Highlands Cove Golf Club

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A PLACE TO PLAY:
Highlands Cove Golf Club



Each week the Citizen-Times will profile a Western North Carolina course that provides a true test and is fun to play.

Location: 688 Highlands Cove Road off U.S. 64 West in Cashiers, about 70 minutes from Asheville.

Status: Public.
Phone: 828-526-8044.
Tee times: Required.

Practice area: Full-service range with putting green and chipping green.

Fees: $100, $85 for age $65 and older, $44 for 17 and younger; $66 sundown rate in season 3:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Food/drink: Beverage cart, Peregrine at the Cove restaurant 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.

Playability: Incredible views and quality golf are the highlights of this Tom Jackson design. Two very distinctively different nines share some common traits - the beauty of the natural shrubbery and majestic views of the Great Smoky Mountains along with some incredible rock work by local craftsmen.
The Highlands nine opens play and features those stunning views and some severe but playable mountain holes. Hit it straight, or you'll lose your golf ball down the ridge. This problem comes into play more than once, but there are several holes you will long remember.

The Cove nine is flatter and more traditional and ranks among the best nines around. The par-4 second includes a tree-lined fairway and approach shot to an island green tucked back into a cove and is a great hole.

The par-5 sixth hole is perfectly routed and includes a sheer rock wall in the middle of the fairway, forcing players from some tees to either lay up or go long with a carry of more than 200 yards.

The price tag is hefty but worth it for all who want to experience mountain golf in a peaceful and beautiful setting.


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