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. It’s in The Preserve, 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. A convenient 1 1/2 hour golf fix if you’re traveling along either Interstate in the area.

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 views, and #6, a rock quarry carry. There’s a variety of holes from 69 yards to 108 yards, designed by Bill Bergen, (McLemore, Chariot Run, among others)