Highlands Falls Country Club, Highlands, North Carolina

Highlands Falls Golf Club, set high on the Blue Ridge Plateau, is a mountain gem first designed in the early 1970s by Joe Lee. His routing embraced dramatic elevation changes, streams, and dense woodlands, culminating in the iconic par-3 15th hole, where a green perched on rock is framed by a cascading waterfall—one of golf’s most memorable settings. In recent years, architect Bill Bergin recently led a thoughtful renovation, modernizing bunkers, greens, and drainage while preserving Lee’s strategic corridors. The result is a course that balances natural beauty, challenge, and playability, offering a timeless mountain golf experience.