The Country Club of Asheville, whose golf course opened in 1928, is offering new memberships at $10,000 now through March 31, compared with the customary $25,000 initiation fee, a reduction of 60%. In addition, after March, the club will continue its policy of "trial" memberships: Pay a $1,000 initiation fee, plus monthly dues and assessments ($374.67 for full membership), and you will enjoy full membership for a year. At the end of a year, you either walk away from the membership or pay an additional $24,000, in installments if you wish, and become a full-fledged member. Other levels of membership are available, including a non-resident plan at a $6,500 initiation fee with annual dues of $1,763.
The roots of the club go back to the 1890s when local businessmen formed the Swannanoa Country Club. At one point in its storied history, the club was located on the current site of the famed Grove Park Inn, which sports its own Donald Ross course (there are four courses by the master designer in Asheville).
Today, the CC of Asheville includes a tennis complex of 10 courts and a pro shop, an Olympic-sized swimming pool, and a 35,000 square foot clubhouse, in addition to the 6,600-yard golf course. If you are interested in membership, contact Membership Director Debbie Ponder at