Champion Hills
Hendersonville, Henderson County, North Carolina · Asheville / Hendersonville golf market
- Access
- equity
- Holes
- 18
- Architect(s)
- Tom Fazio
- Gated
- Yes
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Champion Hills is a private, gated golf community in Hendersonville built around a Tom Fazio 'Mountain Masterpiece' course. It is one of the more prominent clubs in the Asheville/Hendersonville market on pure competitive-golf credentials, marketed as the #1 year-round golf course in Western North Carolina by Golf Digest and ranked #49 nationally by Golfweek in 2023. The club has also restructured its membership model in recent years to broaden access without requiring property ownership.
Golf & Course
The course is a Tom Fazio design known regionally as a 'Mountain Masterpiece.' Golf Digest has named it the #1 year-round course in Western NC, and Golfweek ranked it #49 nationally in 2023 -- both genuine, sourced competitive-golf credentials rather than developer marketing claims alone.
Membership & Access
Does buying a home here include club membership?
Champion Hills offers several equity membership tiers: Full Equity Golf (flagship, full access, includes Troon Prive reciprocal benefits and 'vertical family' inclusion of parents/children/grandchildren under one membership); Equity 55, a reduced-cost tier for members 55 and under with a documented $40,000 initiation paid over four years and 50% reduced dues/reserve contributions; Social Equity Membership (dining, wellness, tennis, pool, hydro spa, bocce, limited golf); and a National Membership for those who do not own property in Henderson County. Since 2013, property ownership in the community has not been required to join the club.
Living in Champion Hills
Champion Hills is a gated community with the club as its central organizing amenity; membership tiers explicitly extend across a member's 'vertical family' (parents, children, grandchildren) regardless of age.
Lifestyle & Amenities
Reported in-gate amenities include a wellness center, tennis courts, a pool, a hydro spa, bocce courts, and an event lawn, in addition to the golf course itself.
Location & Surrounding Area
Located in Hendersonville, Henderson County, within the broader Asheville/Hendersonville market.
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What Buyers Should Verify
- Confirm the Full Equity Golf (flagship) tier's current initiation fee and dues directly with the club -- only the Equity 55 tier's figure was found this session.
- Confirm whether homeowners in the Champion Hills community are required to hold any tier of club membership -- not resolved this session.
- Independently confirm the 'year-round' operating claim with the club directly for planning purposes.
Notable
- Golf Digest has named the course the #1 year-round golf course in Western North Carolina -- a notable, sourced exception to the region's common seasonal-closure pattern.
- Golfweek ranked the course #49 nationally in 2023.
- Since 2013, property ownership in the community has not been required to join the club; an Equity 55 tier ($40,000 initiation over four years, reduced dues) targets members 55 and under.
Considering a Move to Champion Hills?
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US Golf Living provides independent real-estate research and can connect consumers with real-estate professionals. Golf membership, availability, fees and approval are determined independently by the applicable club.