TheVirginia Explorer
The Club at Creighton Farms
ALDIE, VA.
N
estled in northern Virginia’s
scenic
Piedmont
region an
hour’s drive from downtown
Washington, D.C., Creighton
Farms is an exclusive gated community of
just 184 homes. One of those homes belongs
to course designer Jack Nicklaus, whose
stylish 5,500-square-foot dwelling, currently
under construction, is located near the ninth
green. The golf course has received Audubon
International certification for environmental
preservation.
The native habitat is matched by the area’s
history. Civil War landmarks abound in a
region where George Washington worked
as a surveyor, and where the charming, wellpreserved 18th-century towns of Leesburg
and Middleburg are just minutes away.
The Club at Creighton Farms, opened in
2007, showcases Nicklaus at his best.
“The land was perfect for an exceptional
golf course,” Nicklaus says. “I simply had to
peel away the cover to reveal its true potential.”
Gently rolling fairways, framed in places by
mature pines and hardwoods, are skirted by a
thickly foliaged creek and other water features.
Large sculpted bunkers defend the subtly
contoured greens. It’s a par-72 layout that calls
for tactics and precision from the members’
tees at 6,223 yards, but from the tips at 7,410
yards, Creighton Farms is one of the firmest
tests of golf in the commonwealth. The trilevel clubhouse, overlooking the first tee and
18th green, is a handsome, welcoming edifice
done up in an American Vernacular-style, with
nine overnight club rooms available.
Residences at Creighton Farms range
from three to seven-acre custom estates,
including Legacy Homes from $1.7
million and homes in The Enclave from
$1.6 million. Custom Villas, at over an
acre and located in the Nicklaus Village,
are priced from $1.5 million. Huntleigh at
Creighton Farms features seven of builder
Stanley Martin’s exclusive home designs
starting at $742,990. Club members enjoy
reciprocity at other Southworth properties
worldwide. (creighton