Springdale at Cold Mountain

Springdale GC was a great place to play on Wed 10/01/25. Course was in very good condition, after an all day rain the day before. BIG greens, GPS on all carts, subtle undulations on each green, make it challenging, but still very fun! Course has gorgeous views! Easily my favorite course in the Waynesville/Maggie Valley, Canton area. Go play this course!

Springdale Golf Club is a special place. If it weren’t so far from my home I would become a member. The golf course is beautiful, maintained well, the buildings are wood and stone and all put together the experience is very pleasing and thoroughly enjoyable

We booked an early tee time, the starter was really friendly and helpful as was the pro shop. The course was in great shape but you better stay on the fairway as the rough is penal. After the round we went to the restaurant for lunch which was excellent, all in all a great day, will definitely be back and would certainly recommend.

GREAT COURSE, THE COURSE WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.

Looked forward to playing here again but the pace of play was horrible. Waited every shot. We were a twosome but that was not the reason we had to wait. Ask the foursome behind us that waited . The group in front of us was almost two holes behind. No rangers. We cancelled the round the following day.

This is a must play anyone who’s in this area.

Great course with valley holes and mountain holes. Great options for women golfers with 2 sets of tees as well as a hybrid mix. Love playing here when we visit our son. Restaurant is very good with great staff and views from the patio.

Had a great time here. Course was beautiful and extremely well maintained.

Interesting course tucked away in a small community tucked into the base of cold mountain. Complicated to get to as it’s off the beaten path but worth that complication. Wry entertaining layout and all in great shape. Worthy of a return visit.

Excellent place all around .Course was excellent and had dinner after. great food and service.

I get the chance to ride up and play Springdale about once a year. Today was the day and it did not disappoint. Prices have gone up over the years. And they are charging $135 on weekends now. I don’t know that I’d pay that. But Mondays and Tuesdays they are charging $65 and I got a hot deal on golf now for a little less than that. At that price point it is a great value. The course is a great layout with beautiful views and in good shape. It is a challenging layout and quite long from the white tees. The rough is thick and pretty tough. Especially right around the greens. You miss the green by a step and it’s in some thick rough and a tough up and down. The fairways are good with only a few bad spots here and there. Tees are great and greens are super smooth. Though maybe a touch slower than I remembered. They were quite firm. I wasn’t a fan of the sand. The bunkers had a lot of sand in them and it was pretty heavy. But it looked good.

1 is a tough opening tee shot you have to hit a fade down the hill. A draw or even straight on the hard dogleg right leaves you a long way from the hole. But it is beautiful view from the tee box. 2 is a long straight par 4 with a slightly elevated green. 3 is a medium length par 3. Uphill with a deep green. The green is 2 tiered and you need to be on the right tier to have a chance to make the putt. 4 is a short par 4 with a downhill tee shot. Most people will hit less than driver here to take the small pond short and left out of play. 5 is a shorter flat dogleg left par 5. A very scoreable hole. 6 is a tough long dogleg left par 4. A small pond sits on the left and is blind from the tee as is the green. 7 is a shorter par 4 but plays steeply uphill. Making it play longer. 8 is a long slightly downhill par 3. About 190 from the white tee with a small target. 9 is a shorter par 5. On your second shot there is a small creek blind from the fairway at the bottom of the hill about 75 yards out. 10 is a longer par 5. The creek bisects the fairway and could be an issue off the tee. 11 is a longer par 4. You need at hit a fade here. Tee shot is downhill. Approach is back uphill over the creek. 12 is a medium length par 3. But there isn’t a lot of room to miss. 13 is the signature “Springdale Spasm”. Long and tough from the white tee with an uphill double dogleg. You need to be just left of the fairway bunker. Right of that is dead. But too far left is really long. The creek bisects the fairway on the long uphill approach. 14 is a long dogleg left par 4. If you can hit a draw you can catch a break and get a roll down the hill for a short approach. If not you’ll have a steep downhill approach. 15 is a long uphill par 4. Plays really long. 16 is a really long par 4 but plays way down hill. Approach is over another creek area. 17 is a medium length par 3. And 18 is a beautiful par 5. You will have to decide which side of the creek to lay up on based on your drive. The greens are generally pretty flat with subtle breaks that are tough to see. Overall it’s a wonderful course and well worth a play. Especially on the early week rates or with a hot deal.

First class course, employees, and amenities. Clubhouse and surrounding areas are top notch. Very friendly staff and golf pro. Greens and fairways were basically perfect! Would recommend to anyone near Asheville or Waynesville to get out there. It’s well worth the drive/money.

Perfectly hot day but plenty of shade on the course. Picked up lunch on the turn. 4 hr round. All great