Eighteen mysteries authored by Donald Ross.

Had Mark Twain played this captivating layout from master architect Donald Ross, he might have had to reconsider his now-famous grumblings that ”Golf is a good walk spoiled.” This 6,700-yard par-70 course represents Ross at his most playful. Infinitely more playable to the average golfer than his Pinehurst No. 2 or his Oak Hills layout, this is perhaps the finest expression of mountain golf around. Regardless of your handicap, elevated tee boxes let you enjoy drives that seem to hang forever in the air, yet traversing this course won’t leave you gasping for oxygen as some Western North Carolina designs do.

These beautifully lush, tree-lined fairways roll out in front of you, crowned by fair and receptive bent-grass greens. Framed by the jaw-dropping splendor of the Blue Ridge Mountains, not a detail has been spared, including Club Car Golf Vehicles featuring GPS range-finders – the next best thing to having a seasoned caddy by your side. A painstaking restoration of Ross’ original vision is now six years old, with the course fully matured for a very fun and memorable afternoon or morning round. So much so, you may need to play 36!

Accolades:

Tennis Resort Online — 2009 Top 100 Tennis Resorts — Ranked #75 Nationally

North Carolina Golf Panel — 2009 Top 100 Golf Courses

Golfweek’s — Best Courses You Can Play, Ranked #9 in NC, 2008

Conde Nast — 2007 Top 100 Golf Resorts - Ranked #48

Golfweek — 2007 America’s Best Resort Courses - Ranked #77 out of 100