Primland Resort

2000 Busted Rock Rd,

Meadows of Dan, Virginia 24120

  • Office

    +1 (855) 876 6593
  • Pro shop

    +1 (866) 328 0310
  • Golf pro

    Brian Alley (Director of Golf).

About the course

  • The Course:

    18 holes. Tree-lined parkland. Undulating terrain. Golf cart strongly advised.

  • Surroundings:

    Woodland.

  • Designer:

    Donald Steel

Back
tees
Club
tees
Front
tees
Yards
7053
6013
5166
Par
72
72
72
SSS or slope
75.1
70.5
72.1

Location

Latitude:

36.662653

Longitude:

-80.431820

How to get there:

11 mi S of Meadows of Dan / 70 mi SW of Roanoke.

The Highland Course at Primland Resort

5-star: Fabulous – courses don’t get much better than this.

Est. 2006

The Highland Course at Primland Resort: this stunningly natural, quiet and scenic golf course commands fabulous views over the Blue Ridge mountains of Virginia. In the forefront, the pyramid-shaped Pinnacle of Dan.

While a host of designers considered building the course at a much lower level on this huge property, Donald Steel was convinced the spectacular mountain top views had to play their full part. As such Steel's excellently crafted design sits alongside the luxury Lodge at Primland's highest elevation. From the Lodge and the golf course the vistas are spectacular.

With its mix of woodland stretches and more open terrain, the generally good-width rolling fairways wend their way across this mountain top retreat in two nine-hole loops. Water hazards don't feature at all in the layout, and you can definitely forget roads and housing. From the gatehouse to the golf course it's a mere six-mile drive through pristine woodland.

Steel's layout includes 18 wonderfully varied golf holes, stylish but not excessive bunkering, large undulating greens and several precipitous drop-offs into heavily wooded valleys. Good ball striking is demanded from the tee, not least on the closing par-4-5-4 stretch. This final and gloriously scenic trio all dogleg left to right; a "baby fade" on each hole will serve you well.

Pick of the holes: the first six holes, which include three par-5s and two par-3s are fabulous scene setters. From there on the immaculately presented course continues to sweep you along with many wonderful lookouts on the way. The long downhill par-3 8th is many people's favourite. But, perhaps the best hole (and view) is saved 'til last, with a spectacular vista awaiting at the 18th tee. Primland's impressive Lodge (complete with it's deep-space observatory-silo) looks down on proceedings as you putt-out on the final expansive green.

Stay&Play at Primland: luxury onsite accommodation available; see Where2Stay section below.

List of courses: USA - Mid Atlantic

Visitors

Who can play and when?

Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.

Must book in advance.

Green fees

Visitor fee, 18-holes, peak rate in high season (mid-May thru' Oct): $300 (day and Lodge guests). Golf cart included.

Contact club for full details, discounts, Stay&Play packages, etc. [Last updated: 2024].

Other information

Golf carts are fitted with GPS. Walking permitted at certain times, but not advised. Several long green-to-tee distances and considerable elevation change.

Practice facilities

Excellent (including a double-ended driving range).

Did you know?

Primland is named after its founder, Frenchman Didier Primat, the grandson of Marcel Schlumberger, one of the founders of the Schlumberger oil field services company. Didier Primat, who had a net worth of £3 billion when he died in 2008, bought approximately 12,000 acres of land in Meadows of Dan, Virginia in 1977. The site, now known as Primland, was used for hunting, fishing, horseback riding and other recreational activities. The golf course was built in 2005/06.

In 2013 Primland joined five other prestigious world-renowned golf clubs and competed for the annual Tavistock Cup (see our Tournaments section >by Tournament >Tavistock Cup). Primland was represented by Fred Couples, Bill Haas, Jay Haas & Webb Simpson, with the team coming a creditable third. The winners, after a playoff were Albany, Bahamas. The other teams competing were: Lake Nona, Orlando; Isleworth, Orlando; Oak Tree Natl, Oklahoma; Queenwood, London. The low round prize went to Webb Simpson.

Published ranking

Virginia's 4th best course (Golf Digest, 2023/24).
USA's 155th best course, and 25th best public access course (Golf Digest, 2023).

Where2Stay

  • Primland Lodge, Cottages & Mountain Homes

    2000 Busted Rock Rd, Meadows of Dan, VA 24120

    +1 (276) 222 3800

    Visit website

    Situated at the highest point on the property, The Lodge at Primland offers a refined lodging experience in a stunningly natural environment. Sophisticated in style and spectacular in scale, the cedar and stone Lodge features 26 luxury guestrooms and suites, each with a distinctive floor plan. In addition there are fully-equipped cottages, mountain homes and even "tree-houses', all with spectacular mountain views. Perhaps uniquely for a golf Stay&Play venue, Primland also offers the opportunity to study the planets and stars in the resort's fully equipped deep-space observatory.

    • Golf at this hotel:

      Primland (Highland)

    • Golf within 5 miles:

      No

    • Golf within 20 miles:

      Olde Mill (22 mi)

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