Springdale Resort

Groups were quitting and leaving the course due to at least one foursome who were apparently playing some sort of gambling game... There are no rangers on the course to enforce pace of play. My foursome quit on the 15th hole after playing for 4 1/2 hours!

This is a classic old school country club layout that has fallen on harder times, at least financially, and has opened to the public, and it shows in the conditions of the course. From a layout perspective, this is a great golf course, with a lot of character and interesting holes. But the conditions of this course have really suffered as there are patches of grass both in the fairway and in the rough, meaning that you are 50/50 at getting a good lie.

Pace of play was not an issue for me because it was a little wet, and we had misting rain on and off throughout my round, playing solo.

The bottom line for me is that I would not pay more than $30 to play here, no matter when you come to play, as it's a struggle dealing with patches of grass, even on the collars around the greens. Some of it makes it very unfair as you'll never know how your ball will come out of a lie when making contact. Still, if I got a really good deal I would return here and play it again, for sure.

The course is in decent condition for the average hot deal rate of $25. The course design is quite unique with quite a high variance in wide-to-narrow holes accompanied by an equally high variance in elevation throughout the course. The design seems to be based around the principle that if you teeing off from an elevated position the whole will whole will be downhill and vice-versa for if the tee is down hill. The only time the course design doesnt follow this rule is on holes 9 and 18 where the fairways play downhill to an elevated green. The 2 main cons of this course are the pace of play and the infamous hole that was named "the spasm" by the course. After playing the course about 7 or so times I can say from my experience that the majority of the time (especially around the hot deal time which is usually at noon on week day) the pace of play is incredible slow. Out of the 7 times I think there was only one time that I played at an average pace where I wasnt waiting on the group in front of me. The reasoning behind why I am declaring "The Spasm" (hole #13) as a con due to the fact that the hole was obviously designed to fit into the course LAYOUT rather than to fit the course DESIGN. This hole will leave even the skilled player feeling unsatisfied and even feel defeated after walking off this whole. I am a fan of difficult holes but this hole surpasses the classification of difficult and in my opinion is more in the realm of nonsensical design used in attempt to fit the real estate of the course rather than the design. At the end of the day the course is definitely worth the $25 hot deal rate (especially if you can catch a 10 am hot deal). The location is a little off the beaten path for most but because of that the surrounding scenery is beautiful and peaceful! The location also helps in fending off bad weather as it is literally located in a bowl-like "valley" surrounded in 360 degrees by mountains.

I've been playing Springdale since 1992 and it has always been one of my favorite places to play. She was truly the gem of Haywood County based on excellent playing conditions and afternoon specials ($22.50 Springdale Special after 2:30). I have lots of fond memories from here and know the course intimately...

Today was my birthday and I decided to visit my old friend Springdale for the first time since last year. She was in great shape last year but when I drove by the front nine today, I noticed a lot of brown in the fairways and I got a bad vibe from what I saw.

My fears were realized as I started play. Every fairway had dead spots, thin lies, and the ground was hard and dry. I know we're in a drought but there is an irrigation system in place and the ponds were full! (The plus side to hard fairways is roll. My 3-hybrid went 285 yards!)

The greens proved to be just as bad with dead spots (no grass) everywhere. I had to take relief a few times cause I'm not putting on dirt! The greens were very soft due to over watering and extremely slow.

Several tee boxes had little grass and were hard to get a tee in the ground.

I don't know what the owners are thinking but they are destroying an amazing course. If it means firing the Superintendent then by all means please do it and find someone to rescue the course before it's too late! I can't believe I'm going to say this, but I don't think I'll ever go back there... If I want to play a "dog track" I'll go to Asheville Muni!

I DON'T RECOMMEND PLAYING SPRINGDALE AT ALL!!! So sad...

PS: Tried to upload photos for proof but app won't let me...

Beautiful course, a bit out of the way but worth it. Told under new management, with a little work, could be a gem. Nice layout, beautiful scenery, and fun to play. Pace of play on the back nine was slow but ok. Will play again when in the area.

Played at 11:00 on a mon as a single. The 2 foursomes and one twosome insisted I play thru. Once I passes them, there was no one ahead of me. Round took 2.5 hrs.

Tees and greens need some work and fairways have lots of crabgrass areas. Greens ran slow, but no suprises.

The course layout is challenging, even if you hit a straight ball. Especially on the back 9 when there are a lot of elevation changes.

There is a driving range, but no food or snackbar.

Great views

No rangers on the course to keep up pace of play. Took almost 5 hours and we skipped the last two holes! Weeds all over the fairways, ball mark damage all over the greens. Sad, but this could be a nice course.

Course layout is nice, especially the back nine.

Greens were slow, and the course had a lot of water grass

We overheard a person who I assume was the course superintendent say to a group of members,” give me a chance and I’ll get it where you want, so I assume he was new.

For the price, very fair!

The scenery is truly amazing throughout the golf course. The course is under new management from the last time we played the course and improvements are in progress. Everyone was very courteous and professional.

Beautiful mountain views. Way out in the middle of the country. Go play!

Springdale offers majestic views of the Western NC mountains. The course is being upgraded significantly, with high quality sand traps and great greens. The fees are most reasonable for the value.

If you enjoy the mountains go play this course. Yesterday was the 3rd time I have played and I enjoyed it just as much this round as I did the first time. Stunning views all the way through and the course offers different challenges as you go along. The staff were super nice and everything was well kept. The cart paths could use a little bit of repair but the course was in good shape. Some of the greens are starting to have a few brown spots but that is nothing out of the ordinary for the middle of summer. Best bang for your buck for sure. Way better than most of the other courses in and around Asheville. It's always my go to spot for a great round.

First off, the course has switched the front nine and back nine - the GolfNow app has the old layout and needs to be updated. Springdale is in decent shape. Greens are in good shape, but were very slow on Saturday (need cut). Some of the fairways have rough spots. Bunkers are in great shape. Overall a good course that is improving.

Springdale is quickly becoming one of my favorite courses in Western North Carolina. Fairways are well manicured and the greens are in great shape. This is a fun course to play.

I have played this course for years with various owners and the current ones have done a great job in updating the entire course - they switched the nines which I enjoyed.

We had a decent pace going on the front but when we got to the back nine, it slowed to a snail's pace - had to wait over 10 mins. on several holes so wound up playing 40 mins longer than the front which totally compromised our concentration.

There are a lot of new golfers to this course and they tend to hit their balls in "bad" places which then causes many more shots from them - we saw one guy in front of us hit 3 balls into the hazard instead of just dropping it per rules.

The greens were slow to me except 1 or 2 which really were hard to predict the proper speed for longer putts as some greens here are HUGE.

Loving what the new owners and team are doing for this course. It is obvious the work they have put in, between new bunkers, water stations, restaurant, etc. Very excited to continue to play this course!!!