Augustine Golf Club

Usually the course is good to better than average. This time it was in horrible shape. The back nine was closed. The front nine was just sanded. Thats normal, but no one told Golf Now, therefore people booked believing they had the whole course...bad! The side that was open, had 2 inch sand tread marks all over the greens. It was literally NOT playable. And to add inslut, there are several blind approaches into greens. The ground team left 6 inch rough one cut off greens. I lost several balls on excellent shots into the blind greens. The course management people should be ashamed.

The greens were fairly beat up. The men’s locker room was disgusting, and when we let the staff know they did not seemed surprised or concerned. We were told the range was “closed”. However, when we went to the range there were 5 or 6 people with range bags and balls. When finished with 18 holes, the range was FULL. The beverage cart lady was very nice, and the bar area was clean. I do like the layout of the course. It seems the quality of care (for the course and their customers) has gone way down. I’ve played this course many times before and it has never been like this. I hope they will improve.

Like other recent reviewers, I found the rough way too long. I realize you aren't supposed to hit it there but without spotters on the course, it is easy to lose a ball even if you keep a good line on where it entered. I don't know if it is a staff shortage or a choice to leave it long but I won't be back until it is cut. The greens rolled fairly well but are a bit ball-marked. The fairways were very firm. Tee boxes were a bit beat up. For $81, I expect better. I can spend that at better courses in NOVA.

The bunkers and I mean ALL bunkers should be GUR. They are some of the worst I have ever experienced. Zero sand and full of water and rocks.

The course is riddled with bare ground with zero grass. We played rock and root rule due to the excessive playing conditions. Poorly marked hazard areas, if marked at all. Rough around every green was not cut and in most holes in excess of 8-10”. Greens very slow. No water stations during a very hot day.

The course is excellent but the do need to mow the rough, it is WAY to high! I think it will help pace of play too.

It is never a good day when the start has to apologize for the awful conditions of the rough. If you didn’t hit fairway, your ball was lost.

Greens were burnt and uncared for.

I first played Augustine back in the early 2000’s when I got into golf. The first time I played it I was blown away by how nice the fairways and greens were. The layout is fun and challenging. Unfortunately, the course has changed hands at least a couple times and the conditions have gone up and down over the years. Currently, there are downed trees in several places that have been chopped up but not removed. They have been there for at least a couple of months based upon their color. There are weeds everywhere and the greens were so long that they were painfully slow and not rolling true. As sad as it is to say, for the money we paid for a Monday round, you can find a nicer course that is closer to Northern VA. I hope the current owners put some revenue into this course to turn it back around to make it nice once again.

Augustine wasn’t in the best shape when I played it.

The greens look good, but they weren’t cutting them short. So they putted very slow which was a bit frustrating. A lot of corses in northern VA do that during July and August to prevent the greens from burning up.

The fairways had some spots where the ground was very hard and the grass thin.

The ruffs had not been mowed for a while. The traps not raked and in poor condition.

The course is scenic, just needs some attention.

Course was great. The greens roped a bit slower than expected, but we’re in excellent condition. Highly recommend!

There was a storm that blew through last week so the course had some down trees in some bunkers and along sides. Crew cut down most of this and made it manageable to play. Other then that the course was nice!

I always enjoy the challenge, layout, and peacefulness of Augustine. Wish I had known through Golf Now that the front 9 was closed and I would have to play the back nine twice. I definitely would have NOT payed $65 for that experience. After playing three awesome courses in Orlando, FL last week, all for $50 or less, I definitely felt robbed and deceived. Good course for the price in NVA if you can get the full experience.

The course layout is challenging but the greens were super slow. A good heavy mallet putter is required and for those who use flange putters these would affect their play. Otherwise the course is good

Course needs some love and care. Actually need some weed and fertilizer, bunkers raked and grass cut. Course looks like it was in good shape at one point in time, but someone must’ve cut costs. Been wanting to play the course for years and was disappointed. Had 3pm tee time, the cart girl cut in front of us across the 1st tee box, never to be seen again and it was 95 degrees out.