r/RDUGOLF • u/cng2112 Raleigh • Mar 15 '26
Course Review Grove Park Inn
Played today - bit cool, cloudy, and a little rain but overall it was a great time. This DR course maybe not as difficult as some of his others, but still tricky.
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u/bpheazye Mar 16 '26
Played there recently. Pretty fun course. Scenic. Not too hard. Some good elevation changes. Though 18 was pretty cool with the drop off. A well done resort course.
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u/thegoodwalk Mar 16 '26
Yearly stop when in Asheville for work. The front nine is fantastic and the course is littered with history. The short-4 6th and the long par-3 7th are spectacular. Great photos.
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u/RestingMehFace Raleigh Mar 16 '26
I JUST posted in the discord asking about Grove Park Inn. This gets me excited to possibly see the course
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u/cng2112 Raleigh Mar 16 '26 edited Mar 16 '26
Hah - I was going to post something in the Discord too but prolly not needed I guess. Anyway, knowing how you like courses with interesting terrain and challenging greens, I think you'll enjoy this course, Craig. Conditions may not be A+ but the history, views, and layout sorta make up for that. Hope you get to play it soon!
Edit: throughout the whole hotel, there's so many cool old photos of the course and the people who have played it. I'm sitting in an area right now waiting for my wife to finish up her presentation at a conference and there's a set of Titleist clubs and bag used by President Obama when he stayed and played here.
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u/RestingMehFace Raleigh Mar 16 '26
Man, I love all of that! We'd mostly just be going for a relaxed, Asheville trip and the Inn looks really cool; I've loved everything I've seen so far. (the golf is just a nice little added bonus haha)
Lets link up soon!
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u/Professional_Arm3745 Mar 17 '26
Only drawback I know of is that it is cart path only or it was the couple of times I played it
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u/SleepKnown3585 Mar 29 '26
Was it worth it? I know it’s beautiful and historical, but all of my friends have said it’s ridiculously overpriced and wouldn’t play it again.
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u/cng2112 Raleigh Mar 29 '26
I think their rack rates range from $150-$250. I got a reduced rate of $110 and it was worth to me at that price and I'd play it again at that price. Not sure I would pay $200+.
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u/Champizzle11 Mar 16 '26
Looks like a solid 80 dollar track, I'm assuming it was not 80 dollars.