The Plantation Course, designed by Arnold Palmer and Ed Seay, features wide fairways and multi-tiered greens. Although a perfect "first-day" course, you'll still be challenged by water on eight holes, plenty of trees, and some beautiful rolling terrain. Palmer and Seay have teamed up for some fantastic courses through the years and the Plantation i... More

Wow. Talk about flawless conditions. The River Course at Kingsmill Resort is one of those tracks you just have to play. The course recently underwent a "design renaissance" by original architect, Pete Dye. Dye was blessed with a tremendous location for a golf course and he simply perfected his original vision. Bordered by the James River, the lay... More

As the touring professional for Kingsmill, Curtis Strange was asked to design a third course to complement the River and Plantation Courses. Strange and Tom Clark were given a fantastic piece of land tucked away in the corner of the resort to work with. The result is the Woods Course with deep ravines and thick stands of hardwood trees as well as... More

Considered the "Crown Jewel of Virginia golf," the legendary Gold course at Golden Horseshoe ranks #55 on GOLF Magazine's 2008 "Top 100 Courses You Can Play" based on excellence in design, conditioning and service. Created by Robert Trent Jones in 1963, the course boasts Jones' first island green on the par-three 16th. In fact, all four pa... More

Designed by world-renowned architect, Rees Jones, the Green course at Golden Horseshoe is a perfect complement to the adjacent Gold course. Well respected by visitors and locals alike for its excellent turf, the course has been host to a number of USGA national and regional championships. Design elements are typical Jones with mounded fairways, und... More

Dan Maples created the Blackheath from an existing nine of the former Gold Course and a complete new nine holes. The result is a truly intriguing and beautiful par-71, 6621-yard layout. It's one of those courses where upon completion of your round you can easily replay all 18 holes in your mind. Particularly memorable is the 356-yard 18th hole wit... More

This course was the famous White to Red before being changed to its exisitng name. The overall appearance of the course is thick woods on a rolling-to-hilly terrain. The front of this course is flat and watery and the back nine is a bit hillier. There is a variety of sand bunkers, ponds, etched into hardwood flowering trees.... More

The longest of the three courses at Ford's Colony, Blue Heron is typical Dan Maples -- gorgeous to look at, fun to play, yet difficult to score on. The par-five fourth hole is considered the toughest on the course with a meddlesome water hazard lurking behind a fairway bunker off the tee to the right. This hazard will also force many golfers to pla... More

A good mix of forgiving holes and "white knucklers" make Kiskiack a perfect choice for all groups. The front nine allows golfers to find their swings with ample landing areas, gently sloped greens while winding through the tall hardwoods and rolling terrain. The back becomes more challenging with menacing par threes, a deep ravine running along thr... More

Steep hills, wide plateaus and abrupt ravines greet golfers at this Mike Stranz design. Dramatic bunkering and long carries are balanced by broad fairways and enormous greens. The natural surroundings might become distractive as you try to focus on the task at hand. See for yourself why Golf Digest ranks it #11 in Virginia, as well as "bes... More