Pohick Bay Golf Course

This course was in amazing shape! The rough was a little long due to the rain we’ve had in the area recently but otherwise it has the best conditions I’ve seen in the area recently.

The staff is super friendly and helpful. The course layout is tough for a first timer so be sure to use a map and leave the driver in the bag often.

I am looking forward to coming back for a second round soon.

Pace of Play can be slow, start early. Otherwise, great course.

Just a nice course! Nothing bad to say - great for value. Course layout can be a mess (lots of turns) but otherwise lots of fun.

I have played Pohick many times over the past year in various types of conditions but today’s round was unbearable. I read a few reviews and thought “Hey a Thursday morning tee time shouldn’t be bad”. Boy was I wrong. After we got off hole 1’s green we waited for every shot throughout the remainder of the round, as there were at least 3 groups ahead that we’re taking multiple shots and holding up play.

We had a “marshal’” come by on hole 4 after we had been sitting in the tee box for 5 minutes. When we explained that 2-3 groups seemed to be backed up, he stated that he didn’t know the tee-times but that they try to stagger. We asked him to speak to the groups ahead but I doubt he did because nothing improved.

After a 3 hour front 9 the entire 4-some in front of us quit. When we approached 10’s tees and saw the backup, 2 of our 4 quit. Myself and the remaining golfer skipped holes 10 and 11 to get past 2 groups and still ended with a near 5-hour round.

Beyond the pace, the course is fine for your typical neighborhood course. The greens are meh, the fairways are good in some areas and bad in others. All in all you can find better value in the area, especially when you consider time spent standing around.

Pace of play needs to be monitored. We quit after 14 holes The 3 golfers in front of us hit 2-3 balls for most shots

A disappointing outing on a beautiful day

Pohick has the potential to be a great course but both times I’ve played there have been issues with pace of play. I haven’t had this issue (at least not this bad!) at similar tee times at different courses around the area. During my most recent round, we were stuck behind a group of four beginners who were so slow we were waiting on every shot & they had very poor etiquette (not being ready to hit, not repairing divots, etc). The group did not allow us to play through and we wanted to complete a full round so opted not to skip ahead. When we politely raised the issue with the course marshall when he came by, he asserted that it was “just that time of day” and didn’t say anything to the group. Love the course but don’t think I can come back after two insanely slow rounds filled with frustration.

The layout of the course was really good and challenged those who want to just hit the ball off the tee as far as they can. You had to be methodical in order to shoot low on the course. However, the bunkers are a complete disaster. All of them were basically pools of water or mud.

Pohick course conditions were excellent. Really enjoyed the challenging up and down layout.