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Coal country has its own way of shaping land, and Twisted Gun Golf Course rises out of the rugged hollows of Mingo County in the heart of southern West Virginia's coalfields. Wharncliffe sits along the Tug Fork of the Big Sandy River, a region where the mountains run steep and the terrain offers little in the way of flat ground — which means any golf course out here earns its layout the hard way, cut into hillsides and threaded through the kind of landscape that doesn't forgive a lazy design.
The name alone signals what kind of round a visitor can expect. This isn't a manicured resort experience or a genteel parkland stroll — it's mountain golf, with all the elevation changes, tight corridors, and uneven lies that come with building 18 holes in Appalachian terrain. Southern West Virginia has a proud working-class golf culture, and courses like this one serve as genuine community anchors in towns where options for recreation can be limited.
For golfers who prefer character over conformity, Mingo County delivers. The scenery is raw and dramatic, the air is clean, and a round here feels genuinely removed from the ordinary.
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold · men | 6,950 | 72.7 | 123 | 72 |
| Black · men | 6,550 | 71.1 | 118 | 72 |
| Grey · men | 6,005 | 68.7 | 114 | 72 |
| Red · women | 5,155 | 70.1 | 114 | 72 |
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