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Typically, for $60 (and at some courses, $99) you would expect 5 hour pace of play, destroyed tee boxes, gravel bunkers, and the usual Northern Virginia public golf experience.

Algonkian was a pleasant surprise, and one of the only public courses in NOVA that I have played and believe is priced for the product provided. Greens are excellent, bunkers are great, tee boxes are great, the only downside is the fairway is only slightly shorter than the rough. That being said, for $60, that is what I would expect. This course is a great example of getting what you pay for, instead of the usual NOVA “pay ridiculous amounts for terrible courses and a 6 hour round.”

Auburn Hills really let my group down. We should have known when the range had baskets everywhere, flipped cart stands, and grass longer than my garden. Course conditions were the killing factor - the fairway grass was indistinguishable from the rough, as if it hadn’t been mowed in months. Bunkers were spilling onto grass around them. Tee box markers weren’t being adjusted so tee boxes were torn up. Greens were decent - and the only saving factor from a 1 star. Overall, quality similar to playing a round on your front lawn. And all for $40? No thanks.

Great 9 hole course in Northern VA! Price is excellent, course is in good shape (though does not drain well after rain), staff is friendly, and the course is interesting. Would recommend for anyone looking for a quick 9, or last minute tee time.