Pleasant Valley GC
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3.6
731 Reviews (731)
5 Stars
153
4 Stars
311
3 Stars
142
2 Stars
79
1 Stars
46
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.1
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.0
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.5
62.8%
Recommend this course
528 out of 731 reviews
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3.7
15 Reviews (15)
5 Stars
5
4 Stars
4
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.3
Layout
3.9
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.3
73.3%
Recommend this course
11 out of 15 reviews
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3.4
31 Reviews (31)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
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Conditions
3.1
Value
2.7
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
3.9
51.6%
Recommend this course
16 out of 31 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
731 Reviews (731)

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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Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
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4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 80
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Course Conditions

The course was in good condition, but not excellent. Prolonged rainy weather may have made it difficult for the maintenance crew to keep the grass cut. The rough was a bit too long and difficult for the average golfer to negotiate. Cart path could use some repair also.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 07/08/2018

Your review is spot on and we have now gotten all caught up on the rough. Cart paths are on the list to get done now that our bunker project is finished. Thank you for your review.

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Slow and slower

The course was in pretty decent shape but still wet from recent rains. Lots of unrepaired divots in the fairways and greens were just OK. There were four or five holes where the golfers in front of you could be out of sight over the hill but still in range from the tee box. Pace of play was really slow (+ 5 hours). Maybe I just went on a bad day but they seem to have a reputation for slow play.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 07/08/2018

Thank you for your feedback and we appreciate you choosing our course to play. The course has certainly dried out now after this stretch of heat. Pace of play is one of our main focuses and I'm sorry you experienced such a slow day! We hope your next visit is much more pleasant. Please let us know any other way we can improve by emailing jfulton@wingfieldproperties.com. Thank you

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great public course, one of my favorites in the area. The course has a challenging layout making it a great course for mid to low handicap golfers but is not too dificult for lower level golfers. The front 9 tee boxes could use some work but other than that the course was in great shape.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/08/2018

Thank you for your feedback and review!

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Decent layout, good greens, bit overpriced

No frills track that is mostly right in front of you and scorable. Main issue is the tee boxes are dreadful. Most are uneven with shaggy grass if you can find any among the sand holes. I suspect most players here are ‘members’ or get some county discount to make it more affordable, because for $88 on the weekend there are definitely better tracks nearby. Layout is decent mix of shot making and length and greens rolled nicely even for all the recent rain.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Great Course but THE ROUGH

First time playing and I really like the course and will be back. All the rain in the recent weeks has made the rough extremely penal. Stay in the short grass. Apparently the traps are getting new sand but they seem to be in that condition - piles of sand in the trap - for some time. Ought to get fixed, or is that rain-related?

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Didn't quite meet expectations

Pleasant Valley is usually one of the better public courses in the Northern Virginia area. However, for our round on Saturday, 6/9, it did not meet expectations. To be fair, we've have a ton of rain in the NoVA area and I am sure that negatively impacted course conditions. The rough was extremely long and hadn't been cut and made finding balls tough. Greens were not in good condition. All sand traps had large mounds of new sand. Given we're well into the season, we all expected to be playing a better course. Even with a hotdeal of $71 for the round, the course just wasn't worth it this time around.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 06/12/2018

Thank you for your feedback and review and we apologize for not meeting expectations. The rain has drastically impacted our course conditions this spring! The sand traps will be smoothed out within the next week or so as we need the rough to dry out so that we can get equipment out on the course. Hopefully later in the season you'll find conditions back up to par.

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Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beware of the Rough

Course was in great shape when I played. The rough is thick, which makes the course a good challenge. Try to keep it in the fairways as much as possible...still shot a 91!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/12/2018

Thank you for the review!

Hoping for more fairways in your future!

- Management

Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

course conditions suboptimal

This course suits my game well but the recent weather has taken a big toll - rough around the fairways was only mown on a few holes, making it near impossible to find balls on a cloudy day. The worst was the sand bunkers though - many had high piles of sand in them that had not yet been spread out. Those without the piles had been washed out so completely there were rocks. Fairways and greens were in great shape though.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 06/12/2018

Thank you for your review and feedback! You are certainly correct that the rains in May and early June have made the rough very tough to keep up with. We are doing our best to get as many areas mowed as frequently as possible. As for the bunkers, the new sand will be smoothed out within the next week or so dependent upon the weather.

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Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Bumpy cart path

Fairway and green are kept fine, but the cart path should have been paved to avoid a bumpy run.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 06/12/2018

Thank you for the feedback and review! We do have many spots on the cart path that need repair and it is on our list. We need some dry days so the puddles go away and we will be filling those holes.

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Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Doesn’t worth the money

The fairway the bunkers and the carts are in poor conditions . No ball washers at any hole through out the course . I believe they charge too much loft spoor management.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 05/07/2018

We appreciate your review and feedback from your most recent round. We are sorry that you didn't find conditions up to standards. We are in the middle of a full bunker renovation as I'm sure you saw with about 6 holes done. In a few weeks, the bunkers will be back to perfect as well as the rest of the course.

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Good course

Interesting layout. Course was in good condition for early Spring. A little bit of everything. Some short but interesting par 4's, split fairways and water hazards made for a fun day. Challenging, but not to the point of being overly difficult.

Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pleasant Valley Golf Course - Nice!

The golf course has an excellent layout, nice greens - great competitive atmosphere.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

A cold windy March day

Windy and about 45 degrees so felt even colder but was dressed for the temp. Course was much drier than it was the Norester we had over weekend dried it pretty well. Over all was a good day not anyone to slow play down and the staff was just excellent! Mike checked us in and told us what to expect for conditions, played 90 degree rule so play was fast. THe wind made shots a challenge but hey, anyone can play golf on a perfect day..... will be back

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

I will replay this course at first chance

Greens rolled and still early in the season but the lay out offers any skill level plenty a challenge. I played the blue and really liked the layout. No houses around the course which is nice.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great shape for Pleasant Valley

Pleasant Valley was in good shape for a late season play. I feel we stole one from the weatherman (temps in low 70s, clear blue sky and a little windy) for the end of November. Course was in good shape and play moved along a good pace (4:15). Good experience overall. We will be back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Excellent Course for the Money

This has become one of my favorite courses in Northern Virginia. It was in great condition, especially for November. Greens were fast, but fair, and the staff were great.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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