Last week, I had the opportunity to visit Mimosa Hills CC in Morganton, NC. It is a Donald Ross course that Kris Spence restored a few years ago. The pro, Dan Dobson, who could not have been nicer, said, "sometimes not having any money is a good thing." As a result, they literally had never touched the course. By all accounts, the restoration (based on the original drawings and aerial photos) was terriffic. Billy Joe Patton grew up there. The course was very interesting, and the setting and views were beautiful. In particular, I liked the par fives -- numbers 3, and especially 12 and 14 (which had awesome cross bunkers) looked really good; the par 3's were challenging and varied; and Hole 5 was really unique, with mounds along the left of the fairway (not unlike those shown on the current thread about Ross mounds), but into the top of which Ross cut pot bunkers. The view from 15 tee was awesome -- with several mountains prominently in sight. The bunkers were narrow and looked great, but difficult. The greens were contoured and interesting, but certainly not inverted saucers or other stereotypes. In my limited visit, the club also seemed like a good one. Mr. Dobson told me that about 48% of their rounds this year were walked (and everyone I saw playing that day was walking). I hope to go back and play it someday.