Wedgewood & The Manor

This blog post will review and explore the history of both of Farmville, Virginia’s golf courses. Farmville has two golf courses that have played a significant role in the town's history. Both the Manor and Wedgewood are open to the public. I have personally played on both courses and wanted to learn more about them to compare the two in the future. 

I have a personal connection to both of these courses because I grew up in Farmville, Virginia, my entire life. Recently, I started playing golf, and it's something I really enjoy over the past year. Many people say that golf is an extremely hard and frustrating game, and I couldn't agree more.

Wedgewood Golf Club opened in 1973 and has been a staple of the Town since. This course has seen multiple different rebrands throughout the years, but is now known as the Wedgewood Golf Course. Before this, it was known as the Farmville Municipal golf course, before ownership changed the name. It's located right beside the Farmville Regional Airport, which allows for an enjoyable time watching planes land and take off while playing the course. I enjoy this course because of its simplicity and the family-owned vibes it gives off when you enter the door. It is a great example of a course that is easily playable by new golfers. I have personally learned a lot about golf at this course and would recommend it to anyone who is trying to get into the sport overall. 

The Manor is a more complicated course in comparison to Wedgewood. It is an 18-hole course that consists of multiple blind shots, more difficult greens, and an overall more serious demeanor. It opened in 2006 and provided the Town of Farmville with a more difficult course layout. It is located on the Southern side of Farmville, closer to Hapmden Sydney College. Even if you are not a serious golfer, this is still a great course to play because it allows you to begin to have an understanding of more difficult or complex aspects of the game. 

Both courses have a full driving range as well as a putting green, which is available to the public. In my personal opinion, I believe that the Manor has a better putting green due to its multiple different elevations compared to Wedgewood's more standard flat putting green. They both can achieve the goals of different golfers overall.

When it comes to the question of which course has more of a financial benefit, there isn't a clear answer. It costs just about the same to play at both courses. An even comparison would be comparing just playing 9 holes due to the fact that Wedgewood is only a 9-hole course. If you had a cart at both courses, it would be almost exactly the same. The prices vary, but on average, the cost would come out to be around 25 dollars for each. This comparison to other courses is extremely fair. Larger, more popular courses can run easily into the hundred-dollar range. 

If I were asked which course was better, I would not truly have a great answer. I feel that it's hard to compare them due to the fact that they are so different. There are many different benefits from both of them, and to say that one is better almost doesn't feel fair. It just depends on what you are looking for as a golfer and the level of skill you have going into either. If you are looking for a more sophisticated course, I would recommend going to the Manor. If you are looking for a simple, more laid-back experience, you would have a much more enjoyable time at Wedgewood. 

I truly believe both courses have a lot to offer, whether you are a beginner or a more experienced golfer. There are a lot of things that you can learn from both, and this only grows the game, but also the golfers themselves. Just based on skill, The Manor is way more of a complex course that will provide a player with a multitude of serious challenges. You definitely need to know how to use almost every club in your bag if you want to play well.  You do not need to be a professional golfer to enjoy the game, and both of these courses are great places to begin your journey in the world of golf. 

*For Next week's Blog Post, I will be discussing both Falling River Country Club and Mill Quarter Plantation Country Club.*

Thank you for reading, 

Andrew Lindsay