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The place is in great shape and the layout is really good.

The place is not a fancy course by any stretch. But the place is in bad shape, including quite a few of the greens. It does not look like the course bothered to seed last year as the tee boxes look like someone’s bad backyard. Fairfax Co. has several other courses that are in much better shape and don’t have an unacceptable number of geese fouling up the course. Their numbers need to be culled by huge numbers. Not only is it gross to play around that much goose crap but it eventually flows into Burke Lake. So much for being environmentally conscious. That said, it has a good practice area (lovely putting green) and a good range. Too bad the course is such a mess. Yes it’s cheap to play there but it’s not worth it..

One of the top 3 courses in N. VA. It's understandable but they'll be doing lots of digging on all the holes over the next few months. The day I played, #10 was set up as a Par 3 (110 yd. to the flag).

Nice place, not too $$ either. For the better player, Woodlawn is the course to play. Gunston is a bit too easy. You also get to meet lots of retired military folks which is always a good thing. It's definiteley better than the course at Quantico (Medal of Honor). That course is farther south and takes longer to get to the parking lot once you get a pass.

S. Riding is always a fun place. It's not fancy at all but the place is always in good shape. I've played places with better reps but at times they're in lousy shape. S. Riding does not have that problem.

One of the best in N. VA. The only problem is the players. My round was taking too long so I called the pro shop. One of the starters (very nice guy) came out and said that everyone was on pace but that was for a 4.5 hr. round. The fact that it's gotten that long is unacceptable. The D.C. metro area is chock full of a-holes that play from the wrong tees, don't fix their ball marks, rake bunkers, etc. So finding out that a 4.5 hr. round at Laurel Hill counts as legit is pathetic. It should be not more than 4 hrs. and all courses should enforce this. There are too many selfish jerks out there to count.

Great place to play. Too many of the beach courses think way too much of themselves, charging absurd rates. OC Golf Course (Newport) is great. The other one there is just ok.

The other reviews were spot on, really nice course but lousy bunkers. I played with a local who said they've been that way for years. They were really hard packed but in fairness the course had been hit with a ton of ran the night before. Still, I'm sure they're pretty shabby most of the time. That said, you can always pull the ball out with a free drop. Otherwise, it;'s a nice place and a fair amount of elevation.

Course is in great condition, especially the greens.

Stonewall is one of the best courses in N. VA to play. It's a challenging course with great terrain. And the views of Lake Manasas are something.

Given a lot of other N. VA courses look pretty bad (post-Summer), I was glad to see that P. Valley was in pretty good shape. The day was an absolute 10. Too bad my score was not.

The greens in N. VA took a beating the past few months (& I don't see how some of these courses can charge $100 on weekends in good concious) so I was not expecting much at Ft. Belvoir. Well I was quite surprised that they were in good shape, not April/May shape, but good nonetheless. It's a fun course that is definitely worth playing.

Many of the courses in the D.C. area got hit bad by the combo of too much rain and lots of heat. Pleasant Valley has lots of dead spots on their greens but they did a good job of putting the pins away from that. They had also recently aerated but that's to be expected in late Aug, early Sept. My biggest complaint is not against PV but about D.C. golfers. I must have made -6-8 pitch marks on the green today but fixed at least 20 (& could have fixed another 50). This area is chock full of jerks that don't even bother to fix their marks. After months of this and bad weather, it's amazing course superintendents don't quit. I sure wish courses would start to come down hard on these jerks.

The place was in great shape and it was much appreciated that they're open during the virus shutdown. The wind played havoc on my score but that's another story altogether.

Arguably the best bang for the golf buck at the beach. Sevearl f the other courses charge an obscene amount to play in the Summer. Note: The better course is Newport Bay, it's along the intercostal.The irony is that Seaside has no water views and is an distant 2nd to Newport.

They got a good course out of a so-so piece of land. Practice areas are the best in N. VA.