Omni Grove Park Inn

This round was my first experience with a Donald Ross design, and I was delighted. Course layout is outstanding, but not overly challenging for an experienced golfer. The greens are evil! Hardly a straight putt on any of them. They are the strength of the course.

The course is beautiful with wonderful vistas of the mountains on many holes. It is in prime condition. This was the only area course I've played this week with bunkers dry enough to play from. Great sand.

On course amenities are outstanding.

This is a beautiful and challenging course in classic Ross design. However it lacks a practice range. The bag staff is not particularly helpful based on recent experience. They seem like we are privileged to be there rather than they are delighted to have us. And there is no nearby lunch spot for after round drinks or tv or whatever. Still a great layout with awesome mountain setting.

This was a real pleasure.. Course feels nicely aged. The layout is nice, pure Ross.. shorter, with the real challenge on the greens.. There's not a flat green on the course and they roll true and fast. Several false fronts on some of them will spit wedge shots back to you!

Staff was great, including the Marshall. And the course was in excellent shape..

Played 13 of 18 holes , shortened due to thunderstorm along with some hail. First 13 holes were very enjoyable with lots of topography. Greens were in good condition and putted nice and fast with lots of undulations. Fairways were also in good condition. Pace of play was slightly slow due to large number of foursomes in front of us, but up until the rain conditions were perfect. Would love to play the course again and do recommend it.

Love the course, play at least a few times a year. However, if you are not willing to spend 4-5 hours on the golf course, this is not a good option.

Small course in a small area, but very good layout (Donald Ross design). Three short par 5s and five par 3s for an overall par 70. No driving range - a net and a worn out mat. The practice green was small and did not represent the greens on the course. On many holes, you cannot tell what is in front of you. There is no help: no course layout on the scorecard, or signs anywhere on the course. You have to buy a yardage book for $15 to understand the layout. Not worth paying full price; use Golf Now!

I love this golf course and was looking forward to playing it again. I knew when I booked that the greens had been aerated but what I didn't know until after I got there was that only nine holes were being played.

In addition we had to stay on the cart paths.

Under normal conditions I would rate this course 5 stars but today was a strike out as far as I'm concerned.

1. aerated greens

2. cart path only (it would have been better to walk)

3. only the front nine in play

Although it rained early that morning, the course was still in fantastic shape! Our tee time was delayed by about 15 minutes because of the rain which made the round a little long but other than that the round was great. I look forward to playing there again.

This golf course is phenomenal, direction is an awesome way out. They're a great mountain views everywhere. The downside to this course is there is no on-site restaurant, bar, or beverage cart. I made the turn at 12:30, and there was no options for lunch. That's pretty bad for a resort! There's also no bar on site, so drinks were hard to buy. They were redoing 18 so it was a little slow around Hole 11 that you had to play twice. Other than that they do a great job as far as the golfing experience. The amenities and extras that I would say they are lacking

I live nearby, GPI's course is wonderful. Groomed immaculately, fast and true greens (Ross designed), par 70 (only 2 par 5s, both short), great staff, walkable (I walked even tho the fee includes cart). Gorgeous feeling of being in a quiet lively park in the middle of the city.!

We played on a chilly morning. There was not much traffic at all. The course overall was in good shape. Greens are fantastic and fast. A couple of the holes confused me. The first par-5 was only 385 yards. But it cost me a shot since there was not a layout describing the hole and I took a shot thinking I was cutting a corner only to be 90 degrees away from the Target and into a water pond. Only second time I had played with a year in between. Par-fives are very reachable in two. It's great to be able to say you played there for The Prestige.

The GPI golf course is wedged between the famous lodge buildings and an old upper class neighborhood of generally big well-cared for private residences in a near-North neighborhood of Asheville. Owing to the age of the course and precious little acreage it inhabits, there is no practice range and the practice green covers no more space than a two car garage. The staff are polite and attentive, but a hike is in order up two flights of stairs when checking in and to use restrooms.

The layout is well manicured and maintained, but make no mistake in that it plays as a "mountain course" in that practically the only "flat lies" are on the tees and it is wise to assume most greens have severe "tilt" to them. The course is not long (2 of the 3 par fives "reachable" for long hitters), but dog legs and tall mature trees line most holes to "pressure" tee shots in terms of distance and placement. To play this quirky course well, precise shotmaking and good putting is required.

The dual bent and Bermuda grasses on the course allow it to be played year-round and most of the scenery from the tees is somewhat awe inspiring. It would seem a stretch for most to "fall in love" with the course (long hitters not needing to play long or mid irons and older players not relishing all the steep walking around greens), but there is no shame in puting a GPI round in one's golf journal.

Really enjoyed the layout of the course. Challenging in places but still room to stretch your game. Great shape overall and excellent price point for the mid week discount. Will come back again.