The Cliffs at Walnut Cove
Arden, NC
The Cliffs at Walnut Cove is a private 18-hole, par-71 golf course in Arden, North Carolina, playing 7,167 yards with a course rating of 75.2 and slope of 148. It is ranked #38 on Golf Digest's Best in North Carolina (2025-26).
🏛 Designed by Jack Nicklaus (2005)
The Cliffs at Walnut Cove is a private, par-71 Jack Nicklaus design from 2005 in Arden, North Carolina, playing to 7,167 yards from the back tees. It hosts the PGA Tour Champions' Biltmore Championship Asheville.
Accolades
- Ranked #38, Best in North Carolina (Golf Digest, 2025-26)
📍 40 Club Village Way, Arden, NC 28704
Course layout
Hole lines and layout © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tap a hole line for par and yardage.
Scorecard, hole by hole
- Par 71 over 18 holes: 5 par 3s, 9 par 4s, 4 par 5s
- Longest hole: No. 8, 532 yards, par 5
- Shortest hole: No. 2, 187 yards, par 3
- Biggest elevation change: No. 13, about 85 ft downhill from tee to green
- Water in play on holes 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16 and 18
- Doglegs: 7 left, 2 right
| Hole | Par | Yards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 497 | dogleg left, 5 bunkers, plays about 20 ft uphill |
| 2 | 3 | 187 | 4 bunkers, plays about 70 ft downhill |
| 3 | 4 | 375 | water in play, 5 bunkers, plays about 15 ft uphill |
| 4 | 4 | 424 | dogleg left, water in play, 5 bunkers |
| 5 | 3 | 237 | 4 bunkers, plays about 15 ft downhill |
| 6 | 5 | 500 | dogleg right, water in play, 5 bunkers |
| 7 | 4 | 452 | water in play, 5 bunkers, plays about 10 ft downhill |
| 8 | 5 | 532 | dogleg left, 4 bunkers, plays about 35 ft downhill |
| 9 | 4 | 427 | 6 bunkers, plays about 30 ft uphill |
| Out | 36 | 3,631 | |
| 10 | 4 | 416 | dogleg right, water in play, 4 bunkers, plays about 25 ft uphill |
| 11 | 3 | 244 | 1 bunker, plays about 10 ft downhill |
| 12 | 5 | 523 | dogleg left, water in play, 3 bunkers, plays about 65 ft uphill |
| 13 | 4 | 473 | dogleg left, water in play, 2 bunkers, plays about 85 ft downhill |
| 14 | 3 | 209 | water in play, 5 bunkers, plays about 20 ft downhill |
| 15 | 4 | 465 | 4 bunkers, plays about 25 ft uphill |
| 16 | 3 | 202 | water in play, 4 bunkers |
| 17 | 5 | 519 | dogleg left, 5 bunkers, plays about 45 ft downhill |
| 18 | 4 | 483 | dogleg left, water in play, 3 bunkers, plays about 25 ft downhill |
| In | 35 | 3,534 | |
| Total | 71 | 7,165 |
Doglegs, water and bunkers are read from the OpenStreetMap hole lines and mapped hazards © OpenStreetMap contributors. Elevation: Open-Meteo / Copernicus DEM, approximate.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Southern Tee Golf CourseFletcher | 6.3 | 18 | 54 | Public | |
| Bear Wallow GolfHendersonville | 6.7 | Public | |||
| Georgies BunkerAsheville | 8.7 | Public | |||
| Crowne Plaza Golf Resort 9 HoleAsheville | 9.0 | 9 | 34 | Public | |
| Etowah Valley Golf & ResortEtowah | 9.4 | 18 | 72 | 74.1 / 138 | Resort |
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