Fun Facts

• Flat Top Mountain was the name the locals gave Linville Ridge’s mountain years ago.
• The Linville Ridge Golf Course was designed by George Cobb to follow the natural contours of the mountain.
• In 2007, Bobby Weed was brought in to update the golf course. Bobby Weed Golf Design “roughened” up the bunkers, making the once-smooth edges jagged and craggy to create a ruggedness that is comfortable with its environment.
• Average summer temperature is 74 degrees – perfect for playing golf from dawn to dusk.
• Hole 4 stands at 4945 feet above sea level; as such, Linville Ridge is the highest elevation golf course east of the Mississippi River.
• Linville Ridge is the only golf course in the area that is not in the shadow of Grandfather Mountain; instead it rises up and shakes hand with Grandfather Mountain. In other words, Linville Ridge is on, not in, the mountains.
• Fourteen holes have long range views of the valley; eleven holes have a view of Grandfather Mountain.
• The elevation of Hole 7 starts at 4850 feet at the tee and lands at 4740 feet at the pin. This 110 feet elevation change is equivalent to an eleven (11) story building.
• The view on Hole 11 over to Grandfather Mountain is one of the most breathtaking views in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
• Grass:
  • The greens and tees are Pen Cross Bent Grass
  • The roughs are Blue Grass
  • The fairways are a mixture of Bent Grass and Fescues
• Keep your eyes out for the resident wild turkeys.
• The Linville Ridge mountain retreat totals 1800 acres. In relation to the overall property the golf course makes up 157 beautiful acres.