Lake Junaluska GC: Aerial
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4.1
396 Reviews (396)
5 Stars
127
4 Stars
152
3 Stars
83
2 Stars
20
1 Stars
14
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.4
Layout
3.9
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.6
91.3%
Recommend this course
335 out of 396 reviews
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4.4
43 Reviews (43)
5 Stars
19
4 Stars
23
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.7
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.8
97.7%
Recommend this course
42 out of 43 reviews
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4.3
58 Reviews (58)
5 Stars
23
4 Stars
29
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.5
Layout
4.0
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.6
91.4%
Recommend this course
53 out of 58 reviews
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Course Highlights
This mountain course consistently earns praise for its well-maintained fairways and true-rolling greens in excellent condition. Exceptionally friendly staff and strong value make it a rewarding destination for golfers of all skill levels.

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Holes 18
Type Public/Resort
Par 68
Length 5167 yards
Slope 110
Rating 64.8
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Lake Junaluska Golf Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1919
Golf Season Year round
Architect Tom Bendelow (1919)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Conference Facilities, Banquet Facilities

Available Activities

Swimming

Available Sports

Minigolf, Tennis
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Reviews

4.1
396 Reviews (396)

What Golfers Are Saying

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Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good Value, but Quirky

The course was in very good shape, but for slow greens... the problem I had is the 2-3 holes that were weird... electric transmission lines... seems forced to fit in 18 holes, and still only a par 68 course. Good value and the groundskeeper does a very good job keeping the fairways and rough in good shape. I only wished the greens were faster.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice mountain course

Greens and course were in good shape. Greens were not fast and not too slow. This is such a scenic course. Very friendly pro shop. Course has blind shots. I recommend playing it more than once so you know where to land your shots.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Golf Now

Had no problems whatsoever with the course. Small but fun. My problem was with Golf Now. I booked and pre-paid for a 9:40 tee time. I arrive and find out that Golf Now booked me for a time that was unavailable and my new tee time was 10:40. Fortunately the pro shop worked with me and I had a great time. I no longer trust Golf Now.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 8
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 Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

The course was a great layout and pace was fine as we played in 3 hours and 40 minutes. My only complaint is that the greens are incredibly SLOW which I don’t like at all. The staff was super friendly

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Incompetent Staff

I played there on Monday. Called back on Tuesday and got a 1:30 tee time for Saturday for nine holes. When I arrived at the course on Saturday at 1:15, I was told that I didn't have a tee time. He offered to put me with a twosome at 2:00. I couldn't do two o'clock due to a prior commitment at 4:30. Not sure what kind of incompetent staff members work there but it was pretty frustrating to show up and get told I didn't have a tee time.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Hidden gem

This course was surprisingly fantastic. They don't sell alcohol but that might be the only downside. Greens were in fantastic shape. Hands down the most comfortable golf cart I've ever ridden in!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 20
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Beautiful course, pushy marshal

Place is gorgeous. Well-maintained and scenic. The problem was that it was a busy day, and the marshal moved our time up at the very last second. We figured getting their early would give us enough time to get some practice in on the putting green. This resulted in a stressful first hole, as the Marshal wanted us to start as soon as we pulled up to the putting green. Great course overall though, and the Marshal lightened up as the day went on.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great value

Overall course was in great shape, there are just a few holes that have been patched together and are just not fun to play. Other than that course was nice and in good shape

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Course layout

This course is senior friendly and small greens. The layouts are worst in my 43 years of golfing. The condition is fair.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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