Pohick Bay Golf Course
About
Pohick Bay Regional Park Golf Course in Lorton has been one of the area's most popular public courses since it opened in the early 1980s. Playing at Pohick Bay is like playing two golf courses in one, with a front nine that has long, tree-lined fairways and a hillier back nine that features a variety of doglegs and water holes. It is a definitely a shot-maker's course so be prepared to use some creativity and some thoughtful strategizing doesn’t hurt either. The constant up and down of the golf course provides uneven lies and a number of blind shots. The dramatic terrain also makes it a tough course to walk. Trees frame most of the holes, demanding accuracy but also providing a peaceful and secluded feel. Pohick Bay Regional Park Golf Course is popular amongst locals for being one of the most challenging and yet also one of the most affordable courses in the area.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 6405 yards | 73.0 | 132 |
| White | 72 | 5897 yards | 69.7 | 127 |
| White (W) | 72 | 5897 yards | 74.2 | 131 |
| Gold | 72 | 4948 yards | 65.7 | 113 |
| Gold (W) | 72 | 4948 yards | 68.9 | 121 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 72.3/134 W: 78.7/136 | 383 | 156 | 471 | 417 | 190 | 486 | 373 | 362 | 420 | 3258 | 405 | 192 | 393 | 483 | 351 | 185 | 348 | 356 | 524 | 3237 | 6495 |
| White M: 70.2/129 W: 76.1/132 | 368 | 148 | 449 | 387 | 175 | 430 | 358 | 349 | 400 | 3064 | 375 | 149 | 360 | 449 | 318 | 161 | 335 | 331 | 492 | 2970 | 6034 |
| Gold M: 66.4/114 W: 71.5/126 | 325 | 91 | 398 | 359 | 116 | 372 | 300 | 292 | 348 | 2601 | 346 | 95 | 280 | 401 | 280 | 124 | 297 | 283 | 419 | 2525 | 5126 |
| Red M: 64.2/110 W: 68.4/118 | 292 | 91 | 318 | 301 | 116 | 269 | 300 | 250 | 308 | 2245 | 280 | 95 | 242 | 327 | 280 | 112 | 297 | 283 | 419 | 2335 | 4580 |
| Handicap | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 18 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
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Not kept up with
Second time I’ve played the course and it is awful. Thought I’d try it again to see if the conditions got any better and they got worse. I know some of it is because the people who play out there don’t respect either but not fixing divots and backfilling with sand or repairing marks in the green but the whole course is trashed. It really is a shame too because the lay out and everything is fun and kinda challenging where golfers of all levels good work on skills.
Currently burned out of the greens
It's a great trek but currently with the weather impacts, the greens are totally shot. Burned out, lots of dead spots, and just hurting.
Beautiful views but …
The course is set surrounding Lake Manasas. The views are spectacular.
It had rained the previous evening and the bunkers were full of water and in many cases that was a foot deep. No one had bothered to drain the water. Our 4some lost at least 10 balls in that water which was too muddy to see the balls.
Additionally, the course management set cart path only rules for the day. This was correct for the first 9 holes but they should have allowed carts on the course after the course had dried up. The weather was well over 90 degrees and it was painful playing the afternoon back nine in the heat.
For the fees that the course charges, I would have expected the bunkers to be drained and the carts to be allowed on course during the mid day heat.
PB Round July 10
Understand we had some rain in recent days but the condition of some greens was poor and unrelated to the rain.
Pohick Golf Course Review
I like the fairway because most of them are not are not narrow & the rough are not too high. The grass is well maintained. The distance guideline on the cart track is good. The only lacking are the signs where you don’t see the boundary where you can take the cart. Overall, the course is very nice & recommendable.
Hot Day at Pohick Bay
Playing weather was hot, had a difficult time finishing the 18 holes. The course did have all water stations covered for the golfers. The fairways and greens were in good condition but the tees need TLC. The staff were friendly and assisted each group teeing up on first starting hole. Not a bad day at the course.
Course is great
Course is in good shape. Always a good challenge. Played there numerous times and will continue to play in the future
Carts
Please just buy a couple more carts!!!!
Every time you have an afternoon tee time you have to wait on carts because they don't have enough.
Golf
Great course
Over booked
Had to wait past tee time while waiting for a cart
Pleasantly surprised
I had heard soo many things about this course most of them were about the pace of play. It is a little slow. Can’t deny that. But the course was in really good condition and presented a nice challenge.
Great muni
Challenging layout and the course is in great condition for this time of year. Terrific value.
Nice course!
Played on Sat morning. Played nine holes in only 2 hours.
Greens were slow but true after all of the rain from the past week.
Will be back!
Great course and pace of play was very reasonable
Had a great time and shot fairly decent. The course was not too difficult. Hole 10 is under construction but had an interesting approach while it is under repair.
Challenging course
Difficult fairways, flat greens. Lots of bugs. Overall I would recommend this course.
Excellent layout and pace.
This was my first time playing there. It is not very long course but lots of up and down and dog leg right and left, makes it a challenging course. I really enjoyed playing there. They should upgrade their golf carts to less noisy and more powerful carts.