Hobbs Hole Golf Course
Our Virginia Golf Course Reviews team visited Hobbs Hole Golf Course (Tappahannock, VA) for review sessions June & August of 2023. We enjoyed Jeffrey Timmons’ course design and the tweaks to the course the last few years. Hobbs Hole is very playable and an easy walking course. The undulations of the fairways and greens, and the placement of the bunkers create challenges for the best of players. It was fun to play and with no two holes the same – it was interesting as well. No two holes are the same! Pace of play is expected to be under 3 1/2 hours, or the locals get upset!
Holes of note: Hole 7, Par 3, 195 yd (Signature Hole); Hole 8, Par 4, 446 yd – fairway undulations, bunker placement; Holes 8 & 9 are great finishing holes for the front nine. On the back: Hole 13, Par 4, 421 yd & Hole 14, Par 5, 555 yard; Hole 17, Par 3, 169 yd.
There are distance marker discs in the middle of the fairway. Colored stakes in the rough or birdhouses at 150 or 100 yards) would also be helpful. The restaurant, Prince St. Cafe, is one of the best we’ve experienced. We enjoyed two menu items worth a trip to Tappahannock, even if you don’t play golf: Eggs Rappahannock and Eggs Avocado with Smoked Salmon. You just have to go and find out!
