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Elk River Club

Banner Elk, NC · Private · 18 holes · Est. 2026

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Difficulty

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About Elk River Club

Elk River Club in Banner Elk grew out of a plan by brothers Harry and Spencer Robbins to build a private high-country community centered on mountain golf.

The course was designed by Jack Nicklaus and was his first Signature design in North Carolina. It anchors a residential community spread across roughly 1,200 acres in the Blue Ridge Mountains, with the surrounding peaks and elevation shaping both the setting and the play.

At a glance

Access: Private
Holes: 18
Par: 72
Length: 7,000 yards
Tees: 9 tee boxes
Course rating: 74.2 / 144 slope
Opened: 2026
Difficulty: Harder than most

Scorecard

Tee	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Out	In	Total	Par	Rating
Par	4	3	5	4	4	5	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	5	4	5	36	36	72
Handicap	3	15	9	13	7	11	5	17	1	12	2	16	14	4	18	8	6	10
Gold Tees	486	196	583	417	416	502	437	191	416	378	382	160	316	464	165	564	353	574	3644	3356	7,000	72	74.2/144
Gold/Blue Hybrid	417	196	500	417	416	502	358	191	416	378	357	160	316	409	165	509	353	526	3413	3173	6,586	72	72.4/138
Blue Tees	417	176	500	358	379	476	358	153	401	367	357	150	295	409	153	509	333	526	3218	3099	6,317	72	70.9/135
Blue/Nicklaus Hybrid	382	176	500	342	358	476	332	143	401	367	327	140	295	409	153	509	333	485	3110	3018	6,128	72	70.0/132
Nicklaus Tees	382	156	487	342	358	466	332	143	369	347	327	140	284	376	147	487	323	485	3035	2916	5,951	72	69.4/130
Nicklaus/White Hybrid	373	156	449	342	336	466	297	143	339	347	317	140	284	334	147	426	323	443	2901	2761	5,662	72	67.9/125
White Tees	373	132	449	305	336	416	297	128	339	318	317	115	236	334	138	426	245	443	2775	2572	5,347	72	66.8/122
Red Tees	340	114	405	281	311	376	271	113	319	285	301	108	229	306	126	396	238	382	2530	2371	4,901	72	64.9/115
Bear Tees	277	105	375	237	252	347	234	104	266	233	237	101	191	251	126	324	211	355	2197	2029	4,226	72	62.1/111

Tee and scorecard data retrieved from the USGA GHIN course database

Course handicap at Elk River Club

How many strokes you get from each tee, by handicap index.

Tee	Rating	Slope	0	5	10	15	20	25	30	36
Gold Tees	74.2	144	2	9	15	21	28	34	40	48
Gold/Blue Hybrid	72.4	138	0	7	13	19	25	31	37	44
Blue Tees	70.9	135	-1	5	11	17	23	29	35	42
Blue/Nicklaus Hybrid	70.0	132	-2	4	10	16	21	27	33	40
Nicklaus Tees	69.4	130	-3	3	9	15	20	26	32	39
Nicklaus/White Hybrid	67.9	125	-4	1	7	12	18	24	29	36
White Tees	66.8	122	-5	0	6	11	16	22	27	34
Red Tees	64.9	115	-7	-2	3	8	13	18	23	30
Bear Tees	62.1	111	-10	-5	0	5	10	15	20	25

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