Private Clubs & Country Clubs in Highlands

Cullasaja Club is a private golf and residential community founded in 1987 in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Highlands, NC, featuring an Arnold Palmer-designed 18-hole course that works with the natural mountain terrain. The par-72 layout is best known for its signature 17th hole, a dramatic downhill par 3 played across a rushing waterfall, set against sweeping panoramic views of the surrounding peaks.

Highlands Country Club is a historic private club founded in 1928 in the mountain resort town of Highlands, North Carolina, with notable origins tied to Bobby Jones and Clifford Roberts, the same duo behind Augusta National Golf Club. The original 18-hole course was designed by Donald Ross and later restored in 1995 by Brian Silva, preserving its classic mountain character across rolling highland terrain. The course features a demanding par-3 13th hole with a plunging downhill tee shot, and has hosted USGA qualifying play including a 2008 U.S. Amateur qualifying round.

Highlands Falls Golf Course is a private 18-hole club nestled in the mountain community of Highlands, NC, founded in 1984 and designed by architect Joe Lee. The par-71 layout plays to 6,156 yards with a slope rating of 139, featuring notable changes in elevation, water hazards, and tree-lined fairways that reflect the natural terrain of the Southern Appalachians.

Wildcat Cliffs Country Club is a private 18-hole mountain course founded in 1964 in Highlands, North Carolina, one of the highest-elevation golf destinations in the eastern United States at over 4,000 feet. The course was designed by George W. Cobb, the architect behind Augusta National's celebrated Par 3 Course, and is notable for its unusually flat fairways and greens — a rare characteristic among the rugged terrain of the Southern Appalachians.