Old Hickory Golf Club

The round time here is already a bit long given distance between some greens to tee boxes, but today the pace of play was unbearable. We were five hours in when we arrived at the 18th tee box, never saw a ranger. Apart from the pace, around half the tee boxes were dirt or full of weeds, the bunkers were all rock hard, and the greens were full of craters. At $115 for the round, we obviously expected a helluva lot better.

Course was not in good shape. No grass on tee boxes. Bunkers in terrible condition. Poor signage for driving range.

My first time here & it was great! The course was challenging but not over the top!

My only complaint are the red tee boxes. They were terrible.

Otherwise I’d have given all 5s!

Course is not in good shape. Poor fairways and tee boxes. I hope it comes back to what I remember. Do not waste your money. You will be disappointed.

Tees - very weedy with lots of bare areas. Very few tees that had smooth grass areas. The WORST tee boxes I’ve ever played.

Fairways - also very weedy with many bare spots.

Greens - also very weedy with soooooo many ball divots, the most on any course I’ve ever played.

I recently had the opportunity to play a round at this golf course, and I must say that I was quite disappointed with the overall condition of the course. First and foremost, the tee boxes were in terrible shape..

The fairways also left a lot to be desired. They were overgrown in some areas and had large patches of dead grass in others. Lastly, the bunkers were in rough shape as well.

Overall, I would not recommend playing this course until they have put in the necessary work to improve the tee boxes, fairways, and bunkers. It has the potential to be a great course, but it is in desperate need of some serious maintenance and care.

Not worth the money. Worst course I’ve ever played.

Overall nice course. No starter out there this morning. Driving range is best up so don’t plan on having a meaningful warm up. Overall not bad

I got a hot deal for $60… a discounted rate. After playing, I wouldn’t have played here for $30. The ONLY nice thing about Old Hickory is the staff, they are absolutely phenomenal and I feel terrible that they have to go to work everyday at arguably the worst course in Northern VA. Fairway? What fairway? This place would be perfect for a Round Up weed killer commercial. The tee boxes were comprised of crab grass and dirt. The greens were a consistent speed but had holes and the cup… whoever punches the holes ought to be fired. Mounds right at the hole costed me a few strokes. The driving range is in about as good of shape as an AA attendee. Had I went to the course and paid, I would’ve been in after 9 begging for a refund. This place needs help and lots of it.

I recently played at Old Hickory GC (8/3/2024) and unfortunately, my experience was quite disappointing.

Course Conditions: The overall condition of the course was below average. Many tee boxes were poorly maintained, resembling sand traps with little to no grass. Additionally, some rough areas were excessively tall and clearly neglected. I lost two Pro V1 balls just a few feet from the fairways, and the left rough on hole 9 was particularly bad.

Staff Interaction: My encounter with a course maintenance worker added to my frustration. At hole 8, my ball was in the middle of the fairway when a staff member yelled at me to "get out of the fairway." When I approached him, he explained that due to high temperatures (over 90 degrees), the course had switched to a cart path-only policy after 1 PM. However, it was only 12:55 PM at the time, and no one had informed us about this potential policy change when we checked in at the clubhouse or at the first tee.

Tournament Discrepancies: To make matters worse, there was a golf tournament taking place that day. While tournament players were allowed to use golf carts on the fairways, we were left to walk, which felt quite unfair.

In summary, I cannot recommend this course and will not return for several years unless significant improvements are made. For the price, there are much better-maintained public courses in the NOVA area that also feature friendlier staff.

Can’t wait to get back out there!

Pace of play was slower around last four hole, popularity of the course was the cause of slow play near the end.

Will do again!