Virginia Golfer September/October 2013 | Page 20

VSGA member clubs RASPBERRY FALLS WESTPARK GOLF CLUB cross-Section Selections b Back in the 17th century, when clubs were made with a sweet spot of stone on one end and meant to cause serious bodily harm, a portion of this ancient road was known as The Great Warrior Path, eventually developing into one of the principal northsouth thoroughfares and trading routes in Colonial America. These days, the 35-mile portion of Virginia State Route 15 starting a few miles north of Leesburg and continuing south back to Route 29 near Gainesville could well be considered one of the commonwealth’s grandest golf paths. There are 10 different 18-hole courses along this northern Virginia trail, and many more challenging venues within 10 miles east or west of Route 15. Of those 10 tracks, four are open to the public, beginning with Raspberry Falls Golf and Hunt Club, a Gary Player design, at the start of the path. The rest are private clubs, though all of them make themselves available to the unwashed masses of hackers by hosting charity tournaments, corporate outings and other special events. Some of the biggest names in golf––Player, Jack Nick ????)?????A??????P????????I?????Q???)??))????O?M??????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????I?????)Q???)???????? ???????????????????????)??????????????????????A??????? ??)??????????????????????????????()I?????????????????????!?? ??????1????????)???????????????????????????????????????????)I??????()??????????????????????I????????)?????1???????????????]??????????? ??(?1???????????????Q??? ????? ??????)????????????????? ???I?????? ??(?!???????????????????? ?????) ????!?????????????????????Y?????) ?????? ????!?????????????Q??)I???????????????Y?????!?????()Q=@??IMA IId?11L?=1?9?!U9P? 1U?? ??A$?? !I%L?)=!8()A???????????????????????????I?????????Y???????????????????)??????????????????????????????????????????????????M!?A??()%8? I1d() ???I?????? ??)???????????????)??????????????????)????????????????e?????)??????????((??()Y???????????????M???????=??=???????()5????}YM}M?????}5MQH????????()????????????????((???????????4((0