Bull Run Golf Club

Played a round the day after Thanksgiving; sunset was set for about 5:30, so I didn't expect to play a full 18. It was only $42 for the round, which was nice. My issue was not with the course itself, but with the management of pace and the amount of players they allowed out on the course at once.

Immediately upon arrival, they explained that everything was backed up and that they had no carts ready...they shuttled folks to the range and explained that there was a) no chance anyone would be playing 18 today because it was so slow, and b) that they were right on time sending folks off. It was very frustrating, as the started was laughing about how delayed they were as if it were our fault, and they were 45 minutes behind n sending people out. When we pulled up to the starter, there were four foursomes in front of us still to go off, and because it's a relatively short course, you're constantly on top of the folks in front of you.

The weather was beautiful and the folks I was paired up with were great, but it was extremely frustrating to know they had overbooked just to try and get as many folks out there as they could. It slowed down the whole day for people - we only got 9 holes in, after having a 1:20 tee time - we should have been able to get at least 15-16 holes in.

the course is in excellent shape except for a lot of junk on some of the greens (leafs and seeds)

The course was in beautiful shape and was set up quite well. The staff was very friendly and welcoming. Great time was had.

Always excited to come play Bull Run. Challenging, great condition, scenic, nice clubhouse, good people, what else do you want?

I really enjoyed playing golf at the course. It was nice weather and great course.
I will definitely play again asap!

Great course
Challenging enough for intermediate but not too difficult
Only if it was a little closer..

Growing up in the DC area, Bull Run has always been one of my favorites. There are some very challenging holes and a handful of shorter, easy holes to even things out. Number 8 is a drivable par 4 if the wind and tee boxes are in the right spots. If you keep it in the fairway, 8 is one of the scorable holes on this course. Number 9, on the other hand, is a super long par-4 with water to carry on the tee shot and water up the right all the way to the green. I'm happy if I take a bogey on 9. The course is always in good shape and it is located out in the country so it has a peaceful feeling about it. Several holes can be penalizing if you end up in the long grass, so be careful of that. The employees are very friendly and the facilities are great for a public course.

One of my favorite course in N. VA. This course has wide fairway but not easy to make low score. Nice combination of long and short par 4 holes and some challenging holes across water 9th, 13th and 18th hole. Staffs and club house are nice and food is always better than average. Strongly recommended course with relaxing and challenging.

No Marshall anywhere.
Pace of play seriously slow.

Great customer service, starter was organized and extremely helpful and friendly w/ good advise. Cart service very good. Most importantly, course was in great shape !!!

Bull Run is a very pretty course in the rolling hills of the eastern Shenandoah Valley. Great customer service, excellent range and practice facilities and very uncrowded weekdays. I last played there on a Saturday at twilight and it was delightful.

Senior Player and found the White Tees at 6200 yds a good challenge. Greens and fairways were excellent. Recommend publication of an online yardage book.

This is my favorite course in the Northern VA area and being a part of Raspberry Golf has improved the course conditions. On the other hand, I was disappointed with the pace of play particularly on the back nine. The back nine took 3 hours for a total of a 5 hour round. This is unreasonable.

I second the comments by aussiegolfer66 regarding the conditioning. There is a significant amount of crab grass in the fringe and near the greens on many holes. I didn't notice the bare spots, but the crab grass has got to go!

Otherwise, the greens are in good shape and are somewhat quick. An enjoyable course that just needs a little TLC.

I always love to play golf at Bull run because of the course condition and friendly staffs.
Perfect weather, great condition, great pace the other day!
I live in Fairfax but I love to drive out there because of the beauty of the course, condition and the pace.
I definitely recommend anyone who actually know how to play golf and appreciate the condition of the course. If you're a hacker, please play somewhere else.! Lol

I moved to the area in 2012 and I have played this course every summer since. I wrote a review about the place in 2013 saying how amazing the course and the condition of it was. I was stunned when I played it on 9/2/15 to see crab grass all through the rough around the greens, crab grass coming through on the greens and grass coming up through the middle of the fairway bunker on the 5th. There were also many bare spots throughout the course. I think if you're going to be charging $90 for a weekend round you need to be presenting a well conditioned golf course to people each week. I wish I had taken some pictures that I could upload with my review as it seems like I am the only one to think this course isn't in the best shape right now.

I'd heard pretty good things about Bull Run and, coupled with the course's high greens fees, I expected a great experience.

Instead, I got a pretty "meh" experience.

First, the good:
--Nice clubhouse.
--Proshop staff were accomodating
--Nice green complexes - some challenging reads and mostly rolled true. However, see below...
--A few interesting holes
--Generous fairways

Now, the bad:
--On a holiday weekend, in the summer, not a single fairway bunker appeared to have been raked. In fact, many had weeds growing up in the middle of the trap.
--The "fringe" around the greens was non-existent, and/or had a lot of weeds/wild grass encroaching on them. Same for the aprons. A very uneven and unkempt look.
--The par 3s are very boring. They seem to be an afterthought to the design of the course.
--Granted the summer weather has stressed all the area courses, but I've seen plenty of nicer courses adapt much better.

All-in-all, I was disappointed by my first trip to Bull Run. I expected much better from a course of this price/reputation. Bull Run's sister course - Augustine, in Stafford VA - is in better shape, the layout is as good (if not better), and costs half as much (I paid $77 for a noon time at BR, I can get the same at Augusitine for $39).

I'll probably give this course another shot next year, but they've got some work to do until then...

Clean, Nice, Beautiful.
But this course is not easy for beginner.
There is driving range and you can practice before you play. I like this course.

Bull Run is managed by the Raspberry Golf Trail and like nearby courses under the same care (Raspberry Falls and Old Hickory) it is a very nice course with well-maintained holes, facilities, and a professional staff. You get free range balls and a decent practice area, the first hole has an intimidating forced carry over water, and there are additional holes that force you to carry water or brush off the tee--beginners beware.

For the price (not a highly discounted course), Bull Run is acceptable--neither a great value, nor a waste of money. If you are used to well-groomed courses, you won't be disappointed but after playing this course a few times, there's not a lot of memorable holes.

I recommend this course to intermediate and advanced golfers. Beginners may find it a bit frustrating.

Course was in good condition, come to expect that from Bull Run. Fair weekday price for the course, wouldn't play on the weekends due to almost doubling the price.
Greens were in the best shape i have seen them in months!