Blue Ridge at The Waynesville Inn Golf Resort & Spa

The Blue Ridge course at The Waynesville Inn Golf Resort & Spa occupies mountainous terrain in western North Carolina, roughly thirty miles west of Asheville in the town of Waynesville. The original layout dates to the work of Donald Ross in the 1920s, part of the era when mountain resort golf became popular in the southern Appalachians. The course was later redesigned by John Drake, who modified the routing and features while working within the property's natural elevation changes and wooded corridors.

The course plays across rolling and sometimes steep terrain characteristic of the Blue Ridge Mountains, with fairways that move through hardwood forests and offer views of the surrounding peaks. Elevation changes factor into club selection and strategy throughout the round. The design incorporates the topography into hole variety, with uphill and downhill shots, doglegs that follow the land's contours, and greens positioned on natural plateaus or slopes.

The Waynesville Inn operates as a resort property, making the course accessible to traveling golfers visiting the western North Carolina mountains. The region's golf season runs primarily from spring through fall, with the elevation providing cooler summer temperatures than courses at lower altitudes. The layout serves as a mountain golf experience that reflects both its Ross origins and subsequent adaptations to the site's challenging terrain.