
Holly Meadows Course
Holly Meadows Golf Course
About this course
Holly Meadows Golf Course sits in Parsons, a small town in Tucker County in the Allegheny Mountains of eastern West Virginia. The course occupies terrain characteristic of the region's high-elevation valleys, where the Cheat River and its tributaries have carved through forested ridges. Lester George designed the layout, working within the natural topography that defines golf in this part of Appalachia. The routing follows the contours of meadowland and wooded slopes typical of mountain courses in West Virginia. Elevation changes and tree-lined fairways shape the playing corridors, while seasonal creek flow can affect certain holes. The design reflects the practical approach common to regional courses from its era, balancing playability for local members with the natural challenges presented by the landscape. Parsons serves as a gateway to the Canaan Valley and Blackwater Falls areas, drawing visitors for outdoor recreation throughout the year. The course functions as a community facility in a town of roughly 1,500 residents, offering golf in a setting removed from urban centers. The surrounding forest and mountain views provide the backdrop for a straightforward test of golf suited to the terrain and climate of the West Virginia highlands.
Quick facts
- Location
- Parsons, WV, USA
- Access
- Public
- Year built
- 1962
- Designer
- Lester George
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 72
- Length
- 5,841 yards
- Difficulty
- 65.1/115
Getting there
The journey to Holly Meadows Golf Course unfolds through the rolling highlands of West Virginia, most conveniently accessed via Yeager Airport in Charleston (CRW), roughly ninety minutes south by car. From Charleston, the drive traces northward through the Appalachian foothills, trading interstate corridors for quieter state routes that wind through dense forest and pastoral valleys before arriving in Parsons, a small town nestled in Tucker County's serene landscape. The final miles descend into the course's secluded setting, where mountain vistas and the hush of the surrounding woodland signal your arrival at a course designed to harmonize with its rugged, natural terrain. Holly Meadows offers a genuine retreat from the manicured resort circuit - a place where the journey itself becomes part of the experience, and the course emerges not as a destination imposed upon the land, but as one woven into it.

FAQ
Common questions about Holly Meadows
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Holly Meadows was designed by Lester George.
Yes. Holly Meadows is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at Holly Meadows is 72.
Holly Meadows plays 5,841 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Holly Meadows is 115.
Holly Meadows is a 18-hole course.



