The Club At Viniterra

Had a blast playing from the Green Tee Decks. Plays at 6700 yards but an awesome challenge. Course management is key to this track...leave your ego in the bag and enjoy every shot. The greens were in great fair and the Fairways wide...a must play course and with 7ntee decks to choose from, looking forward to playing again

This is an extremely beautiful course set in the New Kent countryside adjacent to the New Kent Winery, there’s even a few vines amongst the holes. It plays very long from any of the back three tee boxes so being long, and accurate, with the driver is very helpful. A Rees Jones designed course that features difficult strategic bunkering on nearly every tee and approach shot, it has the potential to be a very frustrating or rewarding experience. Great rolling manicured greens on every hole. Staff was very polite as well as other golfers we ran into. Will play again but certainly need to figure out my slice first! Fantastic golf course!

Overall, good conditions, good layout and good value. Tees are set either very long or very short. Greens are firm but hold well struck shots with good speed. Not a lot of water or hazards but the greens were all raised and challenging.

The course was in very good shape for our team building best ball outing. The fairways were in good shape although it was a little wet in areas and the 90 degree and cart path only was in affect for some of the holes. The bunkers were wet and had to use relief on some due to standing water and some mud in the centers of them. All in all it was a great day to play and we had a blast. This was our third time out here and it gets better every time we play. New Club house is open and brand new. The carts seem a little under powered for the terrain of the coarse but they made it through.

-Dave

Despite being bombarded with ridiculous amounts of rain recently, the course is in very good shape everywhere except the bunkers.

Viniterra is a fun track to play and a good test for any skill level if you choose the correct tee box. Each hole is unique and visually stunning. The fairways are wide (with the exception of number 4, which needs to be redesigned, imo), and the greens are large.

The staff are friendly and the pace of play was excellent. I look forward to going back soon

Greens were in decent condition but fairways were in need of help .

Bunkers have nice sand but also has matting exposed in areas.

I played here as a single, which I understand is less than ideal for most courses, and the course itself isn’t bad but the members I played behind must have been playing $100 a hole because their pace of play rivaled rivaled the slowest I’ve ever seen. I waited for them to drive on every tee box past the 3rd hole, but I didn’t say anything to them because I was warned by the starter that one of the members was “carried a gun and was likely to shoot me if I hit into them”. I, a 2nd amendment enthusiast myself, am not going to tempt a man who has a reputation like that. I was told on a couple different occasions that members get special privileges, which again, I understand. Members pay for what they get, but if something as simple as pace of play isn’t enforced for members and guests alike, you may as well make the club private. This was an absolutely painful round. If you want a better course and a better experience in this area, go to the recently reopened Royal New Kent.

Course conditions were erratic. The greens were not consistent. They were recently sanded and i was not told. No amenities

Super slow round, almost 5 hours long on a Thursday morning. No ranger out there to keep track of things, kinda disappointing, spent more time waiting then playing

The Club at Viniterra is a perfect example of why you should "make sure you play the right tees." If you’re a plus handicap and a long hitter, then go ahead and play the back tees. At 7,500 yards, it's all the golf course you want and then some. But then again, how much fun would that be for anyone? So for most players, unless you're in some kind of high-level event against flat-bellies, avoiding the back tees is probably a good idea. I would suspect it's a lot of work from there, even for the best players.

Fortunately, there are six sets of tees at Viniterra, so there really is a golf course for everyone. When you're playing the white tees you pass up three other sets before you get to yours. But you quickly get used to that, even if you're a single digit player, and realize that this Rees Jones gem is plenty challenging, scenic and interesting, even from 6,100 yards with a rating of 69.8 and slope of 129.

Many of the tees at Viniterra are elevated, and the fairways are very generous. The key to scoring is to avoid the fairway bunkers (there are plenty of them) and find the large greens, which have plenty of undulation. That's easier said than done, of course, since the greens are well protected as well by large bunkers, but it's a good goal nonetheless.

As for the holes, there's great variety, and they’re memorable. There are no homes that come into play either. The only drawback to the course is the distance between holes, which certainly prolongs the round. There is more than a half-mile of bridges between holes for cart paths.

Viniterra is also getting a new clubhouse, which should improve the overall experience. When I played the course, the clubhouse was almost completed and scheduled to open in a couple of weeks.

Excellent service from pro shop through the course amenities.

If you looking for a track that will take your breath away ... it’s the Golf Club at Vinitera! The huge separation from the green to the next hole resulted in almost every hole bering played in privacy! The ride on the golf cart between holes thru the various ravines was also stunning!

Although not in pristine condition (since it’s early spring) with rain & fertilizer being required, it was nevertheless very playable.

In two weeks the official newly constructed club house will open & the off course amenities will improve dramatically.

Love the multiple tee options. Just wish people would play from the trees they should play from. Like the challenge of working the ball off the tee and into the greens.

You need to hit all your clubs and think your way around the course. Greens were quick and had to be in the right spot. Would play this one again

Great layout.... greens were rolling great , green fairways, bunkers were ok but playable...