The Irish flavor runs so strong here, you'll forget you're in Virginia. This is a tough course whose rugged landscape reminds one of Ireland. The fairways are wide and many of its super-fast greens are tiered. Some even lay behind grassy knolls and hand stacked rock walls. This place is not for the faint of heart. The fun is in the challenge.
$$ (Moderately Priced)Golf Course Statistics: 7,291 yards, par 72, slope 147 - designed by Mike Strantz (1996). This is a public course.
Flowing across 7,372 yards of a windswept, rugged landscape, Royal New Kent has been called "the truest representation of an Irish links in America." Royal New Kent is reminiscent of the Irish landscape where links course such as Royal County Down and Ballybunion were built. The par 72 features over 120 bunkers, many are deep shadow bunkers lined with fescue grass. The enormous, fast greens have bold swales and ridges. Each hole offers several playing options.