Bristow Manor GC
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4.1
1229 Reviews (1229)
5 Stars
470
4 Stars
521
3 Stars
152
2 Stars
47
1 Stars
39
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.0
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.8
83.6%
Recommend this course
1075 out of 1229 reviews
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3.9
29 Reviews (29)
5 Stars
12
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
2
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.1
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.2
75.9%
Recommend this course
22 out of 29 reviews
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4.0
89 Reviews (89)
5 Stars
35
4 Stars
32
3 Stars
11
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
4
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.0
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.3
80.9%
Recommend this course
72 out of 89 reviews
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Course Highlights
Bristow Manor consistently delivers well-maintained greens and a challenging layout that rewards repeat visits at a strong value. Friendly staff and a smooth pace of play make each round genuinely enjoyable.

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Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 7102 yards
Slope 133
Rating 75.2
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Course Details

Year Built 1992
Fairways Zoysia
Greens Bent
Golf Season Year round
Architect Ken Killian

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Conference Facilities, Banquet Facilities, Locker Rooms
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Reviews

4.1
1229 Reviews (1229)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 28
19th Hole Scenic Views 9
Patio Dining 9
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 44
Thick Rough 37
Forced Carries 35
This course/club is great for:
Locals 42
Advanced Golfers 28
Walkers 17
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 39
In the 'Burbs 31
Convenient to the City 12

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Played On
Reviews 33
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good layout. Greens in good shape, fairways still in work as weather conditions improve. Keep improving your worthy course

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 05/08/2023

Hi, we appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Bristow Manor Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 43
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Excellent Conditon

I play all around the NOVA and Bristow's greens and fairways are some of the best. Many courses are still recovering from aeration but Bristow is ahead of the curve. Pace of play was great. Some of the bunkers are still a bit harsh in terms of the quality of the sand/dirt but I hear you aren't supposed to hit it in there anyway. I wish it was a little cheaper than $86 but such is life. I'll definitely be back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 05/01/2023

Wow! We are so happy you enjoyed your round! We look forward to seeing you again soon at Bristow Manor Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/01/2023

Hi, we would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share with us your favorite part of your experience. Thanks for golfing at Bristow Manor Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 04/24/2023

Hi, thank you for leaving us a rating. We apologize if you had a bad experience and would like to know more. Please comment further so we can better understand and make the necessary improvements. Thank you.

Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
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Commented on 05/23/2023

Thank you for the awesome rating! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another great experience, and thanks for choosing Bristow Manor Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0

The people a rude. Had two snobby experiences here. They don't have enough equipment to run the course. Both times problem with staff and management communication. Lady up front nice as can be there was a guy in the pro shop the first time who was rude stuck up but there So many places that will treat you with respect. For 98 bucks there shouldn't be any problem or rudness from staff I play several times a week and live right down the rd from this course ill drive to potomac shore to play before I ever go back here

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 04/24/2023

Hi, u314159333891. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are sorry to hear your customer service experience was not up to par. Please reach out to our management team at (703) 368-3558, and thanks for visiting Bristow Manor Golf Club. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.

Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 04/24/2023

Hi, we would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share with us your favorite part of your experience. Thanks for golfing at Bristow Manor Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/24/2023

We're glad you enjoyed your experience with us. Please comment or reach out to our team in the golf shop to let us know more about your round at Bristow Manor Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 04/24/2023

Hi, we are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Bristow Manor Golf Club. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another great experience!

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

They don't care about their players or 20+ year relationships!

Our golf league had a 20+ year relationship with Bristow on Tuesday nights at 5. They had a guaranteed 44 golfers playing, about half paying for range tokens, about half drinking beer during and about 10+ eating food and drinking beer after the round.

Bristow unceremoniously terminated our league ending a long standing relationship with the club for "financial reasons." We weren't given an opportunity to negotiate with the course to pay more than the $25 we were paying. Instead they cancelled us and now have a relationship with Spark where they're accepting $31 for a half empty league. I've asked our membership and they all have said that they would definitely have paid more to keep our relationship with Bristow.

In short, the new managers that are in place do not have any business being in their positions. One is in his position because of his relationship with ownership and the other is a golf pro who has no previous management experience.

We find it hard to believe that they would have turned their back on our 20+ year relationship, waved bye to guaranteed 44 players on a Tuesday night at 5, killed relationships with those 44 golfers and whomever we tell about the way we were treated. I won't ever play there and I would urge you to find courses that care about their players and charge prices that are commensurate with their geography and their conditions. It's not worth playing their for what they're charging for either reason.

We've found a home at a new local golf course that is overjoyed at having us. They're charging us the same fee AND including range balls and are actually modifying their offerings to entice our players to spend time at the course after our rounds.

We were surprised we were so rudely kicked to the curb by Bristow and so was our new course. They are over the moon that Bristow is so poorly run by people who don't understand human relationships and actual dollars and sense!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

They don't care about their players or 20+ year relationships!

Our golf league had a 20+ year relationship with Bristow on Tuesday nights at 5. They had a guaranteed 44 golfers playing, about half paying for range tokens, about half drinking beer during and about 10+ eating food and drinking beer after the round.

Bristow unceremoniously terminated our league ending a long standing relationship with the club for "financial reasons." We weren't given an opportunity to negotiate with the course to pay more than the $25 we were paying. Instead they cancelled us and now have a relationship with Spark where they're accepting $31 for a half empty league. I've asked our membership and they all have said that they would definitely have paid more to keep our relationship with Bristow.

In short, the new managers that are in place do not have any business being in their positions. One is in his position because of his relationship with ownership and the other is a golf pro who has no previous management experience.

We find it hard to believe that they would have turned their back on our 20+ year relationship, waved bye to guaranteed 44 players on a Tuesday night at 5, killed relationships with those 44 golfers and whomever we tell about the way we were treated. I won't ever play there and I would urge you to find courses that care about their players and charge prices that are commensurate with their geography and their conditions. It's not worth playing their for what they're charging for either reason.

We've found a home at a new local golf course that is overjoyed at having us. They're charging us the same fee AND including range balls and are actually modifying their offerings to entice our players to spend time at the course after our rounds.

We were surprised we were so rudely kicked to the curb by Bristow and so was our new course. They are over the moon that Bristow is so poorly run by people who don't understand human relationships and actual dollars and sense!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Greens need some work

Fun to play tee boxes and fairways in really good conditions greens not that good , overall I'll back soon.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 04/24/2023

Hello, ruyorito. Thanks so much for your review. We appreciate your feedback, and we hope to see you again soon at Bristow Manor Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/24/2023

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Bristow Manor Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good, just not there yet

Course layout on the front nine is a confusing mess and no one can change that now without spending big money. Staff is not great at making you feel welcome, the walk to your car after dropping off your cart is too long. Mid summer the course will be in better shape, still in winter-like shape; saving Grace is the back nine is more spread out, open and more fun.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 04/10/2023

Thank you for taking the time to review us. Your feedback is valuable, and we appreciate your business. Bristow Manor Golf Club thanks you!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/03/2023

Hi, we would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share with us your favorite part of your experience. Thanks for golfing at Bristow Manor Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 10
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 03/27/2023

Hello and thank you for your great rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Bristow Manor Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 173
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Texas Advisor
Top 100 Contributor
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Deceivingly challenging

Although it was wintery conditions the course was in great shape, especially the greens which rolled true and fast. The course seems easy to play but once you step foot on it you realize that para are hard to come across. I was paired up with a local who was very knowledgeable of the course and his tips were of great help. Overall a great experience. I bet this course is amazing in the warmer months.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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Commented on 03/27/2023

Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Bristow Manor Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Not so hidden gem

Been playing this course for years. Never had a bad experience there. The course is well laid out and well maintained.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 03/20/2023

Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Bristow Manor Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Slow Play Today

I routinely play at this course with no issues of pace of play. But on this day there were 2 groups playing a scramble. The play was extremely slow, so much so we had to play the front nine twice...and we still finished before that group. Course was in great shape considering it rained the day before and it was a bit cold. The staff is always friendly and accommodating.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 03/15/2023

Hi, thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back at Bristow Manor Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 45
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 03/15/2023

We're glad you enjoyed your experience with us. Please comment or reach out to our team in the golf shop to let us know more about your round at Bristow Manor Golf Club!

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