Shenandoah Valley GC - Red: #1
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4.4
459 Reviews (459)
5 Stars
230
4 Stars
174
3 Stars
29
2 Stars
17
1 Stars
9
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.5
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.2
90.2%
Recommend this course
420 out of 459 reviews
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4.6
5 Reviews (5)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
2
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.8
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.6
100.0%
Recommend this course
5 out of 5 reviews
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4.6
28 Reviews (28)
5 Stars
18
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.7
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.7
96.4%
Recommend this course
27 out of 28 reviews
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Course Highlights
Shenandoah's well-regarded layout and consistently solid course conditions make it a top pick among northern Virginia golfers seeking great value. The welcoming staff and a convenient halfway house on the back nine elevate the overall experience.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6433 yards
Slope 128
Rating 71.0

Editor's Note: Course closed. See The Old Course at Shenandoah Valley Golf Club listing.

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Course Details

Year Built 1974
Fairways Rye Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Buddy Loving

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Golf Simulator Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

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Reviews

4.4
459 Reviews (459)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 10
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 17
Bunkers 14
Narrow Fairways 11
This course/club is great for:
Locals 22
9-Hole Rounds 12
Advanced Golfers 11
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 19
In the 'Burbs 6

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Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Really nice very fair

I enjoyed playing this course, but the person at the pro shop was rather curt.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

Like a hidden gym and great value

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great course

The course was in great shape and the staff is outstanding!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 55
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather

3 9-holes but quite decent golf

This is 3 different 9 hole courses in a square layout bordered on two sides by houses that you pass by on the road to the course. I played two of the 9's for 18 holes. Got a great golfnow hotdeal for $12 for the day with a cart. I could not complain about this deal. The 9's are relatively short but still challenging, good draws and fades off the tee, good elevation changes, not much waste or OB, some blind shots maybe the only "problem", but the greens, fairways and rough were in good shape...maybe the rough was a little long (I lost balls in the rough) but still overall the course was pretty good. And the clubhouse is really nice. Good bar in the clubhouse, nice little dining area, nothing shabby here.

A very sweet deal only marred by the fact that I had to spend so much time hunting balls in the long rough.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Used cart

Perfect Day

Lots of rain left things a bit damp but the greens were a treat, perfect shape and fairways as good as some country clubs. I will definitely play this gem again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Loved this course

We played the red and white courses (there are 3 9s). This is an older style course and the pace of play was excellent as our round lasted only 3:30 hours (7:42 tee time on Saturday.) This is a beautiful course, shorter compared to more modern courses, and I suppose I like it so much because it really suited my eye on most holes (right handed who like to fade off the tee). The course is an excellent shape, too.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Hidden gem, great Hot deal, course worth well more than I paid

Scored a $14 including fees "Hot Deal" on a Friday afternoon, the course is easily worth $40 with a cart, mostly considering the distance it is from my home, if closer I would be willing to pay more. I ended up playing as a single as I had car issues on my drive out and the two-some I was supposed to play with had already went our B4 I arrived. Monte at the pro shop was very understanding when I told him I was going to be a little late due to my car issues and got me right out when I arrived. The course is one of the best conditioned courses I have played recently as the heat wave we have been experiencing has made it tough on a lot of the VA/DC metro area courses. Fairways were full and plush, rough was moderately tough, but not unplayable. Greens were terrific other than being a little slower than I prefer, never had one putt bounce off line. I played the Blue and the Red nines, I am good with any combo of their three nines, but I truly like the Blue to be one of the two I play. It offers a little more length and truly makes for a more challenging round, IMHO. I say if you have the opportunity get out to SVCC and give it a shot.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

27 Holes of Golf ... Played 'Em All!

A friend and I decided to play 18 holes at Shenandoah Valley to catch-up after having not played a round together in a few weeks. Arrived to find a HS tournament being held -- not announced on the website, to the best of our knowledge -- on 2 of the 9 hole layouts; shotgun start, crossing over between White and Blue courses. After debating cancelling our tee time, we played the Red, ate lunch, and, when HS kids were done, played the White. Fairways and greens in good condition, if not a little slow and wet (relative to what I had most recently played). Sand traps on Red and White were in fine shape. We also went on to play the Blue for $10/per player. I believe the greens on the Blue were slower than those on either the Red or White, and several of the traps held water from either prior rain(s) or watering the course. I don't mind fixing others' ball marks, and I got the opportunity on each of the 9 hole layouts.

Pace of play seemed to be a concern for the players here (note: not the staff) -- those behind our twosome wanted us to play absurdly fast rather than correctly fast (good cart golf, carrying multiple clubs, keeping pace with the foursome in front of us), which was off-putting (to me). "Hurried" golf is not necessarily fun golf, and we played 27 holes (and ate lunch) in 6 hours; I'd say we played appropriately fast!

Friendly starter, Pro Shop staff, and at the turn, where where we ate lunch while waiting to play our 2nd nine holes.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Vacation Golf Outing

Very nice course, conditions were perfect and staff was very friendly. Would definitely play there again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

This course is taken care of very well

If you are not local and willing to drive, this course is well worth the trip out. Very forgiving course; conditions were excellent. You can tell the team has spent effort and time to ensure the course presents well.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Hot summer golf!

Knew it was going to be hot for our 1:00 tee time. Quick lunch then off for the round (great club sandwich!). Have to say I love all 3 nines at this course. Possibly due to the summer heat, the rough is up and the greens are slower than usual. Played the blue tees and they were all the way back! Representatives from the VSGA were on site to review course ratings. Looking forwards to another round there soon on a cooler day!

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Excellent course that wasn't on my radar!

Just a disclaimer****I'm 44 yrs old and only have been playing for 1 year.****

The staff was awesome. When I arrived (about 45 minutes before my tee time) I had no idea where to check-in, where the range was, or which courses I may be playing. As soon as I found the Pro Shop, the starter was out front and helped me figure everything out. (Really nice guy. Wish I had his name.) After I checked in, got some range balls for $5 and made it to the practice tee's I had about 25 minutes to warm up. I would have liked more time but that's my fault for not getting there sooner. As I was keeping an eye on the time and trying to get as loose as possible, I was pleasantly surprised when the starter came to get me and followed me to the 1st tee on the Blue course to make sure I met my playing partners for the day and direct us on what to expect with pace of play. (We were 3 total and there were foursomes ahead and behind)

I was paired with a father and his young son. The father and I hit from the white tee's and the son hit from the gold/yellow. I found that even with 2 beginners and a mid-handicap we were able to keep a good pace. Typical bottlenecks on the par 3's but we finished the Blue/Red course in just under 4 hours. (The course was packed since the weather was perfect. 70. Cloudy and 0 humidity)

Tee boxes were in good shape as you could always find a flat spot to tee up. The fairways ran well. There were a bunch of downhill shots that helped with some distance for me. The rough was reasonable. Not too high where you could loose a ball on a slight miss hit. The greens were faster than expected considering they were a little soft. A few un-fixed pitch marks but I've never played a course that didn't have any.

Reasonable rate on GolfNow for a holiday weekend. $39 compared to $50 and worth every penny even if I had to pay the full price. I will return!!! (maybe today if the rain hold out long enough!!!!!!!)

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great day.

Barb who waited on us is fantastic. The assistant was a little rude, but I know he's a really nice guy so I'll give him a pass. :)

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Day @ Shenandoah Valley

Even with the massive rain that had come the night before the course was in good condition. The layout if fair and rewards good shots and can cause issues with poor shots. The white side is very playable with length not being necessary to score well, the blue is the opposite with tighter fairways and a more challenging layout. Overall, good the greens were recently plugged and sanded which was not great but that is a part of golf.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Sunday afternoon golf

Enjoyed playing the round. Course was not crowded and we were able to play at a great pace.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Nice course, nice people

I've played here a couple times and have always had a good experience. We played blue/red this time. Both were very well manicured, greens were smooth with few ball scars. Fairways were in great shape and the rough was cut down to about 2 inches but played tougher than it looked due to the thickness from all the rain, plus we played in the early dew. Bunkers on the red course were outstanding, don't see nice fluffy white sand too often like this around this area. All 3 sides are similarly hilly but not over the top. A very fair challenge for the average golfer. The clubhouse is really nice and the carts were in great shape. One negative, range was mats only on this day, not sure if that is always the case as it seems they have grass tees just couldn't use them this day. Staff made us really feel at home.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

AWESOME

A must play. 27 beautiful holes. The staff was very professional and extremely friendly. Will definitely come back and play

Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

Course has a number of blind tee shotsCourse

Course was in great shape with slow greens when moist. some blind tee shots and hilly with large greens.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Shenandoah Balley

Great course that is in great shape.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Fair weather
Walked

red has small greens

The red course is really small greens but they have a nice par 3 White is nice but blue is the best

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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