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The Cliffs at Walnut Cove.

Metro Asheville's only gated mountain golf community, and in September the host of the first PGA Tour event in Asheville in more than eighty years.

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The Cliffs at Walnut Cove

Metro Asheville's only gated mountain golf community, and in September the host of the first PGA Tour event in Asheville in more than eighty years.

Southern Escapes Score
86/100
Lifestyle & Setting18
Amenities & Club20
Value & Appreciation15
Access & Location16
Exclusivity & Prestige17

Walnut Cove, in Arden about fifteen minutes south of downtown, wraps a Jack Nicklaus Signature course in Blue Ridge views, bordered by Pisgah National Forest and three miles from the Parkway. As one of the seven Cliffs communities, a single membership reaches the lake marinas, the equestrian center, and the other courses across the Carolinas, and a large wellness center and club village give it a self-contained resort quality. On September 17 through 20 it hosts the inaugural Biltmore Championship, the first PGA Tour event in Asheville in more than eighty years. The last one was the Asheville Land of the Sky Open, which ran until 1942; Ben Hogan won the final three. The new event sits in the FedExCup Fall, carries a field of more than one hundred, and runs on a four-year agreement with Biltmore and Explore Asheville as co-title sponsors.

Listings run from lots near $200K to estates approaching $9M, with homes generally starting around $800K to $1.2M. The Cliffs fee schedule is not current online; confirm it before relying on a number. The PGA Tour spotlight is a near-term tailwind, balanced against the Helene overhang that still makes some buyers cautious on the Asheville area. For a golfer who wants the full Cliffs network with a mountain-city backdrop, this is the address.

Homes
Lots to ~$9M
The draw
Nicklaus course, PGA Tour host, Cliffs network
Why locals rate it
  • The first Tour event in Asheville since Ben Hogan won here
  • Full seven-club Cliffs network on one membership
  • Pisgah Forest and the Parkway at the doorstep
What to weigh
  • Membership fees are real and need confirming
  • Helene caution still slows some luxury buyers
  • Fifteen minutes out; intentionally self-contained
Your Weekend Itinerary

A Nicklaus course hosting its first PGA Tour event this September, with beer and waterfalls in the neighborhood.

Saturday morning

The Jack Nicklaus Signature course that puts Walnut Cove on the Tour map: 7,167 yards, par 72, and the stage for the inaugural Biltmore Championship September 17 through 20.

The afternoon

DuPont State Forest, twenty-five minutes south: Hooker, Triple, and High Falls, all reopened after Helene, in one three-mile walk.

The pour

Sierra Nevada's Mills River campus, ten minutes away, for the taproom and tour that ruin lesser breweries for you.

The table

Cúrate downtown, Katie Button's tapas room that made Asheville a food city, or Rhubarb on Pack Square.

Sunday

Bent Creek trails out the back gate or the NC Arboretum's gardens, then the 18,000-square-foot Wellness Center to earn Monday.

Currently Offered

What is quietly available, right now.

Inventory inside these gates moves quietly, and the best of it often trades before it is broadly marketed. Ask us what is available in The Cliffs at Walnut Cove this week, including what has not hit the portals.

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