Penderbrook GC
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3.3
704 Reviews (704)
5 Stars
156
4 Stars
278
3 Stars
137
2 Stars
71
1 Stars
62
Conditions
3.0
Value
3.0
Layout
3.8
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.3
65.2%
Recommend this course
522 out of 704 reviews
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2.7
6 Reviews (6)
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
1
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
1
Conditions
2.2
Value
2.3
Layout
3.2
Pace
2.7
Amenities
2.7
StaffFriendliness
4.0
33.3%
Recommend this course
2 out of 6 reviews
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3.0
33 Reviews (33)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
8
Conditions
2.6
Value
2.5
Layout
3.6
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.0
StaffFriendliness
3.9
54.5%
Recommend this course
18 out of 33 reviews
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Course Highlights
Penderbrook's unique layout features engaging water holes and a thoughtful mix of length and precision challenges that consistently impress players. Friendly, professional staff and a smooth pace of play make for a reliably enjoyable round.

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Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 71
Length 6151 yards
Slope 130
Rating 70.0
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Course Details

Year Built 1980
Fairways Rye Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Ed Ault (1980) Roy Case Brian Ault (1980) Tom Clark (1980)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs No

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Men: Collared Shirt, Slacks, Shorts. Ladies: Collared/Sleeved Shirt, Slacks, Shorts, Capris. No denim.

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities
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Reviews

3.3
704 Reviews (704)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 10
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 17
Forced Carries 10
Elevation Changes 8
This course/club is great for:
Locals 15
Advanced Golfers 7
Beginners 6
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 15
In the 'Burbs 10

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Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good Day at Penderbrook

Nice course, partially under repair but still in decent shape. Enjoyed the round.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course - some cart issues

Course was in great shape, had to wait on a few holes for the group(s) in front of us - overall great time. We accidentally drove in a maintenance area of the fairway (wasn't roped off) to get our ball and our cart was disabled by the staff, had to walk the rest of the way. Not cool.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great value course, challenging for all levels but…

I have been playing this course for a few years now and play it many times a year.

One consistent problem I’ve noticed is the pace of play with slower groups, and a lack of golf etiquette from other players at times. I have seen groups who can’t hit the ball 20 yards playing from the back tees and slowing up everyone’s round. A marshal should be paying attention to this and suggesting they play tees more appropriate to their skill level. On the carts it has a pace of play time of 4 hours for 18 holes, and in the 20+ times I’ve played this course, I have never been able to get a round done in less than 4:45 due to slow pace of other golfers.

I have asked foursomes before if we could play through when I have been on the course with a group smaller than 4, and typically I’m told no. Golf etiquette would dictate that if a faster group, especially a smaller faster group of more skilled players is playing behind you, you let them play through. Marshals could do a better job at managing the varied skill levels and it’s impact on the pace of the course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/28/2022

Hello, thank you for your review and continued patronage at Penderbrook Golf Club. We do understand that a slower pace can be frustrating, which is why we take pace of play so seriously. We installed GPS pace of play unites in all our golf carts about two years ago to help us monitor pace of play in real time. Looking back at the data from your round on Sunday it looks as if your group started at 10:15am and ended at 2:36pm, which puts you at a 4:21 pace. Ideally, we would like rounds to be 4:00, but this can be hard on days that are extremely busy. We do encourage groups to let faster groups play through, but again if it is a busy day, the space ahead of that group may not be beneficial to let the group behind play through.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Course Referbishing

Course is undergoing major renovation and is in terrible playing conditions

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Sections under repair

Ownership has invested some $$ for major renovations. Once the sections under repair come back to life, the changes will be great. Most of the changes appear to be an attempt to make play easier for the beginner to intermediate golfer. The prime demographic for this course. Many green-side areas have ground under repair, with the addition of many greenside bunkers, or major rehab of existing bunkers. Many trees have been removed along hole #6 (major improvement) and Hole #10 (tee area). #18 also has had major changes along the fairway, making this hole play easier. The greens are in very good shape for so early in the season, tee boxes as well. Also, all new carts !! I play Penderbrook occasionally, because it is close to my house, and even on a weekend, I can get around without major delays. But once word gets out about the changes, I fear it will get a little more crowded.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Under Repair

The course is being repaired but was known from the outset. The course will soon be great once finishing the upgrades. I’ll play again.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Cold windy day

The course has undergone a lot of improvements in the last 1-2 years. The fairways and greens are much improved, and they're in the middle of redoing their bunkers. In my opinion, it is still priced a high, but it's no different from any other course in Northern Virginia. Overall it's a fun course with interesting and challenging holes, I'll continue to come back here for the right price.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Lots of bunkers under repair and several fairways also ubder repair. They need to inform customers of the extensive repairs.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

What happened?

The course looks terrible. I know that this is early spring and that grass is still somewhat dormant. But this is awful. There is sod (or dirt) everywhere and no grass. Its definitely a work in progress. I have never seen a course look this bad. My recommendation is to close it down and fix it.

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 04/06/2022

Hello,

Thank you for taking time to review the course, and we understand that the course is not up to normal expectations, but this is due to the ongoing bunker renovations on the front 9. We have tried to notify all customers prior to booking a tee time of the conditions. We understand that you did not book the tee time, but your player partner was informed of these conditions at the time of booking. There is a specific note on your tee time that says “advised on course conditions”, which is the note that staff has been instructed to leave on each tee time after they have told about the front 9 bunker renovation project. The confirmation e-mail your playing partner got moments after booking also states ”Starting 2/1/2022 front 9 bunkers are under renovation - there may be one hole closed a day and bunkers may be ground under repair.” The sod you noticed is to “fix” renovations or cover bunkers that have been removed completely.

It is not feasible for a public facility to close during such renovations and still stay in business, however what we can do is inform all customers of the current conditions and if they decide to play, hope that they understand the current conditions and that these renovations are done to make the course better in the future.

The current bunker renovation is scheduled to be completed by April 15th , weather permitting.

Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/11/2022

We're sorry to see your experience was less than 5 stars. We hope you'll give us another chance again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

In great shape!

Greens are in great shape though they have not aerated yet.

Over the last few years they are really upgraded the playability of the course. They must have removed 100 trees and covered or refreshed many of the bunkers.

Food in the restaurant is also very good.

Staff friendly and pace of play was around 415 on a Saturday.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/11/2022

Thanks for the great review and rating! We look forward to welcoming you back again soon!

Played On
Reviews 2
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

This course should be closed until they are back to normal

Do not waste your money and time. Course is just horrible. Come back when they finish fix their mess.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 03/28/2022

Thank you for taking the time to review the course. We are sorry to hear your experience did not meet your expectations; however, the way you have provided your feedback does not offer us any room to grow or change. Making comments that cut down the course are not helpful to us or any golfers reading your review. We have made golfers aware of the current construction we are doing, and we encourage you to update your review to fit a more constructive form. Thanks for playing Penderbrook Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

The course is all torn up right now

I have played this course before and it was pretty decent. Currently the 18th hole is completely closed, there is ground under repair everywhere throughout the course, and you can tell they are doing a lot of work on it. It may be nice eventually, but right now, it's not in good shape.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 03/28/2022

We understand the course isn't up to the conditions we would like and our customers have come to expects, but we have done our best to tell all customers prior to booking of the renovation projects that are ongoing. We have put a "Course Alert" on all tee times, listed it on our booking engine banner, and noted them in the tee time notes. During larger renovation project, like the current one, the course conditions can suffer slightly, which is why we have tried to notify all customer prior to booking of those conditions. We hope to see you out again once the maintenance projects are completed, which should be very soon.

Played On
Reviews 3
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Penderbook

Course is undergoing major renovations on several holes. Hole 18 was closed and was not made aware of course renovations prior to booking tee time. Course should give people booking tee times a heads up prior to booking tee times

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 03/28/2022

We appreciate you coming out to the course, and we have done the best we can to let all of our customers know prior to booking their tee time that renovation projects are currently ongoing. There is a "Course Alert" on all of our listed tee times, in addition to our booking engine banner and in our tee time notes. Thanks for playing and we hope to see you back again soon once all of our maintenance projects are completed.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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