The Hollows Golf Club - Lake/Cottage

Following a torrential amount of rain in a few days , the whole richmond area experienced unprecedented course conditions, this course does not have the work force to get the entire course in playing condition that quickly after a storm. More logical management and maintenance teams would see the obvious unplayable conditions of the entire course and would remain closed. At the very least if you choose to remain open you should not attempt to disguise treacherous conditions with a full price tag and no indication of playing conditions to customers. As many understand one should play at their own risk including in the results of poor weather but there is minimum standards one should expect in an open golf course, one of which is not losing balls in the fairway. Plugging was less of an issue than the sheer length of unmaintained grass. Again it bears repeating if you don’t have the time or ability to get a course back into playing condition, or if the general condition of the grounds does not allow you to attempt to maintain it, than you should not be open.

We played the road course and lake course for our 18 hole round. The road course was pretty bad. We understand we've had a rainy spring, but price isn't being discounted for poor conditions either.
We booked the round as a "hot deal" through golf now which still came out to $35 pp. We play there for the convenience of being closer to home or we wouldn't go back until things improve.

Great day for golf! Weather perfect. Course in good condition. And watched a solar eclipse while playing golf !! A rare event !!

People out there are nice. It is a nice place for a round of golf with the flexibility of three nines to help manage the pace of play

Amazing friendly informative staff. The course is just in poor condition. Perhaps it’s the time of year but in bad shape

Owners indifference to the game and the players makes this a dog track. 1. No directional markings to any of the three 9 hole courses. 2. No distance markers on the fairways. 3. Only two porta potties both poorly identified. 3. Clubhouse is dingy. 4. Men’s room old and dirty. 5. No ball washers on golf course. 6. Cart paths are poorly maintained gravel or dirt. 7. The greens are ok but the fairways and tee boxes need to be replaced. Need I say more.

It is a popular, yet well-groomed course. With three “9-hole” tracks, there is plenty of variety. Course was in wonderful shape for winter conditions. Love it

Yes, it was my first time playing and I took into winter conditions but they should have paid me to play this course! The grounds crew needs training or replaced!!
The entire course has a ton of potential and if I won millions I would buy it and make it a premium course in the state if not the USA. It needs a redesign and complete renovation (with better irrigation) but the lake and naturally wooded course is being under utilized as a redneck course! It could surpass the Federal club with the right owners.

We ended up getting the 9:56 hot deal and it looked like there was a tournament that was played earlier in the morning but you really couldn’t tell other than the parking lot was packed but we ended up finishing in just under four hours. The greens looked great, a little slow but the conditions were great.

I have been going to the hollows for 16 years although I do not play the course more than 5 or 6 times per year it has come a long way. The course over the last three or four years have greatly improved the fairways and greens they have never been as good and the turf conditions are excellent.The pro shop staff has not changed over the years they are still very indifferent to the golfing customer.They seem to not want to be there but I could be wrong. I would give the hollows a try you will like the turf conditions This is coming from from the perspective of a pga professional who has been in the golf industry for 40 years working at the best private golf courses in the the northeast.

The front 9 called the Cottage was in horrible shape. Looked like the fairways had not been cut for a while. Back 9 was better.

Pace of play was a little slow at times, but the course has been improving and has fixed major drainage issues of the past. We went after a rain and the fairways were all dry on Road and Lake.

Very poorly cared for. Fairways and tee boxes are rock hard. Bunkers are gravel pits. Green are decent, but that’s relative to the fact that the rest of the course is so poorly maintained. Staff is unfriendly and seem to hate being there. This place attracts the lower class clientele with no etiquette.