Asheville courses

[touch]

I have played Grove Park 5 times already this spring. My report is it's in fine condition with medium fast greens. Springtime golf here in western NC is right dandy. 

 

 

[sui generis]

On 10/12/2024 at 12:47 PM, sui generis said:

 

In Asheville, the Muni is closed TFN, Grove Park is closed, CC of Asheville may open the back nine in a month with the front nine in six months, Broadmoor is closed TFN. I don't know about Biltmore Forest or Reems Creek. The city is without running water and will be so for many weeks to come. 

 

FEMA, the US Army Corps of Engineers, the Red Cross, the National Guard and the US Army all got here in record time and are helping. State and federal government assitance is everywhere. Power companies from all over the East are here.

Asheville Muni update:

 

Front 9 Rebuild Status

FEMA has conducted a site visit and an RFQ for design and engineering work has gone out. The process will take longer than any of us would like, but it is moving forward with the hope of reopening all 18 holes in celebration of Muni's 100th anniversary in May of 2027.

 

Google "Friends of Asheville Municipal Golf Course" for more.

 

 

[LHgolfer]

Bumping this topic up.  Ill be in the area in late June and looking to play, willing to drive a couple hours from Asheville as needed.  Any updates on course conditions?  Im looking for a good layout in good shape, wife has a conference and Ive got a few days to burn.  

[devo1208]

Shoot me a dm.. member at maggie valley.. roughly 30 mins from asheville. 

[sui generis]

On 5/27/2025 at 12:26 PM, LHgolfer said:

Bumping this topic up.  Ill be in the area in late June and looking to play, willing to drive a couple hours from Asheville as needed.  Any updates on course conditions?  Im looking for a good layout in good shape, wife has a conference and Ive got a few days to burn.  

Waynesville is well worth a look, too.

https://www.waynesvilleinnandgolf.com/

[devo1208]

Waynesville is definitely the cream of the crop these days if you can get on!

[averysdad]

Reems Creek is a fun track too! 

[NCLancer]

On 6/1/2025 at 12:42 PM, averysdad said:

Reems Creek is a fun track too! 

You had better like hilly conditions to play there but then again if you're in the mountains hills are what you get!  I played there with @touch and @NJBigFish22 in the summer of 2023 and that place ate me up.  @touch was an excellent sherpa and explained the course well but I had a tough day with balls bouncing everywhere!

[averysdad]

5 hours ago, NCLancer said:

You had better like hilly conditions to play there but then again if you're in the mountains hills are what you get!  I played there with @touch and @NJBigFish22 in the summer of 2023 and that place ate me up.  @touch was an excellent sherpa and explained the course well but I had a tough day with balls bouncing everywhere!

Absolutely….hell even the parking lot isn’t flat! But it’s fun to whack it around out there…playing in a capt choice outing there on this coming Friday and it’ll be a good time. 

Edited June 4 by averysdad

[greyman09]

Happy to host at Waynesville Inn and Golf Club. Shoot me a message. Golf course is in really great shape. 

[devo1208]

On 6/4/2025 at 4:24 PM, greyman09 said:

Happy to host at Waynesville Inn and Golf Club. Shoot me a message. Golf course is in really great shape. 

Let's get together sometime! I drive by it multiple times a day and get more and more jealous each time lol

[sui generis]

Black Mountain and Asheville Muni updates. (Only semi-good news). Nine holes open at each and no real timeline for the rest. I'm sure Broadmoor is still closed. Reems Creek is going strong 

 

https://wlos.com/news/local/black-mountain-golf-course-reopens-hurricane-helene-recovery-back-nine-fema-funds-full-restoration-asheville-municipal-golf-course-sports#

[sui generis]

On 6/24/2025 at 9:38 PM, sui generis said:

Black Mountain and Asheville Muni updates. (Only semi-good news). Nine holes open at each and no real timeline for the rest. I'm sure Broadmoor is still closed. Reems Creek is going strong 

 

https://wlos.com/news/local/black-mountain-golf-course-reopens-hurricane-helene-recovery-back-nine-fema-funds-full-restoration-asheville-municipal-golf-course-sports#

I fear for the future.

 

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — There are big plans ahead for the Asheville Municipal Golf Course.

 

The golf course is set to debut a new disc golf course designed in collaboration with Chris Dickerson, a professional disc golf player and the 2020 U.S. Disc Golf Champion, the City of Asheville announced via a press release.

 

The championship-length, 18-hole disc golf course will take over the front nine area of the Asheville Municipal Golf Course, featuring a par 61 layout with two tee pad placements per hole, the release said.

 

https://wlos.com/news/local/new-disc-golf-course-designed-professional-player-open-asheville-municipal-golf-course-wnc-hurricane-helene-august-2025-front-nine

[acyowen]

On 6/4/2025 at 4:24 PM, greyman09 said:

Happy to host at Waynesville Inn and Golf Club. Shoot me a message. Golf course is in really great shape. 

Just moved to Waynesville and considering joining a club and I've driven by this place multiple times and it looks incredible. Knowing what you seem to know about the course, amenities, etc. would you say its worth the price to join even though its technically open to the public through being a guest at the hotel?

[greyman09]

On 7/25/2025 at 10:27 AM, acyowen said:

Just moved to Waynesville and considering joining a club and I've driven by this place multiple times and it looks incredible. Knowing what you seem to know about the course, amenities, etc. would you say its worth the price to join even though its technically open to the public through being a guest at the hotel?

 Stop by and meet JD Trueblood on site any day of the week. The club carries a resort private designation. No daily public play. The Inn is small and a focus of the team is priority to the membership. It is a nice mix of local and national members that play almost daily depending on what type of game you are looking to play. The membership is a laid back but high golf IQ membership. There is nothing like it in the area. 

[sui generis]

Asheville Municipal Golf Course front 9 restoration hits milestone with design contract approval 🙂

At their July 29 meeting, City Council approved a contract with Biohabitats of North Carolina to design the restoration of the Municipal Golf Course front nine holes. That portion of the City-owned regional amenity was heavily damaged by Tropical Storm Helene (in September of 2024).

As a unique and historic public asset, the Municipal Golf Course will largely be restored to its pre-storm state. However, this project will go a step further, integrating the City's commitment to a coordinated and resilient rebuilding strategy.

In keeping with the historic significance of the course, Biohabitats will partner with golf design specialists Forse Golf Design and Cutlip Golf Design. Forse Golf Design, headed by Ron Forse, is a nationally recognized leader in the restoration of Donald Ross courses.

 

“Forse Design is indeed honored to be a team member commissioned to rebuild and restore the historic 1927 Asheville Municipal Golf Course”, said Ron Forse. “We look forward to collaborating with a fine group of professional consultants and the City of Asheville to recapture the course design genius of the master architect Donald Ross for the Asheville and golf tourism community.” 

 

To support this effort and provide local insight, Cutlip Golf Design, based in Boone, NC, will collaborate closely with Forse and other team members on design implementation, and coordination throughout the life of the project. 

The project will honor the course's historic architecture and enhance its resilience by integrating ecological and engineering strategies.

 

“The Asheville Municipal Golf Course is more than a cherished community greenspace—it’s a living piece of American golf history, designed by Donald Ross and deeply intertwined with Asheville’s Black heritage,” said Keith Bowers, founder, advocate, and practice leader of Biohabitats. “In the aftermath of the devastating floods, we’re honored to partner with the City of Asheville on a restoration effort that not only preserves the course’s historic design and cultural significance but also integrates flood resilience and ecological vitality throughout the landscape. By embracing nature-based strategies to manage stormwater and rising river flows, the city is helping to ensure Asheville Muni remains a beloved public space for the next century, while also restoring the Swannanoa River floodplain as a dynamic, living system.”  

 

Funding 

The City anticipates funding for the Municipal Golf Course Front 9 Restoration project to come from the FEMA Public Assistance program. As the City secures funding for overall storm recovery, it’s important to begin rebuilding where possible. Moving forward with this project will help prevent the further loss of taxpayer dollars, as the City currently bears the burden of net operational losses. Those costs average nearly $30,000 for each month that the 18-hole course is not fully open.