Brickshire Golf Club‘s Tom Clark design is a real CHALLENGE. Virginia Golf Course Reviews thoroughly loved playing this course. This is THE place to play. Brickshire is very demanding and a fun experience. Hole 18 is the most memorable golf hole by a long shot, nothing like it in the state! Gorgeous. Their website has a description of all 18 holes – check it out. 

The Director of Golf, Tim Cockrell, has been at Brookwoods since 2019, having previously known the superintendent and owner, Bob Friend. Bob purchased Brookwoods from the former owner, The Campbell family in 2019. Algie Pulley’s design (opening in 1976) is a gift to the community. It was the first golf course in New Kent County. The combination of doglegs, slight elevation changes, undulating greens, and tree-lined fairways makes this an experience you shouldn’t miss. His unique design includes 5 par 3s, 5 par 5s and 8 par 4s for a par 72 course. Playing this course often will not get old. 

Colonial Heritage Golf Club is very accessible semi-private golf course in a gated community. This Arthur Hills signature course opened in 2006. An 18-hole, par 72, championship course, has 11 sets of tees – yes, 11 including the combo tees. You get a range of 3142 to 6889 yards to play with. The property amenities include a practice putting and chipping area, a driving range fitness area, pool, tennis and pickleball courts and a restaurant/bar with banquet and special event space for indoor (meetings) and outdoor events.

Ford’s Colony Country Club has three Dan Maples designed courses to enjoy – Blackheath, Blue Heron and Marsh Hawk. Each course has it’s uniqueness and it’s challenges. Virginia Golf Course Reviews recently stopped in for a visit and re-discovered the beauty of these three courses. Management of the golf course has recently been turned over to Up to Par Management. They have quickly stepped in, keeping the members and staff abreast of the proposed adjustments and improvements they intend to make. We think their on the right track.

Virginia Golf Course Reviews team members were at Golden Horseshoe Golf Club – Gold Course November 13. Our host, Jeff Winters, Director of Golf. His 20+ years at one place is exceptional service to the courses in his care. The Gold Course (1963), designed by Robert Trent Jones, Sr., and redone in 2017 by Rees Jones, is a masterpiece.

Our reviewers stopped in at Golden Horseshoe Golf Club – Green Course November 14. This 1991 Rees Jones design is a gem. Some really nice features about the Green Course: You could play each hole and never know someone was on an adjacent hole, you’ll love the par 3s – No 7, 9, 11 and 17. Then, stepping on No 18 tee – the awesome view of the clubhouse in the distance.

A Mike Stranz design is always quite unique. He used the topography that was there for the layout, creating a course where no two holes are the same or take the same shape. Royal New Kent is a shot makers course, it shows you the shot you need to make, now you need to execute. The fault will be in the shot, not the design. The variety of shapes of greens, their size, undulations, and protective bunkers makes approach shots critical for every hole.  

Stonehouse Golf Club opened in 1996 to accolades as “Best New Upscale Public Course in the Nation” by Golf Digest and “Top 10 New Courses You Can Play” by Golf Magazine, and more. Following the market drop of 2008 it started losing it’s status and closed for a brief period before being purchased in December 2018.

The Club at Viniterra is a well-managed, Rees Jones design golf course. This course takes advantage of the local landscape to carve out the fairways and greens. Rees Jones has created an exceptional golf experience with elevation changes on nearly every hole – from tee to green; from green to next tee.

Williamsburg National Golf Course has two exceptional 18-hole golf courses – Jamestown & Yorktown Courses, offering unique opportunities for golfers. The Jamestown Course is a Jack Nicklaus designed course and the layout speaks for itself. Almost every hole weaves through the comunity with houses visible, but not in play.