The Omni Homestead Resort

About the club

Cascades Course at Omni Homestead Resort The original course at what is now the Omni Homestead Resort in Hot Springs, Virginia, aptly named the Old, was built in the 1890s and later renovated by Donald Ross and much later by Rees Jones; in fact, no tee in the US has been as long in service as Homestead's first. Of the club's two other eighteens, the Lower Cascades Course was laid out by Robert Trent Jones in the mid-1960s, and the star of the show, the Cascades Course, was created by William Flynn in the 1920s. This 6107-meter, par 70 design is typical of such classic courses in that it rewards precision and course management rather than enormous drives; the fairways are narrow and the greens are tricky. One standout hole is the 16th, which plays to a green defended by a water hazard. Be sure to budget a little extra time for the shuttle ride to and from the driving range. Old Course at Omni Homestead Resort The Omni Homestead Resort's Old Course was completed in 1892 and is distinguished as home of the nation's oldest first tee in continuous use. As the game has evolved over time, so too has the Old Course – updates by William S. Flynn and Rees Jones have kept pace with the times. Abundant fairway contouring gives most shots a side hill, uphill, or downhill lie to smallish greens, making approach shots interesting.