Kingsmill Golf Club
Williamsburg, Virginia
River Course

Home to the Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic

Architect:
Pete Dye
Ed Ault

Hole                     1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9
Par                      4    3    5    4    3    4    5    4    4    36
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Blue (Championship)     360  204  514  437  183  365  516  413  452  3444
White (Men)             339  161  465  385  151  341  467  371  326  3006
Gold (Executive)        234  145  395  321  113  321  437  307  283  2556
Red (Ladies)            229  141  390  255  108  241  359  302  279  2304

Hole                    10   11   12   13   14   15   16   17   18
Par                      4    4    4    3    4    5    4    3    4    35    71
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Blue (Championship)     431  396  439  179  383  506  427  177  438  3332  6776
White (Men)             412  330  361  148  362  447  413  138  386  2997  6003
Gold (Executive)        315  274  300  107  292  363  400  113  290  2454  5010
Red (Ladies)            304  270  294   95  245  356  336  110  274  2284  4588


        The original tournament was held at the Silverado Country Club in Napa
California in 1977. The first time it was held at Kingsmill was 1981. A sight
to see is when club touring pro, Curtis Strange plays the par three seventeenth
on sunday. Bordering the James River, number seventeen allows 'Curtis's Navy'
the opportunity to greet their hero with boat horns.
        When one thinks of a Pete Dye course the first to come to mind is
Sawgrass or maybe PGA West. Most forget Harbour Town or Kingsmill.
In Kingsmill, Mr. Dye had to design a course that challenged the pros but
made the amateurs want to come back again. The original was revised in 1981 by
architect Ed Ault, (known for his design of the TPC at Avenel) after comments
from the touring pros.
        My version, an original Signature course, was done using last year's
tournament on video (which was unique, because NBC could only televise the
front nine because of a rain out), the scorecard and tournament book. Some of
the objects are mine, while others are from Lee Ritze and others. While the
course might be considered easy, what I was after is a course that offered a
chance at birdies. Considering the degree of difficulty that Accolade installed
in the new version regarding putting, I could only decrease the difficulty by
relaxing the green slopes. Give the course a try in tournament mode.
        If you haven't had the chance or opportunity to download the following
courses by other 'signature architects' please do. The guys at work must play
these at least at least once a week and they show a lot of time and effort,
which makes us player's really appreciate them all the more.

        OSU Scarlet Course - Lee Ritze (I like the Autumn colors)
        Pebble Beach - Bob Polin (the closest I've seen to the real one)
        Merion - Lee Ritze (I think this guy is in the wrong business. He
                           should be doing these courses for profit)
        Spanish Bay - Scott Chesney & Clay Clatur (a joint effort)


	Other 'Signature' courses I've done include:
	Forest Oaks C.C. (K-Mart, Greater Greensboro Open)
	TPC at Avenel (Kemper Open)
        TPC at Southwind (St. Jude Classic)

Dale Somerfelt
Parma, Ohio
July 3, 1992