A view from the 18th green at South Riding Golf Club.
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3.6
574 Reviews (574)
5 Stars
100
4 Stars
267
3 Stars
118
2 Stars
46
1 Stars
43
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.3
Layout
3.9
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.4
73.3%
Recommend this course
446 out of 574 reviews
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Average Rating
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4.1
7 Reviews (7)
5 Stars
5
4 Stars
0
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.0
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.6
85.7%
Recommend this course
6 out of 7 reviews
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3.8
36 Reviews (36)
5 Stars
11
4 Stars
13
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.4
Layout
4.0
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.5
83.3%
Recommend this course
30 out of 36 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 7148 yards
Slope 140
Rating 74.8

South Riding Golf Club is nestled in the gentle hills of northern Virginia, enjoying a landscape of hardwood forests and grassy meadows. The course offers a variety of challenges but the fairways are wide and player-friendly and the greens can be tough in spots but overall they offer some room for error. The layout requires both strategy and skill, it is definitely not a golf course where you will be able to just "grip and rip it." The course pinpoints your weaknesses but it is still a fair test. South Riding Golf Club's eighth hole is memorable for its difficulty but it's an interesting hole sine there are many ways to play it. At 351 yards, the hole is a short but intimidating dogleg left that will tempt you to go over the trees. The fairway is generous but the saddle-shaped green is flanked with bunkers.

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Course Details

Year Built 1997
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Dan Maples (1997) Michael Gleason (1997)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
GPS Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Reviews

3.6
574 Reviews (574)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 14
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 22
Forced Carries 16
Water Hazards 16
This course/club is great for:
Locals 26
Advanced Golfers 13
A Weekend Splurge 8
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 27
Near the Airport 20
Worth the Drive 11

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Reviews 79
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Unfair greens

Greens were very fast and the pin locations were too difficult for average players on a Monday. Almost all locations were on steep inclines causing missed putts above the cup to be further away that the first putt.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 32
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Nice day but windy

Course was in good shape for this time of year. Greens were great, very fast. Overall, no real complaints,

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice Round on a Nice Course

South Riding doesn't get the recognition it deserves - it's a challenging but fair layout on a course that's usually in great condition. Plenty of interesting holes and plenty of challenge, with tee boxes going back beyond 7,000 yards. A really good value on a fine course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 38
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Very Firm Greens

Course was in very good condition. Fairways were nice and even the bunkers had good sand and were well cared for. The biggest challenge was the greens. They were really firm so it made holding shots very hard. Plus the wind was blowing so anything downwind was almost guaranteed to bounce and go over the green. The greens were very fast as well so putting from above the hole was hard. Hopefully as the year goes on and they go through their first aeration, they will soften a little. Overall, I like the course and it will stay in the rotation.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

A little worse every time…

I’ve played at South Riding dozens of times and it gets a little less fun everytime. Course could benefit greatly from a Marshall riding around to enforce pace of play and course etiquette. Multiple groups driving right up on the green on 18, lots of screaming and disregard for any sort of etiquette. Fun course when it’s maintained and has a good pace. Today, was not one of those days.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Poor conditions

First time playing the course. The course conditions were very poor resultant in an extremely slow pace of play. While I'm aware that the area has received a lot of rain recentlys-- the tire marks, overgrown grass, and poor tee boxes are clearly an ongoing issue as unacceptable considering the price to play.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great staff, rude patrons

The course was certainly overbooked and scores of groups were queued right behind each other. Impatient and rude patrons would attempt to play through only to discover there was no room ahead and just .made the wait worse

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
First Time Playing

Signage

Directional signs that lead you to the correct hole can’t be that much money I assume.

After looking for 18 for 20 minutes it started to rain. That’s after starting on 10 since 1 was impossible to find. 8 holes. Never again

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 32
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 29
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Fun basic course

Course is very solid and fun. Weeds were a bit out of control and greens were ok. Still one of my favs in the area. Long straight drives pay off big on the par 5’s

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 65
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Glad to be back

The course was in great shape. Traps were very well maintained and playable. Few courses now do anything with the traps, I was very pleased. Rates have gotten so high that I can't play here very often. I will be keeping my eye out for another deal,can't wait to get back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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