ASHEVILLE – On July 4, 1922, Cornelia Vanderbilt stuck a peg in the ground, drew back her spoon (2-wood) and slapped a gutta percha ball down the first fairway at Biltmore Forest Country Club to ...

It was also a PGA Tour stop from 1939-42. "On behalf of all of us at the Biltmore Forest Country Club, we are honored to host the 70th U.S. Senior Amateur Championship," club president Kip Warlick ...