Few golf experiences in the Southern Appalachians carry quite the sense of occasion that Old Edwards Club delivers. Part of the broader Old Edwards Inn and Spa resort in Franklin, the club sits in Macon County at an elevation that shapes every round — cooler summers than the Carolina lowlands, dramatic mountain ridgelines framing nearly every hole, and a terrain that rewards course management over raw distance. This is mountain golf in the truest sense, where the land dictates the routing rather than the other way around.
Franklin itself occupies the Little Tennessee River valley, a town long known among gem hunters for its rich mineral deposits, and the surrounding landscape has that same layered, unhurried character. The course's par of 71 signals a design that leans on precision and variety rather than length — expect elevation changes, doglegs shaped by ridge and hollow, and greens that demand local knowledge.
For guests of the resort, the golf is woven into a broader experience of the inn's spa and dining, making Old Edwards as much a retreat as a round.
