Elizabethton Golf Course

I rarely leave reviews, and I almost never leave negative ones. However, after my experience today, I feel compelled to share what happened. I had a tee time scheduled for 11:00 a.m. and arrived looking forward to enjoying a round of golf. From the moment I arrived, I felt somewhat uncomfortable, as I appeared to be the only Black person on the property among what seemed to be a very large crowd. Despite that feeling, I came to play golf, enjoy my day, and make the best of the experience. When my partner and I reached the first tee, there was already a group of four men waiting. Out of courtesy, we offered to let them play ahead of us since they had arrived first, but they declined. We then began our round. After the second hole, the same group caught up to us, so we again tried to be considerate and allowed them to play through. Unfortunately, their pace of play was actually slower than ours, as two members of their group appeared to be struggling through the round. As a result, we spent the next several holes waiting on them. Because we were being held up, groups behind us occasionally had to wait as well. Every time another group approached us about the pace of play, we remained respectful and courteous. In fact, we allowed several groups to play through us in an effort to keep things moving. However, doing so did little to improve the situation because the groups ahead of us continued to play slowly. What made the day even more frustrating was that my partner repeatedly had to dodge golf balls that were hit uncomfortably close to her while she waited near the cart as I took my shots. At least one of those shots appeared to come from a group that had been making us feel targeted throughout the day. By that point, my partner was understandably ready to leave, while I simply wanted to finish the round we had paid to play. The most disappointing moment came on the final hole. As I was preparing for one of my last shots of the day, a staff member approached us and stated that there had been complaints about us playing too slowly. This was frustrating considering how many times we had allowed other groups to play through and how much of the delay was caused by slower groups ahead of us. In the end, I left feeling unfairly singled out and disappointed by the way the situation was handled. I came to enjoy a day of golf, but instead left feeling unwelcome and blamed for circumstances that were largely beyond my control. I hope management takes the time to review situations like this more carefully in the future and ensures all guests are treated fairly and respectfully.

Playing the course for the first time was a great experience. Clean well maintained and peaceful. Turned in my cart and had to go back in to say thank you for being here. You're course is beautiful and my son and I will be back 💙. Awesome!!! Place to play and visit. 💯 thumbs up 👍 👌 👏 🙌

I love this course but will not be returning. It is highly discouraging for female golfers along with other issues. Third time I’ve had issues here and this one could have easily been prevented. Myself and three others were doing a scramble (couples golf with two women two men) and were moving at a decent pace (2 hours and 7 minutes to be exact) for 9 holes. The group of older men behind us called the club house and complained about our pace, sending an employee out to chat with us make sure we weren’t playing 18 as it seemed. I feel as though the club house could have handled this differently, checking our pace of play and not coming out to chat with us, and instead telling them that this was a busy weekend it that according to our tee time and being on the 8th hole at that time, it is what it is. I will say the gentleman that did come to talk with us was nice but again could have been avoided.

I like the course. Reason for average review is older gent in pro shop gets confused very easily and got upset and unpleasant very easily, all just because of a signing for the cart issue misunderstanding. Caused unneeded aggravation to the start of the round. Also $45 for early season is too pricey AND no senior rate.

Elizabethton is one of my favorite courses in the area. I would play it more often but I cannot book a tee time via their website. When I call, no one ever answers the phone. They don’t answer when it is sunny or pouring rain. If you leave a message, rest assured they won’t return your call. If this course doesn’t make it, the reason will be their lack of communication. Who wants to take a chance on driving there and no tee time is available. I would have given it fewer stars, but I am giving them the benefit of the doubt to take this review to heart and correct these issues.