Birkdale Golf Club
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| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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| Championship (Burgundy Tees) | 71 | 6644 yards | 72.0 | 133 |
| Black Tees | 71 | 6223 yards | 70.2 | 127 |
| Blue Tees (W) | 71 | 5779 yards | 73.6 | 128 |
| Blue Tees | 71 | 5779 yards | 67.8 | 122 |
| Combo Tees | 71 | 5399 yards | 66.0 | 116 |
| Combo Tees (W) | 71 | 5399 yards | 71.4 | 121 |
| White Tees | 71 | 5109 yards | 65.0 | 115 |
| White Tees (W) | 71 | 5109 yards | 69.6 | 118 |
| Green Tees | 71 | 4465 yards | 62.3 | 107 |
| Green Tees (W) | 71 | 4465 yards | 66.0 | 110 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 71.7/134 | 360 | 342 | 350 | 175 | 524 | 372 | 400 | 184 | 542 | 3249 | 375 | 370 | 200 | 470 | 193 | 370 | 186 | 351 | 547 | 3062 | 6311 |
| Blue M: 70.0/130 W: 75.8/134 | 330 | 325 | 311 | 162 | 505 | 340 | 400 | 167 | 506 | 3046 | 342 | 340 | 165 | 445 | 159 | 370 | 186 | 351 | 542 | 2900 | 5946 |
| Blue/White M: 66.9/118 W: 71.9/124 | 330 | 296 | 311 | 135 | 484 | 340 | 350 | 167 | 450 | 2863 | 303 | 340 | 165 | 445 | 159 | 332 | 186 | 315 | 445 | 2690 | 5553 |
| White M: 66.8/114 W: 71.5/125 | 330 | 296 | 272 | 135 | 484 | 266 | 350 | 135 | 450 | 2718 | 303 | 299 | 130 | 405 | 123 | 332 | 140 | 315 | 445 | 2492 | 5210 |
| White/Red M: 64.5/113 W: 69.2/114 | 290 | 296 | 272 | 96 | 484 | 266 | 307 | 135 | 450 | 2596 | 303 | 265 | 130 | 405 | 123 | 332 | 140 | 306 | 445 | 2449 | 5045 |
| Red M: 63.1/106 W: 67.4/113 | 290 | 250 | 260 | 96 | 484 | 266 | 307 | 109 | 450 | 2512 | 235 | 265 | 112 | 405 | 100 | 290 | 135 | 306 | 445 | 2293 | 4805 |
| Green M: 61.0/101 W: 63.9/104 | 242 | 220 | 250 | 96 | 382 | 240 | 278 | 90 | 386 | 2184 | 235 | 265 | 100 | 340 | 100 | 260 | 115 | 253 | 400 | 2068 | 4252 |
| Handicap | 7 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 2 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 71 |
| Handicap (W) | 9 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 6 |
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Random greens in fairway Photo submitted by AGwLKxFPCGCF1MTF2tzI on 09/02/2025
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Photo submitted by u314162368071 on 08/14/2025
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Photo submitted by u314162368071 on 08/14/2025
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Photo submitted by u314161799849 on 08/02/2025
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Photo submitted by MallardDrake on 07/26/2025
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Photo submitted by MallardDrake on 07/26/2025
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Photo submitted by MallardDrake on 07/26/2025
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Photo submitted by chrisfx811 on 07/06/2025
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Photo submitted by chrisfx811 on 07/06/2025
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Photo submitted by chrisfx811 on 07/06/2025
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Photo submitted by u618180526 on 05/08/2024
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Photo submitted by u618180526 on 05/08/2024
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Photo submitted by u618180526 on 05/08/2024
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18. Does this count? Photo submitted by null on 05/21/2022
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Photo submitted by null on 05/21/2022
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Photo submitted by 3EWGuIF3jxVpTnKALAly on 09/14/2020
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Photo submitted by 3EWGuIF3jxVpTnKALAly on 09/14/2020
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Photo submitted by 3EWGuIF3jxVpTnKALAly on 09/14/2020
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Par-4 1st starts you off nice and easy. Photo submitted by Back9Ben on 05/17/2020
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A straight drive on the par-4 2nd will give you a great birdie opportunity. Photo submitted by Back9Ben on 05/17/2020
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The greens are in good shape overall. Photo submitted by Back9Ben on 05/17/2020
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A look down the par-5 9th fairway. Photo submitted by Back9Ben on 05/17/2020
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Going for the green on the par-5 9th. Photo submitted by Back9Ben on 05/17/2020
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Photo submitted by Back9Ben on 05/17/2020
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Photo submitted by mp52dave on 03/15/2020
Great time
First time playing here and won’t be the last the staff were friendly and appreciative. The course was in good shape and fun to play looking forward to playing it again
Not bad, but price is questionable
It's not a bad course, and the greens were in pretty great shape. The fairways had some pretty rough spots and even bare spots and the cart path is in really bad shape in some areas. Also, please adjust the governors on the golf carts. I could walk faster than those things. Overall, not bad and I'm sure I'll be back to play again, but not at the top of my list of courses in the area.
Good value.
Was a nice little course. Only played the back 9, but it was nicely nestled into a community. No switchback holes, which was nice. Good value for the price! Would go back.
Fair Challenge when playing from the appropriate tees.
Little pricey but the course was in very good shape.
You get what you pay for
Course is in decent shape, but pace of play has always been an issue. Prices have gone up on everything. For the offering there are a few other courses that are a better bang for your buck.
Petty management
I booked the wrong location (same course name) and so the course charged my credit card a $220 cancellation fee. They just be hard up for money at the moment. Petty. I guess they’ve never made a mistake.
Beautiful course
Great scenery, smooth greens, even the carts ride smoothly. No complaints, couldn’t ask for better golf.
Decent Round
For the money this course is always decent. Fairways were a little long and furry, rough is inconsistent. Greens were good though, and overall it was an enjoyable round
What a difference 6-8 months made
My group played Birkdale about 6-8months ago and “swore” we wouldn’t play it again ever, because the conditions were so bad. Everything from the tees with no grass, to the fairways with more bald areas than Charles Barkley’s head, to the greens with so many unrepaired ball marks that every putt was an exercise in futility, it was a complete disaster.
Then a friend said he played there in April and things had really changed. So reluctantly we went to see for ourselves and was extremely surprised in how much better the conditions are now. Tee boxes with new sod, fairways with cut and trimmed grass and redone greens with (we believe) a different grass that holds up excellently to the wear and tear of the heavy play that Birkdale gets. Major KUDOS to the greens keeper and his/her staff for the effort in pulling a great layout like Birkdale from the craphole it had become to being one of the best in Richmond We will gladly put Birkdale at the top of the list of courses to play around Richmond.
The only complaint we have is that we played behind a foursome that must have all been absolute beginners that never heard of allowing much faster groups to play through. We waited on EVERY SINGLE SHOT for all 18 holes. A Marshall would have helped but alas none were around.
Course is in good condition, greens still a little sandy from being punched. Fairways and tee boxes are very nice right now
Sunday Round
This is a great run course. Nice range to warm up. Green fairways at the end of winter when others are still brown. Greens had recently been worked but should be great in a couple of weeks. We will go back every chance we get.
Only 9 holes.
The first nine holes were closed due to aeration work. The Pro didn't tell me this when I checked in. I was not offered any refund despite having paid for 18 holes
Always A Good Experience
Always a good experience at Birkdale. Pace of play was good. Good Hot Deal rate for 4 players was good.
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