Reems Creek Golf Club

I played Reems Creek back in the early 90's when it first opened and it was just unbelievable. I was a little disappointed that the course isn’t as well maintained as it was in its early days. However, It’s a fun course to play at a good value. It’s a really unique golf course and a true mountain course with major elevation changes. Reems Creek requires you to really think about your shots. Almost every tee box and green on the whole course is elevated so it requires some strategy in getting the distances down with the slope. I played from the back tees and only hit two tee shots with a driver all day and didn’t even need to for that matter. In fact, I could have just left the driver at home. Most tee shots are no more than a 3 hybrid or long iron with 220-240 yard placement landing areas and the ball carries with the altitude. If you like to just bomb the ball and hit wedges into greens you probably won’t enjoy Reems Creek. If you enjoy playing strategy golf, you will have fun at Reems Creek. If you’re in the Asheville area it’s worth checking out!

We played on a Friday in mid-October, for the second time in about two years. Cool, windy day, so play was limited. The course was in good condition, and the greens were very nice. The course however is simply not very enjoyable to play. Felt that way the first time, but decided to give it another shot, and sorry we did. As others have noted, most lies are not flat, but more importantly, there are many "blind" shots. The result is that club choice is very frustrating, and some of your best shots turn into very poor ones, simply because you have no idea what your target is. The lack of yardage poles, makes it even more frustrating. The pro shop is very nice, and the food and service in the grill/snack bar were excellent. Sorry to say, we won't be going back.