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2.6
884 Reviews (884)
5 Stars
169
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
105
1 Stars
95
Conditions
2.3
Value
2.4
Layout
3.5
Friendliness
3.7
Pace
3.0
Amenities
3.0
37.7%
Recommend this course
601 out of 884 reviews
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3.5
8 Reviews (8)
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Conditions
3.0
Value
3.8
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
3.9
87.5%
Recommend this course
7 out of 8 reviews
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2.3
69 Reviews (69)
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
1.9
Value
2.1
Layout
3.2
Pace
2.9
Amenities
2.8
StaffFriendliness
3.6
24.6%
Recommend this course
17 out of 69 reviews
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Course Highlights
The staff consistently earns high marks for friendliness and helpfulness throughout the experience. The long layout rewards strategic play, with undulating fairways and doglegs that challenge golfers of all skill levels.

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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 6880 yards
Slope 131
Rating 73.0
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Reston National Golf Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1970
Golf Season Year round
Architect Ed Ault (1970)

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, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar

Available Facilities

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Reviews

2.6
884 Reviews (884)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 11
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 25
Elevation Changes 17
Plays Long 11
This course/club is great for:
Locals 34
Advanced Golfers 18
Beginners 14
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 29
Near the Airport 29
Convenient to the City 24

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Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Walked

Good course

Have not play this course in over 3 years, was nice pace of play was good.

Greens are good, over all was great, quick tip, if you have a watch gps. Don't trust it, use the gps on the car.

Some greens are hard some are not, but hey is a public course, lol

60.00 plus bucks to play, still a bit stif , other courses within 15 miles are on 40 bucks range.

But if you are visiting Reston town center this is the place.

It can also be a big boys course if you choose to move back the tip tees .
Enjoy!!

Also it has a great practice facility

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Course in good shape

This was the first time for our foursome to play Reston National this year. The tees, fairway and greens were in good shape, the start was on time and pace of play was very good for a weekend morning.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Great, straightforward course

Played Reston National on a Monday to avoid weekend crowds and had a Golfnow discount. A really good deal for only $38. Course was fairly empty, but our twosome (I was paired up with a single), got stuck behind two foursomes and the second foursome was consistently a hole and a half to a hole behind the other foursome. The course was well taken care of and allowed you to play golf - focus on hitting fairways and greens. Some courses are extremely well-taken care of, but have extremely difficult holes that force you to play shots you'd only play at that hole - Extreme elevation changes with tight sloping fairways or long carries over water. There was a small amount of water on the course, but you never had to carry water. Sure that adds some challenge to it, but it was nice to be able to focus on hitting drives off the tee and irons from the fairway and not having to worry about looking for balls in the woods or losing them in the water. Lost one ball all round (usually it's 5 or 6) and shot my second best round of my life. The heat and the slow play were the only downsides and the course can't control the first. Would play here again, but probably only during the week. A couple folks said it can get busy on weekends.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Good layout

Looking for new course that I could play on visit to see daughter who also plays. Good course with everything in front of you. Starter paired my daughter and I with local golfer from club who was very helpful in showing both of us where to and not to hit it. Local member played from the tips and I asked if I could join him, and it was a fair test. My daughter has been looking for another course in the area to play and I think she found it. GPS on carts are fairly accurate. Will play again on our next visit.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great conditions, great outing

Very happy with this round, will play it again soon.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Early Morning Round

The course wasn't busy, so we barely saw another group of players - never waited and never held up the group behind. Finished the round in less than 4 hours.

Only saw the cart girl once, and the course doesn't have a real bar, so no limes for the coronas, but apart from that, had an excellent time catching up with an old friend.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Relaxin in Reston

A good experience on a nice track. My wife and I enjoyed our round , and Tom the starter was great!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

I loven it this course...

My favorite course....loven it
Play anytime good score only this course
Good score.....putting green fast staff is very
Nice........

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

Good

I rate this course good. Course was in good shape greens were slow pace of play 4.5 hrs Moderate degree of difficulty bunkers lack attention and dept of sand. Staff very friendly good place to play for $50

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Poor weather
Used cart

Great golf experience

My son and I went on a miserable drizzly day. I thought it would be horrible. The course was in great condition and we had a blast! One of the better rounds he and I had ever shot. Thank you Reston National!

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Reston Nat'l (4/21/14)

The course was actually in pretty good condition. The weather was pretty good, just a little windy. The greens were fairly fast and very challenging pin location but the condition of the greens were a little rough. Overall, worth the $50 but I don't think it's worth much more than that.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

One of the better public courses in NOVA

I have played Reston before, but the course was in great shape. The greens were mildly bumpy, but the tee boxes and fairways were great. The pace of play was a little behind normal, but the weather was so nice, that was to be expected.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Good course if you can get a good deal.

For $49 on a weekend, it is a pretty good price. Pace of play was slow towards the back nine. Usually the pace of play is faster but today was a bit slow. Greens are deceiving. They look slow but are fast, looks like its going to break but is a straight putt. Can be very challenging.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Happy to Play in February

Reston National is an excellent track. I have played there for over 30 years, but only once every year or two these days. Our foursome booked a tee time here yesterday because our home course was closed due to recent snow that was still melting. To be honest, Reston National probably should have been closed too - or at least the back 9. It was very wet and the snow had not melted in some shady areas. That being said, we had a blast playing because of our "cabin fever" from all of the bad weather lately. The staff was super nice.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

wonderful green

very nice fairway and good green even in winter.
condition would be better in spring.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Conditions were good but pace of play horrible

I specifically made a tee time for 1:24 with every intent to finish before dark. Of course when checking in with starter (who is also the Director of Golf) told us the starting time was 10-15 minutes behind I said "sure it is it's Reston". Well we started 20 minutes late and it was dark by hole 17. 5 hours and 15 minutes later on a Monday no less. Only thing good I can say is the course was in pretty good condition. They should also give you range balls if you are playing there as well.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Poor Time Management

Disappointed with staff ability to manage tee times.
Had reservation for 10:36, did not tee off til 11:05 then had a round of over 5 hours. Waiting for almost every shot for the first seven holes, played two holes and almost got a rythym started then had to wait at 10 again.

This course has no concept of what a reservation is, apparently they have a full reservation sheet yet still jam groups in.

The starter said the where already 25 minutes behind when I arrived at 9:30 to check in. Asked why since there was no frost, fog or rain delay.

Would rather spend time on the weekend playing other courses where you can tee off at your reserved time and play at a decent pace and be done in a little over 4 hours.

As much as I like the layout, not worth the time it takes.

Seems like this is standard weekend antics at this course.

Unless you want to spend the majority of your day standing around waiting, I would not recommend this course.

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

Well manicured and in great shape

First time playing at Reston National. Staff was friendly and helpful. Front nine relatively open; back nine narrower and more challenging. Fairways in great shape; greens in good shape too. Will play this course again.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good course - extremely slow

Course is very crowded and has slow play. Lots of traffic, so greens have a lot of ball marks. You pay a lot for location. However, good layout, not too difficult, and playable for many skill levels

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 43
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Virginia Advisor
Previously Played

Classic Ed Ault design

I grew up playing this course day in and day out from my high school golf days where I played the Front 9 four or five days per week on a weekly basis. Needless to say, the course is practically in my DNA at this point. Not much has changed in the past 10-15 years. Some trees have been trimmed. Some new shrubs planted. But still enjoyable.

One of the things I've come to appreciate more over time is the design of the course. At first glance it's pretty simplistic and then you gradually realize each hole is pretty unique with some themes for the whole course. You can really score well when your ball is in the fairway and there's no real reason to be super aggressive. Just take what the course gives you. The greens are strategically bunkered and the greens undulate near those bunkers. None are multi-tiered but have some spots that are tough to read.

On this day the course was in surprisingly good condition for the time of year. Normally, by this time in NoVA the fairways are burnt in many areas and the greens are a little crusty. Not today. Today everything was very green and rolling true. I hope they continue maintaining the course at this level. The steep price will then be more worth it.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
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