The Titus Course at Shenandoah Valley Golf Club

Really enjoyed the “new 9” making up The Titus Course. Only downside was pace of play. A course marshal might be helpful.

This course is a combination of Shenandoah Valley and the former Bowling Green North. Use the bag drop when you arrive as they no longer allow golf carts in the parking lot. This was one of the slowest rounds of golf I have experienced. I quit after 12 holes and it had taken almost 3 and a half hours. Despite heavy play, the course is in excellent condition. I'll try it again when I have all day to play.

Pace of play was extremely slow but overall had no issues with the course conditions except for some of the tee boxes. The rough was brutal and difficult to find your ball if you missed the fairway which made it a challenging course. My only other issue was how tightly packed everything was. If you were on a tee box, you typically were right next to the green - dangerously close - that you just came off of. If I lived closer I would likely play again but I don’t know if I’ll make the drive back this way since it’s over an hour from me.

Make sure to check during the weekdays if there is high school play because you will have to bounce around and play will be slow and inconsistent. Do not understand why they allow tee times if they know there is tournament play going on.

I have to agree that finishing on what used to be 9 is a better finishing hole.

Played this course for the first time in well over a year. The course was not in as good shape as it has been in the past but apparently it's under new ownership and it seems that they're in the middle of altering things a bit (primarily removing trees and undergrowth) which will likely improve the overall play in many ways. Hopefully they follow through with the changes and tidy things up.

Greens were in pretty rough shape. Many of the aprons were burned up and essentially just dirt. Fairways and tees were average at best. To be fair, we are coming off a fairly long drought but the other courses I've played recently in the area have somehow managed maintain their facilities better.

The person working the pro shop, who was less than personable, did not let me know that the course layout/numbering had changed so I teed off from what used to be the first hole. It wasn't until I noticed the par for the third hole on the card was showing a 3 rather than a 4 that I realized something was off. Would have been nice if he had warned of the hole layout changes when I checked in.

Worst part of the round was the pace of play. Luckily I was a single playing in the afternoon and didn't hit the wall of players until the 15th hole. Playing 15-18 took nearly 2 hours. The person I joined up with, another single, was extremely unhappy and filled me in on what he experienced during his round. We also spoke with the golfers in front of us and they mentioned at one point they were playing behind a group of 8. I personally witnessed a group of 7 playing on the 3rd hole when I was coming off the 18th green. There's even more to tell but I won't bore you with the details.

Essentially, this course is in desperate need of a ranger/marshal, ESPECIALLY on a Saturday.

Final thought: I'll probably give this course another try in the coming spring and see how things have progressed.

This used to be Bowling Green. Some changes and the front nine is now the back nine. The great breakfast sandwhiches are still there but they are $6 now not $3.50. Nice course in good shape even with all the heat.

Everything you would expect. Friendly staff. Improvements have been made to the clubhouse.

Expect the usual scuff marks and divots found on a public course.

It had been a hot June without much rain! The link course played firm Greens rolled true. piece of play was excellent. Well worth the drive from northern Virginia. As the course is in good shape compared to some.

On Saturday I was playing Locust Hill in West Virginia, and mentioned I was playing the Links Course at Shenandoah Valley the next day. Two of my playing partners said, that the Links Course was not in good shape and they would much rather play the other Shenandoah Valley course. I think they just don't understand/like links golf. The course was in great condition and was playing firm and fast (which is just how you want a links course). Fairways had contour to them so you definitely had to play to a point based on how your ball would roll once it landed.

Starter and clubhouse staff were great. I was looking for a logo ball but they were out. When I made the turn the starter mentioned that they had found them (I was on a four state/four day golf trip), so I was able to get one. The starter paired me up with three local regulars who were a lot of fun during the round. The course is pretty straightforward, but there were a couple of times the local knowledge helped keep me away from trouble.

The course was in great condition. Amazing what a little rain can do (and I got out of there 10 minutes ahead of a downpour).

It was my first time playing this course in at least six months or more. I was surprised to see the whole course layout changed. They had changed a couple of tee numbers last year but everything has changed now. We had three GPS apps in our group and none of them worked. I updated the Bushnell Phantom 2 rangefinder before I went out with the latest course information (update was available) but that was useless.

The Ranger stated that course the updates have been sent out but none of them have shown-up in the apps yet. I asked about distance markers on the course and he explained that the 200 and 150 yardages are stenciled on paved cart paths. Most of cart paths here are unpaved so we were guessing on our distance to the green most of time.

I wonder if it would not be helpful to post some painted markers at the cart path until the apps catch-up. A painted Stick or Rock at the cart path is not a big ask as most course have something posted somewhere anyway.

We also discovered wild / really tall grass areas in front of several Tee boxes. You must hit your drive over this to just make it to the front fairway. Our struggling golfers lost balls in this needless grass this year. Last year the grass there was just thick but you could pick-up your ball - now it's impossible.. I guess this feature and other newly grown wild grass areas add some character to the course but I think it will intimidate some golfers and they will never play there again.

The fairways and greens were in good shape. Of course the rough needed to be mowed so finding balls there was really iffy and time consuming. So much for keeping pace of play in mind. .

Our group is a mix of good and struggling golfers so we will rarely play this course in the future.

Booked this course on Sunday afternoon. Weather was perfect and we got to play with Tyler and Kevin. Alway good to meet new people during golf.

The holes order changed since last year we played this course and I did not update my Garmin.

Nevertheless we had.a great time on a well maintained course.

They made a lot of course changes this year! The course is a lot more playable and fun with the new hole structure, a little bit less trees in weird places, and reworked greens!

This is one of our go-to local courses. The staff is always been great, the courses will maintained, and overall a wonderful golf course ( especially for the $)

Only downside is there's limited food options and there isn't always a beer cart!