Cherokee Course
Big Canoe, GA
ACCESS NOT CONFIRMEDNamed 9-hole course
NTB VERIFIED · AUG 14, 2026
ACCESSNot confirmedNo access assumption added
COURSE UNIT9 holesNamed 9-hole course
OPERATING STATUSACTIVE / VERIFYCurrent course identity confirmed
Built from official course/provider information and available golfer signal. This is a researched NTB guide, not a claimed firsthand review.
THE COURSE FILE
What the research says.
No sales pitch.
Two hundred feet downhill off the tee is not subtle.
PROFILE SNAPSHOT
Big Canoe / Jasper, Georgia | Parent: Big Canoe Golf Club | 9-hole named course | COMMUNITY / OWNER-GUEST-RENTAL ACCESS | ACTIVE — VERIFIED
OFFICIAL / HIGH-CONFIDENCE FACTS
- Official POA identifies Cherokee as a separate 9-hole course.
- Designed by Rocky Roquemore.
- Added as Big Canoe's third nine in 1992.
- Big Canoe calls it the “Target Course.”
- Dramatic North Georgia elevation changes.
- No. 2 features an approximately 200-foot drop from tee to fairway.
- No. 9 also has major elevation movement.
- Parent facility has 27 holes, range, practice greens, pro shop and golf food service.
- Gated-community access: owner, owner guest, or rental guest.
CURRENT GOLFER SIGNAL
The course's own current description makes the identity clear: big elevation and target golf. We still need more independent golfer reports before turning that into a conditions or value verdict.
THE NTB TAKE
Two hundred feet downhill off the tee is not subtle.
Cherokee is the “okay, NOW we're playing mountain golf” nine at Big Canoe.
Our call: the most dramatic nine of the three on paper, and absolutely distinct enough to maintain its own CORE identity.
WHO'S THIS ROUND FOR?
- Mountain-golf fans.
- Big Canoe owners/guests/rental guests.
- People who love elevated tees.
- Course collectors.
PRACTICAL STUFF
- 9 holes.
- “Target Course.”
- Shared range/practice/pro shop.
- Gated-community access.
CALL FIRST / UNKNOWN
- Current scorecard/yards.
- Daily pairing.
- Visitor rate.
- Walking/cart GPS.
- Current conditions.
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SOURCES
https://www.bigcanoepoa.org/property-owners/amenities/golf/ https://www.bigcanoe.com/canoe-life/golf/
SOURCES + FRESHNESS
Here’s the paper trail.
This file is merged from the completed CORE research. Date-sensitive facts still deserve a same-week check before you make the drive.
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