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Knoxville Course

Knoxville Municipal Golf Course

Knoxville, TN, USA
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About this course

Knoxville Municipal Golf Course serves the city of Knoxville as a public facility designed by D. J. DeVictor. The course occupies terrain characteristic of East Tennessee, where the landscape transitions between the Tennessee Valley and the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains. The routing works with natural elevation changes and wooded corridors typical of municipal courses built to serve urban populations in the mid-twentieth century. As a municipal facility, Knoxville Golf Course provides accessible golf to residents and visitors in Tennessee's third-largest city. The layout reflects the practical design priorities of public courses from its era: playable for a range of skill levels while making efficient use of available land. Tree-lined fairways and modest greens define the playing experience, with enough variety in hole lengths and angles to maintain interest throughout the round. The course operates within the city's parks and recreation system, offering straightforward golf without the amenities or conditioning standards of private clubs or resort destinations. Its location in Knoxville places it within reach of the University of Tennessee community and provides a convenient option for local golfers seeking an affordable round. The facility represents the tradition of municipal golf in American cities, where public courses have historically introduced the game to new players and provided regular play for those without country club access.

Quick facts

Location
Knoxville, TN, USA
Access
Public
Year built
1984
Holes
18
Par
72
Length
6,413 yards
Difficulty
71.5/110
Course Vaults score
3.8

Getting there

Knoxville Municipal Golf Course is most readily accessed via McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base (TYS), located roughly twenty minutes south of downtown Knoxville, or through the larger Knoxville International Airport (TYS) for commercial arrivals - both serving the greater Knoxville metropolitan area with straightforward ground transportation into the city proper. From downtown, the course sits in the northern reaches of Knoxville's urban landscape, a brief ten to fifteen minute drive that transitions from the Tennessee River corridor through established neighborhoods before arriving at the course's welcoming entrance. The approach is characteristically unpretentious, reflecting the democratic spirit of a municipal layout that has served the Knoxville golfing community for generations - a course that prioritizes accessibility and honest play over exclusivity, making the journey itself refreshingly direct and unadorned.

FAQ

Common questions about Knoxville

Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.

Knoxville has a Course Vaults score of 3.8 out of 10 based on 25 logged golfers.

Knoxville was designed by D. J. DeVictor.

Yes. Knoxville is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.

Par at Knoxville is 72.

Knoxville plays 6,413 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.

The slope rating at Knoxville is 110.

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