Mount Mitchell Golf Club

I started playing mt Mitchell in early 2000’s. Course was always in great condition then and up until around 2018. Wasn’t kept up as nice.

New owners took over about 1 1/2 ago and you could tell. By May and June crabgrass and weeds were everywhere. By august, September they were losing some of their greens. This year I drove up and thought the course was closed. I have never saw the grass so over grown. Bunkers unplayable, greens were in awful shape. Grass was to tall from tees to greens.

This used to be my favorite course, sad to say not anymore. I paid $35 and only played 8 holes before we left. I wouldn’t pay that to play maybe $25 at best for that trash!!!!

To be fair they had new carts with gps were very nice, probably why the $70 round is so expensive for conditions. Also had nice green sand for divot repairs.

My opinion new owners spent money in wrong places. Update club house and new carts. Should’ve upgraded golf course first to get money rolling in, then should’ve done the other things second. Obviously never owned golf courses before!!!!

Been golfing for decades… however I had not played here for 20 yrs for some odd reason. Nice quiet area, with nice scenic views! I understand that new ownership hopes to improve the conditions however thats going to be an uphill battle given what we experienced! The $70 to play is well… ridiculous. I play far nicer conditioned course in NC weekly that are under $40. But then again when a course is sold, its generally a sign that its profitability is no longer worth the effort & cost. As is the case with most courses in the South that are sold, new buyers are from outside the area (often recently retired themselves) and come in with high hopes & increased prices. Carts have recently been kept of the fairways here trying to improve the grasses! I applaud that decision, and hope this rule remains. The #1 change i have witnessed in the golf course industry over the past decade is the ‘entitled’ golfer syndrome… golfers who feel they are free to do as they please. If you can’t walk 30 yards you don’t need to be playing golf!s. Sorry.. enough about that. The future here will prove interesting, and I wish them luck… given the short golf season at this elevation, sparse surrounding population and severe winters, things may prove challenging. By mid-summer I’m sure the conditions here will be good. It is a very scenic location for golf.

Everyone was super friendly and helpfull. Scenery is absolutely gorgeous.

Beautiful views of the North Carolina Mountains. Course conditions were good, course can play very wet at times.

Must play course in the North Carolina Mountains.

First time playing and was greeted by a great staff. Arrived an hour before tee time and had a frost delay but we started in time. Course was in great condition abd found the front nine was easier playing than the back nine but overall we loved this course and will definitely return to play it again. I highly recommend others of all levels of play to try this course.

While the course is not in the condition of years past, it is still a jewel and always beautiful. The fall leaves were spectacular and everyone was so hospitable. Trout by #1 green bigger than ever.

Good public course, very scenic, good layout for holes, in need of renovations on the greens. Everything else is up to par

The clubhouse and course are a bit old school, but friendly and helpful. The course we in good shape, interesting layout( lots of doglegs). Beautiful views of the mount Mitchell , runs along a river through most of the course greens were slow but true.

I play Mt Mitchell at least once a month, it's one of my favorite courses. As others have said, there are 5 or 6 greens that have a fungus issue but the staff does a good job of working around that. Maybe some tree trimming or removal would help, but they still roll true.

The fairways and tee boxes are in great shape! The bunkers are in good shape, a few could use a rake job. Please rake your footprints!

With the leaves changing colors, now is the time to get out and play! Bring your camera and buy some fish food to feed the humongous rainbow trout!

I always enjoy playing this course despite the rough being too high. The greens are under repair due to the hot summer but course is a challenge n fun to play

This course is a lot more narrow than I thought it would be, which makes you think about your tee shot a little bit more. Though at the time the course is dealing with a fungus problem on some of the greens it’s still rolled beautifully. I played with two guys that have been coming there for 15 straight years and they said it was the best greens they’ve ever seen there. Also, apparently there’s a lot of changes that is making it much more player friendly. The staff is fantastic. Highly recommend.

Sadly our experience was tarnished because of 3” of rain in the previous 48 hrs, including 2” the night before so we were lucky the course was even open. It was cart path only, lots of standing water throughout the course including on the greens which made putting challenging. Bunkers were washed out and full of water. This is however one of my favorite mountain layouts in Western NC. Beautiful mountains surround the course and the streams that run through the course can be heard on at least 12 holes bringing a calming quietness to the round. Monster Rainbow Trout can be seen at multiple locations on the course. Unlike many mountain courses, while there are some elevation changes this course isn’t tricked up and the greens are difficult and deep front to back, but they are fair. Some of the greens were suffering from some kind of blight, but they were still smooth and they did not place the pins in the damaged areas. Would recommend playing here anytime, and I am sure the colors would be spectacular in the fall.