Pleasant Valley GC
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3.6
729 Reviews (729)
5 Stars
153
4 Stars
310
3 Stars
142
2 Stars
78
1 Stars
46
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.1
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.0
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.6
65.1%
Recommend this course
527 out of 729 reviews
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3.9
14 Reviews (14)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
3
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.9
Value
3.6
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.5
78.6%
Recommend this course
11 out of 14 reviews
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3.4
42 Reviews (42)
5 Stars
11
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
13
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.1
Value
2.7
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
3.9
52.4%
Recommend this course
22 out of 42 reviews
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Course Highlights
The course layout consistently earns high marks for its varied, skill-testing design set away from surrounding neighborhoods. Friendly staff and a smooth pace of play round out a welcoming experience.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6915 yards
Slope 140
Rating 73.9

Pleasant Valley Golf Club sits just south of Dulles airport, but the expansive layout, which is absent of homes, feels much more secluded. The parkland layout tumbles across a diverse landscape of rolling hills and grassy meadows covered with hardwood forests. There is plenty of diversity throughout the golf course with some holes that are bunker-less contrasting with the links holes that have Scottish-style bunkers. One of the most memorable holes is the par-5 fifth. After an uphill tee shot with a bunker on the right and a waste area on the left the second shot presents multiple choices. To the left you could take a risk with trees and a bunker but you could possibly be rewarded with a better angle for the third shot while the right side option will require a third shot over a large bunker to reach the green.

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Course Details

Year Built 1998
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Tom Clark (1998) Kevin Atkinson (1998)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire is required for all practice facilities. NO t-shirts, denim, or cutoffs.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse
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Reviews

3.6
729 Reviews (729)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 11
Watching the Game 7
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 18
Water Hazards 18
Undulating Greens 15
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 16
Locals 16
A Weekend Splurge 11
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 24
Near the Airport 14
Convenient to the City 13

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Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Not Worth the Price

In the past course was always in great shape. Not so this time out. Nearly all greens were damaged, some extensively, tees and rough both needed to be mowed,

muddy spots in many of the fairways, only easily located yardage markers are the 150 yd poles. Worth about half of what we paid.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Previously Played

Not a great value

The course layout is good. Most of the golf

Course is in an above average conditions.

The greens are very patchy and it times

Brown patches. The course does not

Commend a premium amount

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens are atrocious

The course is nice, overall layout is great. Some fairways are wide and inviting. Others are narrow and challenging. But the greens....they have dead spots all over and need a complete overhaul. 80% of the tee boxes are a mess as well. Fix the greens and this could be a championship course.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 29
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

It really is a shame

This could be one of the best public courses in the area. The layout is very good. Fairways and greens are well-bunkered (and the bunkers all have new sand -- great!) and the holes are nice with a number of greens at an angle to the fairway, making the approach shots more challenging. Unfortunately, the greens are not even close to being good. #1 and #2 are awful, and and a number of others have plenty of dead spots. It didn't look like anything was being done to fix them. Oh, and Poa seems to be taking over every green. A fine course with bad greens. It really is a shame.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Pleasant Valley has always been a good place, in large part as you never see any houses and get to watch the planes going in/out of Dulles. It;s plenty challenging and usually is in good shape. They've always had a few greens (esp #1) that are beat up but given how often we get either too much or too little rain, it's not a big deal. I usually play there 5-6x a year so that's a good endorsement.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

JimL

Great layout and conditions were fine. Need to consider amount of rainfall in week before we played.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 34
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Just average

Just an average layout with subpar conditions. Lots of rain this week and the course does not drain well. 10 fairway literally had a lake on it. Couple of the greens need to be completely re done as they ridden with disease. The course will not be in my regular rotation

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 23
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Despite the weather...

Nice layout, some really cool holes. Tee boxes were in bad shape, some greens had patches in them but for this time of year it wasn’t bad. Only problem with the course is the in-season rate; way too overpriced.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great layout but subpar mtn

PV is a fun course with a great layout. It is challenging enough for golfers of all levels.

But man they need to work on the tees and greens... and i mean put some serious effort into them.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 29
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Update on the conditions???

I see the head pro/golf staff at Pleasant Valley responded to some of the negative reviews from Aug - Dec last year, when people were saying the course (tees/greens) were in terrible shape. What has happened since then? New sod on tees? Dead portions of the greens now have grown in after the fall planting season? This could be a gem of a course -- there are a number of really good holes -- but the conditions are not there -- or were not there last year. What is the true, current status? Thank you.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

familiar course

Course is just right difficulty for me. I needed to play. Course was very wet, but playable. I assume other local courses were also wet.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Nice layout

Mid November was okay to play here. Rain effects such as puddles and lots of water in the bunkers remained even after a couple of days. Still a good course I think.

Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 11/27/2018

Thank you for the review and for playing PV!

Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Used to be better

Hadn't played here in a while, used to be much better. I know they have been fighting with the wet summer/fall, but so are other courses, and they're doing a much better job. Greens were in rough shape, too. Pace of play was great, until at the turn we caught up to the foursome in front of us who (obviously members because they told us) were painfully slow. Front 9 - an hour and 45 min, back 9 - almost 3 hours.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 11/27/2018

We are sorry about the pace of play on the back nine! You are correct that we have been fighting tough weather conditions this year and we are trying our best to get the course back in great shape for spring 2019!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Worth it!

My friend and I spotted a Hot Deal on GolfNow and decided to try this track in Chantilly, despite several unfavorable reviews about the course and tee boxes we read online. So glad we did, as we really enjoyed the layout, and the course has clearly bounced back from some tough weather this year. Although the tee boxes wont fully recover until Spring, all but 1 greens were in nice shape and rolled smoothly, and the fairways were largely in great shape in spite of the deluge. Look forward to another loop.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 11/27/2018

Thank you for playing and the review! We have certainly worked hard on bouncing back with conditions this late fall!

Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Better than most of other course in the area

Recently most of courses in the area were suffered by wet-weather in this September. I wouldn't say the course condition was best but it was better than most of other courses in the area. the greens were relatively fast and the roughs were well maintained.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 11/27/2018

Thank you for playing and thank you for your review!

Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Played behind 4 awful golfers who would spend 10 minutes looking over their triple bogie putts, never saw one Marshall, course looks like it hadn’t been worked on in years, this place is a true dump, I will never ever play there again and will let all my friends and family know to stay away

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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