Cummings Cove Golf & Country Club

Great layout and challenging course. Greens were punched last week but they still played well!

Fairways excellent. 3 hour 18 hole round playing alone after playing through 2 groups. It would have been good to know that all the greens were aerated and sanded. Even though I played from 11:30 to 2:30 every thing around the greens including the sand traps were soaking wet. It is true that we have not had any rain in a few weeks. However it was less fun than it could’ve been as normal chips and pitches stopped in extra long fringe or muddy areas.

Course in excellent condition. Requires high approach shots as the greens are very fast and the ball will roll like on linoleum flooring. Three putted several greens, undulating very fast greens.

I’m going to be as fair as possible here:

First excuse the amenities 1-star. That was unintentional.

Second the course was in great shape. The greens, fairways and tee boxes were in excellent shape. The bunkers get a 0 out of 10.

The reason I would not recommend this course was the treatment I received from Karl manning the club house. I totally understand preferential treatment to members and leagues. However, when 4 HORRIBLE GOLFERS are literally holding up 6 other golfers something should be done. To be told, sorry you don’t have any rights out here because you’re not a member, not a quote, the actual quote was, they are members and in a league so I will not do anything about it. I paid my money, it’s a semi-private course with an elitist attitude. I’ve played private clubs where members have shown more courtesy and the staff been friendlier. I PAID, my concerns should have some merit. I’ve played Cummings Cove for 7 years. Today was my last round there for a very long time. I have never left a course angry in my life. Today Karl accomplished that feat. Total time playing 18 3.5 hours—not bad at all. However when you realize 2+ hours was spent playing 7 holes and less than 90 minutes allowed you to play 11 holes., changes it just a bit.

Further more, they are developing some areas for homes to be built. It’s sad as what they are doing is destroying the character of what was once a beautiful, scenic course.

Always enjoy playing here. Greens and fairways were in great shape.

Beautiful views and great layout. Pretty tight fairways and very fast greens.

Very nice course in quite good condition,. Excellent variety of distance and type of holes - up, down, doglegs left & right. Greens in nice condition but are pretty slow. Just need to get used to that.

Staff friendly and helpful.

Well worth playing.

This is a beautiful course. We had to play cart path only which turned it into a long day. I would want to play it again if CPO was in place.

Greens were good , Fairways in nice condition.

I really think it is a gem, I will play it again.

Beautiful course great value ! We play this course every time we are in the area.

A buddy and I drove down from Asheville to play this course, and we were not disappointed. While it's a little out of the way and off the beaten path, it is definitely worth the drive to play here. Once we found the parking lot, we walked into what we were told is a brand new pro shop (2 weeks old), which smelled brand new (love that smell).

The golf course itself is fantastic, with the exception being the first two holes. They start you off with this par 5 where you have to hit it over the road. And as first timers here I had no idea that hitting to the left side of the fairway would mean I am blocked from having any sort of shot at the green, or even the fairway ahead of us. The 2nd hole has a tree that blocks the right side of the tee box, so even though the hole is a short par 3, the tree means that you can't shape a shot right to left. Just kind of goofy. But once you settle in after that nonsense, the rest of the course is fantastic. A caution to higher handicappers; bring lots of balls, as if you don't hit it straight you will lose quite a few. I'm a 6 handicap and lost 4 balls today, if that helps anyone gauge anything at all. But that was me pulling drives left all day into trees where the ball vanishes.

The green complexes here are fantastic to putt on. I love bent grass greens and these were among the best conditioned greens I have played in quite some time.

Another of the "oops, I didn't realize that," is that if you play from the tips you'll be faced with three really long par 3s on the back nine. The 10th hole being 195 yards over water is a daunting challenge to pretty much most golfers. So you might want to move up a tee if you haven't played here before just to break this course in more comfortably.

The course layout is a healthy mix of 18 different holes, and I was definitely challenged throughout the round in adjusting to another hole where I was trying to figure out how to play it.

I will definitely return to this hidden gem, because it's a great value at the $40 I paid to play here. And yes, there are some fantastic mountain views, especially on the last 4 or 5 holes.

We enjoyed our round, the course was beautiful and fun to play. There are some challenging holes, but the course was fair for us (20 handicappers). Some things to know: 1- the clubhouse is being renovated, so there is no food or drinks other than some snacks and drinks in a small refrigerator, 2- limited access to rest rooms in the clubhouse, 3- staff seems to be all retirees who play there. Friendly enough, but more volunteers than staff, 4- no pro shop, you check in in the cart garage in what looks like a storage closet, although I’m sure that’s just until the clubhouse is done. Some Tee boxes and fairways are a little rough, but playable.. No practice range. So a nice course, but not a resort experience, if that’s what you’re looking for.

This is a fantastic place to play golf!! The course is beautiful, tough and offers challenges for all levels of golfers. The views and scenery are amazing!! Lots of maintenance done on course and it shows in its condition. The greens a bit slow as they had been punched a few weeks ago but to be expected this time of year. We loved everything about this place!! Keep in mind, clubhouse renos underway, so limited facilities for now.

Area just had to much rain. Course was in decent condition anyway. Greens were aerated 2 weeks ago and we’re still bumpy and slow but to be expected. Great layout. Would recommend it especially if it dries out. Pro shop and restaurant are being totally redone so bring all your necessities