Queenfield Plantation Golf Club

Queenfield Plantation occupies land in Manquin, Virginia, a rural community in King William County situated roughly forty miles northeast of Richmond. The course was designed by Dean Sumner, a regional architect whose work appears primarily across the Mid-Atlantic. The property's name reflects the agricultural history common to this part of the Virginia Tidewater, where plantation estates once dominated the landscape along the tributaries feeding into the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The routing takes advantage of the gently rolling terrain characteristic of the coastal plain region, where elevation changes remain modest but sufficient to create natural movement across the holes. Mature hardwoods and pines frame many fairways, typical of courses built on former farmland or timberland in eastern Virginia. Water features—whether natural drainage corridors or constructed ponds—likely come into play on several holes, as is common in low-lying areas where seasonal water management shapes design decisions. Queenfield Plantation serves primarily as a daily-fee or semi-private facility, providing golf access to residents of King William County and visitors traveling between Richmond and the Northern Neck region. The course fits within the network of affordable public and semi-private layouts that serve Virginia's smaller communities, offering a straightforward test of golf without the tournament pedigree or national recognition of the state's better-known resort and private club designs.