Reason to play » Good location at intersection of Routes 15 and 7. GPS on carts. Good course for beginners. And you have to like a course that doesn’t bow to convention — Westpark opens and closes the front nine with par-five holes, and open and closes the back nine with par-threes.

Historic perspective » After opening as Leesburg Golf Club, facility has had several incarnations. In 1972 a hotel was added and the resort was renamed Segwick Inn. In 1985 facility was taken over by Westpark Hotel Corporation, which changed the name and eventually closed the hotel (1993).

Conditional love » Conditions are rough at Westpark, not what one would expect when paying a $59 (weekend) greens fee. With a new irrigation system, installed last fall, Westpark expects improvement.

Signature hole

No. 18 » Par 3 » 169 Yards

After 17 mostly benign holes, the island-green 18th is a surprise. Many a career-best round on this relatively easy course has been spoiled here. Undulating green is plenty large, but every player knows how landing areas tend to shrink when they are surrounded by water.  

Toughest hole » No. 13, Par 4, 442 Yards

One of only two par-fours at Westpark that measure more than 400 yards, No. 13 requires a long, straight drive to a narrow landing area. Fairway bunker protects the right side and a creek crosses in front of the tee and runs down the entire left side of the hole.

Best hole » No. 2, Par 4, 385 Yards

Uphill hole plays longer than on the card. Wide fairway and large green are pinched by bunkers on both sides. Hole is bordered by homes, but only a terrible shot will be in someone’s backyard.

Value added » There’s a reason holes No. 5 and No. 6 — separated from the rest of the course by Bradfield Drive — seem out of place. They were added two decades ago, when the club lost two holes by building a driving range and putting green. The add-ons, both par-fours with some elevation change, are two of the better holes at Westpark.