Blue Ridge Shadows Golf Club

Played this course on a Sunday! The staff and facilities where great! The course was in fantastic shape and the pace of play was good. The greens rolled true! The fairways where in great shape. Only issue was the sand..but it did rain the day before! Overall great experience.

Fair course for 19$ twilight rate , to many courses in the 30 min drive to charge more than 35$ on day and weekend rounds. Course was in fair condition, I have seen it in far better and if it were I could see paying regular fees per round. Currently disappointed that the staff has let this Gem of the Shenandoah Valley stray to a average fading to sub-par course, need to get their act together on the ground crew & Bar n grill.

My wife and I travel up to this course once a month during the golf season, all the way from Charlottesville, for a weekend stay and play. We don’t drive two hours to see the sights in Front Royal, but to golf ourselves to exhaustion on this wonderful course. If we don’t do 72 holes over the weekend, then there must have been a weather problem.

To each his own, but this course suits me perfectly. There’s something about each hole which makes it unique, and I like that. I really like the elevation changes and the “risk-reward” nature of many holes. I find the course to be plenty challenging enough from the white tees, but with five sets of tees usually on four distinct and sometimes widely separated tee boxes, this course can be FAR more challenging from the back tees. Favorites are #1 and #18…both are easy to par with two good shots, but one bad shot probably leads to a double or even triple bogey. Dislike the par three #10…it’s difficult for me to hit and hold the green from the tee well below the steeply elevated green, and my wife has it in her head that it is flat out not possible from her tee box even further below. But, every good course ought to have one hole to vex you. The starter advises you account for the distance and elevation, and then add two. He’s right.

I see some contrary opinions here on the condition of the course this year, but I’ve found the course to be in rather impressive condition each time I’ve played there, and I have played around patches of snow there. Starting our third year of monthly play now, I characterize the course conditions to be uniformly excellent. The worst I can say is that golfers there seem to have an aversion to replacing divots; perhaps it’s a NOVA thing. It can make some of the holes like #14, which feature landing zones from which a lot of irons are played, look like war zones by Sunday afternoon.

The staff there is like family. The pro on duty once opened up the course for me alone when I showed up on a day with weather so cold and rainy that they’d closed the course. And she warmed up some leftovers for me at the turn. Where does that happen?

I get around the state to golf pretty much, but for me there is not a better course open to the public at near this price. I highly recommend it.

The course is hilly and some of the holes are quirky. Could be a nice course, is quite challenging, bunkers were in terrible shape, weeds around bunkers were 12+ inches. Ball marks covered greens and fairways were littered with bare spots from golfers not replacing divots. I probably wouldn't return because of this. Shenandoah Valley is in much better shape

i have played this course a number of time's. this is the worst of conditions. none of the grasses have been mowed. the bunkers are all washed out. clover everywhere. what's going on????

Had a great time playing this course - for the most part it was in excellent shape - greens were a little inconsistent. Got thru 16 holes before a heavy thunderstorm moved in!

Elevation is something to be admired here. Blind fairways and greens so you'll want to play more than once to get a good feel. Love it!

The course needs mor ball cleaners on tees. Need fore water stations on course.

great course!! great staff!! played this course a few times. i would be come a member if only i did not live so far out.

Interesting layout, need to play more than once to know where to hit the ball. My biggest problem was the slow pace of play, and no marshal on the course to ask slow foursomes to pick it up.

Long course from blue and black tees. Much easier from white tees. Requires accurate tee shots around sand traps, water hazards and brushy areas. Significant amount of elevation change between tees, fairways and greens. Excellent greens with fair amount of undulation. Key is to keep the ball in play off the tee. You need to ride - to far between some tees. Excllent restaurant. Generally a pleasant experience for all.

Nice course but you need to play it at least once before you know where you can and cannot hit it and still have a shot. You have to be very accurate with your shots on this course. It's a very good course for the money.

This time out the course did not tell us that they aerated the greens when we made the Tee times.

staffs are very friendly.
fairway and green are good condition

Course was in excellent condition considering the weather. Only on # 11 was there standing water and it was in and near the environmentally sensitive area. Greens were in great shape an firm. Staff was, as usual, friendly and accomodating. Always have a great time here.

We played 2 days after the snow melted so as expected is was pretty wet, but even though it was February the course was overall very nice. I would like to play in the summer to see how the greens truly are. The greens were very slow but I am sure they have not been touched for a month with all the snow we had.

What can I say - golf in December. Blue Ridge Shadows is always great - and staff are very friendly.

Blue Ridge Shadows GC is well maintained and a fun layout. There are some lay-up holes and others where the player needs to get as much distance on each hit as possible. There are a lot of elevation changes, some open links-style holes, and various water features and ravines in play on many holes. Overall a nice play to come out to play and then enjoy dinner after at any of the nearby restaurants.

Enjoyable course overall. Starting hole was least favorite, but liked design better as the round progressed. There are a few holes that are close together, so watch for stray shots on these. Greens putted well. I would play it again.

Blue Ridge Shadows is truly one of the best courses in the area. The staff are super friendly and helpful. The course itself was in excellent shape for the time of year. Greens rolled true and good speed. Pace of play was great with being able to play a round in three and a half hours. Could not ask for a better Veteran's Day.

Pace of play was good. Marshall was noticeably around monitoring the slower groups. Would def go back for the right price ($45 for an early morning weekend tee time)