The Club At Viniterra

This course has a really great layout lots of sand traps and forced carries. Very scenic with some really neat wooden bridges lots of hills making for great change in liies. Making hitting the generous fairways a premium. Greens are not in the best condition lots of unfixed divots and dead spots and they were slow. Aeration and some rolling could really help them. It appears that lack of play and slow development in the area may be their biggest problems.

I've played over 100 golf courses around the country and Viniterra is on my top 10 list. Every hole is beautifully designed and provides a fun test of golf. It's a difficult track but completely fair. The conditions are always good and they manage the pace of play very well. Needless to say, I highly recommend it.

This was my second time on this course and I took an out of town friend for his first time. We both loved it. My friend was really pleased and actually shot his best round ever. The course is well maintained and beautiful. There was plenty of challenge without being discouraging. I highly recommend this course.

Maybe it is just my opinion, but I firmly believe this is the best course in the Richmond area. The course is always in great shape, and the staff is friendly. The course is not packed on the sides with houses, and the cart rides through the woods is great on a hot day. It is not uncommon to see wild turkey or deer on the course or nearby in the woods. The course can be challenging with the elevation changes, sloped greens, and forced carries on some holes - but that just adds to the charm and fun of the course. I try to play here as often as I can.

Love the natural feel of this course. Every hole is a world of its own . Drives between green to next tee relaxing , cool and all through the woods. Tee boxes abound, so easy to pick your own challenge. Greens were in fantastic shape considering all the heat . As good or better than any other greens in the area that I have played in last couple months. Traps a little inconsistent, which can be a problem considering the number of traps and strategically placed . Layout is very interesting and offer doglegs left right , elevation changes and some sloping fairways . Not very many forced carries , and the challenge of the greens is the slope. You will be putting either downhill or up. Do not go long. All the problems around the greens are behind . If you have played before the flipping front to back nines confusing at first . Nice drive for us , so don't get here as often as would like and I remember courses 1-18 , so had me little confused, but as said earlier each hole its own little world , so once on tee remember how I like to attack each. The young gentleman at checkin and the young lady driving drink cart were as friendly and welcoming as possible and added to the overall great day. The young lady driving drink cart passed us at least 6 times , so as soon as you might think time for a drink she was there. Will be nice when clubhouse complete , that is the one thing this course has sorely needed, a 19th hole. Great course in great shape .

Course in excellent shape only a few dings on the greens from earlier play..Great value thru Golf Now

My wife and I played this course on vacation, and it reinforced my belief that Rees Jones is truly one of the greatest course architects today. The layout was tremendous, with challenging slopes, doglegs, and bunkers that were placed perfectly to catch shots not perfectly struck. Despite the drought in the area the course was in beautiful condition, and the greens were the best that we played in the area during our one week stay. There were two negatives, neither of which was under their control. It poured the day before our round and we played cart paths only, which is very tough on this course with all of the hills. Secondly, the poor rating for amenities is due to the fact that they are in the process of building a clubhouse/proshop to be opened next year. However, you go to a course like this for the golf, which was fantastic.

Long course but wide open. Good course for the price. Will play there agian.

Viniterra is in excellent condition and is considered one of the best values between Richmond & Williamsburg. The pace of play was exceptional and the golfcourse was set up fairly. Our threesome played in under 4 hours.

I have only ever experienced friendliness and a welcoming attitude from the staff at Viniterra except for Sunday's round. The cashier that afternoon was unexpectently rude and had a condensing way when he spoke. He stated the course was cart path only and marshals will watch "you" at all time in the event you deviate. What a weird thing to say. I asked if balls were already on the range for us to warm up with and he made a comment under his breath about nothing's free! Crazy!

Play Viniterra every chance you get. It is the best layout within 100 miles of Richmond. Not to be walked, Viniterra will take you through natural woodlands that are nothing short of spectacular.

The course condition is excellent, and pace of play is usually satisfactory.

It is in the league with Spring Creek, and every hole is memorable and different. It is certainly challenging, and some say difficult. I say the natural beauty carved into the landscape more than offsets the relative difficulty.

There are multiple tee boxes on each hole that will give your game a test, regardless of handicap.

One hole, the 13th, is a bit tricky, but I seem to have learned to respect it and usually make a par on this challenging Par 5.

It has all of the things you want in a great golf course, especially one without a clubhouse. I understand that there are plans to build a clubhouse, though.

*This is an updated review. For more thoughts on this course, see my full review from 5/28/17*

It’s not often that a golf course goes through as much change in just two months as the Club at Viniterra has since I first played there in May.

The biggest change is that they have flipped the front and back nines, meaning you now start on the difficult par-5 that used to be #10, with a plethora of fairway bunkers. Apparently the reasoning behind it was to allow for a par-5 finish. Whatever the reason, I don’t think it has a major impact on how the course plays, just something to take note of.

The other big change for me is that apparently it hasn’t rained since I last visited. During my first round, the course was so wet, it was cart-path only. This time around, I doubt they cared where I drove my cart at all. The course definitely looked stressed from lack of water but it didn’t play very different than when it was wet. The greens were still in very good condition and putts rolled as semi-fast and smoothly as before. The bunkers were certainly firmer than I remember and that was a bit of a challenge to adjust (but since you’ll find yourself in them so often, it only takes a few holes to get acclimated).

Lastly, they have been aerating the fairways and of course the holes for that are quite a bit bigger than green aeration so there’s a chance your tee shot can land kind of funny. It doesn’t cause a major problem, just less aesthetically pleasing on those few holes they’ve done so far.

With a $22 Hot Deal on GolfNow for a midday tee time, it’s hard to overstate the value this course can be; it’s easily worth thrice that amount. I still love the secluded feel of the layout and the Rees Jones design. If you are looking for a serene golfing experience and maybe some extra practice at your sand game, I highly recommend checking this course out!

This course was way better than what I paid!! Greens and fairways were in great condition and it was blazing hot out there. Had no problems getting water and they also had ice for the coolers. Definitely will play when I'm back in the area

The clubhouse is certainly undersized, but construction for the new one was fully underway, so I'm sure that'll be great for years to come. Nice putting green/range facility- but that's not the WOW part!

Upon arriving to the first tee, the views from each hole continued to amaze throughout the round. Particularly, I enjoyed the front nine more than the back (holes 1, 4, and 9 are simply amazing). Every hole featured multiple bunkers, all places in meaningful places- places that mean just about every golfer will face 3/4 sand shots a round. The condition of the bunkers varied- some were full of great, soft sand, while others felt shallow and muddy. Only other complaint about the experience was the fairways on 14 and 17. I'm not entirely sure what happened to the holes, but the fairways had been completely aerated and felt completely torn up.

Overall the experience was great, and the course offers an incredible bang for your buck! The best aspect is definately the distance between holes. So many other courses feel like they just weave back and forth, but here you could never see a nearby fairway- just beautiful woods.

Quick tip: don't plan on walking here (if they even tee off walkers) during the heat. 9.2 miles of cart path + hills = a potential disaster.

The assistant pro was a jerk from the beginning. He constantly followed us around the course just because we were young guys in our twenties. We didn't do anything wrong at all the entire

18 holes but he continued to follow us. Very nice course but the staff are very unfriendly.

My son and I were on a short golf vacation to the Wiliamsburg area.

We really enjoyed this course-- long enough, rolling fairways, water and a LOT of sand in a beautiful setting. We found the front nine particularly challenging. Although there seemed to be a lot of groups on the course things moved very nicely with few delays. After our round we stopped in at the vineyard next door and had a great tasting. Really no amenities, but this was great fun for some real hackers.