Friends of Asheville Muni

09/24/2026

Public golf is rarer than it used to be, and easier to lose than people think. We know better than ever due to Helene taking our our front nine holes.

Muni opened in 1927 as a course for working people, and it is still Western North Carolina's affordable, open-to-all place to play. No membership to buy at the clubhouse. No waiting list. Nobody checking whether or not you belong. First-timers, retirees, school teams, and people who have played here for forty years, all on the same first tee.

Friends of Asheville Muni exists to enhance Asheville's historic municipal golf course as a welcoming, affordable, and enjoyable place for everyone.

Come say hello! friendsofashevillemuni.com/what-is-foam

09/22/2026

Muni is where Western North Carolina learns the game and thousands of rounds are played each year through youth programs.

It hosts First Tee of WNC and the PGA Jr. League, and it opens the course to school teams that would not otherwise have one. Friends of Asheville Muni funds the junior equipment that lets kids who do not own clubs take part along with other support for these programs.

If you want to be a part of supporting youth golf in the area, join the Friends for $50 a year: https://www.friendsofashevillemuni.com/join

09/21/2026

The 66th Annual Skyview Golf Tournament is being played today and tomorrow at the Country Club of Asheville.

The tournament was first played at Asheville Muni in 1959, and it is one of the largest African-American-operated golf tournaments in the United States. It is away from the Muni again this year while the front nine is out of play, and we are as proud as ever to support them.

Friends of Asheville Muni is proud to help get the word out. Good luck to everyone playing!

Details: skyviewgolfasheville.com/registration

09/19/2026

Every Monday and Wednesday this fall, there are kids golfing at Muni.

First Tee of Western North Carolina runs fall programming at Asheville Municipal Golf Course through October 14. Mondays for ages 7 to 9 and for ages 10 and up, Wednesdays for ages 7 to 9, plus a Girls Golf Club open to ages 7 to 18.

First Tee runs the program and Friends of Asheville Muni funds the loaner clubs so a kid who does not own a set can still take part.

Details and registration: firstteewesternnorthcarolina.org/asheville-municipal-2026-fall-programming-information

09/17/2026

In 1927, a public Donald Ross course was a radical idea.

Ross was a Hall of Fame architect and he mostly designed for the private game. However, he laid Muni out for working people. It opened as one of the first public golf courses in North Carolina, and almost a hundred years later it is still doing the job it was built to do.

Read the Muni's story: friendsofashevillemuni.com/history

09/16/2026

Last call. Birdies for Charity donations close at 5:00 PM today.

Guess how many birdies the field makes at the Biltmore Championship this week, give $20 or more, and 100 percent of it goes to Friends of Asheville Muni and straight into projects at Asheville's public golf course.

Five o'clock. Then it is done for the year. Guess and give: https://friendsofashevillemuni.com/birdies

09/15/2026

There is a bench on the back nine that your neighbors paid for.

Friends of Asheville Muni funded new benches at several back-nine tees at the Muni, and a full renovation of the back-nine restroom. It is not glamorous work. That is exactly the point. These are the things that make a public round more comfortable for everyone who plays.

Join the Friends for $50 a year and fund the next one.

Join the Friends: friendsofashevillemuni.com/our-work/course-improvements (link in bio on Instagram)

09/12/2026

The Biltmore Championship comes to Asheville next week. Here is how you can turn that into money for the Muni.

Friends of Asheville Muni is a participating charity in Birdies for Charity. You guess how many birdies the field makes during the tournament, give $20 or more, and 100 percent of it comes to us. There is a $50,000 bonus pool split among the charities on top of that, and whoever guesses closest without going over wins the Ultimate Biltmore Experience.

Donations close Wednesday, September 16 at 5:00 PM.

Guess and give: friendsofashevillemuni.com/birdies

09/10/2026

You may have noticed we look different this week.

The bear and the ridgeline are new. What they stand for is not. Friends of Asheville Muni has been funding projects at Asheville's public course for years, quietly, and next year that course turns 100. It opened in 1927 as a Donald Ross design built for working people, the first public golf course in North Carolina, and it has stayed open to everyone ever since.

We did not update how we look to celebrate the last hundred years. We did it because we are getting ready for the next hundred, and because people should know who we are before we ask them for anything.

So, hello. We are the Friends. Come see what we are building.

Meet FOAM: friendsofashevillemuni.com/what-is-foam (link in bio on Instagram)

09/09/2026

The 66th Annual Skyview Golf Tournament is September 21 and 22, and early registration closes this Friday.

The Skyview tournament was first played at Asheville Muni in 1959 and has been part of this course's story ever since. This year it is at the Country Club of Asheville, the second straight year away from the Muni while the front nine is out of play after Helene.

The Skyview Golf Association runs this tournament. Friends of Asheville Muni is just proud to help get the word out.

Register:

Register for the 65th Annual Skyview Pro/Am Golf Tournament in Asheville, North Carolina.