The Cliffs at Walnut Cove will ask PGA Tour players to begin the Biltmore Championship Asheville by relearning the order of the golf course. The nines have been reversed for the tournament, shifting which holes frame the start and finish and changing the sequence competitors must prepare for before Thursday.
The ground presents another layer. Superintendent Steve Shand’s team has worked through extreme heat and wet weather since early July, including record high temperatures in recent days. Bentgrass covers the tees, fairways and approaches, while the greens and collars combine bentgrass and Poa annua. Kentucky bluegrass waits beyond those…
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