Asheville Mountains is the most underrated mountain-golf escape in the Southeast, 6 courses in our catalog, $ pricing, AVL airport, best played March through November.
40+ mountain courses within an hour of Asheville. Omni Grove Park Inn (Donald Ross) is the historic anchor, Black Mountain has the legendary par-6 17th, and Sequoyah National (RTJ II) is the modern scenic pick. Brewery-town basecamp.
6 courses
Asheville Mountains has 6 courses in Scramble's catalog, anchored by Omni Grove Park Inn Golf Club, Black Mountain Golf Club, and Sequoyah National Golf Club. Each anchors a strong rotation for a 3-4 round buddies trip. All three play within a normal trip itinerary out of the same lodging base.
Willard Byrd (1899), Donald Ross redesign (1926)
Ross Taylor and Donald Ross (1929)
Robert Trent Jones Jr. (2009)
Billy Joe Patton (1963)
Edmund B. Ault (1967)
Fred Hawtree (1975)
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A 3-round, 4-golfer trip to Asheville Mountains runs about $1,145 per person with mid-range ($$) lodging. That covers 3 peak-season green fees, lodging at roughly two golfers per room, and a daily food + ground-transit allowance. Flights are excluded since they depend on your home airport. Adjust the round count, group size, or tier on the trip calculator to see how the number moves. See the full breakdown →
Asheville Mountains sits in North Carolina. The closest major airport is Asheville (AVL), which serves as the primary hub for most visitors. Most groups fly into AVL, rent one or two SUVs, and base out of a single resort or hotel for the entire trip.
The strongest months for golf in Asheville Mountains are Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, based on 20-year playability scores combining temperature and precipitation. Asheville Mountains averages a 46°F high in January and a 83°F high in July, so playable conditions cluster in the shoulder months. Book early in those windows. Rates and tee-time inventory tighten as the season firms up.
Best months: Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov
Asheville Mountains data is part of Scramble's catalog of 128 destinations and 971 independently researched courses. Weather data from 20 years of Open-Meteo; awards compiled from Golf Digest, Golfweek, and state-level rankings.
Published June 2026. Updated when the data or Scramble’s recommendations change.