This is not your typical on campus University course. Most of those are short, Par 3 courses for another rec option for the students. This course has a Par 5 and 2 Par 4s, plus 4 of the Par 3s are at, or over, 300'. Most players will need to use everything in their bag.
They start out right away with #1, 660'/680' uphill Par 5. A mostly flat drive with small scattered trees in the fairway, then uphill to a narrowing fairway, then a left to right curving fairway to a protected green.
#4 is a similar hole, scattered trees in the fairway, then turning right and uphill through a narrowing fairway, at 522'/555' you will earn a Par 4.
#9 requires you to navigate a tunnel off the tee, then it opens up to the widest fairway down to the green.
Driving through Blacksburg, I saw more people/students either waiting for the bus, or riding the bus, than any city this size. I took that as a sign that there is a lot of restricted parking on campus. So, instead of parking near the start of the course (near the Golf Course, where a permit is probably required), I parked at the Visitors Center (lots of parking, and I am a Visitor
), then started on #6, right next to that parking lot. This also avoided what looks like a long walk from the main parking lot to #1.
A really good campus course, that can be played twice, or played with another Niner in town for a good 18 holes. Or, maybe the Hokies can add another 9 closer to the Visitor's Center for a great campus course.