From Staff Reports 

ASHEVILLE —  The Asheville Municipal Golf Course has teamed up with Chris Dickerson, professional disc golf player and the 2020 U.S. Disc Golf Champion, to design a championship-length, 18-hole disc golf course utilizing the front-nine area of the Asheville Municipal Golf Course located at 226 Fairview Drive, a City of Asheville press release stated on July 8.

The new course will officially open for paid tee time reservations and walk-ins at 9 a.m. Aug. 1.

To book a tee time, event, group outing, or learn more, visit AshevilleMuniDisc.com.

To book leagues and tournaments, please contact Pat Warren at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . The Pro Shop will be open seven days a week from dawn to dusk, to coincide with course hours.

Course rates vary, and initially will be set as follows;

• Single Round: $10

• Single Round Asheville City Residents: $7

• Play all day: $18

• Play all day: Asheville City Residents: $13

The Asheville Municipal Golf Course Pro Shop will serve as the check-in and concessions area for the new disc golf course, the release noted, adding, “Along with the City of Asheville, the course is proud to welcome New Belgium Brewing Company and the WNC Nature Center as local course partners. “

The par 61 course will feature two tee pad placements per hole, with the blue layout measuring over 8,000 feet and the red layout measuring over 6,500 feet. Designed with input from Dickerson and City staff, the course will be a temporary activation of the space until golf course restoration begins.

Tropical Storm Helene heavily damaged the front nine of the Municipal Golf Course. After months of extensive debris and silt removal, the property has been transformed into WNC’s newest premier disc golf course, offering an affordable combination of physical activity, green space, and community building.  

“By converting the damaged areas of the golf course into this temporary activation, we hope to draw locals and visitors back to the site,” said Chris Corl, City of Asheville’s Director of the Department of Community & Regional Entertainment Facilities. “The damage from Helene devastated this property from a golf standpoint. This project is our way of transforming that destruction into an interim recreational space for our community while we work through the process of initiating the restoration to return golf to the site. Disc golf is a low-impact sport that complements the Muni’s existing rolling open spaces, flora, and wildlife.”

“This new course will provide a challenge to amateur and pro disc golfers alike,” says Dickerson. “I’ve enjoyed being part of the design process and look forward to returning to play it soon.”