Esquire Country Club

Lesage, WV · 7.5 mi away

Riviera Country Club is an 18-hole, par-70 semi-private golf course in Lesage, West Virginia, along the Ohio River near Huntington. Designed by architect J. L. Jefferson Jr., the course opened in 1957 and plays roughly 5,766 yards from the back tees. Its riverside layout is noted for deceptively challenging holes despite a modest overall length. Riviera has operated as a semi-private club serving the greater Huntington area for decades.

Lavalette, WV · 11 mi away

Sugarwood Golf Club is an 18-hole course in Lavalette, West Virginia, in Wayne County. It opened to the public in 1965 as a nine-hole course, with the back nine added a few years later and further renovations completed in stages through 2012. The layout plays to a par of 72 and can measure up to about 6,545 yards from the back tees, with tees ranging down to around 5,186 yards for shorter setups. Ed Allen, who acquired the course around 1979, led design changes to several holes during the renovation period. Sugarwood operates on a public basis with tee times generally accepted for Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, and is open from dawn to dusk during the golf season.

Alum Creek, WV · 23 mi away

Big Bend Golf Course is located in Tornado, West Virginia, on land within a loop of the Coal River, which gives the course its name. The property was purchased in 1949 by Julius Evans, and the golf course itself was built starting in 1963 by contractor Claude Henson, opening for play in the mid-1960s. The course changed ownership in 1978 and again in 1983, when Kanawha County Parks and Recreation purchased it; the county has operated it ever since. Water from the Coal River comes into play on several holes, and the course has needed periodic riverbank repairs after flood damage. Big Bend plays as a par-71 course of roughly 6,200 yards and is open to the public, with a pro shop and snack bar on site.