7 The Virginia Golf Report
Sept.007
Central Virginia Courses
View from behind the 18th green at the beautifully conditioned Spring Creek Golf Club
Fall Golf Trip? Stay in Virginia
Central Virginia loaded with quality options
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hinking about a Fall road trip to Myrtle Tour Commissioner Deane Beman and Bobby Another gem in the Charlottesville area is
Beach or Pinehurst? Consider a new Weed. This course is tough but with 5 sets of Birdwood Golf Course. Home course to UVA
plan. Stay in Central Virginia and play the many tee markers you should be able to choose one and also The Boar’s Head Inn. It’s a surprise
options available here. We are so lucky to have that fits your golf game. this course doesn’t get more attention. The
such a variety of fine upscale Golf Courses that A little north of Fredericksburg is Augustine front nine is a little more open than the back
in most cases won’t leave you broke. Golf Club, an Upscale Public Facility that still but overall this is a Championship Course. The
Let’s start halfway between Richmond has reasonable rates for a course so near the course was recently certified as an Audubon
and Fredericksburg. The course that’s still on D.C. market and one that is always in top shape. Cooperative Sanctuary.
everyone’s list of must play’s is Mattaponi Augustine has hosted some top events and was South of Charlottesville on Route 29 in
Springs GC. Whoever coined the phrase “Pure ranked 5th in the U.S. for New Upscale Courses Amherst is the new Poplar Grove Golf Club.
Golf” as their slogan got it right. There’s no when it opened in 1996, and was picked by The course was co-designed by Virginia Golf
houses or traffic around so it is one of the most Golf Magazine as a “Top 100 Places You Can Legend Sam Snead. Be in store for lots of
peaceful experiences on a golf course you can Play.” elevation changes and beautiful views. Also
imagine. The elevation changes on the course Heading west over to the Charlottesville perfect bent grass greens. For Virginia residents
are extreme and you will see that when you area, probably the most talked about new the rates are unbeatable.
pull into the parking lot and see the ninth hole. course is Spring Creek Golf Club. Located just Heading East out of Amherst we find
The overall playing conditions are excellent. off the Zion’s Crossroads exit on 64. If you Farmville and The Manor Golf Club. Another
Mattaponi Springs was ranked as the #2 Upscale have not played this yet, hurry up. Eventually course that has decided to go all bent grass
Public Course in the U.S. by Golf Digest. it will be private and only the member’s will from tee to green. Five sets of markers find this
Cannon Ridge GC in Fredericksburg has get to experience the conditions. All bent grass course playing anywhere from 5367 to 7214
been open since 2003 and was ranked 3rd in surfaces will have you thinking you’re playing yards. The rates here are extremely affordable.
the nation for Affordable Courses. You will a private club in the Northeast. Many golfers Keep heading East and we get to Richmond,
find bent grass from tee to green in excellent in the know compare the conditions to the ultra home to many of the top private clubs in
shape. The course was designed by former PGA exclusive Kinloch Golf Club near Richmond. Virginia.
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