The flagship of Hickory Valley, the Presidential Course combines something new with something old, as the layout incorporates nine of the original 27 holes with a memorable trip through an abandoned nursery over the new nine holes.
The Presidential first will capture your imagination as it escorts our guests across wide fairways, rolling greens, and a vast array of bunkers, lakes and environmentally sensitive areas. As you make the turn to the back nine, the course tightens just a bit, as the layout meanders through tall mature hardwoods to more smallish greens that require shot-making and just a hint of clean living. The closing on the Presidential can be most challenging and require your undivided attention, as you may be faced with three of the best finishing holes you’ll find anywhere.
Holey Terror: Hole No. 17 at Mill Quarter Plantation
Mill Quarter Plantation • Powhatan, VA • millquarter.com • 804-598-4221
Hole No. 17 • Par 5 • 580 Yards
All too often it’s the new breed of golf courses that attract the lion’s share of the publicity. Admittedly, the attention is well-deserved as many of the layouts that have opened in the past few decades feature some of the most innovative ideas in course design. But for many golfers, a round on one of the traditional layouts drawn by pencil and a straight ruler in the 1960s and ‘70s can be […]