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Grove Park Golf Course is an 18-hole championship course located in Asheville, North Carolina, at The Omni Grove Park Inn resort. The course was originally designed and built in the early 1900s and was redesigned by renowned Scottish architect Donald Ross in 1926. It measures 6,113 yards with a par of 70, featuring a layout that leverages the rolling mountain terrain with holes that traverse up and down the hillside.

The course is characterized by narrow, sloped fairways and uneven lies due to its construction on rolling hills. Water hazards in the form of winding streams come into play on multiple holes, and strategically-placed bunkers add to the challenge. Undulating greens further define the difficulty of the layout. The fairways were built to run just below the historic hotel, offering scenic views for resort guests, with the Blue Ridge Mountains visible from higher elevations.

Grove Park is regarded as the only rival to Pinehurst among Donald Ross courses in North Carolina. The course hosted PGA Tour events between 1933 and 1951 and has been recognized by Golfweek Magazine as one of the Top Resort Golf Courses in North Carolina. Notable players including PGA professionals and President Obama have played the course.