Full Cry at Keswick Hall and Golf Club in Virginia blends history with a gentler side of Pete Dye
KESWICK, Va. -- Now in its second season, the Pete-Dye designed Full Cry at Keswick Hall and Golf Club has matured beyond its age and takes its place as one of the most playable Dye designs ever.
Which makes Full Cry, built on top of an Arnold Palmer design from 20 years ago, the perfect resort course for historic Keswick Hall, originally built in 1912 as the Villa Crawford.
Named for the full cry of the hunting hounds so popular in this region, Full Cry, which is open to members and guests at the resort, can be enjoyed by almost every level of player. From just over 7,100 yards, it will test the best players with its long approaches and some forced carries off the tee, but play it up and you can run the ball into the greens if you can avoid the bunkers around the openings.
Better yet, no two holes are alike at Full Cry, thanks to the rolling landscape, streams and Dye's imagination. And the golf course plays differently from every set of tees, which range from 4,809 yards to 7,134 yards.