The layout is on a sprawling, hilly tract of land in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains within an upscale residential community featuring massive homesites dominating the margins. The fairways are generous, but sloping and hilly, while the greens are of varied sizes with tiers and undulating surfaces, and there’s 70+ sand bunkers lining the fairways and defending the greens. There’s tees from 5,073 yards to 7,025 yards at the tips, the white tees are 6,022 yards, 69.2/127, course/slope ratings, designed by Tom Fazio.
The Virginian is two hours from either Knoxville or Roanoke off Interstate 81. It is just one of 75 of the best golf course you can play from our guide to the best golf courses in Virginia.
Our users have noted their favorites golf courses you can play along the I-81 corridor in Virginia. We created this I-81 Golf Trail for those traveling one of the more scenic highways in the Mid-Atlantic Region
I-81 runs for 325 miles in Virginia from near Winchester to the Tri-Cities. Although the entire route is very scenic, the Shenandoah Valley starting near Front Royal and ending near Roanoke features the Blue Ridge Mountain to the east and the Alleghenies to the west and is stunning overall. This area of Virginia features a number of notable attractions such as the Luray Caverns, Shenandoah National Park, Skyline Drive, the Appalachian Trail, and the Blue Ridge Parkway. In addition to the numerous Civil War battlefields and monuments, there’s significant historical sites such as Monticello, Harper’s Ferry (although WV), and the David Crockett Birthplace State Park. It also offers many opportunities to soak up the small town cultures of Harrisonburg, Lexington, Staunton, Roanoke, Marion, Abington, Wytheville, and Floyd.
While you can always review our overall Virgina map of the best golf courses and resorts you can play in Virginia, we’ve outlined below a few of our favorites for our I-81 Golf Trail within 20 minutes of I-81 that make for a great day off from irgidriving the Interstate or a weeks long golf expedition.
