Stumpy Lake Golf Course

Played this course with some buddies on a trip to VA Beach. The greens were well maintained and course was in good shape. The only bad thing I can say about the course was the 5-hour round. We were scheduled to tee off at 9:55, which when we arrived got notified that a group of older gentleman typically tee off between 9:55-10. This slowed down the pace of play and was stuck behind the gentleman the whole time. Waited on tee boxes for 10-15+ min.

At least 5 hours to play. Tee times only 7 minutes apart, contributes to slow play. Also, should not say that 4.5 hrs. is the expected time to play. Golf should be played in 4 hrs or less. DON'T GIVE THEM AN EXCUSE TO BE SLOW !!!

This is a fun course with a good layout. The staff is always super friendly. Unfortunately the greens need some attention in places but it’s still a fun experience.

I played the front 9 of this course a couple of years ago and it was in decent shape then, but today was a rough play. I had several of my drives in the fairway and when I went to hit my 2nd shot I hit it clean with my irons but the ground was so hard it either caused me to be shorter than usual or even mishit. The place of play was also terrible, actually one of the worse ones I have come across. I only had 3.5 hours to play and wasn’t expecting to get the full 18 in but it took just over 2.5 hours to complete the front 9. I would not recommend to anyone for future play even if this cost $45 to play.

I’m not sure where to start. The course was very peaceful and quite enjoyable to be on. But there was a line to tee off. By the time I got to start there were two groups behind me. By the second hole there were three on the first and a group of three and another of four ahead of me on the second. It ended up being a line of waiting to take each individual shot with 2-3 groups on each hole at a time. The back nine also looked busy. I ended up quitting after 9 hole’s because it had been three hours and I had already skipped hole 4 to try and gain some time. If you’re lucky enough to go here when no one else is you’ll probably enjoy it but it’s overall a really dissatisfying game to have to wait constantly for the people ahead of you and worry about the people behind you. If you’re good enough to play quickly enjoy it I guess but the staff allows multiple groups per tee time.

Great Course to play a round with friends or to warmup for the season, however, the drainage system needs a lot of work there. Car path is extremely difficult when navigating through lakes in mid fairway.

I usually don't hit this hard on a review, but they charged more than Honey Bee, and another nearby course, so I expected more and booked a couple friends, who feel this way as well.

Everything that was connected to the earth on this course, i.e. sand traps, greens, Tees, fairways ,as well as the rough! Was in worn out condition.

I do realize we had winter and rains, but I have played all other courses in the NC/Chesapeake area and this was the worst.

Now I played this before and don't remember it being like this. It will take months for these conditions to improve, and I will try again then.

It was a great layout and was challenging,

I am going to preface this review by saying that I wouldn't normally complain about the state of a course during the winter season. Wouldn't NORMALLY, but for the condition of the two sister courses being so much better.

Greens are sandy, like they just filmed a Baywatch reunion.

Fairways are bald in places and in clear need of repair, but left ignored.. I am not talking about patches as a result of divots, I am talking about large areas caused by neglect.

This course provides a great challenge to golfers, and it set in a beautiful wetlands/parkland but delivers very poorly on its potential.

I have never regretted a round of golf, but after this one I regretted not going to Honey Bee or Chesapeake instead.

I will say though that the fella who was the starter was absolutely first class!!!

The tee boxes are uneven and the greens are as rough as a gravel road. You can literally watch your ball bounce going to the hole. I realize it’s only the end of February, but there is no excuse for the course condition. The price should reflex if they are going to continue at their current rate.

Great layout couldn't ask for better staff service recommend this course to everyone

For the premium price, the course should have been in better shape. The front nine played slow. On the ninth hole, the owner told us us we had to speed up because we were holding up the whole couse and there were 2 empty holes in front of us. We skipped the ninth and went on to the tenth. When we got there we were the fourth foursome on the hole. This made my playing partners very angry at the owner and ruined their round. The course was overbooked to say the least. When we got finished there were about 15 players waiting for carts. I don't need this BS on a course. I won't go back!