JON HOOD

Dye was a prolific architect who designed for over 50 years and created approximately 175 courses worldwide . He is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame and a recipient of the Old Tom Morris Award — the highest award of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America — as well as the PGA Distinguished Service Award , the premier honor of the PGA of America . Dye authored nine of the top 100 Courses in Golf Digest ’ s latest biennial ranking of America ’ s greatest courses ; his genius is reflected in such masterpieces as Whistling Straits , The Ocean Course , The Golf Club , and TPC Sawgrass ( Players Stadium Course ).

Built over the beautiful , rolling terrain native to central Virginia and with the scenic Blue Ridge Mountains providing an

idyllic backdrop , Full Cry is a superb test of golf , and it was recently presented with a Golf Digest Award for “ Best Golf Resorts in the Americas .” Dye , who passed away in 2020 from Alzheimer ' s , completely renovated the existing Keswick course in 2014 to create Full Cry . Its namesake pays homage to the term referring to hunting hounds in hot pursuit of a fox — such an important part of the rural culture in this part of the commonwealth .

The 18th at Full Cry is an exquisite par-4 with a daunting tee shot that can strike fear into even the most confident golfer . By raising the elevation of the tees and adroitly adapting the existing pond that was made even more powerful with the addition of the beautiful stone wall , Dye created a dynamic risk / reward tee shot . An open approach to the green is inviting , but the long slender putting surface is 35 yards deep , making club selection and distance control critical on the second shot . This well-designed green offers a variety of excellent hole locations to challenge the golfer .

One of the wonderful features of the finishing hole at Full Cry is the vista . As reflected by the dramatic closing holes at The Players Championship , Dye strongly believed the home hole should convey a