Bristow Manor Golf Club

Staff at check in friendly.

Practice areas are in great shape.

The course was in great shape.

Greens are fast!

It's a challenging layout. I'd play some of the holes differently next time.

Pace of lay was at 4 hours, average but could have been faster if a Ranger talked to the group two ahead of us to stop playing safari. That was a little annoying

Beverage cart made two rounds while we played!

Looking forward to playing there again.

Played this course for the first time on a midweek afternoon tee time and thought it was a great value for the price point. I will be coming back to play.

The only real drawback for me was the range which was unfortunately mats only that day.

I know a lot of people are unhappy with the fact that you can’t pull out driver on any of the par 5s, but I personally enjoyed having to strategically play my irons/woods so that wasn’t too much of a negative for me.

Overall super happy with the course, staff and conditions.

Overall, it is an average course with above average pricing. It is a forgiving course. Definitely good for weaker players to play, but overpriced for what is presented. Would I play here for $60? Yes. $100? Absolutely not. There are much nicer courses to play for that price range.

Loved it. The holes were nicely laid out, challenging, the fairways were in excellent condition, the greens were smooth and fair, overall it was a great course, I was pleasantly surprised....with a couple of gripes...

Four par 5's and from the tournament tees, not a single landing aread over 220y...I can see 1 or 2, but ALL of them? Hitting fwy wood off every par 5 is just dumb...

Several traps have what looks like finely crushed rock instead of sand...nope, not gonna play outta those...not interested in scratching or scuffing my clubs.

Still, those are kind of whiny, if you want a fun test of golf, this is a great course.

Love playing here, decent for beginners and enough of a challenge for seasoned vets.

Considering we’re at near drought conditions, the course was lush with green grass. The fairways and greens were in excellent shape.

Short course, using lots of forced carries and greens isolated by thick rough to make it challenging. Old school layout.

A long but fun course. Enjoyed that it forces you to think about different club selections at the tee. Only negative is that pace of play is horrible. Average 5 hour round.

Need to improve staffs training on customers safety and how to handle customers concerns appropriately. Very disappointed....Manager and all their staffs. I found they didn't care of any concerns. They will loose many businesses, will share my bad experience with all my colleagues. They will not use this course anymore...

The course was extremely slow and cart paths only for a 10am on a Friday. Took us more than 5 hours to play on a Friday morning. I couldn’t finish the round and had to leave a few holes early. It hadn’t rained in a few days so ground crew were concerned about the stress on the fairways.

Playing Groups argued about who was responsible for slow pace. Almost saw a fight on the course. 3 groups on holes frequently; teeing off, fairway, on green.

Greens were great. Tee boxes need some help.

Staff were nice except for Starter.

I play hear often and will keep coming back because the conditions are always very good and the rates are reasonable. Every time I post a review I mention the same couple of ongoing issues. 1. Many of the bunkers don't have sand but are filled with brown dirt (and some rocks). My friends and I play these as "ground that should be repaired". 2. There are a couple of Gold tee boxes that need to be leveled off. They are crowned. #3 and #13 specifically. Despite this, it is still a NOVA favorite.

I want to like this course so much, and I'm writing this review with the hope that it can spark some change. The practice green, range, and chipping area are fantastic and the clubhouse is great. The course condition each time I have played has been exceptional. The back nine is one of my favorite 9s in golf and you really feel like you are back there by yourself. The layout of this course however, needs some work. Literally every par 5 does not allow you the opportunity to pull out driver. This is fine for 1 or 2 holes, where you have to play a smart tee shot, but every par 5 you have to hit an iron or short wood off the tee? 3 of the 4 the course shape and a creek prevents the long stick, but hole 12 has no natural hazard that prevents extending the fairway, they just decided to keep rough and split the fairway and it makes 0 sense to be shaped this way. Again, great course otherwise, but it feels like mini golf on their par 5s and detracts from the enjoyment of the course significantly.

Exactly like the title says, this is a tough course. If you play this course multiple times you'll definitely get better at your overall game. Today was cart path only so that made it a little tougher but the course itself is just beautiful. Highly recommend