Cummings Cove GCC: #1, #10
View from the 1st tee towards the pond and 10th hole at Cummings Cove Golf & Country Club.
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4.3
705 Reviews (705)
5 Stars
332
4 Stars
276
3 Stars
60
2 Stars
27
1 Stars
10
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.3
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.5
89.6%
Recommend this course
646 out of 705 reviews
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4.3
21 Reviews (21)
5 Stars
12
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.1
Layout
4.5
Pace
3.9
Amenities
2.9
StaffFriendliness
4.6
90.5%
Recommend this course
19 out of 21 reviews
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4.4
59 Reviews (59)
5 Stars
36
4 Stars
15
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.3
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
4.6
91.5%
Recommend this course
54 out of 59 reviews
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Course Highlights
The course layout earns high praise for its fun elevation changes and challenging design that keeps golfers coming back. Friendly pro shop staff, solid conditions, and strong value for money make each round consistently rewarding.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 71
Length 6415 yards
Slope 134
Rating 70.2

Nestled within the Blue Ridge Mountains, Cummings Cove Golf & Country Club is peacefully tucked away with the Great Smokies sheltering it to the west. It offers some of the most stunning views of any golf course in western North Carolina. Although it feels remote, Asheville is less than half an hour away. The mountainous surroundings provide a dramatically hilly terrain that is ideal for a challenging round of golf. Players will face plenty of uneven lies on this layout. The elevation changes also provide some interesting risk-reward opportunities throughout the golf course. Mature trees frame most of the holes and the small, sloped greens are often framed with bunkers. The Cummings Cove layout seems unusually short at only 6,415 yards from the back tees but it's not to be underestimated. The undulating terrain makes it feel much longer.

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Course Details

Year Built 1985
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Bob Cupp (1985) Gus Grantham (1984)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Teaching Pro Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities, Showers, Locker Rooms, Internet Access

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Available Sports

Fitness, Tennis
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Reviews

4.3
705 Reviews (705)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 12
19th Hole Scenic Views 7
Brunch 7
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 35
Undulating Greens 24
Narrow Fairways 23
This course/club is great for:
Locals 27
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 27
Advanced Golfers 20
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 27
Convenient to the City 13
In the 'Burbs 12

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Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Spectacular views

Cummings Cove is a very enjoyable course to play. The course offers spectacular views and lots of opportunities to score well. I was fortunate enough to view a doe and a newly born fawn on my tee off to hole four. Definitely worth the trip and will be back.

Conditions Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Shut up and get in the cart

I love this place! It has just enough elevation change to qualify as a mountain course. Nice layout, no quirky holes and not many driver holes but plenty of challenging holes. Bent grass greens: very nice!

Remaining conditions were very good with maintenance and improvements apparent. I rank golf 5 stars.

I did not use food services but I think they are open. Might check availability before you go. Water is available on course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Well Worth the Drive

We drove two hours to play this course, and it was worth it. The staff members are extremely friendly and helpful, and the course was in really good shape. We highly recommend it!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 124
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

Hendo

Wow! The course is making a great comeback since the new ownership! Can't wait for the next 2 months! Congrats! I'll be BACK!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Previously Played

AVOID AT ALL COST

AVOID AT ALL COST. Had a tee time yesterday and some rain checks that we wanted to use only for them to tell us they because of new ownership they are not holding up the rain check obligation. So even after they got our money. My understanding when you buy a business you are buying both the assets and liabilities. There are too many BETTER golf courses in the area for them to have customer service this bad. Not smart management to lose customers for life and also get negative feedback based on 2 greens fees (that were already paid for by the way). Anyhow, I would personally STAY AWAY.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 54
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

A tight "Target Golf" layout w/Good Greens

Cummings Cove is a Target golf course, where many par 4's don't call for a driver off the tee. Several doglegs mean what looks like a good tee shot on the left center of the fairway, will still leave you blocked out by tree branches which then require you to control a draw shot or a gentle fade to get to the greens. Most greens a medium sized. And a little slow, but all were in great condition. This course does have several trees for shade, but bug repellant might be handy to have. It was very hot when we played, but the ample shade near cart paths helped. It also has pretty cool elevations changes and many good views of mountains & the course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Review

Overall good, fairways a little spotty in places. Front 9 was being aerated, wished I had known, so all traffic condensed to back nine

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great day

Played early on a Sunday for first time in 6 weeks. Impressed that the ongoing renovations/repairs were progressing well. Greens were great and fairways were catching up. Very playable for most golfers.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 05/29/2026

Thank you. I'm the new owner. We won't stop until it is 100% !

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Cummings Cove

Great challenging course. The layout and views are great. Definitely worth checking out, unfortunately this time around a certain group ahead was behind the pace of play and led to some delays throwing out the round.

But overall very good experience and great course as well.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Family Golf ⛳

Great Course and Challenging. Rained 2 days ago and felt course could have identified certain holes for Cart Path Only, but not the Whole Course. No Liquor Licence

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Response from on 05/11/2026:
We’re so glad you had a great experience! Thank you for the support — we’ll be ready to welcome you back for another great round.
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Commented on 05/29/2026

We now have our liquor license. Full bar is open.

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The Cove

Beautiful mountain course. Greens were good, a bit slow. Tee boxes were not so good, but they were working on them. Fairways were fair. Definitely playing again. Only amenities were a small cooler with drinks.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 05/29/2026

Our restaurant is now open!

Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

MarkG

This course normally is an excellent conditions the dryness that’s in the area and the drought that we’re experiencing has affected that course a lot. I understand that there will be a restaurant opening soon. They do have new ownership for the course. There is continuous improvements to the course. It’s well worth playing the dry conditions have affected the course tremendously. I understand that there will be a restaurant opening soon. They do have new ownership for the golf course.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 05/29/2026

Thanks for playing! I am the new owner. The bar and restaurant are now open. And course improvements are underway.

Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 124
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Beautiful mountain course

This course well exceeded my expectations. I would play here daily of possible.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Response from on 04/10/2026:
We’re so glad you had a great experience! Thank you for the support — we’ll be ready to welcome you back for another great round.
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