Lost Creek Golf Club

What Lost Creek Golf Club does

Lost Creek Golf Club is a public, daily-fee 18-hole golf facility located at 824 Milligan Way in New Market, Tennessee, approximately 15 minutes from Knoxville and adjacent to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Built on hilly terrain in the Smoky Mountain foothills, the par-71 course measures 6,020 yards (course rating 68.3, slope 116) with bentgrass greens and Bermuda fairways, all holes bordered by mature trees. It is independently owned and operated with a headcount of 9 and managed by General Manager Christine Smith. The facility includes a pro shop, driving range, and PGA professional instruction (Sam Newgent).

The business serves a horizontal mix of individual golfers (locals and tourists), women and senior players, and tournament/event organizers (e.g., Lost Creek Open, Senior Eagles, church outings, Kiwanis Golf Tournament, Back the Blue). It monetizes through a layered pricing architecture: weekday green fees ($16 walking / $26 with cart), weekend green fees ($20 walking / $32 with cart), annual memberships ($1,300 Monday-Friday, $1,500 7-day), $10 club rentals, $10 driving range shag bags, and $40 45-minute PGA lessons. Supplementary promotional pricing includes seasonal "Four Plays for the Price of Two," Unlimited Monday, Get Fit Thursday, and a Frequent Players Program that offers discounted 18-hole rates for a one-time enrollment fee.

Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer with light digital infrastructure: a Golf Channel Solutions template website, GolfNow marketplace integration for tee-time reservations up to 14 days out, walk-in and phone reservations, and community-driven referrals through tournament participation and a Member-of-the-Month recognition program. No proprietary technology, AI/ML systems, mobile app, or capital raises are evident; the underlying stack is standard third-party golf software. The company's principal differentiators are its scenic location near a major tourist draw, accessible pricing, family-friendly course design, and local recognition (2016 Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce Small Business of the Year; 2018 Tennessee Magazine feature).

Name

Lost Creek Golf Club

Legal name

Lost Creek Golf Club

Website

https://lostcreekgolfclub.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Lost Creek Golf Club is a public daily-fee 18-hole golf course in New Market, Tennessee, near Knoxville and the Great Smoky Mountains, serving individual golfers, tourists, and tournament groups with green fees, annual memberships, lessons, and event hosting.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Golf Course

NAICS

Golf Courses and Country Clubs (71391)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Golf Courses & Golf Facilities (MPAKAEAD)

Keywords

• Public golf course
• Daily fee golf
• Golf lessons
• Tournament hosting
• Group golf outings

Headquarters

HQ city

New Market

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Daily Green Fees: Public daily fee course charging for walking or cart rounds. Weekday and weekend pricing with 9-hole and 18-hole options. Primary revenue driver.
2. Annual Memberships: Monday-Friday membership at $1,300 with cart (tax included) and 7-day unlimited membership at $1,500 with cart. Provides recurring revenue from dedicated golfers.
3. Golf Equipment Rentals: Club rentals for $10 (men's, women's, left-handed). Driving range shag bags at $10. Ancillary revenue from golfers without equipment.
4. Tournaments and Events: Hosts various tournaments throughout the year including the Lost Creek Open 2-Day Tournament, Senior Eagles, church outings, Kiwanis Golf Tournament, and Back the Blue Golf Tournament. Generates group booking revenue.
5. Golf Lessons: PGA Professional Sam Newgent offers 45-minute golf lessons for $40. One-on-one instruction with focus on technique improvement.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Lost Creek Golf Club is a public, daily-fee 18-hole golf course in New Market, Tennessee, offering tee-time access to individual golfers and groups. The facility complements course play with PGA professional golf instruction, tournament hosting, and group outing services, with online reservations supported through the GolfNow platform.

Product overview

Lost Creek Golf Club is a single-location public golf facility offering daily fee golf access. The core product is an 18-hole golf course (par 71) with bentgrass greens and Bermuda fairways, complemented by golf lessons with PGA Professional Sam Newgent, club rentals, a driving range, and annual membership programs. The facility also hosts tournaments and events throughout the year. The club does not operate on a platform-plus-modules architecture but rather functions as a traditional golf course with ancillary services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 18-Hole Daily Fee Golf
• Golf Lessons

Quantifiable outcome

• Won 2016 Small Business of the Year award from Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• GolfNow SolutionscoreTechnology or IntegrationGolfNow provides tee time booking technology and inventory management. Their platform handles online reservations, calendar management, and transaction processing for golf courses. Lost Creek Golf Club uses their system for online tee time availability.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• The Bear Trace at Harrison Bay: Tennessee State Park Jack Nicklaus-designed public course near Chattanooga. Larger, higher-profile public course that draws destination golfers across the region, including from the Knoxville corridor.
• Cherokee Country Club: Private Knoxville-area country club with golf, swim, tennis, and social amenities. Competes with Lost Creek for member-style golfers and corporate/group event bookings in the Knoxville market.
• Fox Den Country Club: Established private country club in Farragut/Knoxville offering golf, dining, and events. Represents the higher-end alternative that competes for tournament/corporate outing dollars in the same metro.

Direct peers

• Patriot Hills Golf Club: Public daily-fee golf course in Jefferson City, Tennessee, just minutes from Lost Creek. Both serve the same Knoxville/East Tennessee daily-fee and tournament market with comparable price points and amenities.
• Millstone Golf Club: Public-access golf course in the greater Knoxville/East Tennessee area offering daily fee play, lessons, and tournaments — closely matching Lost Creek's product mix and customer segments.
• Egwani Farms Golf Course: Public 18-hole course in Rockford, Tennessee, near Knoxville. Comparable public daily-fee positioning, family-friendly atmosphere, and East Tennessee catchment overlap with Lost Creek.
• Beverly Park Golf Course: Municipal 36-hole public facility in Knoxville serving daily-fee and tournament play. Competes with Lost Creek for the same Knoxville-area recreational golfer and group outing demand.
• Three Ridges Golf Course: Public 18-hole daily-fee golf course in Knoxville, Tennessee. Direct competitor for local golfers and tournament/outing bookings in the same regional market.

Others

• GolfNow: Largest online tee-time marketplace and channel partner for Lost Creek (and most US public courses). Not a course operator but the dominant demand channel shaping rounds and pricing across the industry.
• Golf Channel Solutions: Technology provider (part of Golf Channel / NBC Sports Next) that powers Lost Creek's website, tee-sheet, and online booking. Industry-wide vendor shaping the technology baseline of small public courses.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lost-creek-golf-club

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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