Birkdale Golf Club

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 at Birkdale. Pace of play was good. Good Hot Deal rate for 4 players was good.

As a member, I try to play once a week and I and I find myself skipping several holes due to the middle of the fairways being soggy. I'm not talking just wet grass, I mean you can feel your feet sink into the grass and if you take a divot it is straight up mud. The condition of this course is just not worth it and I would avoid playing or joining Birkdale.

Another point of concern is that even if the carts are allowed on the course and it is not cart path only, you will see where golfers have left marks and dug into wet areas on the course. With the current conditions they should keep it as cart path only to preserve their course.

I visited a few other golf courses across Chesterfield over the last month and none of them had the conditions I played through at Birkdale. Pay a little more to enjoy golf elsewhere.

The course was in typical condition for early February in VA. Weather for the day was favorably warm, just a little windy.

This is my first year with Birkdale and will be my last. We joined Birkdale due to being so close, but I can tell you it is not worth the proximity, I will be leaving to join another club further away.

Birkdale will push out as many teams as possible in a day. If the weather is halfway decent expect to wait a long time. They do not monitor their tee times allowing teams to tee off late or early and it creates a bottleneck on the course. Unless you go out in the extreme cold or potential rain, their course is packed, and the pace is ridiculously slow.

The conditions of the course are "ok" at best. Last time I played, there were several holes with tire tracks from either carts or maintenance equipment in the middle of fairways or near the greens. Their course also retains water like a sponge, Several holes maintain a soggy soupy mess which makes it difficult to even walk out to your ball let alone driving the cart and this is when carts are allowed on the course and not cart path only.

The greens for most holes are a disaster, between players who refuse to fix their divots and general maintenance it is like playing plinko when you putt. The tee boxes are somewhat fine, they are probably 50/50 grass and dirt, but they are playable.

The practice range is ok and as a member I don't have much to say about the cost of balls as it is included. The staff are friendly but seem powerless to enforce rules or manage flow on the course. Don't even ask if anyone can come out to help resolve a problem you will just be told they are understaffed or can't do anything about it and to play on or around the issue.

If you are looking to just play a few holes here or there and learn to play it can be a decent option, but if you are serious about playing, look elsewhere. There are so many other options to either play or join other courses that I would highly recommend avoiding Birkdale.

Course was in great shape for January. Greens firm with solid pace. Overall great round of golf.

as we enter the few months of unavoidable winter conditions, Birkdale is one of the better reasonably-priced public choices in Central VA. always a good layout and pretty decent conditions for fairways and greens considering the winter turf dormancy

This course is great for ALL skill levels. Nothing too easy and nothing too difficult. Weather was perfect and the course looked great for this time of the year. Staff was extremely friendly and even let me tee off early. I never know what to put for off site amenities but if I had used them I am sure they would be just as good as the on site ones. This course is fun and you won't leave this course feeling like you've been beat down by the golf gods.

Enjoyed the course today!!! Played with a nice group and enjoyed the company. Played from the blacks and course is not to difficult. If you want a challenge and a good time try this course. Excellent shape.

The T boxes were extremely hard, fairways were either very wet/muddy or Nothing but dirt. The greens were full of Divet‘s in bare spots.

Management is terrible. They could care less about how many teetimes they made at once and how long it takes to get through the course. This was my first year as a member and my last year

Played with close friend and we are both Lefties. The course just sets up very nice. I’d recommend it. Play was a bit slower and could benefit from a marshal moving the flow along.

Let’s start with range balls, very expensive for not very good range balls and crappy grass at the range. Course looked very good, major improvements over conditions the last few years. Much better looking and more playability. bunkers were cared for though several were wet or very hard they were at least given some attention. Greens are getting much better though as I find at all the local courses, very few people are repairing their ball marks and it is the main problem with most greens. I don’t understand not taking the small amount of time to properly repair your own ball mark. If you can’t find your own, fix another, it is good for everyone. I saw signs on driving range about divot management but you may want to put a few on repairing ball marks. Pace of play was slow as course was busy. We did not check out the amenities after round. Very impressed with the progress and I hope you continue. Worth playing if you haven’t been there lately.