The hardest golf courses in Williamsburg, Virginia
The hardest 18-hole golf courses within about 25 miles of Williamsburg, Virginia, ranked by USGA slope rating from each course's longest men's tees, with course rating as the tiebreaker. 8 courses have complete, verified tee data.
Also covers Providence Forge and New Kent.
The Tradition
Royal New Kent
Providence Forge, VA, USASlope rating 153, 77.1 course rating, Invicta tees, 7,336 yds
PublicMike Strantz
- 3.0Conditions
- 3.8Layout
- 3.4Value
- 3.6Scenery
- 3.3Facilities
A course you need to play with someone who has played. Lots of target golf and blind shots, would love to play again knowing what I know need.
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- Challenging
- Driving range
- Grass range
Golden Horseshoe Golf Club
Williamsburg, VA, USASlope rating 144, 74.0 course rating, Gold tees, 6,817 yds
PublicRobert Trent Jones Sr.
- 3.8Conditions
- 4.1Layout
- 3.2Value
- 3.3Scenery
- 4.1Facilities
- Restaurant
- Friendly
- Challenging
Green
Golden Horseshoe Golf Club
Williamsburg, VA, USASlope rating 142, 74.8 course rating, Green tees, 7,120 yds
PublicRees Jones
- 3.5Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 1.8Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 0.7Facilities
- Driving range
- Parkland
- Putting area
River
Kingsmill Country Club
Williamsburg, VA, USASlope rating 137, 73.1 course rating, Gold tees, 6,831 yds
PublicPete Dye
- 2.5Conditions
- 1.0Layout
- 4.0Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 1.7Facilities
- Views
- By water
Kiskiack Golf Club
Williamsburg, VA, USASlope rating 137, 72.9 course rating, Gold tees, 6,779 yds
PublicJohn LaFoy
- 3.8Conditions
- 4.3Layout
- 4.0Value
- 4.5Scenery
- 3.7Facilities
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Links
(Blackheath) Fords Colony Country Club
Williamsburg, VA, USA
Slope rating 136, 71.5 course rating, Black tees, 6,621 yds
(Jamestown) Williamsburg National Golf Club
Williamsburg, VA, USA
Slope rating 128, 73.1 course rating, Black tees, 6,953 yds
(Plantation) Kingsmill Country Club
Williamsburg, VA, USA
Slope rating 128, 71.0 course rating, Gold tees, 6,432 yds
How we rank
This ranking uses published scorecard data from each course’s longest men’s tees, the same tee set for every course. Only 18-hole courses with a yardage for every hole, a total that matches the hole-by-hole sum, and a par between 54 and 80 are included, and the tees must carry a single slope rating (55–155) and course rating. Courses whose scorecard duplicates another course’s are left out until the data is fixed. Courses are ordered by slope rating, then course rating, then Course Vaults score. Only open courses with a published Course Vaults score (at least 5 explicit ratings) are eligible, and a page is published only when at least 5 courses qualify. City pages include courses within about 25 miles of Williamsburg, so nearby suburbs can appear. Rankings refresh about hourly.
FAQ
The Tradition at Royal New Kent is #1 on Course Vaults in and around Williamsburg, Virginia at Slope 153 (77.1 course rating · Invicta tees · 7,336 yds). 8 courses qualify for this list.
This ranking uses published scorecard data from each course’s longest men’s tees, the same tee set for every course. Only 18-hole courses with a yardage for every hole, a total that matches the hole-by-hole sum, and a par between 54 and 80 are included, and the tees must carry a single slope rating (55–155) and course rating. Courses whose scorecard duplicates another course’s are left out until the data is fixed. Courses are ordered by slope rating, then course rating, then Course Vaults score. Only open courses with a published Course Vaults score (at least 5 explicit ratings) are eligible, and a page is published only when at least 5 courses qualify. City pages include courses within about 25 miles of Williamsburg, so nearby suburbs can appear. Rankings refresh about hourly.
Slope rating is the USGA measure of how much harder a course plays for a bogey golfer than for a scratch golfer, from 55 to 155 (113 is average). Course rating is the expected score for a scratch golfer from the same tees.
Yes. It includes qualifying courses within about 25 miles of Williamsburg, not only courses whose address is in the city.
This page was last generated Nov 12, 2026, 3:53 AM EST. Scores and eligibility are recomputed about every hour.
