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
31 Reviews (31)
5 Stars
15
4 Stars
12
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.3
Value
3.9
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.5
90.3%
Recommend this course
28 out of 31 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 13
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser

A young staff was terribly rude

A young staff was terribly rude and seems to be against the GOLFNOW.com customer

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Beautiful Course

I have played this course for many years and find it to still be one of the best deals around.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser

The Layout is nice but the condition was not great

The greens were very bumpy and patchy.
The fairways were in pretty good condition.
Parts of the course was wet but some of the holes could have allowed carts.
One of us thought that it was like playing the same hole over 18 times - not much character.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Well maintained

Course was in great shape at the end of April and should get even better after all this rain.

Not a ton of elevation changes and some of the par 4's started to feel pretty similar by the end of the round. Definitely a few challenging holes, but the majority of them are straight away. Keep it near the fairway and you shouldn't have much trouble here.

Nice course and definitely worth a round.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 43
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Course is in good shape for spring. Pace of play was good.

Tee boxes were pretty good and the fairways were very good. The greens were fast and rolled well but were a bit on the firm side. Good approaches tended to bounce rather than hit then stop. Had to play to front edge distances to keep it on the green. Overall a good course for the discounted greens fee.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

nice housing developement course,variety of shots needed

south riding has a nice layout that would be much better without the couple holes with houses just OB. not much you can change now. nice greens, challenging par 3's. typical NOVA pace of play, too slow when you get caught behind the hacker 4-some marking every putt.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Love this course

Best green conditions in the area. Love the creativity of this course. Each hole is different and tests all aspects of your game. Cant wait to go back!

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Good!

not great, but good. the course was very wet after heavy rain. but attractive course!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Nice and wel maintained....

The course was long enough for me and they were not too hard to play. Not that challenging... I enjoyed playing!!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Great Layout

This course has a wide variety of types of holes that keep things interesting throughout the round. The course is open to scoring and making some birdies here or there for even the average golfer but take it too lightly and this course can make you pay as well. Good balance on the course of links style golf along with some woods golf and target golf. Overall great course one of my favorites in the area.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Grounds keepers Revenge

The pin placement was the most difficult I have seen on this course. Maybe it was the grounds keepers halloween trick or treat. The overall condition was good and the weather this day was good for mid Oct.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Good with challeging

GPS was wrong.. needed attention about hole locations reset and set daily.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0

enjoyed good time

Bluetee 6400yd. Not so difficult. Golfnow hotdeal price is very reasonable

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0

The course is pretty quiet.

The course has pretty challenge some holes. I like this course.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Good condition and good value

Played the course mid-October and although pace of play slowed at the turn through the back 9 course was in good shape and a good value.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Nice course well maintained greens

Staff was very accomodating as one guy in our 4some was 5 minutes late, we just teed off when he got there no problems. Greens were smooth and true.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser

poor experience with the staff

Tried to play this course after a long time and booked a round with GN. Returned after playing just two holes. very slow for a Friday afternoon. The course staff refused to give a rain check even though they said they would when I called them from the course asking if they would give a rain check if I quit. Needless to say it was frustrating. Glad to have so many other great public courses in the DC area to chose from. would not return to this one. Generally I think it is much pricier given the quality and experience.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

My home course

I consider this my home course because I live in the community. It is always in great shape. They need to put in fresh sand in the traps, but other than that, it is a great course.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Great Course

Played this course for the second time and enjoyed it both times I played..Golfnow.com gave me a great deal to play also.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Nice well maintained course

For the first time player the course has some deceiving holes and on the second go round they don't get much easier. Especially difficult is the #1 handicap par 4 #13. Bunkers could use some work especially the green side. I think it has one of the best practice facilities around but would be good if they used their grass tees.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
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