Penderbrook GC
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3.3
714 Reviews (714)
5 Stars
159
4 Stars
281
3 Stars
139
2 Stars
72
1 Stars
63
Conditions
2.9
Value
2.9
Layout
3.8
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.2
60.5%
Recommend this course
528 out of 714 reviews
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3.2
14 Reviews (14)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
4
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
2
Conditions
2.9
Value
2.6
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.1
StaffFriendliness
4.3
50.0%
Recommend this course
7 out of 14 reviews
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3.2
21 Reviews (21)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
4
3 Stars
3
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5
1 Stars
3
Conditions
2.8
Value
2.8
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
4.2
57.1%
Recommend this course
12 out of 21 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
714 Reviews (714)

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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Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good course and good value

First time playing the course. Not the longest course but had a variety of fun holes. There were many holes where you had to hit driver then others where you had to accurately hit the ball over or next to water. Would definitely recommend

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Very good location and fast green

location was great,
Fairway is well maintained and green was faster than usual.
I saw some construction around course and I am expecting improvement this season.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

Only one out

Nice track, can't wait to come back in the spring when it's no frozen

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Frozen greens and tee boxes

You couldn't beat the price of 10 dollars but the greens and tee boxes were frozen solid. Don't pay their weekend rates because they're charging way too much money.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

wonderful green

Best of green & good price
also fairway is good condition
I hope to go back again soon as i can

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Don't go to sleep

a beautiful course that keeps you on your toes at every turn. Enjoy lunch and fuel up, if your attention lapses, this course will get you.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Fun and Easy Layout

I played one of my best rounds of the year on this course. It is fairly short, par 4s easily have a short chip, very short par 3s and the 5s are reachable in 2. Greens are well maintained and true.
This course is a little rough around the edges. The tee boxes need some work and being fall the rough was very rough/ long. It does have some of the best bunker sand I have played in NOVA though the bunkers do not come into too much play. Overall this is a great course to spend a mid week afternoon on. Not sure how play would be if it is busy as you need for players to be on the green for most holes before you can tee off. Good Groupon pricing.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Skins 1979

Course was in fantastic shape I thought. Greens were receptive . My only two issues were there was no water in the coolers and we had a crazy lady that jumped ahead of us on 16 without paying. When we told her there was 3 foursomes on 15/16/17 and we were trying to finish before dark she started yelling at us. All and all it was an average experience. Course was great but facilities and lack of Marshall made it average

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Don't waste your time or money

I played on a Sunday morning and was extremely disappointed.

First complaint: The place didn't have anyone working their concessions area so you couldn't take anything out onto the course. They didn't have the snack shop open at the turn nor did they have a cart girl. Smart choice on a busy and warm Sunday.
Second complaint: The course did not have any form of a Marshall or any type of employee monitoring the pace of play. This easily could have been a 4 hour round but the lack of monitoring led to a couple slow groups (one of which was a 5 some) to take their time and hold up many others. How do you allow a 5 some on a busy Sunday?
Last complaint: the starter, and only visible employee besides the girl in the pro shop, was incredibly rude, pushy and completely unprofessional and unaccomodating.

I realize that the round was only $60 but considering the other problems experienced you better have one great course to make up for the rudeness, pace of play and lack of F&B options, and they most certainly did not. The course is decent at best. It is not maintained well, dying fairways and beat up greens. Take your money elsewhere until this place reads a manual on how to run a golf course.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Last Saturday

The clubhouse closes at 7 pm. Not the place to stay and have a after game beer. The bartender cleans the kitchen and doesn't wash his hands before providing a beer with his fingers on the part of the cup from which you drink from. We had to remind the guy about that. Clubhouse is kind of filthy and dirty.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Good Deal if you catch a Hot Deal

Its a little overpriced for the regular green fees, but I played on a hot deal which made it worth the visit. The course is tucked away in a community which presents houses lining the fairways. Very beautiful and relaxing scenery. My only complaint is that the greens are very small and don't hold very well, making GIR very difficult. Other than that, its a nice golf course to play.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

good features

Pleased w condition and layout of course.
It was a bit slow in play but great course for price.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Golf Now Rip's Off Seniors

Good course, good conditions, plenty of challenge, makes you think, or if you don't you will add strokes, nice staff. But, if you are over 60 yrs. book directly. Golf Now cost $47.30x2 - if I had booked direct cost would have been $35.00x2 so I spent $24.60 extra for NOTHING. Golf Now does not book Senior rates...too bad. And, the course would not refund anything...I don't blame them.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Pleasantly surprised

It has been several years since I last played Penderbrook and was very happy with the course. The course was in pretty good shape and the pace of play was good for a Sunday morning. I will play it again soon!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Good changes for Penderbrook

Although I rated most average that is a huge upswing in how things were a year or two ago. I heard there was vast improvement and I gave it a try. Glad I did as things and conditions are much better. Still some "gimmicky" holes but you better hit it straight.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Poor Management

Management told us that they were in the process of putting water in the coolers before we started playing. By the 14th hole and 6th empty water cooler, we finally called to complain and needless to say they still didn't care to address the issue. Hot day in August with no water in the coolers and no beverage cart available, not good at all!

Pace of play was poor due to close tee times with large groups! By the 2nd hole, we were already waiting to play with four groups on the 1st hole waiting on the group in front of us.

Conditions Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Walked

The course should be more taken care of

I hope that American economy should be recovered as soon as possible. Then course fairway would be much better than now.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played

worthless

No driving range and tight fairways
Only good thing was cheep beer and a hot beer cart girl.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Best Condition in years!

fairways and greens were great! Best in years...rough was thicker than before....will play again!

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

Good Deal

Overall course conditions were good,. Tight fairways added challenge. Greens were in good shape -- rough needed mowing. Facilities were good - no locker room to speak of. Staff was great. We'll be back.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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