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I really enjoy Sycamore Creek, and have played here many many times over the years. The course is out in the western suburbs of Richmond, VA. The conditions all depend on the weather and the maintenance staff always has their hands full. Constant 90° hot hazy summer days, day after day after day, with little/no rain, will burn the course right down to bare dirt. :(
But yet, other times, it's excellent and well maintained. Just study the extended forecast and/or call ahead and ask about the conditions before making a tee time.
One last piece of advice to you long hitters --- leave the Driver in the bag on #1. Trust me... Don't do it... I know it's tempting... They don't call it Sycamore "CREEK" for nothing! Yup... right *there* at about 250-260 from the tees, is a small creek bed and it will kick your butt, if you know what I mean. Tee off with a 3-Wood at best, even a strong Hybrid. You're welcome.
In a nutshell: It's a great course and a tad on the pricey side for the amenities, but it is what it is. A nice shorter course than most, which helps us senior (60+) players off the tee.

The Hollows is an incredible golf course, with 3 very straight forward 9 hole courses. Each one has it's own unique character. You can play 9 or 18, or if you really feel up to it, you can continue on and play the whole entire 27 holes!
You will use every single club in your bag. I know it sounds strange, but, you'll hit a crisp 7-iron one time, and then next time, you'll have to drop down to a 6-iron because either the winds changed, the flagstick changed, or maybe even the "Golf Gods" are making it play a little tougher! Ha ha ha...
Great staff, very friendly people, and just an overall favorite course to play! In closing, I hope you can see the very excited video that I shot today (4/22/19) from Lake #6, where I did an amazing "bump 'n run" with a 9-iron from roughly 20 yards away, and holed it out for a Birdie!

First time playing The Crossings. I've heard all the stories before about the course being renovated and things like that. Lots of terrible reviews too.

But let me say that it now appears to be on its way back and is a great course! Lots more renovations planned from what I heard too.

The course itself was very challenging to me, being the first time I played there. I'm just an old "duffer" who shoots in the upper 90's....

For all the naysayers out there, give The Crossings another try. It's really looking nice now!

I played Queenfield last year (Apr 2017) for the first time, and didn't know what to expect. The course was incredible for the price of the green fees - I couldn't believe it!

The only slightly bizarre thing I could mention about Queenfield is that it is sort of "out in the middle of nowhere", if you know what I mean. You travel east from Richmond, VA out past Mechanicsville along Route 360, turn left by a big red barn (on the right side of the road), and follow that road aways.... You'll be surrounded by farms, cows, cornfields, etc... and then all of the sudden, you come upon a beautiful golf course, hidden away from everything.

Queenfield also has the distinction of being the only course (so far) where I completely blasted a drive off the fairway... My longest drive *EVER*.... We paced it off near a sprinkler head, and I slammed the drive 284 yards!!

You have got to give Queenfield a try if you're in the Richmond, VA area. You won't be sorry... It really is an amazing course!