Ford's Colony Country Club - Blackheath Course

Thoroughly enjoyed this prcturesque Blackheath course. A bald eagle flew right over the first tee. Starts with a challenging par 5 with water all along the left. Nice elevation changes, water carries, dog legs and mixture of long and short par 4’s. The finishing hole has a neat island green. There are homes lining the fairways but are non obtrusive. Pace of play was excellent. Course conditions was good for this time of year.

Still cart path only. Would definitely play again.

The check in was really easy. The bag drop had 2 guys working and they were really friendly and helpful. The pro shop lady was kind and also very helpful. The range was open and well maintained, with workers around helping if need be. The putting green was half under repair, but plenty of space to putt. The starter was another friendly fella, nice man. The course was in pretty good shape, with a little wet areas throughout the 18 holes, but overall a good 50 degree winter day!! The bar had cold beer, and also very friendly employees!!

Course was in good shape for winter golf... little wet in the low areas of the course. Cart path only but played in 5 hours. Greens were rolling at a good pace a little bumpy. Overall good value at this time of the year.

Great course for intermediate golfer. Great staff. Very Helpful. Would certainly play again.

Rained a ton the day before so the course was soaked. Lift, clean and place. Casual water everywhere but still enjoyable as long as you kept in the fairway. Lots of trees shed their leaves so easy to lose ball in the rough. Greens rolled well. Not too many ball marks. Receptive. Very scenic course with a fair amount of elevated tee boxes. Better not be scared of water because there's plenty to carry. About 9 times off the tee box so play the right set of tees.

The course was in good condition in spite the wet. We had to stay on the car path but that supported the course to be in such a good condition. The greens were in good conditions. Not to fast and consistent.

This is one of three courses, at Ford's Colony. I played Black Heath and Marsh Hawk. The courses wind around housing, but it rarely comes into play, except for shots struck way off line. Both were great layouts, with many memorable holes. Both courses were well maintained and the greens were in great shape and putted well. The pace of play was great in the morning round (4 hrs), but afternoon was a little slower (4-1/2 hrs), however still on a good pace. This is a great value for the cost/versus the caliber of course. Hitting fairways was a premium, as the Bermuda rough tends to hide the balls well. At times you had to be right on top of them to find them. Keep your eye on where they land! This is one of my favorite facilities in the area. The staff is helpful and friendly The courses are challenging, interesting, and in great shape, and the dining areas are super, with great selections. I would highly recommend.

The Fords Colony courses never let me down. They may beat me up at times, however, they are always in great shape. Pace of play, a little long, however, the marshal's did their best to keep things moving. Great Job guys!!!

Interesting layout. Late season play will see the rough higher than expected. Although well tree lined, fairways are generous enough to keep your ball in play. Played Marsh Hawk two days ago and Blackheath today. Greens in ok shape. A number of greens had sections marked GUR. Top marks for staff friendliness. Power cart maintenance less than acceptable, rough riding and dirty both rounds. Both layouts will challenge any walker.

An outstanding layout. Quite a few doglegs, but very interesting. Water comes into play on a number of holes. Course was in great fall shape. Greens a little slick, but ran true. Played from the white tees which gave the course a nice length for my handicap. Definitely recommend this course. Great price deal through Golfnow.com.

Fords’s Colony is a must play. Having said that, all we needed was a course ranger. Bag drop, terrific! Counter staff, terrific! Course in very good shape. Started behind a foursome that slowly lost contact with the group ahead. This led to an over 5hr round. We had played a previous day on Blackheath, perfect. Today Blue Heron would and should have been perfect. Still a great course at a great value, would certainly return.

Great layout and in great shape. Rough made the day worse than it needed to be. Spent to much time looking for balls and getting out of rough. Played with 2 members and even they complained and quit after 16 holes

The rough was extremely difficult to find balls just inches off the fairway. Starter warned us about the rough and to pay close attention as to where it enter the rough. At the end of the round the cart attendant said every fishing the round was committing about the rough. Pace of play was slow because of this condition. Everyone at some point was looking for balls in the rough.

Played Blackheath. Friendly, personable staff, inside and out. Course was in very good condition considering the weather that just blew through, trees down and power out in the area. Great value, would keep it on the play list for next trip.

Played the Marsh Hawk course. Challenging, picturesque and fun to play.

The Greens did not hold shots unless you could really spin the ball. Ball marks and pitch marks were numerous because people ignored fixing them!

Played Blue Herron today. Course was in great shape. Greens were very nice.

My concern is allowing walkers to play on a crowded weekend. I like to walk at times too but not on a weekend when it’s booked. Got behind 4 walkers until they finally let us play through only to get behind 2 groups of 4 that took forever. I like all 3 courses but it’s getting harder to play there because of the waiting. I know we wasted an hour just sitting during our round.

Ford's Colony is what a golf experience should be. From the bag drop all the way through the end of the round the staff was amazing. The starter for our round was David and he was so very helpful and pleasant to talk with. The bag drop gentleman were very accommodating as my playing partner was running a little behind so they drove him out to meet up with me on the first hole.

The course design uses the natural landscape so well from the elevation changes to the water on the course. There is plenty of water to be had here as well. Either you carry water off the tee or coming into the greens. The houses do not encroach on the layout in any way at all. As others have mentioned make sure to pay attention to the yardages on the course map they provide you to ensure you are in the right spot. The scorecard provides for the ability to play to the appropriate yardage for your game as there is a mix of 7 different tee box combinations with their blended yardages here. I really appreciate when courses offer this to meet everyone's game.

The course conditions were top notch for early July. The tee boxes, fairways and rough were in excellent shape. The greens were accepting of approach shots and were rolling true and smooth. The Bent Grass was a little on the longer side because of the summer heat so the speed was a little slow but consistent throughout. The bunkers were edged well. The sand was consistent depth and texture throughout the course.

The practice facility is extensive here. Multiple practice greens for putting and chipping. The driving range plays downhill and there are mats as well as grass available to hit off of. There is decent bunker practice facility here as well.

The food in the clubhouse was a little pricey for me but it was delicious. There was a well stocked beverage cart out on the course during the round. The pro shop is good size with plenty of merchandise to choose from for sure.

As my title states this is in the Top 5 courses I have personally played throughout Virginia. I highly recommend this course if you are in or near the Williamsburg area