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Birdwood Golf Course Golf Course Review in Charlottesville, VA in 22901
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Hole MAP
Hole 1
Hole Name
From The Tee With a nod of appreciation to the original Birdwood layout, the first hole is very similar to the former starting hole.
From The Fairway The panoramic view of the Virginia countryside starts here and carries throughout the course.
On The Green
Hole 2
Hole Name
From The Tee The only par-5 on the front nine features Morey Creek guarding the green.
From The Fairway
On The Green The design team wanted to bring a risk-reward shot into play early in the round. An aggressive play for the green in two is possible, but the bunker and natural grassy creek bank collect wayward shots.
Hole 3
Hole Name
From The Tee Course architect Scot Sherman referenced his mentor with the third hole.
From The Fairway The 18th hole at Pete Dye Golf Club in Bridgeport, West Virginia, has a similar relationship between fairway and pond. The trees in the distance help align the partially blind tee shot, but it is still one of the most difficult shots on our golf course in Charlottesville, VA.
On The Green
Hole 4
Hole Name
From The Tee As the first of the three Seth Raynor/C.B. Macdonald template holes,
From The Fairway the fourth references the famous Leven holes, particularly the 17th at National Golf Links.
On The Green The preferred line to approaching the green must engage the fairway bunkers and pine trees. The safer line on the left of this broad fairway leaves a challenging approach over the greenside bunker with water looming behind.
Hole 5
Hole Name
From The Tee The next template hole is the reverse cape fifth.
From The Fairway
On The Green The ultimate risk-reward tee shot, this hole plays most similarly to Macdonald’s fifth hole at Mid Ocean Golf Club in Bermuda where it is rumored that Babe Ruth once put 20 balls in the lake trying to drive the green.
Hole 6
Hole Name
From The Tee
From The Fairway The sixth is a short par-4 with wetlands flanking the entire left side of the fairway.
On The Green During construction, a large rock shelf was discovered requiring the design team to shift the green complex forward to its current location.
Hole 7
Hole Name
From The Tee Course architect Scot Sherman called the seventh a “field hole,” or a par-3 where the strategy would need to be developed in the field. The views from the tees back toward Ragged Mountain are memorable.
From The Fairway
On The Green
Hole 8
Hole Name
From The Tee Number eight is the most talked about hole at Birdwood, and it seems golfers either love or hate the challenge of the hole.
From The Fairway
On The Green The strategic layup is crucial to give yourself the best chance to clear the ravine. The green is the smallest on the course and is essentially an island surrounded by native rocks and natural areas.
Hole 9
Hole Name
From The Tee The last of the template holes, the ninth is a direct reference to the famed “Biarritz hole” frequently used by Macdonald and Raynor. Similar to the ninth at The Course at Yale, the ninth at Birdwood requires an accurate long tee shot.
From The Fairway
On The Green The length of the green with a swale in the middle can cause a range of four to five clubs for any particular pin placement.
Hole 10
Hole Name
From The Tee The 10th is the longest hole on the course, and the first of three par-5 holes on the back nine. One of Davis Love
From The Fairway III’s favorite holes, he personally directed the shaping of the fairway to open up the view of the green for the long player.
On The Green The green may be one of the most memorable at Birdwood with a deep swale bisecting the front half.
Hole 11
Hole Name
From The Tee One of the most beautiful holes on the course, the 11th is reminiscent of a few of Dye’s picturesque par-3 holes at Whistling Straits.
From The Fairway
On The Green From the tee, there seems to be nowhere to land the ball but the green. Bunkers that help offline shots and a gentle green make this hole play a bit easier than the golfer initially anticipates.
Hole 12
Hole Name
From The Tee PrO-Bably the most popular hole at Birdwood,
From The Fairway the tee shot from the top of the ridge of number 12 has the benefit of one of the widest fairways on the course.
On The Green Going for the green in two could leave the player with a tricky chip from the collection area left of the green.
Hole 13
Hole Name
From The Tee The “buried elephant” in the middle of the 13th green was a design change from the original concept of having a bunker in the middle of the green like the 6th at Riviera.
From The Fairway
On The Green The green contouring is the trick to this par-3, where two-putts are a challenge.
Hole 14
Hole Name
From The Tee The 14th is one of the most challenging holes on the course.
From The Fairway The native area to the right of the fairway is now more in play on the approach shot.
On The Green The view of the iconic water tower at the Birdwood Mansion comes into view from the green.
Hole 15
Hole Name
From The Tee The last of the challenging par-5 holes, the 15th requires a tee shot through a chute of trees,
From The Fairway and the fairway seems to get narrower all the way to the green. The creek on the right is a challenge to wayward approach shots. The smallest bunker on the course guards the front right pin placement.
On The Green
Hole 16
Hole Name
From The Tee Davis Love III wanted a legitimate driveable par-4 late in the round to give the player one last chance at birdie.
From The Fairway The catalpa tree to the right of the green is one of the oldest on the course and impacts shots from as far out as 125 yards. The small pot bunker in the middle of the fairway provides a risk or reward to the tee shot,
On The Green The catalpa tree to the right of the green is one of the oldest on the course and impacts shots from as far out as 125 yards. The small pot bunker in the middle of the fairway provides a risk or reward to the tee shot, but the view across the pond of the Birdwood Mansion is one of the most photographed spots on the course.
Hole 17
Hole Name
From The Tee The final of a diverse collection of par-3 holes, the 17th is guarded by the beautiful wall that was built from the native rock removed during construction.
From The Fairway The water tower and the Birdwood Mansion built between 1819 and 1830 make for a memorable setting.
On The Green
Hole 18
Hole Name
From The Tee The final hole on the course is long, uphill and plays into the prevailing wind.
From The Fairway One of the few truly uphill approach shots on the course adds drama to the closing hole. Par is always a good finishing score on the 18th at Birdwood.
On The Green
