Sugar Mountain Public Golf Course — Restaurant in Sugar Mountain

The golf course itself was beautiful and fun to play, but unfortunately, the experience was completely ruined by the staff and environment. The course starter (“Dick”) was extremely rude and rushed us right from the beginning, we even skipped hole one because of this. Throughout the day, we were followed and hovered over by the ranger, which made the entire round uncomfortable and unenjoyable.

To make matters worse, a man openly exposed himself to urinate right beside the greens (hole 3). This was incredibly inappropriate, disturbing, and completely unacceptable. Seeing this ruined my entire experience.

Overall, the staff made the day unenjoyable, and the lack of oversight regarding inappropriate behavior was shocking.

I would not recommend this course and will not be...

I booked a tee time here looking to take my girlfriend on a nice outing together but unfortunately it turned out terrible. The staff was rude, abrasive, and rushed us from the very first hole. It was so bad we felt compelled to skip the first hole. For the rest of the day, we were followed by the ranger who just stared at us menacingly. For calling themselves a “public” course and having one of the cheapest rates in the area they should really expect to have less experienced players come and play. However, it was a super unwelcoming environment and we felt like we were being watched the entire time. To make matters worse, a patron completely exposed himself right next to the 3rd hole tee to urinate and my girlfriend saw the whole thing. It completely...

We have a home a few miles from Sugar Mountain so it has become "our" golf course when we're in the High Country. Most of the other courses in the area are VERY private, but Sugar Mountain welcomes all. SM is a par-64 "executive" course but it is very capable of humbling good golfers. Accuracy off the tee is a huge plus for players and some of the par-3 holes are pretty long. You can't spray it all over SM and come away unscathed. The greens are always good - bent grass loves the mountains - but they are tricky!!! You'll do well to stay below the hole with your approach shots. You'll get a warm welcome from golf director Tom McAuliffe, and you can enjoy good food in the snack bar. There's a small but well-stocked pro...