Tommy Schumpert Park Disc Golf Course in Knoxville, TN

Basic Information

Course Location: Tommy Schumpert Park

Geographic Location: north side of Knoxville, TN (36.04561, -83.95713)

Date Visited: March 2026

Number of Holes: 18

Course Length: 8848/6736 feet, par 58/57

Cost to Play: free
Difficulty Level: advanced if you play long tees to long baskets; recreational, high if you play short tees to short baskets

Carts: not advisable due to steep terrain

Beginner Friendly? no

Potential to Lose Discs: medium due to dense woods

Park Information: https://www.knoxcounty.org/parks/park_map/locations/SchumpertPark/index.php

DG Course Review Page: https://www.dgcoursereview.com/courses/tommy-schumpert-park.4602

UDisc Page: https://udisc.com/courses/tommy-schumpert-park-mh9a

Course Walkabout Video, Front 9: (coming March 19, 2027)

Course Walkabout Video, Back 9: (coming March 26, 2027)

Driving Directions: North of Knoxville, take I-75 to Callahan Drive (exit 110).  Exit and go east on Callahan Drive.  Callahan Drive becomes first Dante Road and then Fountain City Road.  Drive a total of 2.7 miles from I-75 to the signed park entrance on the left.  Turn left to enter the park, and drive the main park road to the large parking lot beside the softball fields at its end.  #1 tee is a few hundred feet to the northeast; follow the asphalt trail uphill from the signs for the disc golf course and dog park.

Course Constructions:

Tees: small pavers, 2 per hole: blue long tee and red short tee

Baskets: DisCatcher, 2 per hole: yellow short basket and orange long basket

Signage: course map near #1 tee, hole signs on each tee, some arrows pointing to next tee

Amenities: restrooms, some benches, some trash cans, practice baskets, ballfields, dog park

Summary Review: 5 Stars (out of 5)

The disc golf course at Tommy Schumpert Park is a sprawling course that plays mostly over hilly, heavily wooded terrain with a few more open holes.  Every hole has 2 tees and 2 baskets: a long blue tee and a short red tee, and a long orange basket and a short yellow basket.  Thus, this course is one of the most adaptable (to your skill level) and replayable courses I have reviewed.  As usual for me, I started to play and review this course from long tees to long baskets, but I realized after a few holes that most players will not want to play this course that way unless they want a real beatdown.  For recreational players, I recommend playing from the short tees and choosing either the long or short baskets depending on how much challenge you want.  I went ahead and finished the pictures and videos for this review mostly from the long tees; you can decide for yourself if you want that much challenge.  I did see a couple of walkers on the course, but this land is more or less devoted exclusively to disc golf.  Following the course route can be a challenge due to all of the tee and basket options.  The UDisc map will come in handy when playing here despite the fact that the signage is quite plentiful.  There are only 2 real negative things I can say about this course.  First, there were several downed trees when I came here, and several more trees looked like they were ready to come down.  Thus, a little tree-thinning and preventative maintenance is in order.  Second, some very steep areas are difficult to walk, and constructing some stairs would make the walking easier.  But neither of those things directly affect your round for the most part.  As a disc golf experience, this course is fantastic.  Tommy Schumpert Park has earned its reputation as the best course in Knoxville, and it may be worth a trip to Knoxville just to play here.

Hole-by-Hole Review 

Distances taken from hole signs on the long tees.  Picture sequence for each hole is 1) long tee, 2) approach, 3) long basket to tee.

Hole #1: 470/376 feet, par 3

Comments: We start with one of the most open holes on this course.  The mowed-grass fairway makes this hole almost a prairie hole, but both baskets are just inside the woods to the left.  Thus, you want to hurl your tee shot as far as possible and then try to thread an approach in to the basket.  This hole has plenty of length, and it's gradually uphill to boot.  Enjoy this open hole: it's the last one you will see for awhile.  #2 tee is in the woods to the left.

Hole #2: 321/254 feet, par 3

Comments: The next 7 holes play through the dense woods, and this hole continues uphill.  This hole has 2 possible lines.  The right line is very tight but straighter and more direct; the left line is wider but will require a sweeping left to right disc flight.  There are several trees near the basket, so you need to pick a line and execute an accurate throw.  #3 tee is to the left.

Hole #3: 457/351 feet, par 3

Comments: This hole plays the opposite direction as the first 2 holes, and therefore it plays back downhill.  It is also a gradual dogleg left.  The fairway has reasonable width at the beginning, but the approach to the long basket is very tight.  This hole is more challenging than the first 2 in spite of the hill.  #4 tee is downhill behind the basket.

Hole #4: 444/335 feet, par 3

Comments: Back up the hill we go for the tightest hole yet.  From the back tee, this hole is kind of a double dogleg, first gradually left and then gradually right.  The front tee eliminates the first dogleg.  The area just behind the front tee is super tight, as is the access to the long basket.  This is the hole that made me realize that this course is a real bear from the back tees: most players will make at least 4 playing this hole long-to-long, and this hole is a par 3.  My advice is to save yourself the torture and play from the short tees.  #5 tee is to the left.

Hole #5: 437/341 feet, par 3

Comments: almost straight uphill if you are playing to the short basket but a dogleg left of more than 90 degrees if you are playing to the long basket.  Again the fairway is very tight with the area near the short tee being the tightest spot.  The line downhill to the long basket is also very tight with 2 trees in the middle of the already narrow approach.  It is almost 250 uphill feet from the back tee to the dogleg, so it will take 2 good throws to have a chance at 3 if you are playing from the back tee.  #6 tee is uphill to the right of the dogleg.

Hole #6: 581/490 feet, par 4

Comments: Now we get further up the hill and into the severe elevation for the first time.  This sidehill hole plays first down and then up with the up steeper than the down.  Also, it is a sharp dogleg left if you play from the back tee.  On top of that, the fairway has a left-to-right cross slope.  The dogleg left encourages a right-to-left disc flight, and fortunately the fairway is wide enough to accommodate such a disc flight.  Thus, this hole could be harder.  The steep uphill to the long basket is your first encounter with the steep terrain this course has to offer.  #7 tee is to the right.

Hole #7: 679/427 feet, par 4

Comments: The longest hole on the front 9 is another sidehill hole, and it is a real roller coaster that plays down and up across 3 steep but shallow ravines.  The fairway is tighter than the previous hole, but the left-to-right cross slope is not as severe.  Just keep throwing, trying to miss trees, until the basket comes in sight.  #8 tee is downhill to the right.

Hole #8: 447/346 feet, par 3

Comments: another tight sidehill hole that plays the opposite direction as the 2 previous holes, and therefore now the fairway has a significant right-to-left cross slope.  This hole is a gradual dogleg right, so even though the fairway is tight, it will accommodate a left-to-right throw, thus lessening the roll-away potential.  Plenty of trees dot the fairway, and it will take a very good or very lucky throw to miss all of those trees.  #9 tee is behind the basket.

Hole #9: 599/525 feet, par 3

Comments: Finally we bust out of the woods for this mostly open, downhill, sharp dogleg left.  Dense woods with thick underbrush guards the inside of the dogleg, so don't even think about taking a short cut.  Also, the basket is just into the woods.  If you stay too close to the woods on the left your approach will get blocked out by trees.  While not my favorite hole, it is nice to play something more open after so many holes in the woods.  #10 tee is behind the basket and to the right; go around hole #18 orange basket.

Hole #10: 474/305 feet, par 3

Comments: a mostly open dogleg left like the previous hole, but this hole plays uphill.  Dense woods line the left side, but there is plenty of room to the right.  Don't miss left!  #11 tee is to the right.

Hole #11: 1040/734 feet, par 5/4

Comments: the longest and signature hole on this course.  This hole is a gradual double dogleg, first right and then left.  This hole looks very open, but some wild grass makes the fairway tighter than the tree line, especially in the summer.  Despite the fact that this hole is downhill all the way, you need every bit of distance you can get, so there's no real strategy: just hurl away and hope you hit the short grass.  I don't know that this is my favorite hole, but I definitely remember it.  #12 tee is in the woods to the left.

Hole #12: 448/301 feet, par 3

Comments: Back in the dense woods, this hole plays the opposite direction, and therefore it plays gradually back uphill.  The fairway is one of the tightest on the course.  A left-to-right throw is best to get to the short basket, but the line to the long basket is fairly straight but super tight.  This hole is too much poke-and-pray for my taste.  #13 long tee is behind the basket; short tee is to the right.

Hole #13: 516/385 feet, par 3

Comments: The tee shot plays out of a tight chute of trees, but after the first 125 feet this hole really opens up.  The gradual dogleg left favors a right-to-left disc flight, but don't overhook it: dense woods guard the inside of the dogleg.  A couple of large trees guard the right side, but those trees are easier to get around than the dense woods.  #14 tee is to the left.

Hole #14: 445/218 feet, par 3

Comments: Gradually uphill, this hole looks like it has 2 fairways, but the 2 fairways lead to different baskets: left goes to the short basket and right goes to the long basket.  Both fairways are reasonably wide, and both baskets have mounds nearby that look man-made.  Those mounds complicate any efforts to bounce or roll your disc up to the basket.  This hole is an interesting and fun challenge.  #15 tee is to the left of the short basket.

Hole #15: 401/365 feet, par 3

Comments: Moderately uphill, the dogleg left is sharp if you are playing to the short basket but gradual if you are playing to the long basket.  The fairway is very tight, so you'll need an accurate right-to-left throw to get anywhere near either basket.  Yet there is some open space around the basket if you can get your disc that far.  Give it a big whirl...and hope you don't hit a tree.  #16 tee is uphill behind the basket.

Hole #16: 365/360 feet, par 3

Comments: Another uphill dogleg left, but now we get high enough on the hill that the steep elevation from the front 9 returns when you get near the basket.  The basket is almost on the spine of a steep ridge, so distance control is paramount: missing either short or long can cause your disc to roll a long way from the basket.  Don't let the shallow ravine in front of the basket fool your depth perception.  #17 tee is behind the basket.

Hole #17: 305/244 feet, par 3 (tee photo and distances from short tee; I could not get to the long tee due to a downed tree)

Comments: From the short tee, this hole is a dogleg left that plays across a ravine and then gradually downhill to the basket.  From the long tee, this hole is straighter but plays steeply downhill.  It's a thrilling throw from the long tee, but it's a long steep walk up to the long tee, and when I came here the trail to the long tee was completely blocked by a downed tree.  I wish I could have gotten a photo and/or video clip from the long tee.  #18 tee is behind the basket.

Hole #18: 419/379 feet, par 3

Comments: a sharply downhill dogleg left with dense woods on either side of the fairway.  The fairway is tight, but you have played tighter.  The main obstacle in the fairway is a cluster of trees about 150 feet from the long basket: either way you go around that cluster will lead you to additional trees as obstacles.  This is a fun and challenging finishing hole to a very challenging course.  The parking lot is several hundred feet away; walk downhill and turn right on the paved walking trail.