Cypress Creek Considered for June 22
September 21, 2022
SMITHFIELD, VA — The #1 amateur golf tournament in the United States, Carl Spackler Open, has received a proposal from Cypress Creek Golfers Club in Smithfield, Virginia for June 22-25. The proposal, in theory, would bring the 21-year old event back to southern Virginia for the first time in 20 years.
Cypress Creek Golfers Club was carefully carved from the mature hardwood forests and centuries old peanut fields of Smithfield. The peacefully secluded setting is the ideal environment for a round of golf and the challenging design will have you using every club in your bag. The golf course will reward creative shot-making and thoughtful strategy but it is not overly punishing for the high handicapper.
The rolling terrain provides plenty of challenging ups and downs throughout and there are many water holes, including the memorable ninth, a short par 4 with an island green. Cypress Creek Golfers Club even has its own amen corner that starts with the par-4 15th, moves on to the waterlogged 16th, and finishes with another par 4, an uphill hole that is the toughest of the trio.
"Its another option," says Chairman of the Captains Club Greg Long. "Cypress Creek is an option with hotels very local to the golf course."
The 2023 Carl Spackler Open continues to evalutate properties for a full golf course. The results have been thin since the pandemic with just a few golf courses available for each week of the year. An announcement of date and venue will be published before November 1.
