September 27, 2022

WINCHESTER, VA — The Captains Club announced today that availability continues to be tight nationwide. Rock Harbor Golf Club in Virginia joins a long list of golf courses that are occupied. The head professional didn't waste time communicating all 36 holes are full almost daily in June and July.

"The conversation lasted less than 90 seconds," Chairman of the Captains Club Greg Long said. "You ask for availability and the answer is quickly, 'no'."

Docked just at the edge of Winchester, VA, in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley, only a short distance from our nation’s capital is Rock Harbor Golf Course. Aptly named as exhibited by its abundance of limestone peering from its centuries-old domicile to lay grasp of the brightness of the Shenandoah sky only to await amongst the miles of lush greenery throughout the course.

Rock Harbor designer and builder Denny Perry, president of the Stuart M. Perry, Inc. owners and operators of the stone quarry adjacent to the golf course, took advantage of the excess burdens of the excavations and the availability of the heavy equipment that would usually be warranted for any undertaking of this type and started the quest.

"Forget urban. The process of finding tee times in rural areas of the United States is a giant task regardless of price," says Greg Long. "Its very discouraging with countless golf courses who won't respond to emails or voicemails. We continue to press on."

The 2023 Carl Spackler Open has two possible locations. Juliette Falls in Florida and Boulder Creek in July. Fees are expected to rise again in 2023 as demand and inflation hit the travel industry.