Municipal Golf Course, also known as Buncombe County Golf Course, is a historic

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and national

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located at Asheville,

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. The district encompasses one contributing building (the Clubhouse (1927)) and one contributing site associated with a course designed by Donald Ross and opened in 1927. The Municipal Golf Course was the first municipal course in North Carolina to be racially integrated. It was listed on the

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in 2005. In September 2024 the front nine holes of the Municipal Golf Course were severely damaged by flooding of the

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caused by

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References

African-American history of North Carolina Sports venues on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Buildings and structures in Asheville, North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Buncombe County, North Carolina Golf clubs and courses on the National Register of Historic Places {{BuncombeCountyNC-NRHP-stub