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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4.2
691 Reviews (691)
5 Stars
324
4 Stars
272
3 Stars
60
2 Stars
26
1 Stars
9
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.2
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.5
87.7%
Recommend this course
634 out of 691 reviews
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4.6
9 Reviews (9)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
2
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.6
Layout
4.9
Pace
4.8
Amenities
3.0
StaffFriendliness
4.9
100.0%
Recommend this course
9 out of 9 reviews
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4.4
69 Reviews (69)
5 Stars
36
4 Stars
23
3 Stars
10
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.4
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.5
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.6
92.8%
Recommend this course
64 out of 69 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

4.2
691 Reviews (691)

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 13
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Enjoyed the course

My husband and I play a couple times a week, but this was the first time playing in the mountains. The course is beautiful and challenging. We probably should have moved up a tee box for more enjoyment. We found the greens to be fast. Definitely worth playing though.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Response from on 07/07/2025:
We really appreciate the five-star rating! It’s great to know you enjoyed your visit — we’ll keep working to make every experience just as good.
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
3.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Average at best

The course conditions are average for the price. The staff were friendly but I wouldn’t recommend it in the future.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 60
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Course is coming around

The staff is working hard to get the final holes back after Hurricane Helene. Overall, the course is in great shape. Still have work going on from Helene’s visit in Sept of ‘24 but much improved. I’ve played it 4x since the hurricane and seen progress each time. This is the most significant. All 18 should be opened up in the next week according to the club house. Only #8 remained closed on my latest visit. One of my local favorites. It does get a lot of league and members play and they are on THEIR course frequently. Most of them are great, but a few can be not so great. The staff tries to balance things out, but in the end, the members will get the benefit of doubt. Slow play can be an issue from time to time. Thankfully the staff is ok with you skipping a hole or 3 and coming back around to play if needed.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 123
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

Birdie

Excellent staff and course is in very good condition!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Would recommend

If you're looking for a course with almost perfect fairways & greens in the smoky mtns that doesn't charge an arm and a leg to play that's also peaceful, Cummings Cove won't disappoint. I was a little disappointed when they said 1 of the holes was still closed from Helene but it's understandable. As far as course goes, my only suggestion for improvement would be the cart paths. When it comes to everything else I'd only say that if you're gonna have a ranger drive around at 6pm asking if you're gonna finish when you're in the middle of #15 and there's 2 4somes in front of you taking 10min per hole, maybe don't sell a tee time after 3pm and maybe get an idea of why someone isn't playing as fast as you'd like like looking to see if they're having to wait on the group/s in front of them. Aside from those few minutes dealing with that ranger, we had a great time and although I probably won't make the 3hr trip again, I would recommend it. Nothing really special, but it's very well taken care of and a nice, different course if you're looking to mix it up from your regular rounds

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 29
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Fun and challenging

Great course! Fun and challenging especially for Florida golfers not used to elevation changes. Good golf carts with GPS course in excellent shape except for one part three was closed nice bathrooms and water busy course, but the pace of play was pretty good. The restaurant looked nice overlooking the golf course but didn’t go in. Nice pro shop and friendly staff. good bang for the Buck would definitely go back and play this course again. Greens roll True and we’re in great shape, fairways and teeboxes in great shape Too.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful course

Absolutely beautiful! Challenging and fun. One of the holes unfortunately still closed from the flooding last year. Still awesome though!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 06/18/2025:
We really appreciate the five-star rating! It’s great to know you enjoyed your visit — we’ll keep working to make every experience just as good.
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Two worlds…

Paid with GolfNow online and the guy at the front desk told me that I owed the teetime price to the club. I had to show him proof of payment… Halfway through the first hole, another guy (the starter) came to see us telling me we had paid for 9 holes when we had really paid for 18. I had to show him proof of payment… Wow, what a greeting !!

I loved the layout thought even if the course was very wet due to heavy rain in the morning.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice Course

I think anybody that plays there will really like the layout. It’s fun, interesting and challenging. The greens were a little slow the day I played, but they were in excellent condition. They may have been a little too soft to roll because they had a lot of rain. Whole number eight was decimated by the hurricane so we were unable to play that hole as it is closed. Overall, I would recommend putting the course on your list to play go well worth the money. I paid booking through Golf now.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Still not repaired

With two holes closed and two severely shortened it was like playing only a partial round of golf. 50 bucks was too much money for a partial round.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Only 16 holes due to damage from Helene

Greens were in great shape but the course itself is in rough shape. Played here a couple years back and really enjoyed it and the course was well taken care of. Seems they have fallen on tough financial times. With in 2 minutes of walking in the pro shop they told me the course is for sale. Sad story. Staff was pleasant but very little play. Hope they get a new owner and turn it around. Also, never was posted they were down to 16 holes and the 9th hole went from a par 5 to a very short par 4. Still charged $58 for a 16 hole round.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
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