Royal New Kent Golf Club

Bring your A game to Royal New Kent. Challenging layout around a beautiful course. Start to finish a great experience. Bag Drop, Front Desk & Starter couldn’t be more friendly & helpful. Course was in great condition & Pace of Play was 5 stars in spite of the challenge. Will certainly return.

first time playing since new ownership. course was in fantastic conditions. if you get the chance I highly recommend playing.

I chose this review title because of the way that my two friends reacted to this course! For me, Royal New Kent is simply the most beautiful course in the area, but for someone who has never played this course before, it is like being in a different world! My only negative was that I was forced by the pro to share a cart with an individual who has not been vaccinated!

Hot take! I know , but hear me out. Royal New Kent does not pretend to be someone it isn’t , in fact embedded in its story lies the character of the hard working people who make it possible and those who dare to tee it up staring at its massive dune on the first tee. Royal new Kent was basically abandoned , until someone saw its potential, a Mike Strantz masterpiece could not be forgotten. I am aware of the great public golf in the northeast and beyond, as someone who has spend a lot of time and money playing most of those courses I can tell you that pound for pound RNK can be in the conversation with 90% of them. Although it doesn’t quite reach the elite status of Pinehurst 2 nor the greatness of Bethpage Black it does make you pay with great conditions and undulating greens that are faster than the aforementioned courses year round. I could go on and on, but I won’t, instead I’ll tell you this, GO ! PS. Bob in the pro shop, You are a gentleman and every time I drive the 2 hours to RNK I make a point to have a conversation with you as you are what the world needs more of.

Ps. I didn’t mention Tobacco Rd ( another Strantz masterpiece ) because Tobacco Road is on a whole different dimension

This is a beautiful place in the back of nowhere! The greens are Hugh! First time there and it rained off and on all day. We played the first 8 then it rained. We sat in the woods and watch turkeys play at the hole for 45 mins. We are definitely going back! The course itself is well maintained and is designed for everyone. Can use more road signs around the 10-13 hole. This course is extremely spacious.

A buddy and I are down in Williamsburg for Vacation and we’re looking for somewhere to play. We came across Royal New Kent on Golf Now and decided to give it a shot.

Starting from the first hole the course layout was challenging but beautiful. Every hole was fun to play and had pretty wide fairways for the most part.

tee box, fairways and greens were all in phenomenal shape.

We will be playing this course again before we leave.

From the moment you step into the first tee box you can tell you are in for a challenging but fun day at RNK. The staff has been nothing short of spectacular on each of my visits, making you feel right at home. The course is LONG and requires you to hit shots. Beautiful layout. Only knock on the course would be bunker upkeep, but not bad.

Course in great shape. Fast greens. Only down side , the bar/restaurant was closed at 4:00 on a Saturday afternoon.

Golfnow has been having some computer problems so when I got to the course, it showed a 4some at my tee-time. My name was nowhere on the tee sheet. Rather than wait for nearly an hour, I went off the back but at the turn, the wait was nearly 90 minutes! When Golfnow called the course to confirm the issue, the pro said there was none! He had not checked me in and didn't bother trying to find out why I was having a problem. My frustration is that this pro has a negative attitude towards me and seemingly assumed I had created the issue! As a 3 handicap, I always try to play at a consistent pace and do what I can to accomplish this but why does this pro have a problem with that??!! I guess I'll just have to plan on a 5 hour round if I'm going to be playing Royal New Kent.

This course is challenging. Both fairways and greens in really good shape.

Greens were fast and in great shape, tightly packed. Soft on approach shots but not chewed up from ball marks. Course was mostly empty so pace was good and staff very friendly. Wet day but still able to take carts on fairways. All good.

Great course a real challenge . Starter Roland was great and very informative on the course

No food at the turn … no cook and not even a thawed hot dog

Back nine was 3 hours and we quit early no Marshall keeping pace

Great course … don’t come hungry or in a hurry

Duane

The course is fair if you play well and control your golf ball. But penalizes you heavily for bad shots. Love the challenge.