Does a great "mountain" course actually exist??

[Greg Holland]

Check out williammangum.com for a depiction of a hole at Linville Ridge.

[Keith Williams]

I have heard that Foulpointe GC is hands down the best mountain course on earth.

Keith.

[Paul_Turner]

Boat of Garten

[Yancey_Beamer]

Forest Highlands by Weiskopf & Morrish
Lahontan by Weiskopf
Cascades by Flynn

My best three,
Yancey

[Mike_Young]

Grandfather is my favorite.
Don't you think alll good mountain courses are "valley courses in the mountains"?  
Seems most new mountain courses are hign marketing budget courses which creates a supposedly better course.

[John_Cullum]

I've been looking for an opportunity to share my most recent experience. Two weeks ago I played Currahee in Toccoa GA. (New Jim Fazio) I call it mountain golf without the mountains. For some reason this strange track in the absolute middle of nowhere north GA has been selected for the 2d stage Club Pro Championship for the Southeastern region.  It has most of the downside of Blue ridge mountain golf- anything outside of the prepared areas of play is lost or unplayable, uneven lies, blind shots, I cant count the drop shots from the tees, it seems like every other hole is a 60 to 100 foot drop from tee to fairway or green. It is absolutely not walkable, probably 8 or 9 miles around. And the bad thing is no streams or rhododendrens or waterfalls to gaze upon. A few holes have a view to some distant mountains, and that is pretty, but on the whole I found it tiresome to play.

Why did the PGA select this site for one of its bigger events? It is not convenient to travelers. It has no facilities yet-no clubhouse, only 1 small trailer. They only have about 15 carts, so they'll have to lease extras. Alot of players will want caddies and they'll have to ride on back most of the time. There are probably not enough hotel rooms within 10 miles. Ponderous man, ponderous.

[A_Clay_Man]

Howey-in-the-hills, Florida has the el campeon. It must've been quite the attraction back in the day (1926) Charles Clark designed what has to be the prototype for most of the mediocrity that followed. Mountain golf in Florida, not far from Orlando. Now that's irony.

[Michael_Burrows]

It is sad to see that there is not much talk about Lookout Mountain Golf Club, which for all you don't know is a Seth Raynor design. As for the statement that it is a flat mountain course I will have to strongly disagree. I have walked the course several times and I can say that it is not flat by any means. I really don't understand why more people do not take the time to come and play this course. Yes it is private but it is not that hard to get on to. Plus, Black Creek,The Farm, and the Honors course are less than half an hour away but good luck getting on to The Farm and the Honors course. Having worked and played at Merion I feel that LMGC is just as special and a wonderful golf experience as Merion. I know most of you will disagree with me because LMGC does not have as rich of a history as Merion or is not ranked on any course ratings and that’s ok but like I said it is just a special place and just like all the other great classic courses it is over looked and under rated in modern era where the length is more important than design.

[cary lichtenstein]

Add Red Sky Ranch, the Norman Course to the list of very good mountain courses. This is the first Norman course that I have liked, and I was truly surprised.

I have to take Cordillera, the Summit Course off my list. Played it 3 years ago, a couple of weeks after it opened and was awe struck with the scenery.

Now that the course has matured, and I put the scenery aside, it has 4 excellent holes, but the greens border on the ridiculus. I watched shot after shot roll off the greens, including some putts.

Maybe the greens settled a bit into the natural terrain, but I lost interest after 13 or 14 holes, and wanted the round to end.