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The Patch<\/a> is 45 minutes west of Knoxville off I-40 at exit 356 north and just north of the I-40\/I-75 split. It’s located about a mile south of the decommissioned Oak Ridge nuclear facility<\/a><\/strong>, now a museum among other uses. It’s in The Preserve<\/a>, a 1,400 acre mixed-use development between the Cumberland Plateau and The Great Smoky Mountains on a bend of Watts Bar Lake in Oak Ridge.<\/strong> A convenient 1 1\/2 hour golf fix if you’re traveling along either Interstate in the area. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Owing to the growing popularity of short courses and golf entertainment, it’s a combination 12 hole, par 3 golf course and driving range. It includes a learning center with indoor\/outdoor hitting bays, practice chipping and putting greens, and a pro shop. It features a variety of interesting hole designs including pitched greens, rock outcroppings, mountain and Watts Barr Lake<\/a> views, and #6, a rock quarry carry. There’s a variety of holes from 69 yards to 108 yards, designed by Bill Bergen<\/a><\/strong>, (McLemore, Chariot Run, among others)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Patch is 45 minutes west of Knoxville off I-40 at exit 356 north and just north of the I-40\/I-75 split. It’s located about a mile south of the decommissioned Oak Ridge nuclear facility, now a museum among other uses. 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