Newport News Golf Club, Deer Run Course
The Newport News Golf Club Golf Courses opened for play in 1969. Both courses were designed by Edmund B. Ault.
Newport News Golf Club at Deer Run offers you an escape to a memorable golfing experience you will want to repeat over and over again. The 8000 acre Newport News Park, which is the largest Municipal Park on the East Coast, hugs the two tree-lined Championship courses. The courses play off rolling Bermuda grass fairways onto manicured bent grass greens.
Newport News Golf Club, The Cardinal Golf Course plays to a par-72 and maximum distance of 6,645 yards. The course rating is 70.9 with a 118 slope rating. The Cardinal Golf Course provides golfers of all skill levels with a challenging and enjoyable round. The front nines' long, open fairways invite you to put your swing to the test, while the shorter but equally demanding back nine hones your targeting abilities. Songbirds nest among thick stands of pine which guard along the length of this course - hence its name.
Newport News Golf Club at Deer Run Golf Course plays to a par-72 and maximum distance of 7,206 yards. The course rating is 73.7 with a 133 slope rating. Cut among Virginia hardwoods, players will rarely see another group of golfers. Curious white tail deer and the abundance of wildlife have caused it to be listed on the National Audubon Society Registry.