Golf in Williamsburg.

Williamsburg is a golf destination in its own right, with a cluster of championship courses set in the woods and rolling terrain around the Historic Triangle. The names below are the ones the Hospitality House’s own concierge recommended a generation ago — and most are still the names people book today.

The marquee courses

• Golden Horseshoe (Gold & Green) — the Robert Trent Jones Sr. “Gold” and the Rees Jones “Green”, tied to the Colonial Williamsburg resort and long the area’s prestige round.
• Ford’s Colony — 54 holes by Dan Maples through a large golf community.
• Williamsburg National — a Nicklaus-associated design, historically two courses.
• Stonehouse and Royal New Kent — the dramatic Larry Young designs just outside town (both have changed hands over the years — check current status before planning a round).
• The Colonial and Kiskiack — two more well-regarded public-access courses in the surrounding countryside.

Planning a golf trip

Golfers usually base themselves either at the Colonial Williamsburg resort (for the Golden Horseshoe) or in one of the golf communities, and build a two-or-three-round itinerary — exactly the pattern the Hospitality House packaged decades ago (that period offer is preserved on our golf-packages heritage page). For lodging, see where to stay.