Regional Golf Courses: Knoxville and the Smoky Mountains of Eastern Tennessee

The terrain in this part of Tennessee is notable for mountains and valleys and rivers, so you'll find golf courses in the region that take advantage of all of those topological features. Knoxville (home of the University of Tennessee) is the largest city in the region. The tourist destinations of Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge and Sevierville are near the entrance to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, about 25 miles southeast of Knoxville.

Maryville and the region's primary airport, McGhee Tyson Airport, are about 15 miles south of Knoxville.