Old Hickory GC: #4
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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 8
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 1
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Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Accuracy is key

A shot maker's dream, Old Hickory plays short but for all the right reasons. Carving through a housing community, the greens are quick but the layout is fun and challenging. Playing in late fall was tough considering all the leaves you could lose your ball in (even in the fairways), but if you can keep it relatively straight off the tee you'll enjoy. Pace of play was my only criticism, but that's what I get for playing it on a Sunday.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

Club house staff all elitist

Club house staff are all arrogant and stuck up.they always look like they have the newest stuff and renovations in the clubhouse,and talking to the maintance crew(which are cool) they are underpaid and they drive all very old equipment which i imagine isnt good for the course.they act like people go tyere to sit at clubhouse and eat overpriced food that isnt even good.good course,could be better.clubhouse terrable.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Challenging in the fall

Course was in good condition but green complexes are too challenging for regular golfers in the dryer fall weather. Most greens are either elevated or below the fairways and multi-leveled. Nearly impossible for most players to stick when running fast.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Pace Of Play

I have played the course several times this year. My consistent complaint is pace of play. Each time I've played here, it has taken over 4.5 hours to play although we were riding with the 90-degree cart rule in effect. Be prepared for frequent hit-and-waits. Other than that I really enjoy the course. I must admit that I have passed up on Old Hickory at least 10 to 15 times because of the pace of play. I really wish management would pay more attention to this issue.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Upscale?

The mid atlantic area suffered a brutal heatwave this year and all courses endured some damage. However all of the courses I play have rebounded except for one, Old Hickory. The fairways and areas around the green were borderline unplayable. I will admit the greens were in good shape surprising but that was the only saving grace. The patchwork attempts with different kinds of grasses looks like the work of an apprentice greenskeeper. It also appears that the lack of attention to detail goes further stll, no balls on the driving range, no starter.

I book tee times for 8 to 12 guys every weekend and we play a lot of golf in prince william county. We will continue to play Forest Greens, Bristow, Stonewall and yes even Prince William.

Upscale, I think not.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Great Fall Golf

Call it what it is, mid November Golf... that was pretty awesome. The fairways are in great shape and if you have to find a ball in the rough and in some of the leaves, that's what happens when you hit in there in Oct. and Nov. That being said... they do a great job of keeping the secondary cut clear. Thought the greens were in great shape and the bunkers were very solid for this time of year. Really good price point, Old Hickory does it well. One of my favorite tracks for a reason.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 61
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Pennsylvania Advisor
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing

Fun course but play the correct tees!

If it wasn't for the pace of play, I would have given this 5 stars. What a great Golf Course and if you haven't played here yet make sure you do! The course is in fantastic condition! The greens are extremely fast, true, and undulated! I'm not from the area and I was paired up with a threesome. They were incredibly nice guys, also incredibly slow. The round took 5 hours and 15 minutes and we constantly had people on our tail. What was even stranger, was the fact that we were keeping up with the foursome in front of us and had to wait on them as well. And they were keeping up with the other foursomes . The only thing I could think of is that people are not playing from the correct tees! In turn I could not get into a rhythm at all and shot the worst round that I've had in years. Can't wait to get back to this course for some Revenge!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good deal

I play here often, course is nice, practice facility is nice, pace of play is good and would recommend the course to anyone.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Challenging, but Fair Course

This course is well designed as it loops through some very nice houses. Although the course is fairly narrow in many places, it offers reasonable chances of making par, (especially from the fairly short white tees). Longer holes had some tough fairway and green bunkers. We played on a beautiful Fall day that also brought out more players. Pace was a little slow for our twosome, but the course marshall was by frequently and did what he could to expedite. We finished in about 4hr 30min. Overall, very nice course and especially good value with the GolfNow deal. Only knock I have is the set up of the driving range (hitting driver into a net and you can't drive cart to the range. Boo).

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

A great golf experience.

Wonderful golf course that provides adequate hitting areas in fairways with true greens that can be read. Tee boxes need improvement in some areas and the driving range leaves much to be desired. Cannot use driver to verify distance and direction. Must hit into a net with longer clubs. Overall, a good experience and the course layout is great.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Old Hickory Review

I played Old Hickory during the week when I thought everyone else would be at work and found the course was having a charity tournament. In spite of the shotgun tournament, the starter was able to put me in a group with 3 other golfers not involved in the event and we played at a pleasurable pace. The course was in good shape, and the greens were fairly quick. The driving range though is in need of a total makeover. Many of the range balls are cracked, the range is only of sufficient length to hit your irons (5 iron or below) and you have to hit your woods into a net that is only 10 yards in front of you (and torn at that). Other than the driving range, I would highly recommend this course to any serious golfer.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Repeat Yes

Course was fun but we got behind a slow two some and waited on most shots. Greens looked good and rolled well but someone was scuffing their shoes and really tearing the greens around the hole. The priority was greens and bunkers but there was some deferred maintain in other spots. Pro shop was very professional and friendly.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

never a bad time

I've been playing at Old Hickory for years. Still one of my favorites in the DC area. Please keep in mind that the following refer to a round played in mid October:

+ The course layout is excellent - good design, very few blind shots, challenging but fair.

+ The greens rolled well.

+ Fairways in generally good condition.

- The sand was not up the usual standards.

- Marshals could have enforced better pace of play.

During summer months, you might encounter slower pace of play on a weekend; might have some tee boxes that are chewed up a bit. But Old Hickory is never a bad option.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
First Time Playing
Used cart

Only play here if you don't have another options...

Course layout was great and challenging... However, it was in terrible condition for the middle of the season. Greens were horrible, fairways had significant water damage, and looked like they hadn't been treated in 2 years (like my lawn). All of the above is excusable. What wasn't was the total disregard of the grounds crew to players on the course. We were told to expect the crew to be on the course, which would normally not be a big deal. Except for the fact that while we respected the job they had to do, (not hit into them, wait for them to finish, etc.). They had no respect for our play. Driving lawn mowers/carts right behind us while we're hitting. The worst was this kid moving the pins on every green. He would literally take down the flag right as we were about to make our approach shot, take 5-10 minutes to put a new hole in (which it looked like he used a spade to do), then every other hole, would race by us while we're on the tee box, and repeat for the entire back 9. We actually skipped a hole to try to get in-front of him, but to no avail... We weren't playing slow either (2.5 hrs for 18). We won't be back.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Conditions

The conditions of the greens and fairways were awesome considering the desert like summer. The greens rolled true and fast and the fairways and rough were green and lush. People need to learn to fix ball marks, divots and play faster. That goes for any and all courses. And if there is a group waiting to tee off behind you and watch you have to hit three of the tee to get one in play you need to be on the range taking a lesson, not holding up a whole golf course. Other than that rant I went on the course is one of the best in the area right now.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great day

My son and I joined up with 2 members. It was a great day on an excellent golf course. I have played here before and have always enjoyed it. Watch out for the 18th. It's tough but fair.

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