Ford's Colony Country Club - Marsh Hawk Course
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About
The traditional tree-lined fairways undulating greens and the best finishing holes around create a complete journey through the property. A par 72 measuring 6650 yards from the back tees Marsh Hawks greatest defense are narrow fairways and strategically placed bunkers. The real beauty of this golf course lies within the contour of the holes around natural lakes and elevation changes that can delude your depth perception.
Marsh Hawk has played host to the 1998 and 1999 Virginia State Opens Monday qualifying for the 2005 2006 and 2007 Nationwide Tours Henrico County Open and the Monday qualifier for the PGA Tours Michelob Championship for 12 years straight.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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| Black | 72 | 6650 yards | 72.2 | 132 |
| Black/Blue | 72 | 6370 yards | 71.0 | 128 |
| Blue (W) | 72 | 6102 yards | 75.5 | 138 |
| Blue | 72 | 6102 yards | 69.7 | 125 |
| Blue/White | 72 | 5760 yards | 68.1 | 122 |
| Blue/White (W) | 72 | 5760 yards | 74.0 | 134 |
| White | 72 | 5579 yards | 67.5 | 119 |
| White (W) | 72 | 5342 yards | 71.7 | 128 |
| White/Red | 72 | 5070 yards | 65.2 | 114 |
| White/Red (W) | 72 | 4887 yards | 69.3 | 124 |
| Red | 72 | 4823 yards | 64.6 | 111 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 4640 yards | 67.8 | 120 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 72.2/132 | 372 | 419 | 535 | 400 | 180 | 502 | 418 | 194 | 406 | 3426 | 351 | 567 | 393 | 310 | 320 | 174 | 444 | 153 | 512 | 3224 | 6650 |
| Black/Blue M: 71.0/128 | 350 | 379 | 535 | 366 | 180 | 502 | 383 | 160 | 406 | 3261 | 351 | 545 | 361 | 310 | 320 | 174 | 412 | 153 | 483 | 3109 | 6370 |
| Blue M: 69.7/125 W: 75.5/138 | 350 | 379 | 494 | 366 | 143 | 469 | 383 | 160 | 382 | 3126 | 327 | 545 | 361 | 270 | 295 | 158 | 412 | 125 | 483 | 2976 | 6102 |
| Blue/White M: 68.1/122 W: 74.0/134 | 350 | 331 | 459 | 346 | 143 | 469 | 348 | 160 | 323 | 2929 | 327 | 507 | 340 | 270 | 295 | 158 | 371 | 125 | 438 | 2831 | 5760 |
| White M: 67.5/119 W: 71.7/128 | 334 | 331 | 459 | 346 | 126 | 417 | 348 | 130 | 323 | 2814 | 294 | 507 | 340 | 263 | 290 | 145 | 371 | 117 | 438 | 2765 | 5579 |
| White/Red M: 65.2/114 W: 69.3/124 | 334 | 280 | 376 | 256 | 94 | 417 | 283 | 130 | 323 | 2493 | 258 | 453 | 302 | 263 | 290 | 145 | 371 | 117 | 378 | 2577 | 5070 |
| Red M: 64.6/111 W: 67.8/120 | 283 | 280 | 376 | 256 | 94 | 401 | 283 | 111 | 323 | 2407 | 258 | 453 | 302 | 207 | 242 | 125 | 358 | 93 | 378 | 2416 | 4823 |
| Orange M: 57.6/102 W: 59.4/100 | 175 | 184 | 235 | 170 | 65 | 290 | 198 | 91 | 195 | 1603 | 135 | 211 | 190 | 145 | 190 | 123 | 200 | 70 | 300 | 1564 | 3167 |
| Handicap | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 8 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 7 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 4 |
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Photo submitted by Speedblade54 on 05/24/2021
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Photo submitted by Speedblade54 on 05/24/2021
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Photo submitted by Speedblade54 on 05/24/2021
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Photo submitted by Speedblade54 on 05/24/2021
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Photo submitted by Speedblade54 on 05/24/2021
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Photo submitted by Speedblade54 on 05/24/2021
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Photo submitted by u000006353917 on 05/02/2021
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Beautiful #17 Photo submitted by u000002238880 on 06/27/2020
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Par 3, #3 Photo submitted by Bombtech6316 on 07/18/2018
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Par 4, #10 Photo submitted by Bombtech6316 on 07/18/2018
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Par 3, #12 Photo submitted by Bombtech6316 on 07/18/2018
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Par 4, #16 Photo submitted by Bombtech6316 on 07/18/2018
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Par 4, #18 from the tee Photo submitted by Bombtech6316 on 07/18/2018
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#18 green with American Flag finish Photo submitted by Bombtech6316 on 07/18/2018
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Photo submitted by GHuber515 on 08/12/2017
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18th Tee Photo submitted by CharlieinPA on 02/27/2017
Blue Heron was Great!
We played Blue Heron, one of three courses at Fords Colony and it was great. Perfect conditions all arounf, great pace of play and the food in the grill is amazing! Can't go wrong here at all and all the staff are wonderful.
Terrific! Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Ford's Colony Country Club.
Disappointed
Unfortunately fords colony is the most stereotypical country club golf course I’ve ever played. Members and staff are the most uppity people I’ve come across. Members play a very poor pace of play and didn’t let us play through, then proceeded to tell the Ranger that we were hitting into them (which we were not). We had to wait more than 5 minutes for every shot and we had a 9:00 tee time with no one in front of the members, but remember they wouldn’t let us play through. I won’t play there again but I’m sure the country club doesn’t care.
Excellent! We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Ford's Colony Country Club. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!
Great! Thank you for visiting us at Ford's Colony Country Club - Blue Heron Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
Great Place to Play
We played Marsh Hawk today, one of three really nice courses at Fords Colony. Excellent condition and the pace of play was amazing. We'll be back for sure!
Wonderful! Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Ford's Colony Country Club.
Wonderful course
The course was in excellent condition. I would definitely recommend playing this course.
Outstanding! We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Ford's Colony Country Club. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!
Course Review
Course held up very well from the rain storm the night before. Loved the layout, course played very and fun.
Wonderful! Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Ford's Colony Country Club.
Thank you for your review! We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Ford's Colony Country Club - Blue Heron Course. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!
Excellent! We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Ford's Colony Country Club. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!
Wonderful! Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Ford's Colony Country Club.
Very Nice Course
Course was great, and the check-in staff was fantastic and friendly. Only wish it gave the non-members the option to walk instead of ride only especially since it was cart path only due to the amount or rain. Greens showed some areas that needed to be re-done along with the bunkers were "clay" and price is pretty high at $85 per-person with no discounts available. Overall though the course was fun and challenging. I would recommend, play early though and get out before the members whom get to walk get out there. We were the first off the tee so we didn't have to wait at all, which was nice.
Awesome! We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Ford's Colony Country Club.
Haven't Played Any Ford's Colony Courses in 15 Years!
It's just been a long time since I've tried any of the Ford's Colony courses and was able to get onto Marsh Hawk. It was in great shape with the fairways cut tight and the rough not too punishing. The staff was extremely helpful and welcoming, and seemed to want to make sure we enjoyed our time at Ford's Colony. The only reason I gave it a 4 vs 5 star rating was because some of the bunkers were full of water, others were more dirt than sand, but yet others had nice sand...so in a nutshell they were very inconsistent. Additionally, we followed a 9-hole league and a foursome of older members walking and it was a tad slow. The marshal came around twice to apologize, but didn't want to "take on" the members by asking them to pick up the pace. I can certainly understand that, so we just enjoyed the day while we waited. There were some interesting holes and plenty of tees to choose from--with two sets of blended tees. I didn't remember very many holes, but enjoyed the day and the course. We will be back and will try the other two.
Awesome! We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Ford's Colony Country Club.
Great! Thank you for visiting us at Ford's Colony Country Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
Excellent! We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Ford's Colony Country Club. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!
Thank you for your review! We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Ford's Colony Country Club - Blue Heron Course. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!
Outstanding! Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Ford's Colony Country Club.
Fantastic! We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Ford's Colony Country Club. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!
Terrific! Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Ford's Colony Country Club - Blue Heron Course.
Fantastic! Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Ford's Colony Country Club.
Outstanding! Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Ford's Colony Country Club.