Thanks to Eric for both putting the outing together and for the pictures, which are excellent.
Old Union is a very good golf course, on similar terrain and with a similar feel to Brasstown Valley for those of you who have seen that Denis Griffiths course. I think that, as with Brasstown, Old Union looks a little more difficult than it plays because of the raised bunker edges; the landing areas off the tees are pretty generous. (That said, if you do get off the fairways into the fescue, your golf ball is GONE!) Also, much less elevation change overall than you would expect for a course in the mountains.
The greens were perfect, which caught all of us by surprise, given that the course just opened this week. We wondered, really, why it hadn't opened before this, but it must business-related; it certainly wasn't due to the conditions of the course. It is a beautiful piece of property, as the pictures show, and there is a lot of land. I think that it is the 10th Denis Griffiths course that I've played, and I have yet to be disappointed. Old Union is pretty remote, and I'll be interested to see how it goes for them, but it is a solid golf course and worth the trip to see if you are in the area.
BTW, we played it at around 6400 yds., which was the third set of tees and PLENTY of golf. The back tees aren't completely finished yet, and I'm not sure why they would be; they make the course 7800 yds.!