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Bide A Wee Golf Course

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Bide-A-Wee Golf Course is an 18-hole municipal public golf course founded by former PGA Champion Cha After playing in the Ryder Cup matches of 1955, Mr. Mr. ft.
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Portsmouth's challenging Bide-A-Wee Golf Course was a vision conceived by PGA Professional and Virginia Sports Hall of Famer, Chandler Harper in the early 1950's. Harper retired from competitive golf and hired Fred Findlay to build the new Portsmouth course. The name originated from a conversation Mr. Harper and Findlay had about potential names for the new course. Findlay said "when I was a boy in Scotland, I started to run away from home. My Mother advised "you had better bide-a-wee." To a Scot, that meant "stay a little longer or linger awhile." Portsmouth native and Virginia Sports Hall of Famer, Ace Parker, joined Harper, Dizzy Dean and Tommy Bolt for the Opening Day Exhibition at Bide-A-Wee Golf Course in the Spring of 1956. During the next 37 years, the course was managed by Chandler Harper and was four times the site of the Virginia State Open and six times the site of the World Senior Championships. Virginia State Open Champions include Tom Strange, the late father of Curtis Strange. Senior Champion players featured Sam Snead, Max Faulkner, Kel Nagle, Julius Boros and Christy O'Conner. Bide-A-Wee also hosted an annual Portsmouth City Amateur Tournament, believed to be the oldest city amateur golf event in the United States. After 37 years of managing Bide-A-Wee, Chandler Harper retired in the early 1990's and the City of Portsmouth decided to fully renovate the facility. On April 6, 1999 we witnessed the Grand Opening of the new Bide-A-Wee Golf Course. The original course routing has been preserved and the narrow greens that were the signature of the former course were integrated into the new design. Bide-A-Wee also features a 3500 sq. Pavilion, new entrance, Clubhouse, restaurant, cart storage and maintenance facility.

10/31/2026

It is a beautiful Halloween day here at The Wee! ⛳️🏌️‍♂️🎃💀👻🤡

10/29/2026

Perfect weather at The Wee today! ⛳️

10/29/2026

REGISTRATION IS OPEN for our TWO...

MERCY DROPS DREAM CENTER CHRISTMAS TOY DRIVE 2-PERSON "TOUGH" DAY CHAMPIONSHIP(s)!!! For more information and to sign up please click on the links below. Players may play in both tournaments but they must sign up for each event separately.

- Tournament #1: Saturday, November 21, 2026
www.golfgenius.com/ggid/vp5a9h (GGID: VP5A9H)
- Tournament #2: Sunday, November 22, 2026
www.golfgenius.com/ggid/nh8w53 (GGID: NH8W53)

Both tournaments will begin play with 9:30am Sh***un Starts!
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10/25/2026

It’s another beautiful morning here at The Wee! ⛳️

10/24/2026

Yesterday was a Gold Medal day here at The Wee! It was an honor to host the Grant Holloway Athletics Foundation Golf Tournament. A huge thank you to Grant Holloway, his family and Nathan Epstein for allowing us to be a part of their event! ⛳️🥇

10/14/2026

Please join us in congratulating Andrew Palmer for an unbelievable accomplishment today here at Bide-A-Wee GC! Mr. Palmer made a Hole-In-One on the Par 3, Hole #7 (166 yards - 7 wood) and then made another Hole-In-One on the Par 3, Hole #12 (131 yard - 8-iron)! YES! In the same round!!!! ⛳️🏌️‍♂️🎯

10/12/2026

Attention: Bide-A-Wee Golf Association Members... Sign up today for this Saturday's (10/17/2026) BAWGA 2-Person Better Ball. 9am Sh***un Start. Pre-Flighted. Partners' handicaps must be within 8 strokes or will be adjusted. Gross & Net Winners! Optional Individual Skins Game. Sign up here...
www.golfgenius.com/ggid/zx2hmq (Event GGID is ZX2HMQ)
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10/09/2026

A huge thank you to the Portsmouth Humane Society for allowing us to host their annual golf tournament again this year! What a great day!
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10/06/2026

It was a beautiful day here at The Wee today and we were honored to host the Chesapeake Police Foundation Golf Tournament! ⛳️🏌️‍♂️🏌️‍♀️🏆

10/05/2026

We were honored as always to host our local U.S. Kids Golf Tour today here at The Wee! Early on, the forecast showed we were going to miss the rain. Well, things changed! We look forward to hosting again soon!
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Address

1 Bide A Wee Lane
Portsmouth, VA
23701

Opening Hours

Monday	7am - 7pm
Tuesday	7am - 7pm
Wednesday	7am - 7pm
Thursday	7am - 7pm
Friday	7am - 7pm
Saturday	7am - 7pm
Sunday	7am - 7pm

Telephone

+17573938600

Website

http://www.portsvagolf.com/

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