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2.9
813 Reviews (813)
5 Stars
155
4 Stars
358
3 Stars
161
2 Stars
71
1 Stars
68
Conditions
2.7
Value
3.1
Layout
3.8
Friendliness
3.4
Pace
3.6
Amenities
2.8
45.8%
Recommend this course
640 out of 813 reviews
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2.9
15 Reviews (15)
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Conditions
3.1
Value
3.2
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.5
Amenities
2.3
StaffFriendliness
2.7
33.3%
Recommend this course
5 out of 15 reviews
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2.7
42 Reviews (42)
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3 Stars
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Conditions
2.5
Value
3.0
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.5
Amenities
2.5
StaffFriendliness
3.2
33.3%
Recommend this course
14 out of 42 reviews
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Course Highlights
The course layout earns consistent praise for its challenging narrow fairways and well-maintained greens that reward accurate play. Friendly staff and a smooth pace of play make for an enjoyable round at affordable pricing.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private/Resort
Par 72
Length 6776 yards
Slope 130
Rating 73.3

When Hell's Point Golf Club opened in 1982, Golf Digest called it one of the best new courses and it was ranked as one of the 100 best-designed courses in the country. Renowned architect Rees Jones designed the course. He incorporated the many natural features provided by the golf course's location in the Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge. The fairways are edged with saltwater marshes and Jones included his signature sculpted bunkers along the greensides. Just a stone's throw from the ocean, the golf course is as scenic as it is challenging. The second hole is one of southeastern Virginia's toughest golf holes with out-of-bounds to the left, trees to the right, and a sloped fairway that leads to a well guarded, double-tiered green. This par 4 is the no. 1 handicap hole at When Hell's Point Golf Club.

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Course Details

Year Built 1982
Golf Season Year round. High Season: 04/01 - 10/31
Architect Rees Jones (1982)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Dress code strictly enforced. Clothing must be clean, free of rips and free of holes. Shirts or tops must be worn at all times. no swimwear allowed.

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse
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Reviews

2.9
813 Reviews (813)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 21
Patio Dining 9
Brunch 7
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 62
Bunkers 57
Narrow Fairways 45
This course/club is great for:
Locals 42
Advanced Golfers 41
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 38
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 35
Convenient to the City 28
Near Local Attractions 16

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Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nothing Good About This Course Anymore

The driving range and tee boxes are sandy and destroyed. There is little to no food offered in the clubhouse. Good luck finding the next hole, this course is a maze in the woods.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 44
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 44
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
First Time Playing

Not recommend

We were going golfing in Virginia Beach for our first time here, I understand golf etiquette but was not to happy when I showed up and had to buy a $56 dollar shirt with a collar when I had a very respectable T shirt on, they probably could have let it slide being that the courts was not very well kept, we will not be going back.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Good Course, crazy rules

I was stunned when I paid and went to get my cart to then get my clubs from my truck. I was told I could not use the cart to get my clubs, I had to bring them to the cart. after i did that I wanted to drive to the putting green but was told I had to walk I could not use the cart. After finishing the round, I was permitted to use the cart to return my clubs to my truck. This was kind of a bad start to what turned out to be a good round of golf.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Cheap price, but narrow and challenging

Don’t bring any expensive golf balls, this course is narrow and has little room for error. Employees are nice but owners have earned a bad reputation. If you can catch a tee time for under $25 it’s decent. Otherwise spend money else

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course was pretty good but the the staff smh.

I interacted with three staff members between the checkin and cart barn. Two of them were less than friendly. The third was what you should expect but nothing more. The driving range, practice green and course were what you should expect this time of year. The greens were pretty smooth and somewhat fast. Pin placement was challenging. The fairways are coming in nicely. The overall play was challenging and fun once you get onto the course and away from staff.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 93
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

I got a $24 round off a golf app. Only reason I played.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 82
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
4.0
Previously Played

Good challenging course. Very tight fairways. Greens are in great shape. Tee boxes are really bad, pure sand, no grass. . I haven’t played here in over five years, i figured it improved but it hasn’t. Sod is cheap, sod tee boxes.

This is $20 course, not a $50 course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Weird Rules, Uninviting Staff, and Poor Course Conditions

This was my first time playing at this course, and it will be my last.

First, the staff was very uninviting as if they were annoyed that we came to play at their golf course. The club house was decent but the bathrooms were not clean.

Prior to the round, they had a bunch of odd rules like:

We couldn’t take the cart to the car to grab our clubs.

We couldn’t take the cart to the range.

They wouldn’t allow us to have the key to the cart until we were heading to the first tee box.

I tend to give some leniency since it was winter golf, but there was no excuse for the conditions of the course. The tee boxes and range were both horrendous. The cart path was often eroded when it wasn’t new pavement. The fairways and greens were just okay. The layout of some the holes were decent, but that’s about all this course had going for it.

Overall, this course does nothing right to make someone want to come back. Luckily, we had a heavily discounted round thanks to GolfNow. I do not recommend playing this course.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Ownership sucks

Someone needs to start some sort of petition to get this course sold. The owner is a clown. The management of the course is awful, which is by design in my opinion. Insane what it costs to play this course given how much of a toilet bowl it is. I cannot emphasize this enough: this is the worst run golf course I have ever seen in my entire life of caddying and playing golf. Change the ownership. It is a clown show there.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

It was meh

Not a good course for short players. The greens were fine the t-boxes were crappy

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Terrible

Staff was on power trip, terrible. Got refund and left. Do not play here you are better off playing putt putt.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Course Peaking

Tee boxes have some troublesome areas...other than that fairways and greens in great shape. Narrow couple holes off the box so keep them straight. Greens a little slow for my liking but were looking nice.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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