Old Hickory GC: #4
A view of green #4 surrounded by water at Old Hickory Golf Club
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3.3
867 Reviews (867)
5 Stars
213
4 Stars
340
3 Stars
151
2 Stars
86
1 Stars
77
Conditions
2.9
Value
3.1
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.5
60.7%
Recommend this course
620 out of 867 reviews
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4.1
14 Reviews (14)
5 Stars
4
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.1
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.7
92.9%
Recommend this course
13 out of 14 reviews
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3.0
37 Reviews (37)
5 Stars
4
4 Stars
12
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
8
Conditions
2.5
Value
2.7
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
4.2
51.4%
Recommend this course
19 out of 37 reviews
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Course Highlights
The course layout consistently earns praise for its strategic bunkers, subtle doglegs, and elevation changes that challenge golfers without feeling overwhelming. Staff friendliness stands out across recent visits, with welcoming and accommodating service from arrival through the round.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7077 yards
Slope 145
Rating 74.5

Beaver Creek divides Old Hickory Golf Club with nine holes sitting north of the creek and nine holes south. The course has a classic parkland layout that plays across gently rolling hills. The fairways were cut through forests of mature hardwoods but they are wide and carefully sculpted to direct balls toward the middle. Skillful players could even try to use the contours to their advantage. Each hole has a bunkers but the bunkering is not excessive. In addition to the mounding and bunkering, the undulating terrain provides natural elevation changes. The golf course finishes with what is arguably its toughest hole. This monster par 5 is 620 yards from the back tees. It requires a drive over a ravine with a natural waste area to the left. Many consider it to be the toughest golf hole in northern Virginia.

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Course Details

Year Built 2003
Fairways Bent grass
Greens A4 bent grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Timothy Freeland

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes - "Raspberry Golf Academy"
Golf Simulator Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Men: all shirts must have sleeves and a collar. Women: shirts must have either a collar or sleeves.

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Conference Facilities, Banquet Facilities
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Reviews

3.3
867 Reviews (867)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 33
Patio Dining 18
Brunch 16
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 54
Undulating Greens 47
Elevation Changes 40
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 43
Locals 43
A Weekend Splurge 21
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 52
Worth the Drive 30
Convenient to the City 20

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Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

Great layout, horrible conditions

The layout of the course is extremely well thought out and offers a challenge. You have to be strategic on you slot selections and be fairly accurate. Unfortunately the course conditions were awful. The fairway wasn't that bad, but the greens are in bad shape. Once they improve the greens, the course will be back to it's usual 4 star rating course.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

Do Not Play This Course!!!!!!

My father and I traveled from NC to DC for a golf trip to play a few courses with my brother. This course is horrendous. We only play the first hole. The tee box was damaged and had fungus all over it. The fairway looked like a tank had driven over it. We went back to the clubhouse to get a refund. They promptly gave us a refund which made me think they knew how rough the course was. They were nice about the refund and courteous during the entire exchange. I would not recommend this course until they do major maintenance.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course is in bad shape

Fairways, greens, tee boxes and bunkers all in bad shape.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

Great Challenging Design but....

You can tell this is a championship course by design but the lack of upkeep doesn’t live up to the green fees. It’s quite a shame really because when this course is groomed it is one of the best around the area. It was not worth the $70 to play in the condition it’s in this summer (2020). Also, for whatever reason, the people who play this course just don’t even bother to repair their pitch marks on the greens. Really disappointing overall.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 40
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

HMMM... course was in worst shape ever!!

Paid $54 after 3pm. Not worth the money!!

Weed growing on greens, tee box and fairway. Looks like course isn’t spending any money on maintenance at all.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Old Hickory Golf Course should be CLOSED DOWN!!!

Hello!

My buddy and I have been golfing for years. We love to golf at beautiful golf courses in VA especially when we have to pay a decent price for a round of 18 holes. Since May of this year 2020, we have played over 8 different golf courses and not once have we been as disappointed as we were yesterday (Sun Aug 02, 2020) when we played 18-holes at Old Hickory!!

We paid 74$ for the most horrendous terrain not to mention the geese poop that we have to deal with.

We also had to sit and waited on every single hole. Some of these players are either clueless or just don't give a hoot which is very disturbing!!! Where was the course facilitator to monitor the course? Augh.....we were miserable and almost quit after the 11 hole!!

We recommend that Old Hickory should be SHUT DOWN FOREVER until the course can be remodeled !!! This was a waste of our money.

Sincerely,

Luv to Golf Girl & her Buddy

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

My Round

The fairways and greens are in rough shape right now. One of the guys that I played with said that's not normally the case. I will.play it again but only after they get the course looking better.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This course was destroyed

I’ve played this course many times in the past and it has been in good condition and always been fun. The course today was one of the worst golf courses I have played in my entire life. The fairways were mostly dirt, the greens and tee boxes were destroyed and had bare patches everywhere. There was crab grass everywhere and the sand traps were mud pits. The only thing that saved this day were the hot dogs and bloody Mary’s at the turn. It’s hard to see myself ever returning to this course. Hard to imagine it got to this condition.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 44
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Not the Old Hickory

Crabgrass is taking over the fringe on the greens. Bunkers are in bad condition. Fairways are brown in some places. Heat is really taking its toll. I’ll be back...

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 43
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

A Bit Beat Up

I've played Old Hickory quite often over the years. In general, a nice course with a good mix of hard and easy holes. The course is a bit beat up right now. Many tee boxes are bad shape. I wish they provided a sand/seed mix so players might repair their damage. Fairways are a mixed bag. We rolled the ball in the fairway to get a decent lie. The greens have some weed issues on the surrounds but generally roll ok. Not sure why but there seems to be less ball mark fixing on this course than others in the area. That's on the players, not the course. My biggest issue is paying $92 for these kinds of conditions. I'll come back to OH when I can get a rate that matches course conditions or when the conditions improve to merit that price.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing

This could be a really great course

It is challenging and looked beautiful online. But the course suffered badly through the lack of rain and is in horrible condition.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Worst Course in NOVA

Definitely not worth the $80 on GN. The greens are burnt and crab grass infested. Fairways are mediocre at best and don’t even talk about the bunkers. None of the bunkers are playable as the are filled with water and have zero sand. Management should consider closing this course until major repairs are complete.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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