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Independence Golf Club - Championship
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Independence Golf Club in Midlothian is situated on the edge of the Piedmont region, routed through the area’s mature woodlands and natural wetlands. Tom Fazio designed the course; it's his only daily-fee course design in Virginia. The challenging layout features narrow fairways lined with high, thick rough areas. There are also numerous strategically placed bunkers lurking along the greens. It's a tough golf course but not overly punishing for high handicappers. The course strikes a nice balance between being challenging and playable, a reason that it often serves as host to many Richmond-area tournaments. The layout finishes with an uphill dogleg left that plays over water, with a good drive you can avoid the bunkers that are to both the left and right of the fairway. For beginners, Independence Golf Club also has a nine-hole short course for training as well as a learning center.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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| Black | 72 | 7135 yards | 74.6 | 139 |
| Blue | 72 | 6585 yards | 72.2 | 134 |
| Grey | 72 | 6160 yards | 69.9 | 130 |
| Grey (W) | 72 | 6160 yards | 76.6 | 148 |
| Green (W) | 72 | 5485 yards | 72.9 | 133 |
| Green | 72 | 5485 yards | 67.3 | 120 |
| Red | 72 | 5010 yards | 64.5 | 114 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5010 yards | 69.2 | 122 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spider M: 75.3/139 | 460 | 490 | 415 | 605 | 390 | 400 | 220 | 520 | 200 | 3700 | 350 | 155 | 440 | 520 | 230 | 435 | 460 | 655 | 465 | 3710 | 7410 |
| Spider/Blue M: 73.8/136 | 460 | 490 | 385 | 585 | 390 | 400 | 220 | 520 | 200 | 3650 | 340 | 150 | 375 | 475 | 180 | 435 | 435 | 565 | 465 | 3420 | 7070 |
| Blue M: 72.1/133 | 425 | 415 | 385 | 585 | 385 | 365 | 195 | 515 | 175 | 3445 | 340 | 150 | 375 | 475 | 180 | 360 | 435 | 565 | 385 | 3265 | 6710 |
| Blue/White M: 70.8/131 | 390 | 400 | 370 | 550 | 385 | 355 | 195 | 515 | 175 | 3335 | 340 | 140 | 375 | 440 | 145 | 360 | 435 | 540 | 350 | 3125 | 6460 |
| White M: 69.9/127 W: 75.9/134 | 390 | 400 | 370 | 550 | 355 | 355 | 170 | 480 | 160 | 3230 | 310 | 140 | 330 | 440 | 145 | 330 | 415 | 540 | 350 | 3000 | 6230 |
| White/Yellow M: 68.2/125 W: 74.2/131 | 345 | 340 | 370 | 550 | 355 | 325 | 145 | 480 | 160 | 3070 | 310 | 110 | 330 | 410 | 135 | 305 | 380 | 505 | 310 | 2795 | 5865 |
| Yellow M: 66.9/116 W: 72.5/127 | 345 | 340 | 320 | 500 | 330 | 325 | 145 | 440 | 130 | 2875 | 275 | 110 | 290 | 410 | 135 | 305 | 380 | 505 | 310 | 2720 | 5595 |
| Yellow/Red M: 64.9/113 W: 69.9/120 | 325 | 315 | 285 | 435 | 290 | 290 | 140 | 440 | 130 | 2650 | 275 | 110 | 275 | 345 | 115 | 305 | 340 | 425 | 310 | 2500 | 5150 |
| Red M: 63.9/110 W: 68.5/116 | 325 | 315 | 285 | 435 | 290 | 290 | 140 | 410 | 90 | 2580 | 240 | 85 | 275 | 345 | 115 | 260 | 340 | 425 | 265 | 2350 | 4930 |
| Susie M: 60.5/103 W: 63.3/105 | 225 | 265 | 285 | 360 | 290 | 245 | 70 | 350 | 90 | 2180 | 220 | 85 | 275 | 275 | 115 | 165 | 225 | 285 | 170 | 1815 | 3995 |
| Handicap | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
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First hole Photo submitted by Speedblade54 on 09/09/2015
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Relief house one on each nine Photo submitted by Speedblade54 on 09/09/2015
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Wildlife look close Photo submitted by Speedblade54 on 09/09/2015
Terrific Course
Great layout with generous fairways but punishing rough. Greens were in amazing condition! very fast but ran true. Loved it.
Disappointing for a Saturday.
Course was in great shape from the Mid-Am. Practice facility always in great shape. No bev kart or halfway house open on a beautiful Saturday. If you’re gonna claim to be the tip of the spear and charge $150+ for a round then the spear needs to always be sharp.
Fast Greens
Greens were fast and the rough was coming up. Course is hosting the state open in a week.
One of my favorite tracks in the area.
Excellent condition
Course seems to always stay in EXCELLENT condition.
PHS Friends
The course was not as green and fluffy as it was last time I played it, but the manicure was great!! Now if they sold a golf game with the tee time it would be even better. Loved the course and loved the people. Thank you for a great experience.
Nice!!
Very nice layout and competitive course for a golfer who has played many courses across the US. Definitely a course I play when I’m back in Richmond area.
I’m not mad, just disappointed.
A couple of things up front: Retail for 18 holes is $140 in the winter time. I saved my golfpass points, used a hot deal, and the SUN25 promo code and played for $36. Also, the area got 2” of rain 48 hours before I played. This was followed with 48 hours of pure sunshine(during the day) and wind. Played on a Monday.
I got what I payed for, which was: a beautiful driving range, fabulous greens, painted fairways, very friendly pro shop staff that did not communicate course conditions or cart rules. Very friendly maintenance staff that alerted my foursome, while on the putting green, that they were gonna open the course to 90 degrees (which was news to the foursome since no one communicated CPO), Closed snack shack at turn (really needed that hot dog), closed purified water station/bathroom house on the back 9, bunkers that had not been given any attention since the rain, and a few bare spots on tees.
Again, I’m not mad. I played for a heck of a deal. Thank you GolfNow. I will be back but probably not until summer.
Nice coursev
The course was very nice and I had a good time playing it. Being a semi-private club it had some nice amenities and the club fitting trailer was very nice.
I would recommend it when in Richmond.
Fix the bunkers!
I know it’s rained a lot but several bunkers had completely washed out and collapsed! Several were completely unplayable! Course is challenging and nice otherwise.
Independence is always in good conditions
Top-notch staff friendliness, driving range and practice areas are always the best. Courses very open and plays well to all players. Greens are true and fast. Bunkers are in pretty good shape. Some of the tee boxes need a little work.
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