Etowah Valley Golf & Resort

Great amenities, very pretty course, shame its only 9 holes

This is the second time we have played here, and waited for a dry spell as it rained last time. The course was still sloshy in many areas, including fairways and over half of the bunkers. We played south then west, south pace of play was good, west was very, very slow - having to wait every single hole for 5-15 minutes. The course is nice, but needs some TLC. The staff is friendly, and I got a reduced rate via Golf Now - and the weather was wonderful! Will go back and try again, as there was some sign that they were working to improve the drainage issues that were on most holes. The cool thing is - you will likely see white squirrels.

DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME OR MONEY. Course is poorly maintained, I WOULD NEVER BE A MEMBER TO A COURSE THIS POORLY MAINTAINED with a boring course layout not well maintained at all with ignorant management & ignorant staff.

STAFF & MANAGEMENT FOLLOW NO RULES REGARDING COVID19 OR SOCIAL DISTANCING.

I'm not sure who is more unprofessional the Rangers & upper management or the multiple 12 year olds working on the course acting like children cursing & swearing & not polite or professional one bit on any golf course level.

I have lived in the area for years & every time I give ETOWAH A CHANCE, THE EXPERIENCE IS ALWAYS TERRIBLE ON MULTIPLE LEVELS.

POOR COURSE MAINTAINED

VERY POOR UNPROFESSIONAL STAFF WITH JUST AS POOR UPPER MANAGEMENT.

Not bad for a $25 round. The starter even let me blaze through the additional 9 I didn’t get to play.

Overall, I’d say they keep things inexpensive and the course reflects it in quality. Not the greatest turf but manageable. Not too many shape shots, kind of an open layout. Don’t expect this to be a super aggressive mountain course. And be prepared for the north course and it’s layout. The course zigzags and you really gotta double check tee boxes to make sure you are hitting in the right spot.

Expect typical value golfers out there. Speakers rocking, chugging beers and screaming profanities. Not a huge deal but just know what you are getting.

Loved the south course the most. Very nice layout cut into the trees.

Lastly, thank you for keeping the trees. Gary Player, the tree hugger, would be thankful.

Pace of play was VERY slow! Greens on south side were slow, and on west side were fast, All down in a valley, ZERO elevation changes!

I love this course my wife and I always have a good round here. Also the new golf carts are amazing and the GPS is great!

The entire area has had an incredible amount of rain. But the course was a muddy mess. They should simply have closed and allowed the course to dry out. Obviously it was cart path only but it was apparent they hadn’t been able to mow for an extended period. Portions of the fairway had patches of grass 6-8 inches deep. Hard to locate the ball when it was in the middle of the fairway on some holes. Greens fee was low but the whole experience was exceedingly frustrating. Every step entailed stepping in mud, grass up to my ankle or goose poop.

Nice course. I wished they had more food options at the restaurant but the server there was awesome.

Have played about 12 courses in western N.C., not played Maggie Valley or Grove Park yet, but these were the best fairways I've come across. A very hard-working crew keeps these 3 courses near perfect ! Great practice greens, driving range, fine lounge/dinner spot, other players cordial and helpful. Only bad thing I've found are the rooms - less than desirable and over-priced for what they are, but the golf is just fine, thank you !

While I had played the course a couple of times, my out of town friends had not. It was an extremely hot day, but all I heard from my friends was how beautiful the course is, how kind and professional the staff is, so glad we chose to play, even in the heat. I booked on Golf Now. Overall, great experience!