South Riding Golf Club
About
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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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| Championship | 72 | 7148 yards | 74.8 | 140 |
| Tournament | 72 | 6473 yards | 71.6 | 132 |
| Medal | 72 | 6070 yards | 69.8 | 126 |
| Club | 72 | 5720 yards | 68.5 | 118 |
| Club (W) | 72 | 5720 yards | 73.1 | 131 |
| Forward (W) | 72 | 5001 yards | 69.0 | 117 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship M: 74.9/140 | 593 | 397 | 546 | 431 | 232 | 406 | 206 | 345 | 474 | 3630 | 523 | 199 | 404 | 426 | 206 | 569 | 404 | 354 | 433 | 3518 | 7148 |
| Tournament M: 71.9/133 | 542 | 373 | 501 | 392 | 195 | 366 | 188 | 328 | 404 | 3289 | 494 | 153 | 370 | 375 | 189 | 524 | 376 | 308 | 395 | 3184 | 6473 |
| Medal M: 70.0/128 W: 75.2/132 | 542 | 373 | 460 | 346 | 153 | 366 | 142 | 328 | 371 | 3081 | 444 | 153 | 370 | 375 | 141 | 524 | 327 | 308 | 347 | 2989 | 6070 |
| Club M: 68.3/126 W: 73.3/128 | 503 | 363 | 460 | 346 | 153 | 322 | 142 | 282 | 371 | 2942 | 444 | 129 | 329 | 332 | 141 | 472 | 327 | 257 | 347 | 2778 | 5720 |
| Forward M: 64.8/120 W: 69.2/119 | 465 | 305 | 416 | 304 | 117 | 292 | 107 | 252 | 337 | 2595 | 381 | 108 | 279 | 269 | 135 | 445 | 301 | 183 | 305 | 2406 | 5001 |
| Handicap | 6 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 5 | |||
| Par | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 6 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 5 |
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Photo submitted by wirthjm on 01/07/2025
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Photo submitted by jNdpmsH7x3U2qpXpHYOT on 09/16/2024
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Photo submitted by DCRoK75 on 08/15/2020
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Photo submitted by SkOmflBE1YV1QYWxflmn on 08/09/2020
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18th Green Photo submitted by BenThapa on 08/15/2018
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The Clubhouse Photo submitted by BenThapa on 08/15/2018
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Beautiful Greens & Flowers Photo submitted by BenThapa on 08/15/2018
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1st Tee Box Photo submitted by BenThapa on 08/15/2018
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1st Fairways & Rough Photo submitted by BenThapa on 08/15/2018
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Club Members Photo submitted by BenThapa on 08/15/2018
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Photo submitted by u8601108 on 07/19/2018
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Photo submitted by u8601108 on 07/19/2018
Not as bad as some of the recent reviews.
I think South Riding is getting a bad rep lately for one main reason - value. The course has held up about as well as most of the NoVa courses over the last couple of years. Yes the tee boxes are chewed up and there are some holes that have some fairway mess but those are common problems that really don't interfere with a normal round. If your ball happens to settle in a bare spot down the middle of the fairway MOVE IT! We aren't playing on pro tournament conditions anyway. The layout of the course is very enjoyable and I rank it among the top five or six layouts in the area for average golfers. The problem is price. Even with the generous GolfNow deals this course is up there with the pricier courses in the area and unfortunately there are courses around that offer the same experience for $10 to $20 less. So I only play South Riding when I can use rewards.
Still a Northern VA gem
Enjoyed a great round on a pretty Nov morning
- conditions superb
was a little wet - so driving range was closed and it was Cart Path Only as expected
Staff was friendly and got our group started a little early.
Will be back when I visit VA again
Terrible course for the money
No way you should olay this course for the money. Tee boxes and fairways/approaches all are under maintenance but they still charge full freight for the terrible experience.
Not Very Good
Sad to say, but this course was in terrible condition! Tee Boxes we’re either sand or crabgrass (with. A bit of decent grass). Tons of bare patches in the Fairways. Really chewed up areas at The approaches to greens- couldn’t tell if it was animal damage or arifiiatcon efforts?? At least the Greens were in pretty good shape!
Used to be good, very disappointing now
I’ve played SR numerous times over the years, but probably not for the last 2-3. I was very disappointed to see the condition of the course. The tee boxes were a nightmare. Mostly sand, little sparse crabgrass-like patches here and there. The fairways were often in the same condition, but with dried mud in place of the sand. Had to roll the ball to give yourself a grassy lie. Pace of play wasn’t an issue but it was mid-day on a Monday in October, so I wouldn’t expect an issue. Only saw the check-in guy in the clubhouse and a starter, so not much staff interaction, but that’s not a negative given the light crowd at the course.
For $65-70 per player it was really very disappointing.
Tee box condition was terrible. Would not recommended at this price.
Terrible, terrible, terrible
Oh my, this place is a mess, a terrible mess. Tees and fairways dead or filled with crab grass. Greens were long and hairy. What a disaster and what a waste.
This course has let itself go
So, for $94 you'd think you're getting at least a fair to middlin' course, in good to decent shape for early September. No. The tee boxes were basically dirt and crab grass. The fairways were totally chewed up - not just by divots, but they also had huge gaps of grass. The greens were scabbed in places, and no one has replaced any ball marks on the green. I must've fixed at least 20. I was frankly shocked, as I'd played it 2 years ago, and it was nice. It's a pretty easy course, no elevation to speak of. Will not play it again due to the conditions and the uninteresting layout.
Horrible Condition
Booked a hot deal on GolfNow for $90. Tee boxes and greens were in very bad condition, not to mention the fairways. Greens were not even aerated and chunks of grass EVERYWHERE from divots not being filled. The golf carts did not have adequate amounts of sand to fill divots and the carts were very clunky/slow. We showed up and the starter was also in charge of bringing out carts and there weren’t any carts available at the time we played. I expected a much better condition course in a flourishing area, but I will not be playing here again for a very long time until they clean up their facility.
Worst shape I’veever seen the course
Greens in bad condition. Tee boxes even worse. Crab grass on greened and fairways. Range and chipping area was closed .
Sub par course (pun intended)
For what they charge, the course is in terrible shape. I played once before and the course was in the same condition but it was also late fall/early winter so I chalked it up to poor weather conditions. This time around not so much. Fairways were in terrible shape. Tee boxes weren’t much better with one being straight dirt with very minimal patches of dirt. Some spots were so over watered that it was like walking in a big. Will not be returning to this course
Fairways and Tee Boxes in BAD Condition
Save yourself $90. Course is not in great condition.