The Old Dominion has some of the country’s best classic designs and modern layouts. It has one of the world’s great mountain courses (the Cascades Course at The Omni Homestead Resort) and one of the world’s great golf destinations (Williamsburg, ranked No. 24 in the world by Golf Digest). Most of the great architects have worked a plot or two of Virginia soil.

The picturesque finishing hole on the River Course at the Kingsmill Resort

You can find the modern wonder of the Pete Dye designed River Course at Kingsmill Resort or the classic touch of Robert Trent Jones at the GoldenHorseshoe Golf Club. Golf is played in Virginia’s great metropolises, its wonderfully quaint small towns and its scenic rural areas. Wherever you are in the Old Dominion, it’s a sure bet you’re just a few miles from a great golf experience. Plus, there is plenty to do beyond the course.

Virginia is home to the world’s longest resort beach (28 miles of Virginia Beach shoreline), the world’s largest shipbuilding city (Newport News), the Clam Capital of the World (Chincoteague), the Apple Capital of the World (Winchester), and Virginia is now also known as the Oyster Capital of the East Coast.

All of this lays the framework for the most diverse menu of golf courses any state on the East Coast offers. No state can match Virginia for quality and diversity, and one needs to look no further than the top of the list of the state’s 220 public courses.  The Highlands Course at Primland Resort and the Cascades Course at The Homestead are two of the nation’s finest mountain courses. The Jack Nicklaus Course and Arnold Palmer Course at Bay Creek Resort are two magnificent sea level courses. The Golden Horseshoe Golf Club’s classic Gold Course in Williamsburg is one of the nation’s finest resort courses. Laurel Hill in Lorton is one of the nation’s best municipal courses. Golf magazines have ranked Williamsburg and the Virginia mountains among the 50 best golf destinations in the world.

Virginia is definitely for golf lovers.

From vibrant, bustling Northern Virginia to the hushed and colorful Shenandoah Valley, the Commonwealth of Virginia is a rich and diverse tapestry of people and places. With historical sites stretching back to America’s founding in 1607, a unique collection of cultural, natural and recreational resources and pristine lakes and crystalline rivers for boating and angling enthusiasts, Virginia offers something for every traveler.

To all this, Virginia also lays claim to a vast network of top-rated golf courses that weave their way across the varied and picturesque regions of the state. As unique as their locations and designs, these courses offer the discriminating golfer unparalleled opportunities to golfing holidays of distinction.

With its temperate climate, Virginia allows for golfing nine to 10 months of the year. Whether you seek golfing amongst spring cherry blossoms and daffodils, or a golf break against the blaze of fall leaves in the mountains, there is a time and a place for your perfect golf getaway along the Virginia Golf Trail.

RESORTS
Bryce Resort, Basye.....www.bryceresort.com
Colonial Williamsburg Resort, Williamsburg.....www.colonialwilliamsburgresort.com
The Homestead, Hot Springs.....www.thehomestead.com
Keswick Hall at Monticello, Keswick.....www.keswick.com
Kingsmill Resort, Williamsburg.....www.kingsmill.com
Lansdowne Resort, Lansdowne.....www.lansdowneresort.com
Olde Mill Resort, Laurel Fork.....www.oldemill.net
Primland Resort, Meadows of Dan.....www.primland.com
Shenvalee Golf Resort, New Market.....www.shenvalee.com
The Tides Inn, Irvington.....www.tidesinn.com
Wintergreen Resort, Wintergreen.....www.wintergreenresort.com


GOLF COURSES
Belmont Golf Course, Richmond.....www.henrico.us/rec/belmont-golf-course
Blue Ridge Shadows GC, Front Royal.....blueridgeshadows.com
Highland Course at Primland Resort, Meadows of Dan.....www.primland.com
Golden Horseshoe (Gold Course), Williamsburg.....www.colonialwilliamsburg.com/do/wellness-and-recreation/golf
Homestead Resort (Cascades Course), Hot Springs.....www.thehomestead.com
Laurel Hill Golf Club, Lorton.....www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/golf/laurelhill
River Course at Kingsmill Resort, Williamsburg.....www.kingsmill.com
Riverfront Golf Club, Suffolk.....www.riverfrontgolf.com