Sylva, North Carolina
Balsam Mountain Preserve on Stimp: the full scorecard, distances off every tee, measured difficulty and golfer reviews. 18 holes.
Balsam Mountain Preserve is a 18-hole course, par 70, in Sylva, 5,215 metres off the white tees. Stroke index 1 — the hardest hole on the card — is the 9. At slope 132, it is tougher than the national average (120). Its card: 5 par-3s, 10 par-4s, 3 par-5s. Its longest hole is the 14: 453 metres, par 5.
How many holes does Balsam Mountain Preserve have? 18 holes, par 70.
How long is Balsam Mountain Preserve? 5,215 m from the white tees, 5,696 m from the blue tees, 4,181 m from the red tees.
Is Balsam Mountain Preserve a difficult course? Its slope rating is 132. The national average is 120. Hole 9 carries stroke index 1, the hardest on the course.
Where is Balsam Mountain Preserve? 81 Preserve Rd, Sylva, North Carolina 28779, Jackson County.
Can I book a tee time through Stimp? Not yet — online booking is being connected course by course and arrives in 2027.
SSS 68.1 · Slope 132
Tougher than 88% of courses in the country
| Hole | Par | Index | White | Yellow | Blue | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 7 | 347 | 369 | 298 | |
| 2 | 4 | 9 | 304 | 362 | 260 | |
| 3 | 3 | 17 | 142 | 161 | 107 | |
| 4 | 5 | 15 | 406 | 423 | 283 | |
| 5 | 4 | 5 | 272 | 297 | 247 | |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | 369 | 393 | 326 | |
| 7 | 3 | 13 | 163 | 186 | 101 | |
| 8 | 4 | 11 | 365 | 381 | 253 | |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | 354 | 371 | 272 | |
| 10 | 3 | 16 | 136 | 152 | 109 | |
| 11 | 4 | 18 | 252 | 283 | 164 | |
| 12 | 5 | 8 | 391 | 411 | 322 | |
| 13 | 3 | 4 | 168 | 188 | 138 | |
| 14 | 5 | 12 | 453 | 480 | 422 | |
| 15 | 4 | 14 | 292 | 315 | 225 | |
| 16 | 4 | 2 | 363 | 409 | 281 | |
| 17 | 4 | 6 | 289 | 338 | 257 | |
| 18 | 3 | 10 | 149 | 177 | 116 |