Basic Information
Course Location: White Bank Park
Geographic Location: Colonial Heights, VA (37.28316, -77.37575)
Date Visited: September 2025
Number of Holes: 18
Course Length: 5274/3996 feet, par 54
Cost to Play: free
Difficulty Level: recreational, medium
Difficulty Level: recreational, medium
Carts: should be fine except maybe for 1 hole
Potential to Lose Discs: medium due to dense woods
DG Course Review Page: https://www.dgcoursereview.com/courses/pharaohs-tomb-at-white-bank-park.2564
Course Walkabout Video, Front 9: (coming August 21, 2026)
Course Walkabout Video, Back 9: (coming August 28, 2026)
Driving Directions: Between Richmond and Petersburg, take I-95 to SR 144 (exit 54). Exit and go east on SR 144. Drive SR 144 east 1 traffic light to Conduit Road and turn left on Conduit Rd. Drive Conduit Rd. north 2.2 miles to White Bank Road and turn left on White Bank Rd. White Bank Rd. dead-ends at the park in 0.4 miles. Park in the first parking lot on the right. #1 tee is back out the park entrance road on the left/north as you walk back out.
Course Constructions:
Tees: 3 per hole, main white tee, short red tee, and auxiliary grey tee. White tee is concrete while the other 2 are dirt.
Baskets: Mach 2, 1 per hole
Signage: course map near parking lot, hole sign at each white tee, red spoke on each basket points to next tee
Amenities: practice basket, restrooms, picnic shelters, playground
Summary Review: 3.5 Stars (out of 5)
The Pharoah's Tomb Disc Golf Course at White Bank Park occupies mostly flat land around the perimeter of a quiet community park. 10 holes measure under 300 feet, and most of the longer holes are closer to the center of the park and thus more open. The course goes back and forth between stretches of short heavily wooded holes and longer more open holes. Most holes are not super-tight, but accuracy matters more than distance. This park gets quite a bit of use. There were about 20 other people in the park when I came here on a warm and pleasant Friday afternoon, but I was the only player on the course. Course maintenance was adequate on my visit; 1 tee sign was missing. The course route crosses itself once, and you might need the nice tee signs and the spoke painted red on each basket to help you find the next tee. A couple of holes are too close to other holes for safety comfort, but the small amount of land the designers had to work with necessitates the compactness of the course. While this course isn't unique or challenging enough to make most players' list of favorite courses, it is a solid recreational course that is worth playing if you are in the Richmond area.
Hole-by-Hole Review
Distances taken from hole signs. Picture sequence for each hole is 1) white tee, 2) approach, 3) basket to tee.
Hole #1: 290/163 feet, par 3
Comments: a flat dogleg right that stays beside a small stream. The line is tight but hittable with a left-to-right disc flight; try going left of the tree right beside the stream. The gap in front of the basket is also tight and at an awkward 45-degree angle to the line of play. An accurate throw with enough distance will be needed to set up a birdie opportunity, and this hole is a fun, fair challenge. #2 tee is to the left.
Hole #2: 213/161 feet, par 3
Comments: a short but super-tight, densely wooded, and gradually uphill hole. Try aiming at the street light dead ahead and using a right-to-left disc flight to end up just left of the basket for a birdie putt. Focus on getting the disc flight and distance right; power is of minimal account on this hole. #3 tee is behind the basket.
Hole #3: 205/170 feet, par 3
Comments: a heavily-wooded gradual dogleg left, but the fairway is not as tight as the first 2 holes. Thus, a good straight throw will lead to a birdie opportunity. #4 tee is beside the parking lot to the left.
Hole #4: 406/321 feet, par 3
Comments: After 3 short tight holes to start, the course opens up and lengthens up. You can't see the basket from the tee, but it is just left of the closest large pine tree you can see in the distance. The tee shot from the white tee plays over the parking lot, which is out-of-bounds (OB). If there are lots of cars in that parking lot, you might want to play this hole from the red or grey tees, both of which avoid the parking lot carry. #5 tee is to the right.
Hole #5: 361/213 feet, par 3
Comments: a fairly open dogleg left that plays around an abandoned restroom building. Throw your disc right-to-left around the building, and keep it low enough to stay under the large trees, which create a low ceiling. #6 tee is in the woods to the right past hole #7 basket.
Hole #6: 240/190 feet, par 3
Comments: Now we head back into the woods for another short and tight hole. This hole is a dogleg right with a low ceiling created by the tree limbs. A large tree stands directly in front of the basket to boot. Try a low left-to-right disc flight for your tee shot and hope you get a peek at the basket around that tree. #7 tee is up the trail to the left.
Hole #7: 380/300 feet, par 3
Comments: A fairly open hole, but dense woods loom to the right. Moreover, the fairway doglegs right twice to follow the edge of those woods, and the tee sign was missing when I came here. The ceiling gets quite low when you get close to the basket. Considering the doglegs and the length, par is a good score here. #8 tee is behind the basket.
Hole #8: 243/184 feet, par 3
Comments: back into the woods we go for a short but very tight hole across a shallow swale. The fairway is actually straight with a clear direct line from the tee to the basket, so birdie is possible if you can keep your disc straight. #9 tee is behind the basket.
Hole #9: 255/210 feet, par 3
Comments: a sharp dogleg left that starts very tight but opens up as you go around the dogleg. The park road just past the dogleg is OB, so be careful how much you try to work your disc right-to-left. The area around the basket is fairly open, so a birdie awaits an accurate or lucky throw. #10 tee is behind the basket.
Hole #10: 344/315 feet, par 3
Comments: The back 9 starts with 3 long and fairly open holes. This straight hole starts in a lightly wooded area and plays over a low ridge to a basket in a mowed grass field. The fairway starts tight but gets wider as you go. I like the way this course goes back and forth between short heavily wooded holes and longer more open holes. #11 tee is to the right.
Hole #11: 322/245 feet, par 3
Comments: a gradually uphill double dogleg, first right then left. A mandatory (mando) on the left protects the 12th tee and fairway, but maybe the mando should be 1 tree further ahead and to the right. The ceiling is low, and this may be the hardest hole to birdie on this course. #12 tee is to the left.
Hole #12: 376/282 feet, par 3
Comments: an open dogleg right that plays across a mowed-grass field. The pavement to the right is OB, so be careful cutting the dogleg. That said, staying close to the pavement with your tee shot gives the best angle of approach through the trees around the basket. This is a very interesting hole. #13 tee is in the woods to the left.
Hole #13: 224/164 feet, par 3
Comments: Back into the woods we go for a short, tight, heavily-wooded dogleg right. There is a cluster of large trees right in front of the basket, and the best angle of approach is from the right. Thus, you need to bend your tee shot left-to-right a little more than you think to get a good birdie putt. #14 tee is in the field to the left.
Hole #14: 280/205 feet, par 3
Comments: a dogleg left that starts in the field, heads into the woods, and climbs gradually to reach the basket. It would take a good right-to-left throw to setup a birdie putt on this hole. #15 tee is to the left.
Hole #15: 205/150 feet, par 3
Comments: And now for something completely different (tip of the cap to Monty Python): this hole plays directly across a super-steep ravine. It's a straight throw, and although you definitely don't want to hit one of the trees on either side of the fairway, the fairway is wide enough to allow a little room for error. If you miss short, your disc could roll all the way to the bottom of the ravine. I've played several holes like this one on other more mountainous courses, but I have to admit I never saw this hole coming on a course this flat. This is the most memorable hole on this course. #16 tee is to the left.
Hole #16: 267/198 feet, par 3
Comments: This hole plays the opposite direction across the ravine but higher and with much less elevation. There are some low-hanging limbs around the tee and the basket, and a cluster of large trees guards the right side of the basket. Thus, a low slight left-to-right disc flight offers the best plan of attack on this short hole. #17 tee is behind the basket and to the right.
Hole #17: 330/270 feet, par 3
Comments: a lightly wooded dogleg left that plays across the same ravine, which is now more of a swale, for the final time. The tee shot plays through a fairly tight window, but the window is less 100 feet in front of the tee. 2 large trees stand in front of the basket; the shortest way around them is to the right. The basket area is completely open, so birdie is possible if you can hit the window and get around the trees. #18 tee is behind the basket.
Hole #18: 333/255 feet, par 3
Comments: a mostly open hole that plays across a park road that continues up the right side. The park road is OB, so your miss needs to be left. Honestly, this is a pretty pedestrian finishing hole. The parking lot is behind the basket.
