Mt. Mitchell Golf Course and THE COVE AT CELO MOUNTAIN

Many Years Running - 4 1/2 Stars of 5 - BEST PLACES TO PLAY -  Golf Digest

17th Green - Award-Winning Mt. Mitchell Golf Course - our celebrated fall foliage season

The overused Texan 1/2 joke, 1/2 truth about "I am flying our company's jet to____ " when referring to Southwest Airlines, is true for us - with a different metaphor - in North Carolina when referring to Mt. Mitchell Golf Course.  When something so wonderful exists - close-by, convenient, cost-effective, beautiful, award-winning, accommodating - why would you need or want to have one in your backyard - with the added expense, the added traffic, golf balls flying through your French doors or window, or errant golfers crawling through your property in search of their golf balls?

THE COVE AT CELO MOUNTAIN has it right, I think.  Exchange the golf course for streams, creeks, trout ponds, waterfalls, long and short-range mountain views, manicured hiking trails, 4 park areas for family or friend gatherings, an area set aside for individual or family camping, lean-to's along the trails and streams for reading, photographing wildlife or just relaxing in a hammock in peace and quiet - instead of a golf course with dozens or hundreds of strangers roaming around and yelling near your hallowed space, the commensurate homeowners' fees for this - and, above all, changing the exquisite natural beauty of this sanctuary setting called THE COVE AT CELO MOUNTAIN.

Mt. Mitchell Golf Course, 10 minutes up 80 S (a NC State Scenic Highway) from us is a 4 1/2-star (of 5) Golf Digest Best Places to Play Course - many years running. It is opened April-November, complete with Value Days, no cart fees, no blind spots, breathtaking scenery, a Pro Shop, a pub, and wonderful restaurant with indoor and outdoor dining overlooking the award-winning course.

An octogenarian friend and I decided to walk the course after church today -  before its opening tomorrow.  I thought you might enjoy the following.

A River Runs Through It - Mt. Mitchell Golf Course

Breathtaking Beauty in the Blue Ridge - Mt. Mitchell Golf Course

Chef Teo at the Mt. Mitchell Golf Club Restaurant and Hawtree's Pub

Spring wildflowers today on the course - before opening day

My 83-year-old friend walking the course with me - 7th generation local family landowner and one of the few remaining hand quilters of our famed Appalachian Quilt crafters - not one machine stitch - not a finer woman alive, I think!

Visit THE COVE AT CELO MOUNTAIN, and let us book your tee times at special rates.  They are, after all, "our company golf course!"

2012 Golf Schedule