The Cliffs at Walnut Cove
Asheville, North Carolina, USA
- Par
- 71
- Yardage
- 7,249
- Designer
- Jack Nicklaus
- Opened
- 2005
- Greens
- Creeping Bentgrass/Poa Annua
- Fairways
- Creeping Bentgrass
- Avg winning score
- -26 (1 ed.)
The Cliffs at Walnut Cove is a par-71, 7,249-yard PGA Tour golf course in Asheville, North Carolina, USA, designed by Jack Nicklaus. It has hosted 1 PGA Tour event in OTIS's 15-season window; the most recent was won by Jacob Bridgeman (2026).
What this course rewards
Balanced venue — no single skill dominates scoring. Length: 37th percentile of tour venues. Emphasis is derived from this venue's profile — it describes what the course rewards, and complements the course-fit model (terms in the glossary).
- Approach32%
graded on mid-iron proximity (125–150 yds) and mid/long-iron proximity (150–175 yds)
- Off the tee20%
graded on total driving (distance + accuracy combined) and distance from the edge of the fairway
- Course history20%
past results at this venue
- Around the green16%
scrambling from rough and sand
- Putting12%
5–10 ft make rate and lag putting
Hole by hole
Par, yardage, and how the field actually scored — difficulty ranks 1 (hardest) to 18. From the most recent tournament played here. Tap or arrow through the holes; bar height is hole length.
Hole 1Par 4 · 414 yds
- Field average
- 4.174 (+0.174)
- Difficulty
- #3 of 18
- Birdies · Pars · Bogey+
- 19 · 81 · 30
Under par · par · over par, share of the field
| Hole | Par | Yards | Scoring avg | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 414 | 4.174 | #3 |
| 2 | 3 | 230 | 3.364 | #1 |
| 3 | 5 | 522 | 4.424 | #16 |
| 4 | 4 | 459 | 3.947 | #12 |
| 5 | 3 | 209 | 3.136 | #6 |
| 6 | 4 | 463 | 4.189 | #2 |
| 7 | 3 | 182 | 3.000 | #11 |
| 8 | 5 | 527 | 4.250 | #18 |
| 9 | 4 | 489 | 4.121 | #7 |
| OUT | 35 | 3,495 | 34.605 | |
| 10 | 4 | 444 | 3.894 | #13 |
| 11 | 3 | 199 | 3.098 | #8 |
| 12 | 4 | 410 | 3.818 | #14 |
| 13 | 4 | 424 | 4.152 | #5 |
| 14 | 3 | 222 | 3.174 | #3 |
| 15 | 5 | 523 | 4.265 | #17 |
| 16 | 4 | 454 | 4.083 | #10 |
| 17 | 5 | 565 | 4.447 | #15 |
| 18 | 4 | 426 | 4.098 | #8 |
| IN | 36 | 3,667 | 35.029 | |
| TOTAL | 71 | 7,162 | 69.634 |
Hosting history
| Season | Tournament | Winner | Score | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Biltmore Championship Asheville | Jacob Bridgeman | -26 | $5,000,000 |
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Rounds played, best finish, and scoring at this venue — cited from results, lower scoring is better. “Similar venues” is a player's scoring across every balanced course of this type, the closest honest read on venue fit (Strokes Gained can't be split by venue, so this is scoring, not SG).
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Tournament intelligence
LAST TOURNAMENT HERE
Biltmore Championship Asheville
2026-09-17 · won by Jacob Bridgeman
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Snapshot: Biltmore Championship Asheville
Field ranked by fit for this venue — a disclosed model, not a prediction.
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