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WHILE THE NAME IS QUITE COMMON, THE SIGNATURE IS ANYTHING BUT.
THE GOLD STANDARD
THE SPOTSWOOD COURSE
WELCOME TO THE GOLD, GREEN, AND SPOTSWOOD COURSES OF GOLDEN HORSESHOE GOLF CLUB. Designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr. and Rees Jones, award winning golf is alive and well at Colonial Williamsburg Resorts. No other golf club perfectly blends the experience of tournament ready golf with the soul-stirring backdrop of the 18th century.
If you’re looking for a nine-hole, short course, you’ll love the Spotswood Course. Designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr., this par-31 course is a great test of your short-game skills. Perfect for networking or a quick golf getaway, this course is an updated version of the original 1947 Williamsburg Inn course.
Free from any bordering residential development, the courses — Gold, Green, and nine-hole short course Spotswood — are surrounded by mature forest and ravines. The crown jewel in Williamsburg golf, the Gold Course, recently restored by the “Open Doctor” Rees Jones, still carries the original design of creator Robert Trent Jones Sr. with one of the finest collection of par threes in the country.
Called the “best short nine-hole course in the country” by Golf Magazine, the course includes six par-3 holes, plus two par-4s and one par-5 to test your entire game. Spotswood is family-friendly and fun for beginners and juniors, but still presents a signature Jones challenge for the more experienced golfer. Just minutes from more — including spa services, accommodations, dining, and the Historic Area — the Spotswood Course is the ideal addition to any itinerary in Williamsburg.
Rees took his father’s lead in designing the Green Course to provide tournament ready golf that is also fun for resort guests and members. Taking advantage of the topography of rolling fairways carved from majestic woodlands to large green sites, the course offers what all great venues should: a spectacular setting that is as great a test from the championship tees as it is playable from the forward tees.
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SITE OF 1998 1999 2004 2007
U.S.G.A. Senior Women’s Amateur Championship U.S.G.A. Men’s and Women’s State Team Championships U.S.G.A. Women’s Amateur Public Links Championship NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championship.
MORE THAN JUST GOLF
THE GOLD COURSE
Visitors to Golden Horseshoe Golf Club find much more than one of the most awarded resort golf experiences in Virginia. Guests of our official on-site Colonial Williamsburg hotels enjoy a range of accommodations and cuisine from world-class to family-friendly. First choice of presidents and royalty, the Williamsburg Inn® offers quiet luxury and elegance. Enjoy serene privacy set amidst a forested area overlooking a picturesque pond at the Providence Hall Guesthouses.
This is the Gold Course—18 holes that Robert Trent Jones Sr. called “MY FINEST DESIGN.”
Award-Winning Golf
• Top 100 You Can Play - #55 Golf Magazine
THE GREEN COURSE
GROUP GOLF OUTINGS
The Green Course, designed by Rees Jones and opened in 1991, perfectly blends the challenge of championship golf with a spectacular mix of natural terrain that accommodates multiple playing skillsets.
Colonial Williamsburg Resort Collection specialize in planning, organizing, and catering to a variety of group and corporate golf outings throughout the year. Put a revolutionary twist on your next shotgun start with a musket start or, better yet, a cannon start! These fun ideas and more can make your next outing truly memorable.
• Golfweek’s Best Resort Courses - #38 GolfWeek • 100 Greatest Public Courses - #67 Golf Digest • Best Restoration - 3rd Place Golf Digest, 2017 • Best Golf Courses for Staff Friendliness - # 7 GolfAdvisor, 2018
Relax in the casual comfort of the Williamsburg Lodge where gracious southern hospitality is a signature. The Griffin Hotel provides a secluded experience with large rooms and wonderful outdoor spaces perfect for golf groups and steps from the practice facility and clubhouse. The Williamsburg Woodlands Hotel & Suites provides equal measures of charm and modern comfort at family-friendly prices. Whatever your choice, you’ll find yourself just steps away from an American classic.
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Golf Digest 41⁄2 Stars, “Best Places to Play”
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Zagat Survey’s “America’s Top Golf Courses”
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Golfweek’s “Top 40 Golf Resorts”
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Selected as the site of numerous USGA championships
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A local favorite for corporate and charity golf events
As no one can live on just golf alone, come stay at one of our official on-site Colonial Williamsburg hotels. You’ll find first-class amenities and exquisite restaurant dining. Relax and rejuvenate at our new Spa of Colonial Williamsburg. Trade in your golf cart for a carriage ride down Duke of Gloucester Street. Relax at one of our 18th-century taverns. Experience Top 100 Golf at the resort named to Golf Digest, Golf Magazine and Golfweek’s Best lists. VISIT GOLDENHORSESHOEGOLF.COM OR CALL 866-566-3418.
Par from the championship tees is 71 and it plays over 6,817 yards. Seven holes pose water hazards. The longest hole, the par-5 15th, measures 634 yards from the championship tee. The shortest hole, the par-3 16th, plays without fairway to an island green.
“A great golf course is a superb blend of shot values and an artistic flow of lines. The Golden Horseshoe Gold Course is more. It is a natural arboretum upon which a great golf course has been built. The result is overall perfection.” — Robert Trent Jones Sr.
Offering fairways and rough carved from 250 acres of mature woodland, the Green Course is 71 and plays 7,120 yards from the championship tees. Water comes into play on six holes, two played over water and four with lateral hazards.
“The real quality of this course is in its framing. It’s very rugged land, a pure virgin timberland of huge trees, primarily beech, oak and pines. The course defines the shot, but gives the player several options. It’s a shot-maker’s course.” — Rees Jones
DIRECTIONS The Golden Horseshoe is midway between Richmond and Norfolk. Take I-64 to Exit 238 and follow the red, white, and blue Historic Triangle signs toward Downtown Williamsburg to Route 132 (North Henry Street). Turn left at Francis Street (third light) then right onto South England Street. Proceed one-half mile to the clubhouse on left.