Etowah Valley Golf Club

Booked a round through GN. They listed tee times on same day as Woman’s member/guest tournament!! Course was backed up over all 27 holes! Over 5 and half hours to play 18 holes! First time playing and will never go back!

Only bright spot was Toby the starter. He did his best trying to help an impossible situation. Also met some really nice members from the course itself. They were just as unhappy as we were....

We played the South to North as the west had three groups waiting at the turn and the starter gave us the option to go to the North. We appreciated his concern and compliment the staff as they were great. The south course was extremely wet and they had stone blocks to walk through the water to get to the tee boxes. Can't understand why they would send you out on that nine. Fairways were poor with very little bermuda growth. Roughs were not cared for at all. The bunkers had some standing water but that was not in their control as they do not drain well. However, many of the traps have exposed lining fabric and rocks, very poor shape, nothing to do with weather. I hate to see the course in this condition, it has a great heritage just suffering from lack of care.

I Will NOT play this course again (at any price) until they restore the course to something better than an abused MUNICIPAL Course! Very dissatisfied

Fairways are coming back . Greens are rough after having been airiated a few weeks ago.

Traps are hard and wet with casual water.

Greens are in fairly good shape, but the fairways are dead grass and mud. A lot of downed trees yet to be removed. There are a lot of better options in this atea!

Although it was very wet from days of rain, the greens were in very good shape and rolled really well. Look forward to going back when the course dries out.

I had an opportunity to play on Etowah Valley's South Course November 23, 2018. The clubhouse sets the mood for a nice relaxing round of golf with its classic and timeless design, and harkens back to a time when golf was the attraction and not palatial clubhouses. You feel right at home, from the first steps in.

A gentleman named, "Rick" greeted me immediately, upon entering the pro shop and provided excellent customer service from setting me up for a round to answering any questions I had about the course. Its always nice when the pro shop staff takes the time to make each guest feel welcomed and valued.

The golf carts were by far the BEST carts, I've used in several years (Clean, quiet and obviously well maintained).

The course itself was playable and in good shape (Considering the time of year), and offered some challenging shot placements.

The surrounding scenery completes the package with its gentle slopping and tree lined fairways.

If you're in the area, a round of golf at The Etowah Valley Golf Club is an experience worth the time.

Good People .. Good Golf ... Great memories !

Greens were not good ,as they had lots of dead patches

I enjoy the course layout here, greens are just alright at this point, fairways are average.

We started on the North side which was not so great on the fairways and bunkers etc. The South and West sides a different story. Very present and enjoyable course. Few hidden ponds and creeks that may surprise you first time.... Nice club house and the bar. We may go back soon.

Having played several courses in and around Asheville, this was a pleasant fairly level course - not a "mountain hiking/climbing" adventure. Much more of what I am accustomed to and would consider a traditional course.

Course was alright just would have been nice to know geeens were just punched. Really wet but that’s bc it rains every day

Greens had been aerated that week so greens were rough obviously. Any course staff should advise this has occurred but that is never the case when you arrive to play.

Course is in need of assistance all around.

The golf course was just aerated, which no one mentioned when I called.

It also wasn't mentioned that one of the 3 nines {27 hole facility} was closed, which made play slower.

Fairways and ruff were in very poor condition! The greens were ridiculous, as even a 1 or 2 foot putt was difficult. Regardless they charged their highest rate!

So be sure to ask several questions before you venture out!

I want a rain check!!!!!!!

Stewart

Course is in very good condition at the end of the summer. Highly recommend the course maintenance staff.

As a past member whose been playing the track for over 35 years, I have unique perspective of firsthand knowledge of Etowah "in its glory years" prior to the turn of the century. Back then it was "firm and fast" and a " joy to play" for the challenge it presented, but now it is (due to deterioration) sadly "just a shell of itself" . Whereas it was once a truly "championship" course , it is no more due to ownership's inability to fund needed state-of-the-art drainage system to overcome the frequent rains Mother Nature brings to the site.

The strong suit of Etowah remains it's outstanding (mostly large) greens and varied hole layout over its three 9 hole tracks. But it has gotten to the point where "it's no fun anymore" to have to endure the generally "swampy " conditions of the place. To its credit, in recent years many (of the overabundant) trees have been removed and the glorious greens have been maintained. On the flip side, new unplayable "wet" areas seem to regularly appear and a "soggy lie" has become the norm and the grounds crew appears "not to have a clue" on how to maintain sand traps.

Etowah was once great, but now not a place to be recommended and to a golf purist that seems a shame. But no amount of wishful thinking will bring Etowah "back", only a new irrigation and drainage system will "do he trick" and I'll "believe it when I see it".

The course was not in very good shape. The tee boxes were just patchy grass. The rough was unplayable even when you could find your ball. The fairways looked like the had not been cut in awhile. I know they have had a lot of rain in the area and I hope the get the course back under control. I think they should at least let folks know what kind of shape the golf course is in. I drove for an hour and bragged to my buddies how great the place was.