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Asheville Golf Courses |
The mountains around Asheville with their scenic beauty and pleasant climate year-round provide a magnificent setting for a game of golf at one of the area's many golf courses and country clubs. But the primary attractions to mountain golf are lush fairways, sprawling bent grass greens, cool breezes and a gently undulating terrain.
The Asheville region boasts over twenty championship golf courses that offer challenging mountain golf. In addition, there are over forty resort, municipal and daily-play courses offering the same challenge of the mountain terrain.
Four distinct seasons of play are a highlight of mountain golf. Spring play is popular from late March through May with cool temperatures and the bright colors of spring flowers. Summer offers cooler mountain temperatures than the rest of the humid southern summer, while autumn provides a spectacular display of leaves on the mountain slopes amid warm, sunny days. Winters are the greatest surprise since snows rarely cover the courses for more than a few days and the winter sun often brings daytime temperatures into the 40s and 50s. |
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Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa
Discover the course that Golfweek magazine included in its 2005 “America’s Best” listings and Golf Digest named in 2004 as “one of the ten best courses in the United States that is 100 years old or more.” Designed by the legendary Donald Ross, this is a shot-maker’s course, emphasizing accuracy over power in its 6,720 yard, par 70 layout. From beneath the crest of Sunset Mountain, the players' ascent from the somewhat flat, yet undulating front nine to the gentle slopes and sometime steep inclines and descents of the back nine brings with it spectacular views of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Pro shop, private lessons, rentals, restaurants, putting green
Green fees: $85-$149 (18 holes), $50-$85 (9 holes), 3 miles from downtown
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Reems Creek Golf Club
Designed by Hawtree & Son of Oxford, England, the course offers a Scottish Highland look with its rolling terrain, deep and large knolls which bisect the beautifully manicured tees, fairways and greens. This secluded setting which captures the splendor and rustic beauty of the North Carolina mountains"Places to Play" rating of 4 stars. Tee times are taken 30 days in advance. Clubhouse, restaurant, driving range, putting green, and rentals.
Greens fees: $44 to $49. Located 8 miles north of downtown Asheville near Weaverville.
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Asheville Municipal Golf Course
The 18-hole golf course designed by Hall of Fame Golf Architect, Donald Ross opened for play in 1927. As in all of Ross's courses, it was designed to be challenging as well as fun. The Par 36 front nine, measuring 3,246 yards from the back tees, features a flat, wide-open course allowing the use of a driver on every hole. The 3,194-yard back nine has narrow fairways and also plays to a Par 36. Accuracy instead of distance is required for the best score on the back nine. The course rating form the white tees is 69.0, and from the blue tees it is 71.1.Clubhouse, putting green, pro shop, and rentals.
Greens Fees: $15 to $20. Located 4 miles from downtown.
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Great Smoky Mountains Golf Association
This 32-page, free guide contains information about 25 courses, country clubs and resorts in the Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains area.
Many of these are located within an hour's drive from Asheville.
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First Tee Mountain Golf
Custom packages available for individuals or groups. Choose from first-class accommodations and 23 championship courses.
Whether you are just passing through or plan to stay a week, let First Tee Mountain Golf plan your next golf vacation. Choose your own combination of courses or let our professional staff make recommendations. Play on courses surrounded by the Blue Ridge Mountains or travel to the high country where temperatures rarely break 80.
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More Asheville Area Public Golf Courses in Western North Carolina
High Vista Country Club
18 holes over 6,935 yards with a par of 72
Arden
12 miles from center of Asheville.
Broadmoor Golf Links
18 holes over 6,921 yards with a par of 72
Fletcher
12 miles from center of Asheville.
Black Mountain Golf Course
18 holes over 6,215 yards with a par of 71 (Municipal)
Black Mountain
13 miles from center of Asheville.
Springdale Country Club
18 holes over 6,812 yards with a par of 72
Canton
18 miles from center of Asheville.
Etowah Valley Golf Club
Three nine hole courses allow you to play a variety of 18 hole combinations
Etowah
19 miles from center of Asheville.
Read about Tiger Woods' coming to Asheville to design his first golf course |
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