Reston National Golf Course

I was playing as a solo (10:50) start time. I was able to play the first 2 holes without interruption and then caught up with the group ahead on the 3rd.

The pace from there was just glacial. On 9 tee there was myself, the group in front also on the tee, the twosome in front of them on the fairway and the 4?ladies in front of them approaching the green.

I had decided to quit at this point and was skipping 9 when I saw what was going on with the group near the green. I decided to have a look at 10 tee and I was not surprised to see the entire hole was clear. I changed my mind and teed off on 10. I did not have to wait for another shot until my second shot on 17. This is an opportunity to improve, you desperately need a Marshall to take a drive every now and then. The four ladies either needed to speed up or let people play through.

Holes 3-8 took me 2 hours
Holes 10-18 took me 65 minutes.

Always like playing this golf course, because of the layout and the condition of the greens. The pace of play at the time our group played was a bit on the slow side but the Marshall did come out to remind the group in front of us when we were on the 12 th hole, which I thought improve out a bit on the latter part of the play. As with fall and wind blowing, leaves and debris were around the greens at times. But overall still good day to play golf at Reston.

I would play at a different time of year.Bugs were unbearable

The course, greens and landscaping was very nice and showed a high level of attention to detail.

Fairway in decent shape. However, the putting green could use some improvement. There are just so many repair marks (improper repair, by fellow golfers), it almost feels like putting post aeration.

The greens at Reston National where in poor condition. I played the Oak Mar par three course ($25 per round) the next day and the greens at Oak Mar were much better then Reston National. For just under $100 it does not compare to other courses in the area.

I've always really liked the variety of lay out at Reston and it remains a good test suitable for all abilities. It had become very poorly maintained in recent years but its back to near its best. Teeboxes and greens were good and the fairways were lush. The greens are exceptionally slow but they run true.
Green fees are still above average but the twilight rates, particularly for walking (and it is a walkable course) are good. Can be slow but on a hot, steamy Monday in July it was pretty deserted so nobody holding up on progress - front 9 in under 2 hours for a 3 ball

Nice track good layout, little overpriced especially charging the same price for both walking and riding. Marshall would have helped speed up play. Greens speed little indifferent. A/C wasn’t working inside.

Misleading information on Golfnow since the golf course does not honor the inclusive cart fee stated on Golfnow deal.

I've been hearing a lot of grief about Reston National lately, so I wanted to give it a try and see for myself. I booked a 7:40am Saturday tee time, showed up about 15 minutes beforehand, and hit a few balls off the mat before heading out to walk the course ($20 to ride... no thank you).

In terms of pros, the course is in pretty good shape. The holes have some interesting layouts (crossing a major road twice and the tee box by the road on 17 is a little weird though). The blind shots aren't crazy, the greens are in pretty good shape, the bunkers were ok for a public course after rain, and generally I felt like the course is a fair play for the price.

In terms of cons, there were two big ones. The first was the pace of play. While I really appreciated that a ranger was out there trying to move people along, a near 5 hour round that early in the morning was rough. Having to wait so much throws off your game, which then backs everyone up. I know most public courses are experiencing long round problems, but 5 hours was just too much.

The second big problem was the bugs. We had constant swarms of gnats around our heads constantly to the point that I would have to step back from shots on several occasions after one flew in my eye. I know it is nature, but I don't encounter those type of problems at places like Herndon down the road.

Overall, Reston National played pretty decent. If you can catch a good deal and avoid busier times, you can have a good time.