*****Sadly, Cahoon Plantation Golf Club closed in 2018*****

I stopped by Starbucks for a coffee and something to eat before heading over to Cahoon Plantation. Part of the fun on golf trips for me is bargain hunting for tee times and I found a good one here. The course normally goes for $50 and I ended up paying only $28 for my green fee.

I got to the course early and waited my turn, as things were plenty busy. The parking lot and clubhouse were packed with people! I guess February golf in Virginia works that way on a nice day.

From my research, I couldn’t get a good feel for Cahoon Plantation. It seemed that the course was in an average location, but all the reviews said it was in great shape. Well, the setting turned out to be average, just as I had read. The course is in the middle of a residential development, surrounded by homes and businesses. Also, there is a set of power lines that run through the course and take away from the golfing vibe some.

Now, onto the good part about Cahoon Plantation! I played the blue tees at 71.4/130/6456 and found the course enjoyable to play. There is a big jump back to the black tees (7141 yards), so a combo set of tees wouldn’t be a bad idea. The design is friendly with plenty of shorter, scoring holes and an open layout.

Challenges exist through the form of grass bunkers (something I like seeing) and elevated greens with plenty of mounding throughout the course. Some of the more memorable holes had water hazards in play and I thought the back nine was more challenging.

My favorite holes included the 4th and the 18th. The 4th is a fun par-3 that plays 160 yards. There is water right and a bailout area left, but missing left leaves a tough chip.

The 18th is a 534 yard par-5 that is likely the best hole on the course. The hole is a double dogleg with water on both sides of the fairway. There is also water short of the green, which turned out to be the bigger concern playing here the first time.

The course was nicely conditioned considering all of the recent rain and that I played in the off-season. Everything looked like bent grass to me. The elevated greens drained well and had some speed to them. The fairways were nice, but had some divots so it looks like the course gets a lot of play. The tees were flat and in nice shape.

I ended up enjoying my afternoon, partly because of the course and partly because I was paired up with someone who played a similar game. I don’t see a ton special about the design of Cahoon Plantation, but if you want to play a nicely conditioned course then it is worth checking out.

Course Pictures (click any picture to scroll through the gallery):