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3.6
725 Reviews (725)
5 Stars
231
4 Stars
350
3 Stars
95
2 Stars
26
1 Stars
23
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.6
Layout
3.9
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.6
67.8%
Recommend this course
637 out of 725 reviews
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3.1
47 Reviews (47)
5 Stars
5
4 Stars
13
3 Stars
18
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
6
Conditions
2.7
Value
3.0
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.3
46.8%
Recommend this course
22 out of 47 reviews
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3.2
66 Reviews (66)
5 Stars
11
4 Stars
17
3 Stars
22
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
9
Conditions
2.8
Value
3.1
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.3
51.5%
Recommend this course
34 out of 66 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Par 71
Length 6197 yards
Slope 126
Rating 69.7
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Herndon Centennial Golf Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1979
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round. High Season: 03/15 - 11/30
Architect Ed Ault (1979) Tom Clark (1979) Tom Clark (2005) Bill Love (2009) Tyler Rae

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Snacks

Available Facilities

Clubhouse
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3.6
725 Reviews (725)
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Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Textbook neighborhood Muni

Exactly what the title says. Staff is friendly and it’s a haunt for the locals, especially in the mornings. Recent tee box restorations have been excellent and they maintain the greens and course well. Layout is very bland, very short no real teeth other than the greens can run on the quick side depending on time of year. Excellent for the weekend warrior/ newer golfer and the price is excellent for those looking to walk 18 and hit a ball while you do it.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Solid Layout and Pace of Play

Very reliable, Herndon C always delivers value and challenge for us senior golfers. A very enjoyable layout, challenging Greens, and decent conditions. Bunkers and tees have received expert attention this year, improvements noted . Very walkable. The restaurant Eggs Carne is excellent.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Highly recommend

I’ve played here three times so far and each time it’s only gotten better. The tee boxes have all been fixed and the greens are in perfect shape. It’s not a super difficult course (6200 tips) but it’s a fun challenge and great way to practice your shots.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Mid

First off, office/kitchen staff were great and super nice, this is not a bash towards them.

Heading onto the 10th hole the bulletin board said 90 degree cart rule.

On hole 15, we had the cart about 5 feet off of the cart path and then the superintendent speeds at us in his 4 runner ( no on the cart path) yells at us that it’s cart path only, says he will be watching us, then backs up super fast ( also not on the cart path and damaging the grass).

58 dollar green fee for a twilight time, can’t bring the carts to the parking lot, pretty overpriced range balls, overpacked putting/chipping green, and over rated practice facility.

Course is fun, greens are nice, tee boxes could use some work, superintendent is annoying, overall worth a visit.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
1.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good course slow play

Had a good time the first 9 but was stuck behind a new player group of 4 golfers. Even the course Marshall is warned us of slow play, but why not tell them to speed up play instead?

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun course to play

This is a great course for mid level golfers. It's roomy and no one seems to take themselves too seriously. Staff is friendly and they don't start groups right on top of each other.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Tees still under repair

Still a third of the holes with temporary tees. And sometimes they are so far forward (ahead of the junior tees) it spoils the whole hole. On 18, the temporary tees was now close to wayward shots from the driving range and one of our group was hit by a ball and another 10 balls missed but were near. Really stupid placement.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Disappointing conditions

First time we have played Centennial in a couple of years. Greens were really beat up. Looks like they ran out of money for maintenance.

A shame, this course used to be in such good condition.

Hope they turn things around.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
First Time Playing

I wasn’t ready for that

As soon as you pull up, any doubt you had that you are on a municipal course has disappeared. The clubhouse.(I can’t think of another word to describe it.) was probably built in the 50s and hasn’t seen an upgrade since.

The course itself had a pretty nice layout. The fairways were in good shape, but the tea boxes were an abomination. The greens were fine. They were what you were expect for municipal course.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Full Price for way shorter course

With temporary tee boxes making the course significantly shorter and charging full price they should be ashamed!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
First Time Playing

Priced too high

For an $80 round I was pretty disappointed with clubhouse, course conditions, and overall just not worth the money given 6 tee boxes were under construction. Pace of play was terrible, with not a marshal in sight. First course I played at where no one tucked their shirts in or repaired their divots. I’ll stick to the muni courses in Maryland in the future

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Our favorite local course

I played HCGC last year with my son (12). It quickly became our favorite course. It is a small municipal course, but the conditions of the course are fantastic. They are rebuilding some tee boxes and hitting off mats isn't fun, but its nice to see a course (other local courses won't be named...) making course improvements and putting real effort into conditions. Pace of plan on this day was relatively slow (we finished 30 minutes longer than pace), but not terrible. Staff is always friendly. Egg Carne is a great start / mid-way stop for every round. I have nothing bad to say!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Lost season

Little progress on getting tee boxes functional over the past several months... can't even record my score towards my handicap because of course condition.

Greens are soft and chewed up - most players not doing repairs.

Staff is nice and the course layout is good, but the course has been really beat up the entire season.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
3.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
First Time Playing

Worst pace of play you’ll ever see

It took 3 hours to play 9 holes here. If you go, plan to wait behind 2 groups on every tee box. They are also redoing the tee boxes and you’ll be teeing up on an uneven surface with more dirt showing than grass. The temp tee boxes also turn most par 4s into par 3s, they shorten the course a ridiculous distance. Also your tee time does not matter to the starter, as they let later times just play whenever they want

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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