Best golf courses near Hendersonville, NC

Situated just south of Hendersonville and 45 minutes from Asheville, Tom Fazio devised an 18-hole routing that accentuates the surrounding Blue Ridge Mountains and rolling terrain with as much as 350 feet of elevation change amid deep ravines, mountain streams and heavily forested hills. Each fairway is carved into natural valleys as Fazio's team worked to create playing corridors that allow members and their guests to navigate the hilly terrain. The course opened in 1991 on over 500 acres of land and has been ranked inside Golf Digest's Best in State for North Carolina ever since.

Situated in the dense forested mountains outside of Asheville is the timeless 1922 Donald Ross-designed golf course at Biltmore Forest Country Club. The course is known for its exceptional yet difficult conditions, highlighted by undulating and tree-lined zoysia fairways with extensive bunkering and ticklish bentgrass greens. In recent years, architect Brian Silva has undertaken major renovations aimed at returning the Ross’ original bunkering and characteristics. This is evident at the challenging par-4 10th and 12th that now require pinpoint accuracy if one hopes to avoid the penal cross-bunkers dotted throughout the fairways.

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The Cliffs at Walnut Cove is a Jack Nicklaus design in a valley of the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Pisgah National Forest. The course sits over 2,000 feet above elevation with wider playing corridors to be playable for all levels of players, but a number of bunkers that challenge the better players within landing zones. The Cliffs at Walnut Cove, which opened in 2005, will get its first taste of the limelight with a new event on the PGA Tour in 2026 as the kick off event of the fall.