North at Etowah Valley Country Club

The North Course at Etowah Valley Country Club in Etowah, North Carolina, was designed by Ed Ault, a prolific architect who created numerous courses across the southeastern United States during the latter decades of the twentieth century. Ault's work typically emphasized playability for a range of skill levels while incorporating the natural terrain features of his sites. The course occupies rolling terrain in the Blue Ridge Mountain foothills of western North Carolina, a region known for its elevation changes and mountain views.

The layout reflects Ault's characteristic approach of routing holes through varied topography, with fairways that move across sloping ground and greens positioned to take advantage of natural contours. The North Carolina mountain setting provides a backdrop of forested hillsides and seasonal color, while the course itself features tree-lined fairways typical of the region's parkland-style designs. Water features and bunkers provide strategic elements throughout the routing.

Etowah Valley operates as a country club community in Henderson County, serving both members and resort guests in an area that has developed as a golf destination within reasonable distance of Asheville. The North Course functions as one of the club's primary layouts, offering a mountain golf experience that balances the challenges of elevation and terrain with the accessibility that characterized much of Ault's design philosophy. The course serves golfers seeking a traditional mountain layout in western North Carolina's established golf corridor.