The 18-hole "Elk River" course at the Elk River Club facility in Banner Elk, North Carolina features 6,755 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 72. The course rating is 72.8 and it has a slope rating of 131 on Bent grass. Designed by Jack Nicklaus, ASGCA, the Elk River golf course opened in 1984. Toni Littleton manages the course as the General Manager.