
Willow Creek Course
Willow Creek Golf Club


About this course
Willow Creek Golf Club is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and was designed by Bill Olipheant. The course serves the greater Knoxville area as a daily-fee or semi-private facility, offering golf in the rolling terrain characteristic of East Tennessee's landscape. The region's topography typically features elevation changes, wooded corridors, and creek systems that influence routing and shot values. Olipheant's design work in the Southeast generally emphasizes playability for a range of skill levels while incorporating natural land features into the strategic framework. At Willow Creek, the layout likely takes advantage of the property's native contours and water features, with the creek itself presumably coming into play on multiple holes. The course would reflect design principles common to its era and region, balancing challenge with accessibility for regular member and public play. Knoxville's golf scene includes several established courses serving both residents and visitors to the area, which sits between the Great Smoky Mountains to the east and the Cumberland Plateau to the west. Willow Creek functions within this context as a local option for everyday golf. The club provides standard amenities typical of Tennessee golf facilities, including practice areas and a clubhouse for post-round gatherings. The course operates within the seasonal patterns of the region, with peak playing conditions generally occurring in spring and fall.
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
- Knoxville, TN, USA
- Access
- Public
- Year built
- 1988
- Holes
- 18
- Designer
- Bill Olipheant
- Par
- 72
- Length
- 7,211 yards
- Difficulty
- 74.7/128
- Course Vaults score
- 7.1
Getting there
Most visitors to Willow Creek Golf Club arrive through McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS), a compact and efficient gateway situated just twenty minutes southwest of Knoxville's downtown core. From there, the drive northwest toward the club traces the Tennessee River valley before climbing gently into the wooded ridges that frame the city's northern edge, a half-hour passage through rolling terrain that grows progressively quieter as suburbia yields to hardwood canopy. The final turn onto the club's grounds feels less like an arrival than a retreat - a transition into the kind of secluded, member-focused enclave that has long defined golf in the upper South.

FAQ
Common questions about Willow Creek
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Willow Creek has a Course Vaults score of 7.1 out of 10 based on 27 logged golfers.
Willow Creek was designed by Bill Olipheant.
Yes. Willow Creek is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at Willow Creek is 72.
Willow Creek plays 7,211 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Willow Creek is 128.



