History
Before it was Rapidan Golf Club, it was know to be the Somerset Golf Club. Maintenance on Somerset seem to degrade and was closed for a short period of time. It was then reopened and renamed Rapidan Golf Club because of its #8 hole running along the river.
Specialties
Located in eastern Orange County, Virginia, Rapidan Golf Club lies on the historic Somerset Farm property, along the banks of the Rapidan River with views of the Blue Ridge Mountains on the northern horizon. Rapidan is located off Route 3, just 16 miles west of Fredericksburg and less than a one-hour drive away from Washington DC and Richmond. The Antebellum setting of the golf course offers the relaxed, refined lifestyle of traditional Virginia, along with today's finest leisure options.