South Riding Golf Club

Played this course last summer (2019) and at the time it was in terrible conditions for the amount of money they charge to play. Tee boxes and greens were basically all day. The divots in the fairways weren’t be fixed. Fast forward to now, it’s very much improved. The tee boxes and greens were in excellent condition. My only complain really is that there isn’t a walking rate.

South Riding is a nice layout but needs better

drainage & repair of cart paths badly!

Edges & aprons of greens need repair from mold

& weeds

Greens rolled well but fringes need air-aiding

I played this course for the on Saturday afternoon. The staff was friendly and the pace was good. The layout is challenging and deceptive off the tee if you haven’t played the courses before so I am looking forward to getting another crack at it.

Greens: Greens were fast and undulating and I love fast greens. I really liked the practice green was in excellent shape and just as fast as the course green. My one complaint about the greens is that there were a lot of I repaired divots. Much of this course winds through a neighborhood so obviously the neighbors are lobbing balls onto some of the greens at night and creating the ball marks. Some holes looked like a short game practice green back home. Others will be annoyed but the greens were firm enough that when I repaired the marks in my line the ball rolled true.

Fairway: Fairway were in great shape. The first hole fairway had some patchy spots. All the other holes (when I found the fairway) the ball was sitting up like it was on my rug at home. Fairways were soft so there was no 25-30 yard role outs. Basically carry distances on each shot. There are 5 tee boxes to play from so you can choose accordingly if you know the course is going to play it’s true distance. or you could be stuck hitting long irons into par 4s half the day.

Layout: I liked the layout. A straight ball hitter can shoot a good score. There are doglegs left and right but I didn’t stand on any tee and say “I need to hit a fade/draw”. Pick a spot to hit it and go. The course navigates nicely through a neighborhood without you actually noticing the neighborhood. The homes are out of play on most holes even for the banana ball with the big stick. A good shank from a lefty on #7 might challenge that opinion. The course looks open but the landing areas look small. The intermediate rough wasn’t too punishing but you aren’t throwing any darts from the rough either. I hit every club in the bag and had a good time.

I would definitely recommend the course but bring a good divot tool.

It took over 3 hours to play nine holes. The groups ahead of us were so slow. They spent so much time looking for balls after mishits. No marshal there to ensure appropriate pace of play. We won't be back.

Course layout is good, conditions are solid, But it took over 3 hours to play 9 holes so we bailed at the turn. Got to have people pushing the groups when it slows down.

First time playing this course. When our foursome arrived, only then did they tell us that 2 out of the foursome had to walk the course. No reduction in rate for the 2 walkers. I’m 68 and not about to walk a full round. If we had known this, we would not have played here. No communication ahead of time - there’s no excuse for not informing us and disappointing that we paid for 4 people to ride.

The place was in great shape and it was much appreciated that they're open during the virus shutdown. The wind played havoc on my score but that's another story altogether.

Overpriced for what you’re getting and conditions were quite poor considering the fee of $85. Fairways and rough were extremely patchy and inconsistent. Greens, I’ve never seen anything like it- any sort of approach shot will bounce as if you were hitting into a patch of cement. BUT when putting, they’re only at about a 10 on the stimp. Beyond that I’d get a little nit picky... layout was boring and in some cases (17) just silly. Range mats needed replacement about a year ago. Staff was great, so not all bad, and they had a nice welcoming fire pit going outside the clubhouse which was unique. All in all, even if you’re in the area, skip this one.

The two of us were paired up with two other men.One guy walked pulling his cart. Pro shop should tell players that is is not a walking course. He held us up too much that we were continually two holes back which held up every group following us. Me and my friend was also constantly waiting for him to hit as well.