The Cleghorn Club

Had a good friend visiting from Michigan and looking for a challenging course to play in western NC. After visiting the website and reading reviews, most of which were favorable we decided to give Cleghorn Plantation a try. Upon arrival we were greeted by an attendant in the parking lot who brought us a cart, so far so good. Couldn't believe that the round was only $33 and that the course was nearly empty at 9 A.M. proceeded to the 1st hole and lost my tee shot to the left after hitting the fairway and watching my ball slide off to the left and into the woods. Unfortunately we were to soon discover that the majority of the holes had severe slopes with little grass to hold a shot. I live and play on a mountain course in the Asheville area and am very familiar with a challenging track, but Cleghorn is ridiculous and hardly what I would describe as fair, more like penalizing. Greens had recently been punched and were hard and fast. Most of the tee boxes were devoid of grass and signage was poor. Aside from the staff and views, there is very little to recommend here. Save your money and look elsewhere for a mountain course, there are plenty in western north and south Carolina that far outshine this one.

I and from Pinehurst and have played a TON of great courses and this was by far one of the most interesting. The course elevation made things quite difficult and made for some amazing views! Pretty tough course!

You can see they have put a lot of work in on condition of the entire property. It is paying off. Best shape I've ever seen it. And ive played it many times over the last 9 years

It’s a difficult course, with lots of ups and downs. But it was great.

The course is a typical mountain course with very hilly terrain and tight fairways. The course condition was typical for a mountain course for this time of year. Fairway grasses had not come in yet so were hard with a lot of roll and lays were generally poor. Tee boxes could use a lot of work when weather conditions improve. I think this would be a good play in another month or two and into the fall. Would be a good location for a group outing as there accommodations and fairly extensive sports facilities available on site..

I make it to western North Carolina 3-4 times a year and Cleghorn Plantation has been my must play every visit since I discovered it 2 years ago. It's a challenge. I'm a 4-5 handicap and can enjoy a relaxing fair challenge from the middle tees or move to the back tees and be tested. It offers great views with challenging elevation changes. The greens have been in great condition every time I played. This last visit was the 1st time that the pace of play was a little slow for my liking but I still finished in 4 hours and 20 minutes. From the picturesque drive up to the club house, the driving range, practice green, club house, food and great course this place offers everything you need for a great day of golf.

Great mountain course and a great, great staff. Quite hilly and very picturesque. It will challenge your game.

Course was in good shape for March. Bermuda grass that’s dormant this time of year that makes fairways a bit difficult but greens are in great shape! Over all this is a tough golf course, if you’re looking to test your game this is the place to go!

Played in February, great condition for this time of year. Fun layout, unique challenges

The staff are incredibly friendly and the course is one of the prettiest ones I have played. Greens rolled very true; not too fast, not too slow. I played horrible but it wasn't the course's fault.

Very nice course and very affordable. Even in the winter months fairways and greens were in great condition.

Wanted to try a new course so decided to try this course and it was a great. Course

Course in good shape, staff super, went through 3 carts andhad to push cart up hills on holes 17 and 18! Staff said they were getting new batteries today which is good have eed here for 20 years and is my favorite course in the area although this was my most frustrating round!

Nice round at Cleghorn. The course was in excellent shape and pace of play was good.

If your looking for a fun well manicured great layout challenge for all skill levels then this is the course you should play

The course is in good shape but there is very little grass in several fairways. The greens were in good shape. Many of the cart paths need work. Overall it was a good day.

Course was well manicured. Greens were awesome! Tee boxes and fairways were very good- Scenic views- Fun course- challenging but fair! Would be my home course if I lived in the area.

My buddy lives on this course and my 4th time playing it. Gets better each time. The course was in very good condition for November Golf. Up and down tricky mountain course terrain with several sloping fairways. Requires accuracy off the tee as most missed fairways are unforgiving with trees, brush and deep canyons or steep hillsides guarding them. If you tend to spray it around bring extra balls. Each time we’ve played (weekday afternoon) almost had the course to ourselves. Has nice range and putting green if you like to warm up before teeing it up. Pro shop and snack bar only. Overall nice setting for Some enjoyable Golf. I recommend this course.