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Friday, February 11, 2011

Golden Horseshoe Spotswood Course

Tour the Courses

Gold Course

Opened in 1963 and the work of Robert Trent Jones Sr., who called it his “finest design,” this is one of the best examples of traditional golf course architecture in the world.
18 Holes
Yardage6,817
Par71
Slope Rating138

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Green Course

Designed by Rees Jones, Jones Sr.’s son, and opened in 1991, this layout is carved from the same terrain but is simultaneously longer and more forgiving.
18 Holes
Yardage7,120
Par72
Slope Rating134

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Spotswood Course

Named for Colonial Governor Alexander Spotswood, this is the elder Jones’s 1963 update of the Williamsburg Inn’s original 1947
nine-hole course.
9 Holes, 18 sets of tees
Yardage3,745
Par31
Slope Rating96





Spotswood Course: The Course

Called the “best short nine-hole course in the country” by GOLF Magazine, the par-31 Spotswood Course was designed by Robert Trent Jones, Sr. and measures 1,865 yards with one par-five, two par-four holes and six par-three holes that vary from 90 to 215 yards.

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