GREAT Holes
No.16
PAR 4
YARDAGES
CLIFTON, VA. | by BRUCE H. MATSON
384 yards
BLUE:
354 yards
W
hen Westfields Golf Club
opened in 1999, the layout
was highly regarded and
received a ‘Best New Course’
nomination from Golf Digest.
Despite the industry’s hypothetical build-acourse-a-day movement in the 1990s, the
public’s interest and the club’s reputation has
remained strong.
Westfields is known as a Fred Couples
signature course, although golf course
architect Gene Bates was Couples’ partner
in the design process. Bates worked with
Jack Nicklaus as a part of the legend’s
architectural team for many years. Among
the well-known courses where Bates
assisted Nicklaus are PGA West, Kauai
Lagoons Golf Club and Valhalla Golf
Club. Later, Bates formed his own firm,
but still teamed with Couples on a number
of design projects, including Heron Ridge
Golf Club in Virginia Beach.
Located outside of Clifton and just
east of the Manassas Battlefield Park,
Westfields offers players a respite from
ho