Rock Barn Golf and Spa - Jackson Course
About
Rock Barn Golf & Spa offers two championship courses, one designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr. and the other by Tom Jackson. Nestled within the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the golf courses are provided with swiftly moving brooks and sparkling lakes that accent the wooded hills and lush, grassy meadows. The Jackson Course tumbles across picturesque valleys, offering both dramatic elevation changes and beautiful scenery. The layout is shorter and less demanding than the Jones Course but it is a challenge nonetheless. The undulating terrain demands accuracy and perfect ball placement. Fast greens are balanced by generous fairways. Water hazards also come into play. The course starts out intimidatingly with a narrow, uphill par 5 but the rest of the course is not quite as daunting.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament | 71 | 6427 yards | 71.9 | 135 |
| Jackson (W) | 71 | 5926 yards | 74.8 | 141 |
| Jackson | 71 | 5926 yards | 68.9 | 132 |
| Member | 71 | 5433 yards | 66.7 | 126 |
| Member (W) | 71 | 5433 yards | 72.2 | 134 |
| Club | 71 | 4856 yards | 64.2 | 117 |
| Club (W) | 71 | 4856 yards | 68.5 | 127 |
| Forward | 71 | 4363 yards | 62.2 | 114 |
| Forward (W) | 71 | 4363 yards | 65.8 | 118 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold M: 71.9/135 | 555 | 341 | 208 | 362 | 424 | 202 | 327 | 506 | 217 | 3142 | 514 | 359 | 400 | 170 | 390 | 398 | 145 | 506 | 403 | 3285 | 6427 |
| Blue M: 68.9/132 W: 74.8/141 | 518 | 293 | 173 | 334 | 397 | 173 | 303 | 477 | 188 | 2856 | 491 | 333 | 379 | 143 | 367 | 379 | 129 | 477 | 372 | 3070 | 5926 |
| White M: 66.7/126 W: 72.2/134 | 463 | 274 | 146 | 305 | 358 | 149 | 279 | 447 | 173 | 2594 | 467 | 300 | 357 | 122 | 344 | 339 | 115 | 453 | 342 | 2839 | 5433 |
| Green M: 64.2/117 W: 68.5/127 | 425 | 243 | 112 | 288 | 316 | 106 | 249 | 422 | 147 | 2308 | 437 | 261 | 335 | 84 | 320 | 260 | 102 | 428 | 321 | 2548 | 4856 |
| Red M: 62.2/114 W: 65.8/118 | 282 | 238 | 106 | 283 | 390 | 85 | 244 | 415 | 95 | 2138 | 380 | 223 | 291 | 78 | 288 | 228 | 90 | 374 | 273 | 2225 | 4363 |
| Handicap | 1 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 4 | |||
| Par | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 71 |
| Handicap (W) | 5 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 12 | 4 |
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Reviewer Photos
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grass growing in traps. Photo submitted by TeeTimeTerry on 08/07/2025
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Photo submitted by TeeTimeTerry on 08/07/2025
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bad Photo submitted by TeeTimeTerry on 08/07/2025
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does this look like a $70 course? Photo submitted by TeeTimeTerry on 08/07/2025
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Photo submitted by TeeTimeTerry on 08/07/2025
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horrible tee boxes Photo submitted by TeeTimeTerry on 08/07/2025
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Photo submitted by Winsam3 on 06/19/2025
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Photo submitted by u000003922969 on 05/13/2025
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Photo submitted by u000003922969 on 05/13/2025
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First hole Photo submitted by tjdemski on 06/29/2023
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Photo submitted by okstatepokes96 on 04/15/2023
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Photo submitted by okstatepokes96 on 04/15/2023
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Photo submitted by Cr8zyboutgolf84 on 03/01/2023
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Photo submitted by Cr8zyboutgolf84 on 03/01/2023
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Photo submitted by Cr8zyboutgolf84 on 03/01/2023
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the kids tees off on the 16th Photo submitted by hoosierdaddy on 10/23/2021
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All you need Photo submitted by uYXTV9348YX on 06/17/2021
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Beautiful par 3 Photo submitted by u000001694190 on 10/14/2020
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Photo submitted by DenisDotson on 08/10/2020
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Photo submitted by DenisDotson on 08/10/2020
Always great
Played here many times. Staff always friendly. Hot dog at the turn was awesome. Twosome played in a little over three hours, however we played in the middle of the day and seldom saw other golfers. Highly recommend.
This place is nice.
The only thing I have to complain about is my game. The course was great. Not my first time playing here and will not be the last.
One of the best course in our area
Played as twosome at 11:00. Actually prefer Jackson over the championship course for my skill level, 13 handicap. Course in great shape, except a couple of fairways they were plugging. Greens also in great shape, moderate, fair speed. I'd play this course everyday if I could. Staff very friend and accommodating. Ate at Sues Grill at end of nine, during a brief rain storm. The food was outstanding! Highly recommend.
great course
Played here a few times and love it. Cant wait to go back!
Block off your whole day - but nice course
The good - great course, course layout was awesome and conditions were awesome even though they Aerated the greens recently but it did not have a huge effect on putts. A must play course. Overall a fun challenging course.
The Bad - tee off at 9:18am and finished at 3pm. And unreal 6 hr round. Longest round I ever played. Every hole had a group on the green, one in the fairway, one on the tee box and one waiting. This was for every hole. Just unreal and really really aggravating. Only saw the ranger once and really im not sure if he was the ranger but it was about 5 minutes between each swing we took. Just awful.
Score - 82
One of my favorites
This course as I said is one of my favorites. Great layout and very good shape. After you get past the long #1 par five the course gets a little easier. some great holes going over water and a lot of elevation change.
Expected more but received less.
Met three friends at the course for an afternoon round on Sunday May 4th. Pro shop was nice and staff was friendly. Loaded up and went off to the Jackson Course and began our round.
I expected a well manicured and well taken care of course. I was disappointed on both counts. Fairways were patchy. Overall the course is tight and errant tee shots are severely punished with ample OB around the course. Greens were very nice and fast with a true roll.
Overall I was not impressed with a supposed higher end course both with course condition and overall experience with amenities.
I probably will not go back and play the course again.
As Lush as it gets
Recently played the wonderful Bali Hai course in Las Vegas. It is in the best condition I have ever seen it. The tee boxes , fairways and greens were impeccable. Bali Hai has a lot going for it from the location on the strip 5 minutes from any major hotel taking you easily from the tables to a tropical paradise you to a paradise you won't soon forget. If you want to bring back memories from Vegas, this is the place. When you factor in the lack of transportation cost and time to get to further out courses there is great value in Bali Hai.
Wonderful Value
Great golf course! Greens in great shape. Fairways and rough are coming in and will be great in a couple of weeks! I always love playing here! I like the Jackson design much better than the Jones design and it is always less busy!
Course condition
I played the course before the Blue Grass had turned green. The course still was outstanding.
Great course
Even with poked green Rock Barn is a top quality place, both courses are first rate as is the entire facility.
Great Golfnow Hotdeal
Fantastic upscale course with super nice staff and great Golfnow discount. What more could one ask for?
this course is very challenging
very nice laid out course that worth playing again.
kacy3333
Great course. Good condition for this time of year. Pace was a negative. Foursome of members tarnished what should have been a perfect day on a great course.
Very Impressed!
This was my first time playing at Rock Barn and I was very impressed. We picked the Jackson course this time and saving the Jones for our next trip. With the weather having been so up and down lately this course is in excellent condition....I might add that I believe this course is the best I have played on during the winter and I am sure it will be pretty awesome during the summer. The staff were extremely friendly and the course itself was excellent. I will definitely be back especially with the deals golfnow.com has.
Good course, Swamp like conditions
We played this course on a Friday, after an overnight rain and another shower just before our start. The course was nearly under water, of course cart path only. Every fairway was casual water which made for some really tough playing conditions. The greens were ok considering the weather, but several times had to move from casual water on greens. We were exhausted by the end of the round due to the conditions. Scoring was not what we were looking for.
Great Place to Play for the Price
Booking through Golfnow its the best price on any golf course in the area. The Sunday I played it was cart path only due to the snow a week earlier and a couple of inches rain on the Friday before, but the course was still in great shape. I've played there before and the courses are always ing good condition.
Not a good experience
Played 2/23/14 got done with the first 9 holes on Jackson course then stopped at the club house to get something to eat, when we came back out to start the back 9 we were told we could not start and he didn't know what to tell us about continuing to play because he couldn't put us in front of anyone because we stopped to eat. We were penalized for eating lol and were told to play the front 9 again or we would have to wait over an hour to play the back nine.
Jackson - Great Course!
Course condition was as good as could be expected for the week after major snowfall in mid-February; wet with snow still visible, and cart path only. But it was a beautiful day and the quality of the course was evident. Front nine was great, back nine a little more challenging! Will definitely be back to play when the course is green and drier! Also looking forward to playing the Jones course.
Jackson Course
Course in great shape to be winter. Just wish they would over seed with winter rye
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