Berry Hills Country Club

Berry Hills Country Club is a William F. Gordon-designed par-70 course that opened June 10, 1952, set approximately eight miles southwest of Charleston. The 6,499-yard layout is known for its exquisitely manicured conditions and a recently renovated clubhouse.

Berry Hills Country Club is the most distinguished private golf institution in the Charleston metropolitan area, occupying land approximately eight miles southwest of West Virginia's capital city with a championship course designed by William F. Gordon and opened for play on June 10, 1952. The club was organized by Charleston civic and business leaders in the early 1950s, a period when the capital city was experiencing postwar prosperity driven by state government, chemical industry expansion along the Kanawha River, and the natural resources economy that has always defined West Virginia. The founders sought a club worthy of a capital city, and their choice of architect reflected those ambitions. William F. Gordon (1893-1974), a respected course architect who designed facilities across the eastern United States, was engaged to create the Berry Hills layout. Gordon's work produced a course that has challenged the best players in West Virginia for more than seven decades, with the rolling terrain southwest of Charleston providing natural topographic variety that Gordon shaped into a classic design. The course plays to a par of 72 across terrain that features significant elevation changes, tree-lined fairways, and water hazards that demand precision throughout the round. Berry Hills Country Club has hosted numerous West Virginia Golf Association championships and significant regional and national competitions over its history. The club has been a regular host of U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur qualifying events, bringing the national competitive golf calendar to Charleston and exposing the course to players competing at the highest levels of the game. These events have consistently confirmed the quality of the Gordon design as a genuine championship test. The club has also been a social anchor for the Charleston business and professional community since opening in 1952. The clubhouse and its full range of amenities — dining, banquet facilities, tennis, swimming, and fitness programming — serve members and their families throughout the year, making Berry Hills a comprehensive private club experience that extends well beyond the golf season.

Renovation work over the decades has updated the course's playing surfaces, irrigation systems, and bunker complexes while preserving the essential character of Gordon's original design. The bentgrass greens and fairways are maintained to standards appropriate to a club that regularly hosts West Virginia Golf Association events. Today Berry Hills Country Club stands as the benchmark of private golf in the Charleston metropolitan area, a club with more than seventy years of history and a golf course that continues to represent the finest traditional design in the West Virginia capital region.