National Golf Club

The layout of the course is really fun, and the greens were in really good shape. The problem is, they’ve completely lost the fairways. Most of them are at least half hardpan dirt, and even where there is grass it’s sparse and mostly dead. It’s very difficult to hit any type of shot off the fairway. The back 9 was in slightly better shape fairway wise but it overall it really detracts from an otherwise fantastic course.

This used to be Tantallon Country Club, A private country club built in the mid 1960s. It is now called the National Golf Club and is a semi private facility. On the day I played, the tees had not been cut and the greens were very slow, but in decent shape. The club is in the process of putting sand in the bunkers so the front nine has sand, but the back nine doesn’t. I paid $60 through Golf Now and do not consider that price to be a good value, although the round was enjoyable.

Nice old school layout. OB and or water on most every hole. Not a long course but you must be accurate. Greens were slow but in good condition. Greens don’t have much undulation in them.

Course has an excellent design. If the overall condition was vastly improved I would play it again. I play several courses in Va and one in MD. They cost a lot more but I do not mind paying when they have great condition. Handicap is 16 and play 1 to 2 times per week.

Played for the first time and would play again. The greens were a bit slow which is understandable given the rain, but in decent condition. Nice layout, but play with someone who knows the course so they can help with places to hit to and what missed to avoid. Pace of play was awesome as we got in 18 holes in under 3 hours and avoided the oncoming rain. Good value at $75 on the app.

Wonderful course with holes that will make you use every club in your bag. Only negative is the green on the long par 5 on the back nine has some issues and needs to be reworked (mold? Blight? Something killed some of the grass). Enough elevation changes to keep it interesting and no gimmickry holes. The kind of course where local knowledge is definitely helpful but enjoyable to play regardless.

Overall, the course condition reflects the price paid and looks a little run down. Greens were fine. Sandtraps should be called dirt traps, Fairways could use some fertilizer and weed killer. Staff was very friendly except the mower guy who tried to run us over a couple of times and would not wait for us to pass while cutting the fairways.

Driving south for a NC golf trip, decided to play a round in the area after picking up a friend. Private Club, on line photos looked good and they had a “Member For A Day” rate.

Course was in poor condition. Couldn’t tell if you were in the fairway or rough because there was clover everywhere. Tee boxes were in rough shape and the greens were hard and had been recently aerated .