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About UsSpring Creek Golf Club is located in Gordonsville, Va. We are just 15 minutes away from Charlottesville and about 40 minutes from Richmond. Just a short drive on interstade 64 and you will be here before you know it.We opened in the Summer of 2006 and since then have been earning awards and praise from respected industry publications, PGA tour pros and recreational golfers of all skill levels. A few of the many awards of note:
"Tom Fazio was my primary influence - making courses visual, visually pleasing, and very player-friendly." Ed Carton the course designer became a senior design associate with Hurdzan Golf, and then he began associations with Gary Player, Sam Snead and Raymond Floyd. "The second part of my career, working with some of the greatest professional golfers in the world, gave me their point of view. We spent time driving back and forth from the Masters, and I'd ask him, 'What do you think of these bunkers?' or 'What do you think of this green?' One of the things Sam liked was creating a green which he thought of as a catcher's mitt - where, if you hit the green, the ball doesn't just trickle off, but instead, you're rewarded with hitting the green. Another thing I took from him was a sense of shot values coming into the green - and, for example, how to make hazards very visible." As a result of his background, Ed Carton feels that he's been able to design a course that is playable for higher-handicap golfers, and can be challenging for tournament professionals.
"What I've tried to do - and I feel like I've pulled it off - is to create a golf course which incorporates both those aspects, so that it's very playable but yet has the capability to being pushed to where you could have a tournament on it and can be as difficult as you want to make it." |
