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B 2020 VSGA MEMBER CLUB DIRECTORY FACEBOOK: @BallyhackGolfClub SECTION: Roanoke MANAGEMENT GROUP: Dormie Network Private | 18 holes | Par 72 GRASS: 007 bentgrass (tees and fair- ways); Tyee bentgrass (greens); “Black Beauty” and blue fescue grass (rough) ARCHITECT: Lester George YEAR OPENED: 2009 PARTICIPATING VIP COURSE BATTLEFIELD GOLF CLUB 1001 South Centerville Turnpike, Chesapeake, 23322 (757) 482-4779 | playthebattlefield.com TWITTER: @golfbattlefield FACEBOOK: @BattlefieldGolfClub SECTION: Virginia Beach Public/daily-fee | 18 holes | Par 70 GRASS: TifEagle bermudagrass (tees and greens); 419 bermudagrass (fairways) ARCHITECT: Bobby Holcomb YEAR OPENED: 2007 PARTICIPATING VIP COURSE BAY CREEK RESORT AND CLUB 1 Clubhouse Way, Cape Charles, 23310 (757) 331-8623 baycreek.net/signature-courses TWITTER: @baycreekresort FACEBOOK: @BayCreekResortandClub SECTION: Virginia Beach Resort | 27 holes (Nicklaus and Palmer courses) | Par 72 GRASS: Palmer: Tifway 419 bermu- dagrass (tees, fairways and rough); A4 bentgrass (greens). Nicklaus: Tifsport bermudagrass (tees, fairways and rough; A4 bentgrass (greens). ARCHITECT: Arnold Palmer Golf Course Design Co. and Nicklaus Golf Course Design Co. YEAR OPENED: 2001 (Palmer), 2005 (Nicklaus) BAYVILLE GOLF CLUB 4137 First Court Road, Virginia Beach, 23455 (757) 460-2616 | bayvillegolfclub.com TWITTER: @Bayville_Golf SECTION: Virginia Beach Private | 18 holes | Par 72 GRASS: 419 bermudagrass (tees, fair- wasy and rough); A4 bentgrass (greens) ARCHITECT: Tom Fazio YEAR OPENED: 1995 vsga.org PARTICIPATING VIP COURSE BEDFORD COUNTRY CLUB 3563 Peaks Road, Bedford, 24523 (540) 586-8407 bedfordcountryclub.com SECTION: Lynchburg Private | 9 holes | Par 35/36 GRASS: Bluegrass (tees, rough); bermudagrass (fairways); bentgrass (greens) ARCHITECT: Fred Findlay YEAR OPENED: 1949 BELLE HAVEN COUNTRY CLUB 6023 Fort Hunt Road, Alexandria, 22307 (703) 329-5264 | bellehavencc.com SECTION: Northern Virginia East Private | 18 holes | Par 72 GRASS: Bentgrass (tees, fairways, greens); Kentucky bluegrass and tall fescue (rough) ARCHITECT: W.F. Gordon and Tom Ryan (original nine holes); W.F. Gordon com- pleted the 18. Arthur Hills (renovation). YEAR OPENED: 1924 BELMONT COUNTRY CLUB 19661 Belmont Manor Lane, Ashburn, 20147 (703) 723-5334 | belmontcountryclub.com FACEBOOK: @TheBelmontCountryClub SECTION: Northern Virginia Central MANAGEMENT GROUP: Toll Golf Private | 18 holes | Par 72 GRASS: Bentgrass ARCHITECT: Arnold Palmer and Ed Seay YEAR OPENED: 2001 BELMONT GOLF COURSE (Course under renovation, expected to re-open in 2021) 1600 Hilliard Road, Henrico, 23228 (804) 501-4653 henrico.us/rec/belmont-golf-course TWITTER: @henricorecNpark FACEBOOK: @HenricoRecParks SECTION: Richmond North Public/daily-fee | 18 holes | Par 71/73 GRASS: Bermudagrass (tees, fairways and rough); bentgrass (greens) ARCHITECT: A.W. Tillinghast YEAR OPENED: 1916 PARTICIPATING VIP COURSE BIDE-A-WEE GOLF COURSE 1 Bide-A-Wee Drive, Portsmouth, 23701 (757) 393-8600 | portsvagolf.com TWITTER: @BideAWeeGolf FACEBOOK: @BideAWeeGolfCourse SECTION: Portsmouth-Norfolk Public/daily-fee | 18 holes | Par 72 GRASS: 419 bermudagrass (tees and fairways); 419 L93 bentgrass (greens) ARCHITECT: Fred Findlay; Tom Clark and Curtis Strange renovation in 1999. YEAR OPENED: 1956 BIRDWOOD GOLF COURSE (Closed for renovations, expected to re-open summer 2020) 410 Golf Course Drive, Charlottesville, 22903 (434) 293-4653 boarsheadresort.com/golf TWITTER: @BoardsHeadResort FACEBOOK: @boarsheadresort SECTION: Charlottesville Public/daily-fee | 18 holes | Par 72 GRASS: Bentgrass (greens); bermu- dagrass and overseed with ryegrass (fairways); fescue and bluegrass (rough) ARCHITECT: Lindsay Ervin (renovation by Davis Love III in 2019) YEAR OPENED: 1984 PARTICIPATING VIP COURSE BIRKDALE GOLF CLUB 8511 Royal Birkdale Drive, Chesterfield, 23832 (804) 739-8800 acumengolf.com/birkdale TWITTER: @BirkdaleRVA FACEBOOK: @BirkdaleGolfClub SECTION: Richmond South MANAGEMENT GROUP: Acumen Golf Semiprivate | 18 holes | Par 71 GRASS: Bermudagrass (tees, fairways and rough); bentgrass (greens) ARCHITECT: Dan Maples YEAR OPENED: 1990 (renovations to greens and greenside bunkers in 2011-12) ? DID YOU KNOW? Architect Fred Findlay had a hand in designing courses at 16 VSGA member clubs. J A N UA RY / F E B R UA RY 2 0 2 0 | V I R G I N I A G O L F E R 43