Herndon Centennial Golf Course
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| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 71 | 6197 yards | 69.7 | 126 |
| Blue | 71 | 5774 yards | 68.1 | 122 |
| Blue (W) | 71 | 5774 yards | 73.4 | 128 |
| White | 71 | 5029 yards | 64.7 | 114 |
| White (W) | 71 | 5029 yards | 69.2 | 118 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 70.1/130 W: 75.6/136 | 407 | 361 | 509 | 360 | 173 | 368 | 172 | 355 | 310 | 3015 | 343 | 402 | 410 | 386 | 136 | 482 | 133 | 485 | 405 | 3182 | 6197 |
| Blue M: 68.1/126 W: 73.4/131 | 391 | 347 | 466 | 329 | 157 | 355 | 149 | 335 | 297 | 2826 | 326 | 361 | 376 | 375 | 111 | 463 | 118 | 448 | 370 | 2948 | 5774 |
| Blue/White M: 65.5/120 W: 70.2/124 | 366 | 347 | 389 | 262 | 117 | 355 | 149 | 310 | 297 | 2592 | 302 | 334 | 307 | 304 | 111 | 403 | 118 | 448 | 292 | 2619 | 5211 |
| White M: 64.0/116 W: 68.3/120 | 366 | 244 | 389 | 262 | 117 | 301 | 114 | 310 | 271 | 2374 | 302 | 334 | 307 | 304 | 90 | 403 | 100 | 394 | 292 | 2526 | 4900 |
| Handicap | 1 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 4 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 71 |
| Handicap (W) | 1 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 6 |
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Photo submitted by llsumner on 11/24/2025
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Photo submitted by gunner2025 on 04/23/2025
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Photo submitted by planttay on 04/16/2023
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Herndon Golf Course Photo submitted by mfergie20 on 04/13/2022
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Photo submitted by Robert5467558 on 08/06/2021
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Photo submitted by Robert5467558 on 08/06/2021
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Photo submitted by Robert5467558 on 08/06/2021
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Photo submitted by Mychefsam on 07/30/2020
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The 14th - a nice short par 3 with a tricky green. Photo submitted by GolferJake78 on 03/01/2019
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The 17th - probably my favorite hole on the course. Photo submitted by GolferJake78 on 03/01/2019
Fun day, a bit windy, but course in great shape!
Had a 2 pm tee time, and had a great round! Very open tee sheet so we took our time getting ready before heading out. Chipped a bit and putted a bit on the putting green because these greens can be deceptively fast! Played as a 3-some in less than 4 hours, and we weren't really rushing. No problems with pace of play whatsoever. Course was in great shape! Fairways were lush, and even the rough wasn't too terrible. It played fair; if you missed your drive then you were certainly going to be penalized in the rough. Greens rolled true, but had some unprepared ball marks (customary for most Northern VA courses). Overall, course was in fantastic shape, and I will definitely be back! Played from the blues and it was very manageable. Good course run by the city of Herndon!
Great public course!
Nice layout with good conditions. Greens we're in excellent shape and you could trust your read. I will return.
Good calue
Course was in pretty good shape. The rain has definitely helped with that this summer, and they have dint a good job keeping the fairways and greens trimmed. Bunkers were a bit compact, but that is not a huge deal. Course does not play particularly long, but still poses a good challenge. For a Sunday afternoon, the pace of play was pretty quick. Played as a 4-some in less than 4 hours and did not have to wait anywhere. Rangers were making their way around the course, and were available to help and nice guys! Will be back.
One of my go-to courses
Like playing this course a lot. Forgiving if you miss a fairway here and there. Greens are will maintained. Bev cart and clubhouse/grill on the turn is a plus. Friendly staff.
Nice course!
Short course but some nice holes. Tee boxes, fairways and greens all in great shape. Rough can be thick, but that's why they call it rough!
Nice course
One of the very best municipal golf courses in the Washington metropolitan area. Top of the line grounds keeper always has the course in great shape within the context of the area's weather. With the high volume of golfers that regularly play the course it is nothing short of amazing it is in such superb condition. The greens are cut a bit long and therefore are a bit slow. My guess is this is due to the high volume of foot traffic. Played today as a twosome in 3.5 hours. The pace of play will not be that quick on the weekends. Rough was longer than usual today. Very likely due to the recent wet weather impacting the mowing schedule. Highly recommend you give this fine facility a try.
Great Shape
Course is always in great shape. Greens, fairways and bunkers are well maintained. The thick rough is the only way to protect this short course…it will probably cost you a stroke if you’re not in the fairway. I’ve played this course a few times over the past 20 years and have never had an unpleasant round…staff is always considerate.
The course layout is good, a walkable course also .
I've played the course a few times and this was the best shape I've seen it in. My only comment , not complaint was the greens were recently aerated and extremely slow . The entire course was lush and green!
Great Course
I play this course a few times a year and it never fails to amaze me with the course conditions. The fairways, bunkers and greens are always what you would expect in a course. The greens were moderate fast and rolled true. The course is short but most pins were perfectly placed to keep from going low! Will play again.
Always Fun
It may not be very long or exceedingly challenging, but this classic lay out is fun for golfers of all levels. The conditions of the fairways and greens are consistently impressive and better than many courses that are much more expensive and "renown."
Good course nestled in Herndon
Had never played here before, and had just recently heard of this course. Was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the course. For late December, the course was in great shape. There had been rain in the last couple days and so it was cart path only (most courses this time of year will be cart path only anyway), but the fairways were still in great shape. The greens still rolled pretty well and were a challenge. You had to hit your shots onto the correct level or you had a challenging putt coming up! This course had a good variety of holes, and made it challenging. The wind was pretty tricky to deal with, and so that made the short par 3s tough! Overall, we had a great time on the course, and it was pretty empty so we finished our round pretty fast (didn't officially keep time, but it was way less than 4 hours). I don't know if I'd pay the full price again, and will be looking for hot deals on GolfNow if I am to play this course again. Heard the clubhouse has great BBQ, but did not try it...will try it next time I am here!
Excellent condition
With all the rain lately the course was in excellent shape. The greens were very good and rolled nicely. Price is a little steep on a weekend morning but overall I was very happy with the conditions. Just need to take bunkers in morning if the charge is 67 with a cart
Herndon...ok
The greens had been aerified recently but the course was still in good shape other than that. The only true negative is that the tee boxes could use some work, it was tough going finding a flat lie sometimes. But the fairways were nice and the rough was fair, in that they were trimmed down enough it wasn't like an Open. I am excited to play this track again when the greens in their best shape.
Great all-around course to play again and again.
A very good run of the mill municipal golf course. Played here for the first time a couple days ago. The weather very cooperating and very good pace of play. We did our round as relatively new beginners in 3:40 while letting one or two smaller groups pass. The course is well-maintained and fairways were wide enough for a beginner like me. Never felt rush and concessions were available easily around the course. Very good value for practice and to work on skills and very forgiving to a beginner.
Easy walking course
The course is in great shape and very level; good for walking. Not a long course but enough difficulty built in.
Not what golf is about
Me and my buddies who are all over 21 arrived at the course and tried to buy beer. But since all of our licenses don't expire for a couple of years, we still have the license that says "under 21" at the bottom. This wouldn't have left such a bad taste in my mouth if the guy selling the beer didn't yell at us for attempting to buy beer. A simple calm explanation would have been fine. I rolled my eyes and walked away after he yelled across the room "too bad pal"! I couldn't help but laugh at the lack of professionalism and respect we received by him, as I felt like I was dealing with someone who wanted to fight me. That really isn't what the golf industry is about. With the amount of upscale courses around here that put your bag on the cart, clean you're clubs after the round, treat you like a paying customer etc.. I will never come back here. Not saying I expected any of this from Herndon but the showing from that guy and the starter also, was really pathetic.
We were also playing in front of a league. After we got stared down and hurried by the old guy at the desk, we were able to play the front nine in about an hour and 15 minutes. Once we got to the tenth tee box we noticed that they had sent a walking foursome out in front of us. This wouldn't have been so bad if we didn't end up doubling the time of our front nine. Yep, we finished the back nine in two and a half hours. I have never played a round of golf where everyone I played with was so happy to be done.
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@jpfeng74 So let me get this straight. You and your buddies were irate that the club wouldn't break the law for you guys? NO if you took the time to read the comment, he stated that the License had not expired and it still had the original 21 designation. I don't know about you but I'm not in the practice of renewing my driver license any earlier than necessary.
And you're complaining that it took you 3hrs and 45mins to finish? I don't know about you but it can ruin a good round when you are moving along nicely and run into a slow group, I would be a little disappointed myself.
PS Herndon Centennial is a great track to play and score.
So let me get this straight. You and your buddies were irate that the club wouldn't break the law for you guys? Do you know they can have their liquor license revoked? Do you know it is illegal to accept an underage id? And you're complaining that it took you 3hrs and 45mins to finish? Please don't come back here or anywhere else.