Birkdale Golf Club
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Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Championship (Burgundy Tees) | 71 | 6644 yards | 72.0 | 133 |
Black Tees | 71 | 6223 yards | 70.2 | 127 |
Blue Tees (W) | 71 | 5779 yards | 73.6 | 128 |
Blue Tees | 71 | 5779 yards | 67.8 | 122 |
Combo Tees | 71 | 5399 yards | 66.0 | 116 |
Combo Tees (W) | 71 | 5399 yards | 71.4 | 121 |
White Tees | 71 | 5109 yards | 65.0 | 115 |
White Tees (W) | 71 | 5109 yards | 69.6 | 118 |
Green Tees | 71 | 4465 yards | 62.3 | 107 |
Green Tees (W) | 71 | 4465 yards | 66.0 | 110 |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Black M: 70.2/129 | 360 | 342 | 350 | 175 | 524 | 372 | 400 | 184 | 542 | 3249 | 375 | 370 | 200 | 470 | 193 | 370 | 196 | 361 | 547 | 3082 | 6331 |
Blue M: 68.7/120 W: 73.8/130 | 330 | 325 | 311 | 162 | 505 | 340 | 400 | 167 | 506 | 3046 | 342 | 340 | 165 | 445 | 159 | 370 | 186 | 351 | 542 | 2900 | 5946 |
White M: 65.3/115 W: 70.0/118 | 330 | 296 | 272 | 135 | 484 | 266 | 350 | 135 | 450 | 2718 | 303 | 299 | 130 | 405 | 123 | 332 | 140 | 315 | 445 | 2492 | 5210 |
Red M: 62.6/109 W: 66.8/109 | 290 | 250 | 260 | 96 | 484 | 266 | 307 | 109 | 450 | 2512 | 235 | 265 | 112 | 405 | 100 | 290 | 135 | 306 | 445 | 2293 | 4805 |
Green M: 61.5/107 W: 64.9/105 | 242 | 220 | 250 | 96 | 382 | 240 | 278 | 90 | 386 | 2184 | 235 | 265 | 100 | 340 | 100 | 260 | 115 | 253 | 400 | 2068 | 4252 |
Handicap | 7 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 2 | |||
Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 71 |
Handicap (W) | 9 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 6 |
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18. Does this count? Photo submitted by null on 05/21/2022
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Photo submitted by null on 05/21/2022
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Photo submitted by 3EWGuIF3jxVpTnKALAly on 09/14/2020
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Photo submitted by 3EWGuIF3jxVpTnKALAly on 09/14/2020
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Photo submitted by 3EWGuIF3jxVpTnKALAly on 09/14/2020
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Par-4 1st starts you off nice and easy. Photo submitted by Back9Ben on 05/17/2020
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A straight drive on the par-4 2nd will give you a great birdie opportunity. Photo submitted by Back9Ben on 05/17/2020
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The greens are in good shape overall. Photo submitted by Back9Ben on 05/17/2020
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A look down the par-5 9th fairway. Photo submitted by Back9Ben on 05/17/2020
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Going for the green on the par-5 9th. Photo submitted by Back9Ben on 05/17/2020
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Photo submitted by Back9Ben on 05/17/2020
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Photo submitted by mp52dave on 03/15/2020
Greens need big time help
Played with a friend on 8/3/2015. I had heard really good things about this course and was thrilled to be able to book the desired tee time an hour before. Upon arriving, the clubhouse looked nice and had the feel of a nicer, private club than a public one.
Check in went smoothly and our discounted rate included a small bucket of range balls for $29. The driving range was very nice, along with the practice green. Things would be vastly different on the course however. The first thing we noticed was the cut grass mounds all along the many of the fairways. The greens were in pretty bad shape as well- weeds, brown patches, dirt and lots and lots of unrepaired divots (not the GC fault). Some greens were very fast and unforgiving, while some were as slow as a turtle. That made the day very frustrating for both myself and the experienced golfer with me. I don't think either one of us had a 1-putt on any green even from within 4-5 feet. It was also extremely hot, 94 degrees, and there just wasn't enough water stations along the course to help cool us down. There was also no drink cart service offered.
Overall, I can't give this course high ratings on anything other than the courtesy of the pro shop employee and I'm not sure if I'd play another round here for the rest of this season, even with a nice discount. They really need to work on those greens and other golfers really need to repair their divots here.
Need to teach the front desk in the pro shop how to use y'all's computer system. Tee time was 1:45 got into the pro shot at 1:15 didn't walk out the pro shop til 1:40 because whoever y'all have working the tee sheet/ check-in is an idiot.
Great course for winter golf
Course was in solid shape, greens firm and running nicely. Sand bunkers were a 100% better than courses at 3x the price, raked and fluffy sand. Always a bargain and a fun course to play.
Rundown and overpriced!
Would not recommend to a friend or return to this course again. Very poorly maintained course and facilities. It likely was a nice course 20 years ago but the pro has let it go, pretty embarrassing conditions.
Good day
I live in Virginia Beach I was visiting my dad and we played here and I was pretty satisfied! Pace of play was a little slower than I’m use to took about 5 and 1/2 hours plus they had a frost delay which is fine I just wish they notified us with the info my tee time was at 1230 but I didn’t start till 115 all in all the course is in great shape and it was a good round!
Played course 10/4 cart path only because course had been seeded fairways were high couldn’t see your ball from the cart path. That made it difficult for club selection because you had to locate your ball made for a lot of back and forth or carry 2 or three clubs with you onto the fairway or the rough.
jimbo
Course is not worth the $$. We were treated like intruders on their course at the club house. Had issues on the course with a group of younger players (18-21) who acted like the course was theirs on the way to a 6 hour round of golf. They would not allow faster played to play thru. Had to go around them and miss a hole. Would not play this course again even if free.
There is no better course in the Richmond area
Birkdale doesnt really fall short on any aspect of their course. Its challenging, has holes that are more open, great mix of par 3/5s, and solid greens/fairways. However, Birkdale does not get my glowing review simply for their course.
It's their staff. I have golfed all over the country, and recently moved to RVA. I spent my first few months playing every course in an hour radius. When I arrived at Birkdale, I was greeted with an incredibly respectful and friendly pro-shop attendee. My first day, I met the pro, manager, and the main weekend starter. All of whom shared as much love for the sport as they did with their customers. It's the type of course where I know my interactions with staff will be friendly, the starter won't make you feel uncomfortable, and the overall atmosphere is one that other courses should look at as the gold standard.
Thank you to Reed and all of the other staff members for making my rounds incredible enjoyable. I'll be back 100 more times!
Course Decline
Ive played Birkdale semi regularly for years. It was in reasonably good shape when I last played earlier in the summer but it was in poor condition today. Greens were potmarked and poorly maintained, tee boxes were barren and fairways were rough. Only one water station on a hot day. Very disappointing to me and my partners.
Fairways were in good shape but the greens were not the best. The greens had small marks with no grass and seems evident that the ball marks are not being repaired. I've seen worse at other courses but to be fair to those who are contemplating playing at Birkdale course conditions need more than a star rating and require some context.