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3.2
88 Reviews (88)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
29
3 Stars
24
2 Stars
10
1 Stars
12
Conditions
2.7
Value
3.4
Layout
3.6
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.4
Amenities
2.7
65.6%
Recommend this course
58 out of 88 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
3.6
10 Reviews (10)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
3
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
2.8
Value
3.6
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.4
Amenities
2.9
StaffFriendliness
4.3
80.0%
Recommend this course
8 out of 10 reviews
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3.3
19 Reviews (19)
5 Stars
4
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
2
Conditions
2.7
Value
3.3
Layout
3.5
Pace
3.4
Amenities
2.5
StaffFriendliness
4.1
63.2%
Recommend this course
12 out of 19 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6652 yards
Slope 121
Rating 70.9

Opened in 1939 in honor of John Mercer Langston who served in the House of Representatives as the first and only person of Black ancestry to represent the State of Virginia.

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Course Details

Year Built 1939
Golf Season Year round
Architect Bill Love

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $16
Clubs 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, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Reviews

3.2
88 Reviews (88)
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Played On
Reviews 27
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Local Go To

Course was not in the best shape but its April and it playable. Cant beat the convenience and the staff is always great, and the food is good too.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

May be worth a second chance

The course was confusing since the holes and the women’s tee boxes weren’t clearly marked. So it made it a little difficult figuring out where to go. But I’m going to chalk that up to it being the end of the season here in DC and looks like course renovation. So i will revisit in the spring to take another assessment.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great value for your money

Very forgiving course with an open layout. For 45$ you can’t beat it. Toptracer range is elite. Course itself wasn’t in great condition but like I said, can’t beat it for the price.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 33
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Good public course, slowly renovating

They've been slowly rehabbing the course starting with the driving range. Better every time I play it. The price on golf now is higher than booking directly through the course website. You can also book $40 walking rates on the website not offered by Golfnow. Cart rental is how they gouge you at this course.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Used cart

THE COURSE WAS NOT MAINTIANED. AND WE QUIT AFTER FOUR HOLES BECAUSE THE PACE WAS SOOOOO VERY SLOW IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A 6 HOUR ROUND IF WE STAYED....

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful greenery and cool layout

I enjoyed playing this course and was impressed by the lovely greenery throughout . The greens could have been faster, but I got used to them after a few holes. Strategically placed hazards made it challenging. My one complaint is that it is a bit unrealistically difficult for women. Long holes are ok, but some of the tee placements for the forward tees could have been closer to the holes . An easy fix to get more women to play (which should be the goal of any course :)

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

Not worth the money

Course is in awful condition. Even for a public course it is not worth the cost. Fairways are rock hard, like hitting off a cart path with turf on them. Many parts of the fairways and greens are barren with just dirt. You’re almost better off hitting from the rough as the grass is at least a little softer and more forgiving.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Rough

Not much good to say about this course. If you simply want to say you are playing golf, then go play it. No real cart paths, no signs between holes and only a few on a number of Tee's. I will say the layout has some interesting holes and some blind shots, having a GPS will definitely help. Greens were in pretty bad shape and FW's had bare spots throughout. I played with a very nice older man, so atleast the company was good. Won't be going back.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 33
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The course is fair

The course conditions has some ways to go. I’ve played it for years though not recently until July 2nd and it shows progress. I certainly would play it again however the green fee with cart was $57 on the Golfnow app and I thought that was a bit much for the shape it’s in. Oh well….

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

7-Some

Conditions weren’t great but not bad at all for a muni. Greens were in good shape and rolled true. Decent layout, a little short. Biggest issue is there was a group of 7 playing two groups ahead of us. Really wish the staff would do something to prevent this as this really ruins the day for the rest of the groups on the course

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

GOLFPASS Non-benefit

I rarely if ever use GOLFPASS or GOLFNOW but I did when I saw the email featuring this course in my email. I've wanted to play this historic course for sometime and thought this would be a good opportunity. Little did I know that it would've been $15 cheaper if I'd just walked up on the day of play and paid regular price. Don't see the benefit of this app at this point.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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