Dogwood Trace GC
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4.3
666 Reviews (666)
5 Stars
333
4 Stars
262
3 Stars
53
2 Stars
9
1 Stars
9
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.4
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.9
90.4%
Recommend this course
628 out of 666 reviews
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4.3
18 Reviews (18)
5 Stars
9
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.1
Layout
4.4
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.8
88.9%
Recommend this course
16 out of 18 reviews
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4.2
54 Reviews (54)
5 Stars
27
4 Stars
18
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
2
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.1
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.7
87.0%
Recommend this course
47 out of 54 reviews
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Course Highlights
Staff consistently earn high praise for making every golfer feel genuinely welcomed from check-in through the round. The course layout offers a fair challenge for all skill levels, with well-maintained greens and strong overall value.

About

Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Style Parkland
Par 72
Length 6605 yards
Slope 132
Rating 71.6

The 18-hole Dogwood Trace Golf Course (formerly known as Lee Park Golf Course) in Petersburg, VA is a public golf course. Stretching over 6600 yards from the back tees while playing to a par 72 the course features four different sets of tee boxes and can be enjoyed by players of all skill levels. Players will find extensive bunkering lakes and ponds with bulkheads that come into play on several holes and well-manicured challenging greens.

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Course Details

Year Built 1978
Golf Season Year round
Architect Tom Clark (2008) Algie Pulley (1978) James Cervone

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs No

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

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4.3
666 Reviews (666)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 9
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 39
Water Hazards 39
Undulating Greens 21
This course/club is great for:
Locals 49
Walkers 35
Seniors 31
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 41
Worth the Drive 40
In the 'Burbs 9

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Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/19/2019

Thank you for visiting us at Dogwood Trace Golf Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Frequent Flier Returns

Today was excellent. The fairways were plush, the rough not too brutal like in the past. I cannot comment on the bunkers as I escaped falling into them. The greens were the best I have seen them or any course so far to date, they were fully, smooth and somewhat fast but extremely fair. I wish that all public golf courses were kept in this type playing condition.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 07/19/2019

Your feedback is important to us, notmuchbetter. Thank you for sharing your 5-star experience. We look forward to seeing you again at the course soon! Thanks for choosing Dogwood Trace Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Best course value

I love this course. Great value, the holes are challenging and tight. Clubhouse is nice and serves good food. The staff is friendly and helpful, and the volunteers are great. I always have an awesome time playing a round here.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 07/09/2019

Wow, we are so happy you enjoyed your round, u264144095! We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/19/2019

Hello, mcramp10. Thank you for your 5-star rating! Please book another round with us soon at Dogwood Trace Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Because I was.ASKED

I was asked to say great things about this course. It is a fun playable course that can be enjoyed by all.

I also said I would only do it if they changed two things

These two things are the same problems at most courses.....sorry actually there are three things

1.. to speed up play....put in more yardage markers. I guesstimate most of my yardages but even I like to know if it’s closer to 100 or 120.

2...to speed up play...stop placing the pins in PGA locations. Nobody enjoys trying to chip to a pin that is 2 paces on 4 from the right over sand. Not only am I not in the PGA but your course nor green are PGA Quality

3..yes again to speed up play....if you insist on having sand traps then at least put some sand in them and run a heavy rake through it. I actually can play out of sand but when all the bunkers are like the cart path it is frustrating.

These are not specific to this course just a general thought on most of the courses we play.

Dogwood is a great course. I always use Golfnow when we book the course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/19/2019

Thank you for taking the time to leave us five stars and great feedback. I will pass along your comments to our management staff.

Played On
Reviews 38
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/28/2019

Thank you for visiting us at Dogwood Trace Golf Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good time

Four of us played and had a great time. The course was in great shape and the layout was challenging enough. Even though a busy Saturday morning, we moved along nicely. Will go back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 06/28/2019

u280550470, thank you for your kind words! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing Dogwood Trace Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Frequent flyer at Dogwood Trace

Dogwood Trace is always enjoyable to play. There is an excellent practice area and the entire staff are always friendly and polite. The golf course was in excellent playing condition as it seems to always be in excellent all year round. With regards to the pace of play and the lower rating was casued by a twosome infron to our foursome. It seems that a twosome should not hold up a foursome but that was not the case yesterday. The course was not crowded and there was no one infront to hold up the twosome. This however will not prevent me from returning and hopefully soon.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 06/28/2019

Hinotmuchbetter. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Dogwood Trace Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 57
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice staff. Great course

Driving south for a trade show in Richmond. Booked a hot deal. Have myself 2 extra hours to get past dc. They closed a highway and I was stuck. For 2 hours. So late. Called and they were so nice. Pushed the reservation and allowed me no additional expenses.

Course is in best shape I ever played. 3/4 other times here but best. Rain has made fairways perfect and greens true. Fun round and will be back. Always a fun, challenge.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 06/21/2019

Thank you so much for the wonderful five-star review, Roger! We're thrilled that you had a great time and we hope you'll return next time you're in the area!

Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

If in Petersburg and you want to play Golf...

The staff understands Golf, and so they get you checked in and you are on your way. They will match you up if you are you single or twosome. The layout is fine and so are the conditions. The par three‘s are strong, but there are also some par fives that are reachable. No frills in the pro shop or the grill, but you can get A drink and a hotdog, And a hat or a shirt. They do a lot of outings, so just give a call before you get there to make sure that they are open for play. I’ve played this before when in town, and I will play it again when I am in town.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/21/2019

Hi jsbonardi. We appreciate you leaving a review and rating us. We will inform the entire team, so they know their hard work is paying off. We look forward to having you back!

Played On
Reviews 75
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Extremely lucky

Thought we were going to be rained out. Got to the course, just a little sprinkle. Hit some range balls, range grass was in great shape. Course allowed us on the fairways to use good judgement in wet areas which we did. Course was a bit wet but in great shape considering. We avoided the rain and played fairly quickly. Had a good sandwich at the turn and finished the round with very little issue. Great time. Greens and fairways in great shape. Bunkers were packed due to rain. I am a bit worried about the algae on the greens for the future. Need more beer selection.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 06/14/2019

Thank you for your review, rickronnie. We will pass along your positive experience to our team at Dogwood Trace Golf Course. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 38
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
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Commented on 06/14/2019

Thank you for visiting us at Dogwood Trace Golf Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 75
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Great track

Greens were a bit slow, bunkers needed some attention but Dogwood rarely disappoints. Tough par 3s, tough back nine, good rolling greens and some actual roll for the first time anywhere in years it seems. Greens were a bit tough due to a lot of bounce and not taking chip spin but very playable. Wish they had alcohol in the clubhouse but maybe someday. Overall always good

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/14/2019

Thank you for leaving us a great review! And we are now serving alcohol in the restaurant so stop by for a beer sometime!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 05/30/2019

Hi there - We appreciate the review. You rated us 3 stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Dogwood Trace Golf Course. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!

Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 05/10/2019

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, HisWill1st. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed from your round with us. Thanks for reviewing us!

Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Muni with Character

Greens are outstanding considering the high volume. Kudos to Greenskeeper and staff.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/10/2019

Thank you for taking the time to review us HisWill1st. Your feedback is valuable, and we look forward to delivering you excellent service again soon. Dogwood Trace Golf Course thanks you!

Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/23/2019

Thank you for leaving us four stars!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
3.0
First Time Playing

Dogwood

Played for first time and probably the last. Course fairways were very muddy and greens were very different for each hole in terms of speed and upkeep. Had a confrontation with another golfer who played in grey basketball shorts who threatened us with a golf club. Golfer should have been thrown out of facility but was not and finished his round. Golf marshall was not helpful in confrontation and I question professionalism of course. For all other future golfers I hope this was just a bad day for the course and not "par"

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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Commented on 04/12/2019

We're very sorry to hear that you had a poor experience with us. Confrontations are very rare here and we have every expectation that your next round would be a vast improvement.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great game

I have always had a great time playing this Course and will play it again. It was a beautiful day to get out. That being the case, it was kind of slow with all the people who had the same idea to play today. The Course is well conditioned and great practice. I would definitely suggest playing there to anyone who likes to play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/12/2019

We're thrilled to hear it and we so appreciate your five-star review! We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 75
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Mushy, mush mush

It was about the best you could hope for considering the unstoppable rain that has plagued us for the last 2 years it seems like. Dogwood is a low lying course and it showed. It was hard to find a reasonable area to hit from but the greens were in good shape and rolled well. The driving range was closed, understandable. I've always liked Dogwood Trace and it has been very good. There was no way this or any other course was going to be anything but wet.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 03/05/2019

Thank you for leaving us a great five-star review despite the rainy conditions we've had. We hope you'll be back for another round under drier condition soon!

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