South Riding GC: #1, #9
Aerial view of the 1st and 9th greens from South Riding Golf Club.
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4.2
661 Reviews (661)
5 Stars
137
4 Stars
303
3 Stars
126
2 Stars
51
1 Stars
44
Conditions
4.1
Value
3.8
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.7
86.3%
Recommend this course
521 out of 661 reviews
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4.4
18 Reviews (18)
5 Stars
9
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.0
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.5
94.4%
Recommend this course
17 out of 18 reviews
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4.3
32 Reviews (32)
5 Stars
15
4 Stars
13
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.3
Value
3.9
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.5
90.6%
Recommend this course
29 out of 32 reviews
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Course Highlights
South Riding's varied and challenging layout stands out in Northern Virginia, with notably strong greens that consistently impress compared to nearby courses. Friendly staff and a smooth pace of play make for a well-run round on a course that remains a hidden gem in the region.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 7148 yards
Slope 140
Rating 74.8

South Riding Golf Club is nestled in the gentle hills of northern Virginia, enjoying a landscape of hardwood forests and grassy meadows. The course offers a variety of challenges but the fairways are wide and player-friendly and the greens can be tough in spots but overall they offer some room for error. The layout requires both strategy and skill, it is definitely not a golf course where you will be able to just "grip and rip it." The course pinpoints your weaknesses but it is still a fair test. South Riding Golf Club's eighth hole is memorable for its difficulty but it's an interesting hole sine there are many ways to play it. At 351 yards, the hole is a short but intimidating dogleg left that will tempt you to go over the trees. The fairway is generous but the saddle-shaped green is flanked with bunkers.

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Course Details

Year Built 1997
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Dan Maples (1997) Michael Gleason (1997)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Available Facilities

Clubhouse
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Reviews

4.2
661 Reviews (661)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 14
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 22
Forced Carries 16
Water Hazards 16
This course/club is great for:
Locals 26
Advanced Golfers 13
A Weekend Splurge 8
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 27
Near the Airport 20
Worth the Drive 11

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Played On
Reviews 73
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing

Always love a new course to play.

Don't know why it took so long to get here. Great layout fair yet challenging. Was very disappointed in bunkers on the front nine, and glad to see the great work being done on the bunkers on the back nine. Lucky for me I didn't have to deal with them on either nine. I will definitely be back.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Course is attempting to be "upscale"

Excellent layout, difficult greens. Greens are excellent;fairways are excellent;some of the traps need work.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Windy day

Very windy with no rain. The course was in good shape.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Pleasantly surprised.

Haven't played there in a while and was pleasantly surprised. Will definitely return. Not sure why they don't suspend a few $ and upgrade the range. Might be the worst range at a very nice course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good course

Always enjoy my round here. Well kept and always great pace of play.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Nice Course

This is my second time in three weeks playing this course. It is a wonderful track with well maintained fairways and greens. It rained for two days prior to our tee time, so we had a 30 minute start time delay and soggy fairway conditions. The staff was communicative and apologetic - making it easier to bear.

My only request would be to PLEASE fill the sand traps. We had to lift and place outside the traps due to the compact (and wet) conditions.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 128
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great layout.

Tea boxes, fairways and greens were great. Pace was good. The only change I would make is free standing ball washers at each hole rather then those tiny washers attached to the cart. Also would like to see SOAP in all washers at all times at all courses. Why is that so difficult?????? Oh, one other thing and that is more yardage markers on the fairways. A stake at 200, 150 & 100 would do it.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice

Challenging - moderate
Sand traps were under repair though could up the challenge.
Fairways good condition
Greens are where the challenge is.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Good condition

Didn't know the greens had been aerated but the greens weren't too bad. Other conditions like fairways and rough good. Only 2 or 3 holes had bunkers with sand in them. Pace of play unusually good for a weekend.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

bunkers & wet areas

Most Bunkers still under repair. Greens aeration and over watering in many areas. No price break.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 30
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

great layout; bunkers being repaired

Was told before teeing off that bunkers were being repaired on back so was prepared. Course is very solid with great variety of holes and none parallel to each other. Plenty of trouble to make you think but not overly penal. Very few forced carries; solid golf course, challenging but enjoyable.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great afternoon

Course was not busy on a beautiful afternoon. Enjoyed the pace of play and friendly staff. Will definitely go back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

Good course, played long though.

This course was maintained well the grass was in great shape. The Tee time wasn't overbooked, and we weren't hurried. The staff we friendly and nice. I would have given 5 stars but there was no beverage cart.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course

It should be a little cheaper so that I can play the course more often.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Rebuilding the traps but rest is worth it.

The traps on the back 9 are GUR and the front will be when back is completed. Otherwise, the course is in good condition. Some water collected in a few fairways and had to be careful not to sink in. Greens were flat and true. Overall, it was a fun time, I want to come back after they fix the traps and the course dries.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

First Time Played

Played the course for the first time. As a twosome, we found this to be a good experience. Enjoyed the facility, and the course which was well laid out, with scenic and challenging holes with large undulating greens. Some of the bunkers were difficult, but these are in the process of being reconstructed. Our round would have flowed better from hole to hole had a ranger been on hand to expedite slow play of foursome immediately before us. Nevertheless, we enjoyed the round and are eager to play the course again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

This is a really good course in serious need of sand

I have been playing this course for years. It plays well and is generally in good shape. However, the vast majority of bunkers are currently nearly unplayable hard pan dirt. Some marshals to keep pace of play would have been very helpful for this round as well.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Soft and Fast

The course was in good shape. The green were soft like walking in a carpet, but smooth and fast. Nice rolling putts. You definitely don't want to be putting down at the hole if you can help it. S

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Better than I remembered...

Recently moved back into the area. I hadn't played this course in years and was pleasantly surprised. The course is fairly well disguised for being in a densely populated suburban community. Greens were in great shape and overall condition was good. Only gripe would be terrible sand quality (which plagues every course in NoVa, and really is inexcusable...I'm not expecting Caribbean sands, just take out the rocks and rake it) but few bunkers will really come into play. Not a ton of challenges, especially if you keep the ball in play. This course is a good, fair test for your game...just not a destination course that's worth a day trip for. Good value at $50 or less. I would be underwhelmed if I payed the rack/weekend/holiday rates.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

SOLID COURSE

Overall, the course is in excellent shape and it was an enjoyable round. The only noticable problem was the bunkers which were filled with rocks and contained standing water.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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