Golf in Penhook

Penhook is a Franklin County community on Philpott Lake in the Blue Ridge foothills, a Smith River reservoir that provides water recreation for the communities between Martinsville and Rocky Mount. The Blue Ridge's foothills terrain and the lake's recreational character create the setting for Water's Edge Country Club, which serves the Penhook community with combined lake access and golf amenities in a landscape that bridges the agricultural traditions of Southside Virginia and the mountain terrain of the Blue Ridge. Virginia's extraordinary range of landscapes — from Chesapeake Bay tidal wetlands to the Blue Ridge mountain summits — creates distinct regional characters for each community, and the local golf infrastructure reflects the specific natural and economic context of its location.