Centennial Golf Course
Centennial Golf Course in Oak Ridge offers a straightforward 18-hole parkland layout, featuring gentle elevation changes and mature tree-lined fairways. Its accessibility and relaxed atmosphere appeal to golfers seeking an enjoyable round without overwhelming difficulty.
Course Overview
Located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Centennial Golf Course presents an 18-hole layout that blends natural terrain with an accessible playing experience. This public course is designed to offer a straightforward yet engaging test of golf, appealing mainly to players who appreciate classic parkland features without the complexity of highly manicured resort courses. The fairways meander through gently rolling land, framed by mature trees that channel breeze and shade alike, offering a calm setting that balances openness with pockets of subtle challenge.
Players will find the course’s overall design encourages thoughtful shot placement rather than power alone. The greens are modest in size but incorporate slopes that reward precise iron play and careful putting. Conditions can vary seasonally, and drainage issues have been noted, making tee and green conditions somewhat inconsistent at times, particularly following heavy rain. This highlights the importance of selecting the right time of year for your round if smooth, firm surfaces are preferred.
Amenities at Centennial remain basic but practical, with a small clubhouse providing essential services and a pro shop catering to local players and visitors. Walking the course is an option, though soft areas near tees and fairways suggest sturdy footwear is advisable during wetter periods. Golf carts are available; however, players often enjoy the walk given the course’s friendly distance between holes and generally flat contours.
The layout emphasizes accessibility, making it suitable for golfers of varying skill levels. While advanced players might find the course a bit light on strategic complexity or length, the opportunity to refine wedge shots and putting remains valuable. Its straightforward routing avoids overly penal hazards but includes bunkers and natural contours that challenge approach shots.
In summary, Centennial Golf Course offers a relaxed golfing environment where enjoyment is less about pristine conditions and more about a pleasing day outdoors. Those seeking a casual round in the Oak Ridge area will find it welcoming and approachable, especially when planned around favorable weather to maximize course playability.
Course Highlights
The course features a classic parkland style with tree-lined fairways and subtle elevation changes. While not lengthy, it demands precise approach shots to relatively small, sometimes undulating greens. Bunkers are used sparingly but effectively, guarding some of the well-contoured greens and adding strategic interest. Its straightforward design suits a broad range of golfers, contributing to a welcoming atmosphere despite occasional maintenance challenges.
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Guest Reviews
Jim Ferguson
Caleb Whitworth
DO NOT waste your money at this run down course. The tee boxes are trashed and most of the fringe areas are all complete mud/dirt and are in desperate need of repair. What a waste of 60 bucks. There are too many good courses in the area to ever go back to this place. Clubhouse staff also needs some training on how to be kind. So rude.
Brett Currado
I like the track of the golf course if the course had a better drainage system for their fairways and I am not of fan of how the greens are as well and it is not good enough quality greens to putt on. Plus the tee boxes are extremely chewed up as well and not properly taken care of especially with the cart paths.
chris bruce
Today was my last round at this course! The clubhouse staff are not a bit friendly. You walk in and they make you feel like you are bothering them. No one greets you, even though there always seems to be three to four people standing there. If you get really lucky one of them might make eye contact. There is a younger guy that always seems to be there, (in the last 2 to 3 years I've visited) with longer hair and a beard who is very smug. He must have family that works there, otherwise I'm not sure how he's lasted this long. The course itself is a fun layout, but not worth 40+ bucks imo. Many of the greens are in disrepair and the cart paths could use some work. The tee boxes are also set-up very strangely. Red is usually women's tees but not at this course. Please please do something about your staff! People play your course to relax and have a good time, not be treated like an unwelcome house guest. Maybe some training to teach the staff people skills idk.
Kaylan Reed
Writing on behalf of my husband. Horrible service provided by representative. The lady at the front desk is rude & has no manners. My husband was 2 minutes early & she chewed him out for being late at 7:43 in the morning. Golf course is run down and not worth it regardless.
Kaylan Reed
Writing on behalf of my husband. Horrible service provided by representative. The lady at the front desk is rude & has no manners. My husband was 2 minutes early & she chewed him out for being late at 7:43 in the morning. Golf course is run down and not worth it regardless.
Rick Mulholland
Caleb Whitworth
DO NOT waste your money at this run down course. The tee boxes are trashed and most of the fringe areas are all complete mud/dirt and are in desperate need of repair. What a waste of 60 bucks. There are too many good courses in the area to ever go back to this place. Clubhouse staff also needs some training on how to be kind. So rude.
Joshua Jones
I will start off saying I love the layout of this course it is and has always been a really fun course to play. It does have it's issues as does most courses, the drainage is really bad it holds water everywhere. And the greens get really soft and have foot prints all over them and really bumpy if it has rain slightly tht week. But like I said it is a really fun course to play due to course layout. My issue is with the staff here, I have played here quiet a bit over the years and almost every other weekend this past year and the guy in the pro shop can be really rude at times. I was just playing there today and got online on supreme golf app and went to the course and scrolled to around 1:00 to book a tee time I had the settings on 18 holes and all tee times tht showed on my screen showed $32, to be honest when I booked I didn't even pay any attention to how much it actually was I just know tht all the tee times were showing the same price because I had played there many times and I knew it was reasonably priced so I didn't mentally acknowledged the exact price. I booked my tee time knowing the whole time if it was really slow, which this place is notoriously bad for, that I wldnt have time to play 18 because it was me and my son playing. But also knew tht if it wasn't slow we would b able to get 18 in. We'll we get there I pay for us both thankfully it wasn't at all bust so we made the turn about 20 til 4 so we kept playing knowing we wld get close to 18 but if we didn't the. We wld just get as many as we cld in because I know from playing there before dude wants the carts in by 5 no later than 515 and he is really anal about it. I mean I've worked at golf courses before and on the weekend people played til they couldn't see to play anymore, but I knew tht wasn't the case here from experience. So we make the turn and get on 11 and here comes a gut on a cart it wasn't the guy thts in the club house it's the guy tht washes the carts but he pulls up and says u need to go bak to the club house they said u ony paid for 9 holes I said oh I'm sorry I thought when I booked online it was for 18, he very rudely says no you were just supposed to play 9. I said again I'm sorry ill pay whatever I owe when we get through I know we probably won't get 18 in but I'll stop In when we get done. He says no u need to go bak now. So I drive bak to club house dude tht works in there is standing outside when we pulled up and says u all are good u don't have to pay anything. I said ok wondering why I had to drive all the way bak. And I said what time do we need to have the cart bak I'm sure we probably won't get 18 in thinking to myself especially now tht we had to drive all the way bak here for nothing, and he says oh if ur playing u got to pay to play u just can't play without paying. I'm thinking what the f**k r u talking about. I said I thought I paid for 18 when I booked it online I selected I wanted to play 18 and thts the price I paid, but I don't care to pay more if it's more I just want to play as much as I can before dark. And dude says for 32 dollars while laughing and looking to the guys thts was standing around outside talking like I was an idiot. I said I just know I told the app I wanted to play 18 and thts was the price it give which to b honest I have no clue what it actually was I said I assure u I'm not trying to cheat u out of any money. I've not once complained about having to pay more. I just thought I paid for 18 to begin with.
DN Vols
Too pricy for the shape it is in. $56 and half the tee boxes don't have grass
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Course Details
Access & Location
101 Centennial Blvd, Oak Ridge, TN 37830, USA
Modest clubhouse with pro shop and basic amenities
Walking is allowed and encouraged, but sturdy shoes are recommended during wet conditions due to softer turf and tee areas.
Open to all golfers with daily fee; tee times recommended on weekends and holidays
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