1757 Golf Club Dulles, VA – 6/30/2009 Right now there are two things to know about 1757 Golf Club. The first is that it was formerly known as Presidential (and before that Bear National), not to be confused with Lake Presidential in Maryland. Presidential was renamed 1757 Golf Club in recognition of the founding year […]
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Goose Creek Golf Club Leesburg, VA – 5/24/2009 On a beautiful Memorial Day weekend, the Goose hosted a holiday scramble for seventy some golfers who stayed in town for the long weekend. While the turnout might seem large given the smaller fields in this year’s outings, Goose has enjoyed a busy year so far. Dramatic
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Hilltop Golf Club Alexandria, VA – 5/23/2009 It is always fun to introduce a golf buddy to a new course, particularly one you like. On a Saturday morning my Jayhawk friend met me for a quick nine at Hilltop. Be advised that a quick nine at Hilltop is always under two hours. The pace of
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Shenandoah Valley Golf Club Front Royal, VA – 5/21/2009 Shenandoah Valley Golf Club offers a lush green set of 3 nines all year long. In the spring the word lush takes on new meaning is you are attempting to find your ball in the lush rough of the rain soaked SVGC. We have enjoyed this
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Virginia Oaks Golf Course Gainesville, VA – 5/9/2009 P.B. Dye blessed Virginia with a really challenging layout at Virginia Oaks. Play this course from the tips and you could hardly ask for more. My favorite is the island green number nine. In the shadow of the clubhouse, with practice putting green onlookers the ninth hole
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Reston National Golf Course Reston, VA – 4/24/2009 New management at Reston National has the course in terrific condition. The rough was long due to recent rains, so the course played even longer than usual. The large greens ran true as the evidence of aeration was all but gone. The course gets so many players
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Lansdowne Resort Leesburg, VA – 4/13/2009 The Brian Mitchell American Heart Association Celebrity Golf Classic drew predictably fewer players than in previous years. Many outings have bee cancelled or postponed due to lagging corporate support. There were plenty of former Redskins this year, nearly as many as paying golfers it seemed. The course has matured
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Jackson’s Chase at Pine Hills Front Royal, VA – 4/6/2009 Amid April showers and lingering March winds, we tackled Jackson’s Chase this week. The course (not unlike others in the Shenandoah Valley) are experiencing financial hardships this season. Aside from a few indications of saving dollars on maintenance, the course was in good shape. Now
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Blue Ridge Shadows Golf Club Front Royal, VA – 3/30/2009 With March going out like a lamb, the sixty degree temperatures made a wonderful opportunity for 27 holes at one of Waggle’s favorite courses, Blue Ridge Shadows. The course was running a special all-you-can play promotion with the local food bank, so making charitable contributions
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Golfers frequently ask me to name the best course in the area. I typically respond with Congressional or Robert Trent Jones. A new entry has to be added to my response… The Ritz Carlton Golf Club at Creighton Farms. Like the other two courses, unless you have a member friend you are not likely to
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