{"id":9006,"date":"2016-06-28T09:02:13","date_gmt":"2016-06-28T13:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beverly-hanks.com\/blog\/?p=9006"},"modified":"2016-06-28T09:02:13","modified_gmt":"2016-06-28T13:02:13","slug":"golf-big-business-wnc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.naibeverly-hanks.com\/blog\/golf-big-business-wnc\/","title":{"rendered":"Golf is Big Business in WNC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-8876\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beverly-hanks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/weaverville-reems-creek-golf.jpg\" alt=\"Your comprehensive list of golf courses in WNC.\" width=\"350\" height=\"523\" \/>There\u2019s nothing like playing a round of golf at high elevation to quicken the blood and make you feel alive. Golf courses in Asheville and Western North Carolina have attitude, as well as altitude, challenging golfers in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beverly-hanks.com\/golf\">the most gorgeous of settings<\/a>. More than that, local golf courses mean big business for their communities.<br \/>\nOur selection of public, semi-private, and private courses attract not only local players, but golf greats from all over the world. The golf course at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omnihotels.com\/hotels\/asheville-grove-park\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Omni Grove Park Inn Resort &amp; Spa<\/a> alone has been played by golf immortals Bobby Jones, Sam Snead, and Byron Nelson, as well as other PGA stars like Doug Sanders, Gene Littler, Fuzzy Zoeller, and Chip Beck since it opened in 1926. And the <a href=\"http:\/\/reemscreekgolf.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reems Creek Golf Club<\/a> was designed by Hawtree &amp; Sons, a British firm that worked on Royal Birkdale, a course that\u2019s in the British Open rotation. With reputations like that, it\u2019s no wonder <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cntraveler.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler Magazine<\/a><\/em> included local courses on its list of \u201cTop 20 Southern U.S. Golf Resorts.\u201d<br \/>\nLocal courses offer opportunities for nearby and related businesses to thrive, as well. Several historic courses have undergone considerable upgrades in recent years, adding job opportunities and millions of investment dollars into our area. In the early 2000s, the Grove Park Inn invested $2.5 million to restore its course in a manner that designer Donald Ross would approve. The course at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biltmoreforestcc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biltmore Forest Country Club<\/a> also recently underwent a $2.5-million restoration, accompanied by an $8.5-million renovation of the clubhouse, bringing both back to their 1922 splendor.<br \/>\nA comprehensive list of WNC\u2019s many local courses are available for you, below.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beverly-hanks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/F_WNCGolfCourses.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here for a printable guide.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8874\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beverly-hanks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/WNCGolfCourses-1-791x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Guide to WNC Golf courses, page 1.\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8875\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beverly-hanks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/WNCGolfCourses-2-791x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Guide to WNC Golf courses, page 2.\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Find Commercial Properties near Golf Courses in WNC<\/h3>\n<p>Your NAI Beverly-Hanks Commercial REALTOR\u00ae is here to help you find the best available commercial properties near our region\u2019s many golf courses. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.naibeverly-hanks.com\/search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> to search for your ideal listings.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 0.85; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer; top: 2285px; left: 20px;\">Save<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;\">Save<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 0.85; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer; top: 27px; left: 458px;\">Save<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c  no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 0.85; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer; top: 1607px; left: 20px;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s nothing like playing a round of golf at high elevation to quicken the blood and make you feel alive. Golf courses in Asheville and Western North Carolina have attitude, as well as altitude, challenging golfers in the most gorgeous of settings. More than that, local golf courses mean big business for their communities. 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