The Gauntlet Golf Club

Course was in great shape. Greens were firm and faster than normal. Made for a real challenge but was more than fair. Incredible value even at full price. Will play again and again. Club house staff couldn’t have been nicer and or more professional. Stayed for lunch and wasn’t disappointed.

I’ll be adding this into my monthly rotation.

This a a beautiful course—challenging. Very friend staff

I've been playing the course for the last 12 years and haven't seen it in this great of shape. It's always good, but with the new management, it has taken it to another level. From tee box to green, the course was amazing. I would definitely recommend this course, but please play with somebody who has course knowledge the first time. It is a tricky layout that requires you to put the ball in the correct place, this will make for a much more enjoyable round.

Super tough course. Greens are coming back nicely. If you score good here, you can play anywhere! Great staff.

The Gauntlet suffered from a grass disease a year or 2 ago. Fairways have recovered nicely but approximately 50% of the greens are a bit "iffy". If you have never played here, it is a definite must. Challenging layout and very fun. Top 2 favorite course in the Fredericksburg area. Staff is very professional. Enjoy!

Played here while traveling. It was definitely different from the short, flat courses we're used to in Florida. Every hole was up and down and either left or right. It was fun to play but I wouldn't want to walk the course.

This course kicked my butt.

Will be back after practice.

The Gauntlet is a fun but tough course. You have to think on every hole from green to tee to set up your best opportunity to score well.

Unfortunately, the greens were in rough shape as they are being aerated and the tee boxes needed some serious TLC

I would like to play the course again with the greens in better condition. I hope they are able to provide some better experience for players in the future with the work they are doing.

Great course and layout. Worth the 45 minute drive.

Greens looked dry, but still pretty slow. Staff was very nice. Look before you leap on a couple holes, blind hills.

The Gauntlet is a fun golf course if you like Dye designs and being forced to hit different shots all day. Despite my review below of the conditions - I honestly had a good time overall thanks to the combination of layout and not being busy in the slightest. The only issue I had was that they still charge you for a round of golf based on the fact of its proximity to the NCR and it being a Dye design. The overall conditioning of the course (except for the green surfaces which were pretty good) was lacking. We played on a Saturday in the middle of the day and the course was basically empty. Management either needs to lower the cost to get more people on the course again or bring it back to its level when it opened. Start with the driving range - which looks like an afterthought and a place where they just use found and lost golf balls to fill the hopper. From previous reviews, it looks like it is coming back - but it truthfully has a good ways to go, a golf course is more than just tees and greens. The green surrounds are very tired and in need of TLC. For a guy like me who relies heavily on short game skill to make good scores, it is challenging when the area immediately around a green is bare or not taken care of. I just need to get better I guess. Fairways were a mixed bag based on the location on the course and how much overall shade they received during the day - some were thin and damp, some were lush carpets. I would certainly go back, but maybe in the fall after the brutal summer temps have stopped creating havoc for the superintendent.

The Gauntlet remains one of my favorite

courses to play. It is challenging but fun.

If you are playing well, you can make birdies.

If not, prepare to write down a few doubles

and triples. The course was in pretty rough

shape a couple of years ago, but it is back

to being one of the best in the area.

Just moved to northern Virginia from Phoenix so I’m getting the lay of the land for courses around here.

Pros: cool layout, a lot of elevation changes, has the Pete Dye “style” around the course with random undulations. Target holes no matter the tee boxes so it forces you to use your whole bag which I like. The staff was over the top friendly and gave a lot of advice for the course as well as easy ways to get there (it’s around Fredericksburg, VA but very secluded). It rolls around a lake which gives it the course very scenic views.

Cons: tee boxes were in rough shape (not the end of the world) but the par three tee boxes were all more than adequate. Greens were slow and had some diseased area, it did just dump a ton of rain the day before (the fairways were actually pretty dry all things considered). Other than that really nothing to complain about.

All in all a very nice course, very scenic, great staff. Tight tee shots so hit it straight! Will be back for sure.

The course is getting back into shape after some rough seasons with damaged greens. The course presents a challenge unlike many courses in the area. You have to know where to miss on this course.

I did notice that some areas of high, thick weeds were cut down giving the golfer a chance to find an errant shot that were not available in the past.

My only complaint is the lack of a walking rate. This course is excellent to walk using a pull cart.

Had a great first visit to this course. Was looking for something different. The staff were friendly and welcoming. Impressed with the fairways manicured as well as the greens Challenging course, fun time.

Great staff right from the beginning to after round drinks.

I played this course earlier this year and the greens were still recovering from last year's issues. It was a nice surprise to see the greens are recovering nicely, the fairways were in excellent condition, and staff could not have been nicer.