Powell Station Park in Knoxville offers a lot of things that most 9 holers do not:
Good tee pads - brick pavers, framed by 4X4s, good and solid.
Tee Signs - showing the hole, all necessary information and an anti-smoking message, the funding and focus of this course.
Good Baskets - the Prodigys are in good shape and a unique green colored.
Next Tee signs - just enough, where needed most.

In addition to those basics, there's also a surprising variety of holes:
3 mostly open holes, 3 with partial woods and 3 more heavily wooded.
Hole shapes were varied also, left, straight and right.
Not a lot of elevation in the park, but the elevated tees on #3 and #9 were well laid out.

While there's not a lot of variety in hole length, one at 210', two at 330' and the rest between 225' and 300', there is not a ton of room in this park, and they did stay mostly away from lost disc areas.

#9 fairway goes right over a small stage and its bench seating. There's actually a Mando from the tee that forces you over that area, creating a right dogleg hole. Obviously, if anything is going on in that area, this hole can't be played.

I've got a couple of 9 Holers near me, they are the closest courses to me and very convenient when I don't have time to get a full 18 in. Victor Ashe and Tommy Schumpert are both long and time consuming courses (1.5 hours at least), so this is a good alternative to get a quick round in.
Even got to talk to a local on the course and he asked if I wanted play another round, but I explained this was part of my 81 hole tour of Knoxville, so I had to keep moving.

#1 is a good opening hole, mostly open, slightly downhill, slight turn to the left. Not too long, so a good one to open up on.
#5 and #6 are the most heavily wooded, one straight and one hard to the left.
#7 is a deceptive hole, open tee shot, but the basket is set back under low hanging branches, tried to fly my upshot in through those branches and came up way short, then couldn't get enough on the putt, because of the branches.
#9 finishes pretty well, after clearing the Mando, and hopefully the branches, the basket is somewhat guarded, but plays as a somewhat soft Par 4.

Yes, if I lived on this side of Knoxville and didn't have time to play one of the longer courses, I would enjoy playing Powell Station several times a year.

- Requires a couple of different shots and specific lines. Hole #1 is a pretty stock RHBH straight to fade shot. Hole #2 finishes right and requires a specific line. There are a couple of elevated tees with initial gaps (#3 and #9). Hole #5 requires accuracy. Hole #6 finishes hard left and calls for distance control.
- Serves the community well. The people that play this course really seem to like it.
- Beginner friendly. It is frequently recommended to beginners and casual players that ask where to play.

- Layout. When you put out on hole #3, you turn around and face the tee and walk to the #4 tee. Hole #5 throws past the tee of #7 and the green of #4. This most recent round, I got to #7 while people were teeing #5. I decided to wait. One of the gentlemen on #5 badly griplocked a shot and sent it flying past me. I also saw a shot on #7 that hit the first available tree, kicked straight right and landed on #5's tee pad. I played the outside hole on #8 and turned over a forehand and put it near the tee on #4. Hole #9 has a pavilion area to the right of the landing zone that is blind from the tee.
- This may not be fair and could be my dumb luck, but every time I've played this course, I've encountered people on course that aren't playing. Maybe sitting in the woods and having people hurl projectiles in your direction is far superior than sitting at benches under a pavilion. And it is an innocent endeavor and I'm totally missing out. But it gives me a bad vibe and usually turns a pleasant trip into a nervous uncomfortable one. It isn't a particularly bad area and I've never heard of an incident at this park, but it certainly taints the experience for me.

This course has really cleaned up compared to a few years ago. This takes away from the challenge, but it also makes for a more pleasant experience for most people are playing this park.

This is a tough rate for me. For pure disc golf, it is a little better than Plumb Creek (I went back and corrected my rating there after playing this course). However, with as popular as disc golf has gotten and as many people come to this park, the layout is unacceptable. I rated it a 2. I wouldn't argue a 2.5 one bit, but I definitely feel the overall 3.0 rating (as of my review) is inflated.

This is a basic/standard 9 hole city park course, most likely to be enjoyed by newer to intermediate players. Park was nice, ample parking, big kiosk with course map. Course is set apart from the other features of the park.

9 good baskets, really nice brick tees, and colorful tee signs. Offers a good mix of open, tree filled park style, and woods, and pretty much utilized everything the land had to offer. Each hole was unique. Well-maintained- mowed grass and worn in fairways in the woods.

Not a bad course, but nothing that really excited me either.

Lacks a wide variety of hole lengths, just 120' difference between the shortest and longest (210'-330').

Holes 1 and 8 had 2 tees. #1 offers a different angle, #8 offers an alternate narrow fairway. Just my opinion, but either give me alts on all 9 or on none of them, otherwise it is just random and confusing.

My rating for this course is more like a 2.25. Nice place for locals to play, quick and enjoyable for out-of-town course baggers, but not recommended for travelers looking for some challenge and something memorable.

Nice step up for kids after getting introduced to disc golf over at Inskip Junior Park. For new players older than "kid" age, this would be a fine place to play your first few rounds- basic challenges and little chance to lose your disc or have a frustrating experience.

- Best tee boxes in Knoxville! I love the tight brick feel and design.
- Good signage at the tee boxes as well. The pictures of each hole are entirely accurate, but at least they give you a sense of what you're looking at. Those, paired with a few park signs near the parking lot, allow for easy navigation of the course.
- Technical challenges through the park. You will have to use multiple types of shots and pray that you won't have to use a flippy midrange to get out of a sticky situation.
- Good layout and flow to the course. The park basically runs in a big circle and only two holes gently interlap.
- As frustrating as the trees and basket placements can be, this course will undoubtedly make you a better player. I will definitely be returning to Powell Station for practicing hitting narrow drive lines.

- There is only one basket per hole and only a couple holes have two tee boxes. Not a lot of variety here, what you see is what you get.
- Only a little bit of variety in terrain and hole length. Every hole is between 240 and 330, and all but 2 require tree threading.
- This course can be troublesome for newer and beginner players. Consecutively beating MR's into trees can definitely cause frustration for the less skilled golfers.
- I guess this bullet point can be a pro, depending on how you see it, but you won't be breaking in your bag very well. I can see where an intermediate or advanced player can knock out this whole park with just a Buzzz in less than 30 minutes.
- Although the majority of obstacles are trees, there is some heavy brush scattered around the park and a disc can get lost.
- Not the most well-groomed course, I'm curious to see what the grass and brush look like throughout the summer.

Hole #1 is a solid birdie opportunity. The right hyzer and a lucky skip is a chance at an ace. RHBH drives can layup without too much trouble.
Hole #2 is a gentle RHFH hyzer to the right. Not a lot of distance needed, but your line off the tee only has about a 15 foot range if you want to make it under par.
Hole #3 is definitely longer than the picture makes it seem. Your drive will have to be perfectly threaded and a tough second shot follows to get you inside first circle.
Hole #4, wide open, just nuke it dead center.
Hole #5 is another tough one. This is your tightest line of about 10 feet and there is absolutely no love from trees here.
Hole #6 is a wider fairway, I play it with a Groove to get a harder turn left.
Hole #7 is again longer than the picture leads you to believe. You're wide open to the left of the fairway, so I grip it forehand and go yard.
Hole #8 is a tough one to birdie. I generally just go straight to the best of my ability for about 200 ft., turn right, and try to lay up.
Hole #9 is an anomaly. Hardly every do I see a Par 3 that's mislabeled, if anything I find Par 4's that are too short, but this will definitely challenge most players. You've got a line off the tee box about 8 feet wide and the fade right will have to come perfectly at 260 ft.

Being as objective and unbiased as possible, this is definitely an above average 9-hole course. Nonethless, it somehow remains my nemesis course. Although this course will not reqire the use of your whole bag, it will challenge you technically. One bad drive or unfortunate kick off a tree is almost an automatic bogey. In my venture through Knoxville this is definitely a 9-holer that I enjoyed and one to which I will certainly be returning!

Good layout, easy to navigate

None really

Was in town for the day and checked it out as it was reviewed well. Really enjoyed it and will for sure play it again next time I am here. The tee boxes are really nice and the holes were all around 300ft and great for begginers.

On my trip to Knoxville Courses , Powell Station Park was my first stop . I played this course at 7 in the morning , so I am oblivious to whether the Park sees a lot of foot traffic or not . When you pull into this park , the face page on DGR tells you to park in the gravel lot . The lots are so close together , I would tell you to park on the cement part of the lot at the far end , and not have to deal with people shooting gravel on your parked car later on . There is an informative nice kiosk to your right side as you pull in . Powell Station has a play and picnic area , but that part of it won't come into play on the course . I was wary on the +3 rating for a 9 hole course , Locals , please don't overrate your local course , because you will turn off the travelers and give them the negative impression that all of the courses are this way . Getting back to the course . I discovered that the tee pads are wood lined pavers , but new and in good shape . The baskets are the green prodigy and new . The signage is informative and well done . Course flow is pretty good . Even though there is a map on the kiosk , you might not need one for this course . It flows pretty well . Strangest thing on the signs . When they put the course together , it must have been part of an big anti smoking campaign in the area . On the tee signs , it will ask you a question on smoking , then give you the answer at the basket . Interesting . There is also a memorial to Travis Wegener for this course . I don't know if he had something to do with the disc golf course or disc golf in general or maybe a victim of smoking . The course itself will not wow you with length or extreme difficulty . Course designers , John Diamond and Ben Hedrick , only had so much park to work with and they used all that was given to them , and I think they did a good job . The first tee is elevated , one of the only 2 tees on the course that have a pro and am tee box ( #8 is the other ) . and it throws around a large tree formation and canopy and a hard left , 300' for the pros . #2 is the start of where the basket placement was utilized well . It is a woods throw down a path with a creek far in the brush to your left and small to medium trees to your right . The basket is tucked into the trees slightly uphill . #3 is also an elevated tee , this time you where you throw over a creek ( don't worry . It will only come into play if you griplock your drive or hit a branch on your water carry and the creek is shallow ) through a brush and branch doorway fading slightly right to a basket protected by a large tree . Only 257' but be precise . there is a nice set of wooden steps allowing you to descend to the fairway . #4 is the longest hole on the course . 331' feet to a basket set inside some woods making you not only concentrate on placing your drive , but also to be aware that the roughest of the rough on this course lines the right side of the fairway , and it is shin high and thick . If you didn't mark you disc with your eyes , you will spend a few minutes looking for it . #5 and #6 are short woods throws that both bank left , with #6 being more extreme . The basket on 6 is well placed to the right , making for a tough putt for birdie , but only if you missed all of the trees both in part of the fairway and lining both sides of it . #7 is kind of a strange 300' drive that fades right and moves very slightly uphill into a grove of shaded trees . #8 is a keeper A 265' drive down a fairway that slopes slightly downhill , which is open on the left and has a brush and treeline on the right . Do not throw your disc in that . The basket is tucked backwards in the treeline making for a real difficult birdie , and if your drive goes errant , maybe a 4 . Great hole . You ascent the same steps you used for #3 to get to #9 ( I really liked those steps ) . #9 was the weirdest of the holes on the course . To get to the basket , with a tight quarter drive ,on an elevated tee you will either have to throw over a wooden stage and sets of benches , ( maybe for small performances or talks ) or throw a real hard fade right , to the basket sitting in a set of trees 331' away , next to some benches ( strange place for them ) The course and its grounds seem to be well taken care of . This is an excellent course for newbies , casuals , or families , as well as a good warmup for the Tommy Schumpert or Victor Ashe courses . If you are a fairly strong or precise player and can throw a controlled drive 300' or so , you shouldn't get worse than a 3 on any of these holes , but it doesn't mean the that the course lacks a fun factor . I enjoyed my round . My signature hole would be #3 , followed closely by #8 .

Cons are very few . #1 Danger of hitting disc golfer or others . #9 is the worst of it . I don't know what you do if someone there are people on the stage or benches . The tight drive you make could ricochet into them . Also , on #8 drive , you could easily hit someone on #4's tee pad or their group , or someone finishing up #3's putt . Be careful . #2 Very easy for pros and good ams . The longest of the holes are only in the 330' range . But the name of the game here is to control your drive . I may add that trash receptacles and benches are not here , except for the meeting area bench at 9's basket , but this course flows and plays fast , so it isn't a big deal . Carry out what you carry in .

Some thought and detail went into this course . I think it achieved what it set out to . A great introductory course , or a fun course for the casuals , or people with less than 100 rounds in them , or a warmup for the way more competitive courses just miles away . The course is a keeper . My recommendation : PLAY IT and enjoy it !! It's not that far from I-75 and is a leg stretcher for the traveler , too .

The Disc Golf Course at Powell Station Park is actually a pretty fun little course. It's not a championship level course that you are going to see the touring pros playing, but it is definitely a fun layout. It is a 9 hole course with concrete tee pads, nice signage, and Prodigy T1 baskets. There are actually 2 different tee pads for a couple of the holes. (1 and 8 if I'm not mistaken) There wasn't a whole lot of land for the course designer to use when designing this course but you can tell that the designer really utilized everything he could. It has elevation on a few of the holes and a good mix of left/right shots. In addition to this, some of the holes are more open while others are tightly wooded where your tee shot (and hitting your line) is everything. If you are in the area, make sure you play this one. Very fun little 9 hole course! Loop it twice and you have 18 holes, with a couple different tee pad options the second time. If you want to see this course on video, check out my crew playing this course in the video below...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbYRYnJthKI

Powell Station is a solid 9-hole course. Much better than I expected. And I got to learn to an important message with their disc golf-targeted PSA campaign.
- A whole lot better than I expected. After seeing the locals' over-inflated rating of Inskip, my expectations for this course were low. NOTE TO REVIEWERS: This is why ratings matter. Giving a mediocre course a high rating annoys first time players and makes one think other local courses are overrated.
- Course has a logical, sensical flow to it. #1 is an open, 300-foot layout; #2 is a wooded mid-range hole; #3 is a mid-range layout going from the woods to the open; and so forth. Having a 9-hole course give you different looks tends to (sadly) be the exception to the rule.
- A lot of work went into the smaller details. Great signage especially when different holes play close together. Quality steps on the transitions from #2 to 3 and #8 to 9. Top-notch tee signs. Solid, functioning tee pads.
- The tall rough on the open holes was effectively used. #4 & 8 wouldn't have much challenge otherwise. By at least giving you a targeted fairway, it gives players a little more to think about before throwing. As I discovered, if you land in it, you won't spot your disc until your almost on top of it.
- For average players, you must work for your birdies. Baskets are well placed on the otherwise easier holes - behind the large tree on #3; protected by smaller trees on #6 & 7 - that an average shot may not leave you a birdie putt. On #7, my tee shot landed 25 feet from the basket. The thick, impassable growth between my disc and the basket meant I had to throw a high looping shot for my birdie 'putt'.
- Except for the benches/meeting area on #9, this area is exclusively disc golfers. I played a Sunday morning and was the only car in the lot. The other park activities (playground) are all at the front of the park.

There's not anything of consequence wrong with this course. It's achieved its mid-range, 9-hole designed layout just about as well as could be done. To pick some nits:
- One longer hole would be nice. There's nothing longer than 331 feet. Finding a way to get one hole longer than 400 feet would give the course one look it doesn't offer.
- The benches/meeting area on #9 seemed weird. Is it a mando? Why is it there? I doubt it's ever a conflict. Just pop up a mando sign.
- The sewer line on the right side of #4 has a sewer smell to it. Just don't be like me and land your disc close to it and it's a non-issue.
- Advanced players will find the course simple. They'll be on a birdie fest here. If nothing else, this course will offer a solid scoring separation. I was often settling for 3s rather than making 2s. You know which side of that divide I land.
- The course somehow seemed far away. This is my out-of-towner perspective. Even though it was only 15 minutes from my hotel, I felt like it took forever to get here. Might explain the lack of foot traffic.
- Why have alternate tees if its only on two holes? Seems like it should either be for most of them or none. Just having it on two seems like it achieves very little.

Powell Station is a good, straight ahead course. I enjoyed my round, which is always the goal.
- There's not much variety in hole lengths. All range from 210 - 331 feet. I could have played the course with one disc and my score wouldn't have been much different than it was.
- Excellent course for casual players and beginners. Unlike Inskip, this at least has a fun factor and challenge. I'd bring first timers here to introduce them to the game.
- I really enjoyed the flow, scenery and tranquility of #2 & 3. #2 has a creek playing along the left side of the fairway and then #3 tees off on a mound on the other side of said creek. Throw in #8's basket being tucked away in that same area, and this is easily the best section of the course.
- Holes and baskets have anti-smoking messages on them. There are questions at the tees and the answers are at the baskets. You'll know you're throwing to the wrong basket if the answer doesn't match the question!
- Part of the course's charm is the drive through the small historic district. It's only a couple blocks, but your last impression before turning into the part is this quaint part of Americana. You can't help but be in a good mood by the time you step to the first tee.
- This is a solid, above average nine-hole course. I'd like to rate it higher. Objectively however, it's lacking that one challenging hole that will make it really stand out.

Quick course, fun. Everything is very new, so it's in great shape.

As stated before, #3 and #4 seem to overlap. I was the only one at the park the whole time, so I didn't run into anyone. It isn't well drained, so it was a little swampy.

Nice teepads and baskets.

Hole #1 is a fairly open hole that allows a warmup before encountering holes with more trees.

Navigation seemed straight-forward, as long as you can clearly identify which basket you're throwing toward on Hole #3.

Good anti-smoking messages throughout the course.

Hole #9 could be confusing. There isn't much of a fairway and it goes by (or through) a small outdoor theater area in order to finish the course near its starting point.

Hole #4 and Hole #7 are basically wide open shots to connect the two wooded parts of the course.

If several groups were on the course concurrently, there could be some issues. Drives on Hole #3 could endanger those on the Hole #4 teepad, for example.

Powell Station Park is a new nine-hole course that is a nice play, especially for beginners. None of the holes are extremely long - the longest is 331 feet. Powell Station has nice amenities but could benefit from a little "beating in" on a couple holes.

Giving nine-hole courses ratings that are comparable to 18- and 27-hole courses is difficult. However, if you're heading to Victor Ashe or Tommy Schumpert for some disc golf, you might swing by Powell Station Park for a fun warmup round.

A nice looking course with interesting and very functional tee pads, nice tee signs, and Prodigy baskets. It has mostly short to medium length holes and plays in, around and through large open fields and moderate woods. The course also offers some minor elevation changes, stairs to aid in the steep climbs and some interesting features like the old brick bridge/tunnel. The course is fun and worth a stop if passing by on I-75 for a leg stretching round.

Navigation can be a little tricky for first-timers. There are a couple of trailblazer signs, but more may be necessary. Using the map should help. There are also some holes where it can be somewhat difficult to determine which basket to throw to from the tee, even with the signage. One hole has you throwing to a basket not even visible from the tee when the other basket that is visible seems like the logical choice. A couple of holes play near/over other park activity areas. These holes might be unplayable during peak park hours.

A fun and challenging enough course to keep the locals happy and a quick fun play for passing travelers. The course could use a few more amenities, but it is brand new and hopefully has more improvements coming.

The course has good signage.
The large brick tee pads are very nice.
There are stairs in a couple of steep areas.
The course is family friendly.
Decent distances to the holes.

A couple of baskets are close to the next hole tee pads.
Hole nine plays across a small garden/picnic area.
Might have just been me but the chains on the baskets seemed heavy and unforgiving.

This is a fun new course.
Watch out for others when playing as this is a multi-use park.

Good mixture of hole difficulty and distance
Non smoking
Across the street from Steamboat sandwiches
There are stairs on crossovers.

Its a new course so the first visit is a little confusing. No cons yet.

Enjoy this course and follow the no smoking rules. This is a course built in memory of someone who was killed that loved the sport.