Country Club of Virginia
The Country Club of Virginia has three courses. The original course adjacent to the Club's plantation style clubhouse, shown above, is the Westhampton Course. Although some attribute it to Donald Ross, records indicate that the original Westhampton Course was built in 1908 according to a design by Herbert Barker. It was renovated by golf course architect Fred Findlay in 1931. Findlay, a Scotland native, settled in Virginia after World War I and was the father-in-law of course architect Raymond "Ben" Loving, Sr., and grandfather of Richmond native, Raymond "Buddy" Loving, Jr, also a golf course architect. The Westhampton Course is located adjacent to the main clubhouse, shown in the above photograph.
The James River Course is one of the finest courses in the United States. The Course has been the host of two United States Amateur Championships, most recently in 1975, and is the home course of Vinny Giles, winner of both the United States Amateur and British Amateur Championships. The course was designed in 1928 by the firm of William Flynn and Howard Toomey. A substantial renovation by "Open Doctor" Rees Jones was completed in 1994 as the Club seeks to host another U.S. Amateur Championship early in the 21st century. An earlier renovation of three holes on the James River Course was performed in 1982 under the supervision of Richmond born golf course architect Buddy Loving, grandson of Fred Findlay.
The Club's Tuckahoe Creek Course was originally laid out as a nine-hole course designed by architect Edmund Ault in 1972. In 1986 Joe Lee colloborated with Rocky Roquemore on a nine-hole addition to the course, as well as minor modifications to the existing nine.
The James River Course and its sister course, the Tuckahoe Creek Course, are located approximately 10 miles west of the main clubhouse area. The James River and Tuckahoe Creek Courses share a second clubhouse and driving range facilities.
View of the par-3 14th "Bridge Hole" at James River Course
