West Virginia

Twisted Gun Golf Club is one of the more off-the-beaten path golf options in West Virginia, located in the far southwest corner of the state, near the border with Kentucky. It’s even a somewhat isolated internet experience, featuring no website to provide further information for potential visitors.

What we know is that it was created by Mark Nicewonder, and it’s the only 18-hole golf course in the surrounding tri-county area, due to the region’s extreme terrain. Twisted Gun became possible because it was built on a former strip-mining site, one of only two such mountain-top sites in the United States. The result is a course that, although not totally flat, is hardly “mountain golf.” Railway cars from the site’s former purpose also serve as decoration for players who make the journey out.

The course was opened during 2002, but was eventually turned over to the municipality of Mingo County, which continues to operate it at a very reasonable price (it was named one of the best courses that can be played for less than $50).

Twisted Gun

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Opened in 2002, the course at Twisted Gun Golf Club occupies the site of an old coal mine near Gilbert, in Mingo County. Recently transferred to the municipal authority, it’s one of the county’s most prized sporting assets.