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Sevier County sits at the gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains, and the landscape around Kodak — where the French Broad and Holston Rivers converge to form the Tennessee River — is defined by water, bottomland, and the soft ridgelines of East Tennessee. River Islands Club takes its name directly from that geography: the course occupies a stretch of riverine terrain where the land breaks apart into islands and channels, giving it a character you don't find at courses built on drier, more predictable ground.
That kind of setting tends to produce a layout where water is a genuine strategic presence rather than a decorative afterthought. Low-lying holes along the river's edge reward players who manage their lines carefully, while the natural contours of island terrain create distinct vistas from hole to hole. The Smokies backdrop shifts with the seasons — hazy and blue-green in summer, dramatic in fall color — making the visual experience inseparable from the round itself.
The broader Sevier County corridor, anchored by Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge, draws millions of visitors annually, and River Islands serves both resort travelers and the local golf community as an 18-hole par-72 destination with a sense of place that the mountains and rivers do most of the work to establish.
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion · men | 7,001 | 74.3 | 146 | 72 |
| Member · men | 6,223 | 70.9 | 137 | 72 |
| River · men | 5,775 | 68.5 | 129 | 72 |
| River · women | 5,775 | 74.5 | 137 | 72 |
| Island · men | 4,873 | 64.4 | 120 | 72 |
| Island · women | 4,863 | 69.1 | 122 | 72 |
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