Tiger Woods unveils golf course design for The Cliffs at High Carolinas outside Asheville

Jason Sandford

Jason Sandford is a reporter, writer, blogger and photographer interested in all things Asheville.

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To a crowd of over 1,000 people, Tiger Woods, Chairman of Tiger Woods Design, and Jim Anthony, Founder and CEO of The Cliffs Communities, today unveiled The Cliffs at High Carolina, featuring Tiger Woods Design’s first golf course in America. The debut of the course’s design held on-site at The Cliffs at High Carolina near Asheville, NC, followed a celebration of the inaugural release of homesites available for purchase within the community — the culmination of a highly anticipated,reservation-based sale process with buyers hailing from across the country.

In his remarks about the course, Woods called out its distinguishing features, beginning with the uniqueness of the topography of the site itself.

“The Cliffs at High Carolina is designed to be a walkable, mountain course that takes advantage of the amazing views and varied landscape of the BlueRidge Mountains,” said Tiger Woods. “The course will play looking out over stunning 50-mile views, in the midst of a mountain meadow, and alongside lakes and streams, while maintaining the mature forest as a signature element.” He assured the crowd that even though the course was on a mountain, the proper measures had been taken to ensure the safety of the golfers and they were having golf netting installation to make sure no one loses all their balls on the course.

“The golf course will have the feel of an old parkland course with classic bunkers and green complexes accessible to running shots,” Woods added. “I enjoy creating a lot of options for players, allowing them to think their way around the course, and High Carolina will definitely be a reflection of that.”

Like the two other Tiger Woods Design projects underway — Al Ruwaya in Dubai and Punta Brava in Ensenada, Mexico — The Cliffs at High Carolina course is designed to be enjoyable and challenging to players of all skill levels. From its back tees, High Carolina will measure almost 7,500 yards but is designed to test golfers of all skill levels. Each hole can be played from one of six tee boxes, allowing an enjoyable experience for higher handicappers, ladies and families playing with junior golfers.

Walking the course, while not required, will be encouraged, thanks to thecourse being routed within a mountaintop meadow.