My Golf Vacation

Designed by “The Open Doctor” Rees Jones, Jones Sr.’s son, and opened in 1991, the Green Course celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2011. The layout is carved from the same terrain as the Gold Course and is more typical of contemporary trends in golf course architecture. It also stands out as the first father-son tandem of side-by-side layouts.  The Green Course at Golden Horseshoe in Williamsburg, Virginia is a challenging layout with strategically placed hazards and mounding around the greens.  The course is a brilliant design certified as an Audubon Sanctuary that has been carved from a thick forest to create a shotmaker's course.  The course has no houses along the course and features water on 6 of the 18 holes.  The Green Course hosted the 2004 Amateur Championship in which Michelle Wie was defeated by Ya-Ni Tseng on the 18th hole.

Golf Course Honors

• “America’s 100 Greatest Public Courses,” Gold Course, Golf Digest  

• “Top 100 You Can Play,” Gold Course, Golf Magazine  

• “Top 100 Resort Courses,” Gold Course, Golfweek  

• “America’s Top Golf Courses,” Zagat Survey®, Gold and Green Courses  

• “Middle Atlantic 100 Must-Play Courses,” Gold and Green Courses, Golfstyles Washington  

• “Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary,” for commitment to environment  

• “Best Courses Near You,” Gold Course # 3 in Virginia, Green Course # 9, Golf Magazine  

• “State-by-State Public Access Courses – Virginia,” Gold Course, Golfweek  

• “Best of the Best Design,” Gold Course one of Jones Sr.’s top six designs, Golf Digest  

• “Top 500 Golf Holes in the World: Golden Horseshoe Gold Course 16th, Golf Magazine  

• “Four and ½ Stars,” Gold Course, Best Places to Play, Golf Digest  

• “Four and ½ Stars,” Green Course, Best Places to Play, Golf Digest  

• “Top Short Courses in America,” Spotswood Course, Golf Range Magazine  

• “World’s Best” Readers Survey, Gold Course, Travel+Leisure Golf   

• “Best Golf Teacher,” Del Snyder named one of the best golf teachers in Virginia, Golf Digest  

• “Green Star Award,” one of 15 finalists for inaugural environmental leader award, Golf Digest