Prince William Golf Club

Prince William GC is a typical municipal course with a few noticeable exceptions. The first is the staff, which is super friendly and the starter actually gives you a pre-round intro, letting you know the water points, bathroom points, currant pace of play, local rules/policies, and more all with a smile. You don't see that even from the more prestigious clubs.

Secondly, the course layout is unique in that there are no Par 5's on the front 9, then two Par 5's back-to-back on the back 9. Not sure if they did this to try to speed up play but it's interesting if nothing else.

As for the course itself, you'll find a landscape that is well-maintained if not the highest quality. The greens are what you'll remember though, some of the most challenging greens in all of NOVA. It rained throughout my front 9 so I had to try to read wet, soft, smooth, medium speed greens with a lot of obvious and hidden breaks. Making anything over 7 feet is truly an accomplishment here, but they don't seem unfairly hard.

Due to the time and weather, I had no issues with pace of play but like any place, it can get backed up occasionally. There are normally marshals out on the course but the thin crowds didn't require them today. Very good course overall, and you can't beat the staff there.

When golfing in the middle priced courses, I expect the greens and fairways to have decent grass. The course exceeded my expectations. The grass was well maintained on both the fairways and greens. There were several strategically placed water hazards and the sand traps were well maintained.

The only negatives (and they are very very minor) were the crumbling cart paths, a gas powered golf cart that had trouble getting started, and we didn't see the beverage cart until hole we made it to hole 9 (a bit late). I was really craving a beer.

If you don't want to spend a fortune, this course is a solid choice and worth the money.

This course is in great shape, well manicured - greens rolling fast and true.

Great job to the maintainence staff. The inside staff could be a bit more courtesy and the food needs better preparation. Eat before going to this course or bring a lunch.

Saturday morning play was slow, but there were marshals keeping an eye on the pace of play and troublesome groups. Course is in above average shape.

The course was fair. This was my first time playing here and I expected more. The front nine was fine, in terms of crowds of people but by the time we arrived on the 10th hole, there was a foursome waiting, and a foursome in the fairway. We did not stop at the turn, therefore I can not explain how the back-up occurred. The back up lasted until the 18th hole.

A good challenge. newly aerated greens offered some thoughtful putts.
paired up with a cuple of warm, friendly locals.

For some reason The Casper Group feels that patron should pay premiom dollars for courses in the county that can be characterized by slow play, average conditions and average layouts. Prince William is no exception. This used to be a decent little course to play late on the weekend , or after work with friends but now has become so expensive it is laughable. If given the choice look in another direction for better golf and better value.

I recommend this course to any duffer who is looking for wide fairways and fast greens.

You'll be surprised if you haven't played here in a while

Good reliable course, moderately challenging ... can be slow play