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WNC Golf Insider

Connecting golfers to the courses and culture of Western North Carolina. Delivered once a week as a quick read before your first tee shot.

Welcome to

WNC Golf Insider

Connecting golfers to the courses and culture of Western North Carolina. Delivered once a week as a quick read before your first tee shot.

3 days ago

There’s a competitive amateur golf tour running through WNC all summer, finishing its first full season.

The Amateur Players Tour has a local chapter that is in the middle of its first season in Western North Carolina. Plus: UNCA’s golf coach steps down and what an APT tournament morning looks like.

Jul 22, 2026

Black Mountain built the world’s longest golf hole in 1964. Sixty years on, the 747-yard par-6 is still one of the longest in America.

The town built its back nine with little cost to taxpayers in a land deal Billy Graham helped broker. Plus: Montreat’s lost course and a Diamond Creek pro’s runner-up finish at the Carolinas Open.

Jul 15, 2026

Ben Hogan arrived in North Carolina broke and doubting himself. He left Asheville as a winner three times over.

Hogan came to Asheville fresh off the first two wins of his career — then made it three, the opening leg of his WNC sweep. Plus: Skyview Open registration and Bobby Jones’ mountain summers.

Jul 8, 2026

Elk River Club reopens after an 18-month rebuild — and Banner Elk came back with it.

When the town of Banner Elk was cut off by Helene, Elk River Club’s private airstrip became a lifeline. Plus: First Tee summer camps and how a golf club and a town became one community.

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Worth the Drive

From a Donald Ross resort gem to a Robert Trent Jones II roller coaster ride, here’s a look at a few courses that make golf in Western North Carolina a worthy destination.

Browse our insider’s guide to more than 80 golf courses across 6 distinct subregions of Western North Carolina.