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3.4
194 Reviews (194)
5 Stars
51
4 Stars
72
3 Stars
46
2 Stars
15
1 Stars
10
Conditions
3.0
Value
3.3
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
4.1
Amenities
2.8
62.5%
Recommend this course
144 out of 194 reviews
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3.1
8 Reviews (8)
5 Stars
0
4 Stars
3
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
2.6
Value
3.1
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.8
Amenities
2.5
StaffFriendliness
4.0
50.0%
Recommend this course
4 out of 8 reviews
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3.2
47 Reviews (47)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
14
3 Stars
22
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
2
Conditions
2.7
Value
3.0
Layout
3.8
Pace
4.1
Amenities
2.7
StaffFriendliness
4.0
55.3%
Recommend this course
26 out of 47 reviews
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National Golf Club

About

Holes 18
Type Private
Par 72
Length 6764 yards
Slope 134
Rating 72.7

Course Details

Year Built 1965
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Ted Robinson, Sr. (1965)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs No

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Bar

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities

Available Activities

Swimming

Available Sports

Fitness

Reviews

3.4
194 Reviews (194)
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Over priced

Can’t believe I spent $70 on a weekday to play on this course dead grass everywhere. They should only charge about $25 for his course.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

One of the nicest

This is one of the nicest courses in the area. It’s challenging and fun.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Tantallon/National Golf Course

I took my first golf lesson here with Terry Schaffer that I booked off Groupon. 3 years later I see it's opened through GolfNow. I figured I'd book and check it out. After two days of hard rain the course was saturated with water. But I can definitely see coming back to play when conditions are better. Some terrific holes on this course. Challenging due to the narrowness and close proximity to houses. Thankfully I didn't break any windows. Holes 15 and 16 are awesome!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Private club needs work

The golf carts were in poor condition. Ripped seats, dirty. In this day and age there should be computer screens showing yardage and hazards such as water. There were so many leaves on the fairways that we couldn’t find balls. I have played public courses that were way better than here. The cost should have been half. Understand why they allow non members tee times. Not many members to keep the place open.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

National Golf Club - Private??

The course needs a refresh. The carts were old and in poor condition. Ripped seating, exposed torn filling. Better signage regarding food. One would want to wait a minimum time to obtain food stopping between the 9th and 10th holes. Way too much water on each hole. Better clean up of leaves and branches.,

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

Greta Potential

This course has a great layout and views, makes its fun and challenging round. It has a ton of potential, but the course conditions need a little love. Bunkers were a little bear or thick on most holes. Tee boxes were not very level and little bare as well. Greens were soft and sandy, but had just been punched so hard to tell what they are normally like. Really like this course overall, just needs a little love for its full potential.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked

Great course, winter greens were a bit rough

It was my first time playing this course. The staff were super friendly and helpful, and the tee boxes and fairways were in great shape. I really loved the course design and it was beautiful with the fall colors.

The course design is outstanding and had a lot more elevation changes than a lot of the DC area courses, with a lot of narrow chute fairways for drives.

Unfortunately the winter greens were pretty aggressively perforated with a LOT of sand, meaning it was very tough to read any break, and putts had to be absolutely hammered. I would love to go back in spring or summer next year, but the level of sand made putting pretty unenjoyable unfortunately. The bunkers were also very tough/compacted and didn't seem to be draining well so bunker shots had to be picked.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good course for the money

Overall not a bad day. Went midweek in early afternoon and zipped along. Course in decent shape overall. Bunkers are a mess, some bare spots and greens are fluffy. The layout was interesting…some holes you can score well, others are a bigger challenge. I’d go again midweek.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played

Greens are in terrible conditions

Fairways were good but most of the greens are in terrible shape. They appear to be diseased because brown spots are in the greens.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/28/2023

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We apologize for the condition of the greens and the brown spots you observed. We appreciate your feedback and will address this issue to ensure a better experience for our future customers.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

National Golf Club

Good value for $70, considering the area. I played on a Tuesday at 1145. There were not a lot of players. I went off by myself and played 18 in about 2 hours and 10 minutes. It was fun. As I was finishing it appeared a ladies group was beginning. Greens were good, but tee boxes and fairways could've have been better.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 08/28/2023

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review and for acknowledging the value we offer in our area. We apologize if the condition of the tee boxes and fairways did not meet your expectations, but we're glad to hear that you enjoyed your game overall. We appreciate your feedback and hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 31
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Middle of the Road on Everything

Just ok to average for google out to get a round in. Course was saturated from rain, does not drain well and it was virtually impossible to locate balls in the high gras on multiple holes. Moisture forced plugging of balls and when you step on the fairways and walking areas your foot sinks in the quick sand-rice patty conditions. Got my round in but it was after continuous trials and careful navigation of course conditions.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 08/28/2023

Thank you for taking the time to review our business. We apologize for the less than satisfactory experience you had with the course conditions. We appreciate your feedback and will address the drainage and overgrown areas to ensure a better playing experience in the future.

Played On
Reviews 44
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 07/26/2023

Hello, yippy9569. We appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review. We would love to know how we can earn those last two stars next time! Thanks for playing National Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Potential but not great

The course conditions were not great. The tee boxes were not even and had tons of patches , some didn’t have any grass at all. The fairways grass was very inconsistent. The greens seemed to be ok, very slow and people are not fixing their pitch marks. Overall the course has potential but for the price it doesn’t seem worth it.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/18/2023

We apologize for the inconvenience you experienced during your visit to our golf course. We appreciate your feedback and will work on improving the tee boxes, fairways, and green conditions. Thank you for taking the time to leave a review.

Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/18/2023

Hi, u314162663815. We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at National Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/11/2023

Hello u314162961726. Thank you so much for taking the time to leave an excellent rating! We really appreciate your business. Please let us know what we can do for you in the future to earn that last star and thanks for choosing National Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course, but not after a rain.

Very wet the day after a rain storm. We had a lightning delay mid-round and returned to the course after 45 minutes. While it was sunny at the clubhouse when we got to our last hole to finish the play, the rains came again after waiting 30 minutes with no let-up, we called it a day. We were issued rain checks for nine holes.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 07/10/2023

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused by the weather conditions during your round. We appreciate your understanding and hope to provide a better experience for you in the future.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

Not for Avid golfers

No water coolers on the course in 90° weather. The tee boxes are uneven and there is nowhere to get good footing. The fairway is basically the rough with patchy grass. The greens are cut to the length the fairway should be. The pace of play is 5 hours. If you’re looking for an enjoyable round at a course with decent conditions, this is not the place for you. If you don’t care about conditions or playing without water in the dead of summer then this place is for you. Would not recommend for avid golfers. Not to mention they didn’t even have hot dogs at 1 pm.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 07/05/2023

We appreciate your feedback and apologize for any inconvenience you experienced during your round. We understand that the conditions and amenities did not meet your expectations. Thank you for taking the time to leave a review.

Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 07/03/2023

Hello, chrisyoo3. Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We see you rated the course 2-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit.

We take customer feedback very seriously at our course. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop and tell us what's on your mind.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Bunkers and cart

The bunkers were in bad shape with standing water. The golf cart center console came apart and feel onto the floor. USB ports did not work.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 06/27/2023

We apologize for the inconvenience you experienced with the condition of the bunkers and golf cart during your visit. We appreciate your feedback and will take necessary actions to improve our facilities for a better experience. Thank you for taking the time to leave a review.

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