NEW PROPERTY by Matt McConnell
A New McConnell Golf Travel Destination Golf with shoreline views – and so much more – at The Water’s Edge Country Club IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE The Water’s Edge Country Club at Smith Mountain Lake is now a part of the McConnell Golf portfolio. Since first visiting Smith Mountain Lake in the mid-’90s, our family has enjoyed many summer weekends there making great memories. It always amazes me when people ask, “Where is Smith Mountain Lake?” Only two hours away from Raleigh, up Highway 86 to Highway 29 and along several country roads, you can enjoy a prestigious golf course on a mountain lake with 500 miles of shoreline. Along more than 13 miles of the Smith Mountain Lake shoreline is The Water’s Edge Country Club 18
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golf course, designed by R.F. Loving Jr. Dating back to 1988, with a renovation in 2007, this golf course is one of the most scenic you will ever play. While every golf hole is different, the three holes to spotlight are Nos. 6, 7 and 18. Once you get on the tee box to Hole 6, you will realize how special this mountain lake golf course
The Water’s Edge Country Club features one of the most scenic golf courses you will ever play.
is to play. Everything you see is what you get on this straight par 4 with the pristine lake view in the background. Next comes the signature Hole 7 with the island green. This par 3 green is surrounded by nearly 360 degrees of blue water. It is just as popular for boaters as it is for golfers. Odds are you will have a crowd of people watching your shot, hoping your ball will splash so the boaters can be one golf ball richer. Now, arguably, one of the best finishing holes out of any McConnell Golf property is here at The Water’s Edge. Hole 18 has an amazing elevated tee box with the clubhouse behind the green and mountain range in the distance. The second
