I am hoping to play the new nine-hole course at Bear Lake Reserve, sited on the top of the mountain at the four-year old community near Sylva, NC.

    I am putting together a five-day trip to the mountains of western North Carolina for the first week in September.  My plans are to visit a few golf communities within an hour or so south of Asheville, an arc roughly from the Rutherfordton/Lake Lure area to Waynesville/Sylva and including the Hendersonville/Flat Rock area.  Candidates on the list include Bright's Creek, Balsam Preserve, Cummings Cove, Queens Gap (Nicklaus golf course under construction) and possibly a round of golf at the Grove Park Inn on its famed Donald Ross course.  If time permits, I might make a stop to play a quick round at Bear Lake Reserve, whose stunning nine-hole course opened a few days after my visit in June.  
    If you are interested in golf real estate in this popular and beautiful area, let me know which golf developments you are interested in, and I will try to put it on my visit list.  Just use the Contact Us button in the tool bar above (or click here), and I promise to respond quickly.