Played Greene Hills lately? What a wonderful course with lush fairways, pristine greens and a challenging but fun layout.
Kevin Mann and I teed it up last week and had a great round in spite of a pouring rain on the last 4 holes (during which I made an eagle 2, by the way).
The Greene Hills Club in Stanardsville is one of Central Virginia’s best-kept secrets, unmatched in the beauty of the surroundings and the friendliness of its members.
Greene Hills is a semi-private club with about 350 golfing members. The course was designed by Charlottesville’s Buddy Loving and opened to play in 1968. The magnificent par-71 layout measures 6,400 yards from the blue tees, but it is anything but a pushover. The hills that make the course so lovely add intrigue to a round of golf with various lies on the fairways. Golfers used to playing off a flat lie on every shot usually leave the Greene Hills with less than stellar rounds. But it’s not an over-powering course. An average hitter can tee it up and expect to be on or near the greens in regulation, especially from the white tees, which total 5,971 yards. The gold, or senior tees, measure 5,360. The club accepts VSGA cards from non-members. Kevin and I played for $30 each, with a cart.
Greene Hills has some of the finest bent grass greens in the area, beautifully maintained by Course Superintendents Jared French and Rodney Taylor. The lush fairways are Bermuda grass. Water comes into play throughout the course, which borders the historic Conway River, a native trout stream.
Mike Moyers has served as Head Golf Professional at The Greene Hills Club since 1981.
The Greene Hills Club offers all the amenities of a country club with a restaurant, The Hills Grill, and a banquet room for dances and social gatherings. The club also features a fully stocked pro shop; plus a driving range, practice green, short game practice area, 25-meter pool with slide and diving board, and two tennis courts.
The club stages numerous members’ tournaments and serves as the venue for outside guest golf play and tournaments. Ducks Unlimited is hosting a tournament here on May 23.
The club has some special deals now on membership packages – quite attractive. To find out more about the limited number of these memberships now available contact the business office at 985-7328. For more information, visit www.greenehillsclub.com.