generally emphasizes strategic variety, offering multiple angles of play and rewarding thoughtful course management over pure distance. Oak Ridge's golfing community benefits from the area's temperate climate and the course serves as a local facility for year-round play. The club provides a traditional golf experience in a region where the landscape naturally lends itself to interesting golf holes without requiring extensive earthmoving. Players encounter a layout that reflects both the architect's philosophy of working with the land and the particular character of eastern Tennessee's wooded, rolling terrain.
Rankings
Ranked by CV ratings from golfers who've played this course. Positions are shown worldwide, by country, and by state; the Public column compares courses anyone can play.
Best in World
Best in USA
Best in TN
Quick facts
- Location
- Oak Ridge, TN, USA
- Access
- Public
- Year built
- 1997
- Holes
- 18
- Designer
- Gary Roger
- Par
- 71
- Length
- 6,624 yards
- Difficulty
- 72.1/130
- Course Vaults score
- 6.4
Getting there
The journey to Centennial Golf Club begins at McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) near Knoxville, approximately forty minutes to the north, or alternatively through Chattanooga's Lovell Field (CHA) for those routing from the south. From either gateway, the drive winds through the rolling terrain of East Tennessee, gradually ascending into the foothills as you approach Oak Ridge - a town steeped in Cold War history and surrounded by the natural beauty of the Cumberland Plateau. The final miles transition from state highway to quieter country roads that slip through dense woodland, the landscape opening onto the manicured grounds of Centennial Golf Club, where the course's thoughtful design emerges seamlessly from the native Tennessee topography. For those arriving by private aircraft, nearby airstrips serve the region, though the club's remote yet accessible positioning ensures that the drive itself becomes part of the arrival ritual - a gradual shift from the modern world into the focused tranquility of championship golf.

FAQ
Common questions about Centennial
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Centennial has a Course Vaults score of 6.4 out of 10 based on 28 logged golfers.
Centennial was designed by Gary Roger.
Yes. Centennial is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at Centennial is 71.
Centennial plays 6,624 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Centennial is 130.




