This time of year we’re all looking for somewhere cooler to play and The Capon Springs Resort might be a good solution for those living in the Mid-Atlantic region. It is 45 minutes west of Winchester, Virginia near the West Virginia/Virginia state line. It is typically 10-15 degrees cooler than anywhere in the D.C. to New York corridor. It’s a unique, 4th generation, family resort originally established in the mid-19th Century to serve those visiting mineral springs in the area. It consists of a 115 room, all-inclusive hotel set on 4,700 acres of tumbling land. It’s billed as a family resort with fishing, spa, pickelball and tennis, swimming, hiking, and a 9 hole golf course.

The golf course is a scenic, mountain layout featuring hilly and sloping fairways and approaches along tree lined corridors. The course was developed in the 1930s with three par 3s and one par 5, the balance par 4s for a par of 34. There’s three sets of tees-the tips play to 2,913 yards, 34.4/112, course/.slope ratings, designed by Lou Austin.