Mill Creek is located in Franklin in a resort community southwest of Asheville in the Appalachian foothills of Western North Carolina.

The course is in a valley at 2,500 feet above sea level surrounded by mountains. The layout is lined with trees over varying degrees of elevation change and generally straightforward overall. There's water in the form of Mill Creek and the Mint Branch in play on at least 11 holes and the greens are small to mid-sized, well guarded by sand bunkers. It's 6,167 yards from the championship tees, 69.3/129, course/slope ratings with two shorter tees, designed by Rick Robbins and Bruce Devlin.