Maggie Valley Club & Resort

Getting To Know: Maggie Valley Club & Resort

An Insightful Interview With Trey Smith, Head Golf Profesional

By Brian Weis

Whether you have played a course 20+ times a year or looking to play the course for the first time, insights from an insider can help enhance your golf experience. Below is an interview with Trey Smith who shares some valuable tidbits about the course, memorable holes and must eats and treats at the 19th.

Give Our Readers An Overview of the Golf Course/Property
* 18 Hole Championship course

* Designed by William Prevost.

* Opened in 1963 celebrating 50th anniversary 2013

* Large bent grass greens and spacious bluegrass fairways

* The Valley (holes 1-9) meanders throughout the valley floor, affording the player magnificent views of the surrounding Smoky Mountains

* The Mountain (holes 10-18) climbs some 600 feet, testing all players with a variety of shot-making challenges

* Practice facility; driving range and short game area allow for game improvement

* Lessons available by appointment from our Head Golf Professional

* Rental clubs may be reserved through the Golf Shop

* Proper golf attire is required (no denim, collared shirts for men, soft spikes or tennis shoes)

* No personal coolers allowed (consideration given to those with special dietary needs)

Full service restaurant and bar.

If Someone Was Looking To Golf In The Area, Why Should They Play Your Course?
At Maggie Valley Club & Resort you have the opportunity to play two different types of contrasting styles. Mountain side versus the valley side makes it one of the most unique courses in the area. Centrally located in the middle of the Smokey Mountains allowing for easy access to Waynesville, Asheville and Cherokee.

What Tips or Local Knowledge Would You Provide To Help Them Score Better At Your Course?
Based on the layout of the property, all putts have a tendency to pull or break towards Jonathon Creek (right) which cuts in behind hole #3.

Recent Awards or What You Are Most Proud About The Course?
Maggie Valley Club & Resort was voted Haywood County #1 Golf Course in 2010.

What Is The Signature, Most Talked About, or Most Photographed Hole?
Hole 6 on the Valley side. Hole 6 tee box offers you a magnificent view of the valley and mountains.

What Is Your Favorite Hole? Any Tips to Play It?
The par 3 #15 on the Mountain side. Plays 198 yds downhill from the tips. The green is sloped right to left. Best way to play the hole is to land your tee shot on right side and let the green funnel the ball to the hole. Grab your par and run.

Must Have Dish or Drink after the round at the 19th Hole?
Menus change seasonally; we try to incorporate as many local products as possible. Gardens on site full of fresh vegetables. Our veranda is a perfect place to unwind after a round.

Who Holds Course Record and What Was Their Score?
David Critcher with a 62.

Back Tee Stats
Par: 72
Yardage: Blue Tees: 6,466; White Tees: 6,130; Gold Tees: 5,242; Green Tees: 4,600
Slope: Blue Tees: 128; White Tees: 125; Gold Tees: 115; Green Tees: 107
Rating: Blue Tees: 69.9; White Tees: 68.6; Gold Tees: 65.4; Green Tees: 62.8

More Information
Maggie Valley Club & Resort
1819 Country Club Drive
Maggie Valley, NC, 28751
828-926-6013
www.maggievalleyclub.com

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About: Brian Weis

Brian Weis is the mastermind behind GolfTrips.com, a vast network of golf travel and directory sites covering everything from the rolling fairways of Wisconsin to the sunbaked desert layouts of Arizona. If there’s a golf destination worth visiting, chances are, Brian has written about it, played it, or at the very least, found a way to justify a "business trip" there.

As a card-carrying member of the Golf Writers Association of America (GWAA), International Network of Golf (ING), Golf Travel Writers of America (GTWA), International Golf Travel Writers Association (IGTWA), and The Society of Hickory Golfers (SoHG), Brian has the credentials to prove that talking about golf is his full-time job. In 2016, his peers even handed him The Shaheen Cup, a prestigious award in golf travel writing—essentially the Masters green jacket for guys who don’t hit the range but still know where the best 19th holes are.

Brian’s love for golf goes way back. As a kid, he competed in junior and high school golf, only to realize that his dreams of a college golf scholarship had about the same odds as a 30-handicap making a hole-in-one. Instead, he took the more practical route—working on the West Bend Country Club grounds crew to fund his University of Wisconsin education. Little did he know that mowing greens and fixing divots would one day lead to a career writing about the best courses on the planet.

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