The course is the club.
Everything else came later.
Eighteen holes by Raymond F. Loving Jr., ASGCA, opened in 1968. Par 71, 6,400 yards from the tips. Mike Moyers, PGA, is the head professional; Ronnie Morris is the assistant pro. The pool, the pickleball courts, and the Hills Grille all came afterward, around the golf.
A 1968 routing,
played the way Raymond drew it.
Raymond F. Loving Jr., ASGCA, walked this land in the mid-sixties and routed eighteen holes around what was already there. The white oak in the middle of the seventh fairway was a tree before the course was a course. The 466-yard 15th is the number-one handicap. The par-3 6th plays over water, and the 18th finishes under the two-story deck of the Hills Grille.
The club posts handicaps through the Virginia State Golf Association and is a member of the Central Virginia Golf Alliance. VSGA VIP cardholders are welcome Monday through Wednesday.
Par
71
Yards · back
6,400
Opened
1968
Architect
R.F. Loving Jr.
ASGCA
Tournaments / yr
35
Handicap
VSGA
Central VA Alliance
Five rooms in the golf wing,
all of them open all season.
Three holes you'll bring up
at the bar afterward.
Members rank holes by the stories they generate. These three are the ones that come up the most, and the reasons they do.
No. 7
Par 4
The white oak in the fairway.
A mature white oak stands in the middle of the seventh fairway. It was there before the club was. Right of it favors a fade, left favors a draw, and over it favors confidence.
No. 6
Par 3
Water short and left.
The prettiest hole on the front. Wind off the ridge changes the club almost daily. There is one good place to miss and one bad one.
No. 15
Par 4 · 466 yds
Handicap number one.
The longest par 4 on the course. Plays longer when the wind comes down off the mountain. Members who par it talk about it for a week.
No. 18
Par 3
Finishes under the deck.
The closing hole tucks the green directly beneath the two-story Hills Grille deck. Don't be short. Everyone on the porch is watching.