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Speedblade54

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Lives
Moseley, VA
Age
55-64
Gender
Male
Skill
Intermediate
Plays
Once a week

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Average Rating

4.0
4.0
Total 99 Reviews
1 Featured Reviews

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99 Reviews
5 Stars
30
4 Stars
48
3 Stars
17
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
2
Recommended Courses
92
Not Recommended Courses
7
Helpful Votes Count
182
Not Helpful Votes Count
1
First Review
08/16/2014
Last Review
09/21/2021

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Hanover Golf Club

Played On 09/21/2021
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing

Nice course

Nice course , busy but moved well . Surprised by some of the elevation changes . One short par 4 front nine straight up and par 4 on back nine straight down . Tees fairways sand traps very good shape . Greens good shape but really slow I mean really slow . Fairways are tight lined by trees but a lot of the par 4s and 5s short so long iron or hybrid off tee places you inside 150 to 100 for wedge to green. Will play again and recommend give it a try . Didn’t hit the driving range or putting surfaces before round . Bar was closed but able to pickup beer pro shop and sit relax after round in bar area . Switching nines doesn’t take you back to clubhouse so have your drinks and snacks.with you . Lol sign on 18 th tee restrooms and clubhouse 8 minutes away . Try it and enjoy .

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Good
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Windy but Great Day

As usual Fords Colony looking good . People always friendly , helpful and make you feel welcome . Played Marsh Hawk , the oldest of the three courses and old school feel . Tree lined fairways narrow shoots but not very long . Playing partner loved the greens , he was dialed in but little sandy . Did get consistent roll . Most of course pretty good shape and really do like the layout . Environment , people and the fun layouts will make us drive down from Richmond to play again soon

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 05/26/2021

Great! Thank you for visiting us at Ford's Colony Country Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Birkdale Golf Club

Played On 04/22/2021
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good

Lake Chesdin Golf Club

Played On 03/17/2021
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/03/2021

Thank you for visiting us at Lake Chesdin Golfers Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Lake Chesdin Golf Club

Played On 10/01/2019
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing

Why I love this game

Just a great day with friends. Start review this way so you know review will be influenced by the mood of the day. We like to move around the Richmond area playing a variety of courses from New Kent to Charlottesville. Never had thought about this course , not sure why , but we enjoyed playing . Course in very good shape and great layout. Just enough doglegs left and right to keep you entertained and being one of my playing partners is a lefty, kept us all happy. Water on a few holes and does have some holes with water , dry ditch or roughs in front of green . One surprised me with water in front of a par five , yep found it trying to go for green in two. Not a long course and some short par 4s , but enough length for good challenge . They recently aerated greens but still running pretty good and won’t be long before they speed up. Plenty of elevation changes and traps located strategically and in very good shape . Good driving range and nice size putting surface . Staff was very friendly and helpful to newcomers and will be back soon. Will discuss with playing partners, but probably made it into our top three to play in the area.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent

Meadowcreek Golf Course

Played On 09/20/2019
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Great layout

Love the elevation changes . Live Midlothian and most courses Richmond are flatter and use more doglegs to create challenge. Here hitting off well elevated tee or fairways run uphill. Greens large and make for an easy target . Nice change of pace. Couple holes working on tee box , one par three is like 80 yards and one standard par 4 they have you teeing up at the 150 yard marker to elevated green so plays like a par three. Hopefully that will change soon so I can try both at regulation. Love the hills in the background. Water very minimum and traps not much of an issue . Really do enjoy the Course and staff very friendly and helpful. Played twice in last couple weeks and will be back soon while leaves changing color..

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing

The Green was Green

Ok this review may be skewed a little because we had such a great day. Never had played this course and had no idea where we were headed , but as soon as we got to the bag drop rest was easy. One of the course Marshall’s was there for direction , to check in and to load bag in carts . Check in a little slow , issue with register swiping cards but nice little pro shop attractive and stocked well. Now with new Golden Horseshoe hat in hand Marshal directed us to first tee and starters location. Starter very friendly welcoming us and gave us not only direction but clues to lay out and course directions . Conditions were very good , only thing tee boxes a little bear but greens and fairways were in excellent condition. Sand could have been fluffier in some traps but this course layout wasn’t hard to avoid most traps . Not a hard course but nice playing a Williamsburg course where your in nature and not someone’s backyard . It is a tight course but not long so easy to avoid most troubles .Followed a threesome of ladies we found out after had never been before but they moved well and we were enjoying day and course so much didn’t affect our play at all. Overall really enjoyed the course the people and we will definitely be back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent

The Royal Virginian Golf Course

Played On 09/06/2018
1.0
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Previously Played

CLOSED

This course has been closed for a couple years now

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Mud bogging

Well with record setting rains in May it’s to be expected. This course doesn’t drain well but overall course good condition. Greens were consistent most fairways that weren’t underwater good. One complaint was tee boxes. Sorry I like a grassy tee,something I can step onto with little cushion and good footing. Here the tees are dirt with little grass spots here and there. Constantly moving to find good footing and launch position. For those that haven’t played here it’s a three course layout. Road easy open to me the less appeallling . Cottage little shorter tighter but more interesting. Like the tee box they set up here on 2 nd hole. Was a short wedge 9 iron across little pond but awhile back they placed tee across the path to give you about 190-200 and makes for a good challenge . Lake course probably there signature 9. Really not that much water comes into play but second hole here has water all up the left side and then have little ditch runs through fairway not far from green. It’s a short par 4 and the ditch is reachable so use a hybrid or long iron to set up short iron onto tough green . Very small driving range and really only good for mid irons and wedge warm up . Has good comfortable rural feel and is easy course .

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average

Kiskiack Golf Club

Played On 04/11/2018
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Previously Played

Need work

Love this course and the people. Always accommodating from pro shop to starter to the Grill. Our pair has been paired with others numerous times of variety of handicaps, but have never played here without a pairing we did not enjoy. Today was no difference. The layout is unique, a lot of elevation changes , and no houses. So many courses around here you feel like your playing in someone’s backyard. Now for the bad news , conditions are not great. Tees sandy, fairways sandy in numerous locations , greens aerated not long ago and little hard , sandy and a variety of shades of green and yellow. Good news the traps are sandy and are in very good condition. Example played very high gap wedge from around 120 , hit held and never found my mark. Hope to be back in about a month and really hoping we get some nice spring weather to give them a chance to get this course back in shape. Pace of play, yes can be slow here. Beautiful layout and people love coming here and as a result it does get crowded. Usually play 18 in about 3 1/2 hours and a full 5 today. Hope to be back in area in about a month and will give it a try and see if getting back in shape as am accustomed to here.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Response from on 04/16/2018:
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us, as well as the 3-stars. We appreciate your kind words regarding our staff and course. Your comments regarding some of the course conditions will be passed along to our staff for any possible improvements, but we appreciate your patience as we are still coming out of winter and hope for warmer weather to bring us back to our great conditions soon. Thank you for choosing Kiskiack Golf Club and we can't wait to have you back soon!
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Previously Played

Winter rules

Played here because not a very difficult course, not real long and knew was going to be wet . Yep it is wet wet wet. Almost got stuck couple times on the cart path . While waiting for group ahead to clear 8 th tee , yes 70 degrees so crowded , group behind approaching 7 th green had played approach shot wide right and came over and asked did you hear where my ball splashed . Course not in bad shape considering the weather. Greens slow to be expected but consistent. Most , sorry to say not all, the golfers were keeping carts on path only. These conditions we all must expect to be playing cart path only and respect the property so that others aren’t dropping out of the ruts you’ve caused. Pace was good , played 18 holes got a beer st Knickers all in right at 4 hours .

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Response from on 02/20/2018:
Hey, thanks so much for writing this wonderful review. We truly appreciate your feedback, and we hope that you had an enjoyable round despite the residual weather conditions. Thanks so much for caring for our course as we do. We hope that you will visit us again soon. We appreciate your business.

Dogwood Trace Golf Course

Played On 10/23/2017
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Fall golf

Nice course , good shape and greens in very good condition . Played 18 in 3 hours which is fast for a group of senior bogey golfers . College tournament finishing up when arrived for tee time , but got us off on time and course very good shape . Not a long course and most holes pretty much straight . Only couple memorable holes , like the short par three 16 with lots of water , but great value for golf now rate . Only get down there couple times a year but always do enjoy .

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 11/01/2017:
Thank you for the four-star review! It sounds like you had a solid round of golf with us and we're very happy to hear it! We're looking forward to your next visit to the area!
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 100 Contributor
Virginia Advisor
Previously Played

Crowded

Surprised us , not usually bad pace but Thursday afternoon had tee time after 1 and were backed up three deep . Moved ok once got going , but usually waiting minute or so each tee shot and second . Must disagree with earlier review , greens not great . Burn spots numerous but we're cut consistent . That have worked on traps and a lot more sand . Fairways good but the tees here have always been hard . Didn't get to play lake , wanted to see the work they had done . Got to first hole on lake after playing road and both groups ahead of us were waiting on third group to finish hole . With pro shop permission we just played the cottage and yes played right on thru with no delay . Didn't get to see the greens on lake of course and that's where they have done some work . Overall just nice easy course and the 19th hole is comfortable . Driving range isn't much , but good course for the weekly hacker, beginners and seniors . Easy course to walk .

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good

The Royal Virginian Golf Course

Played On 08/16/2017
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Previously Played

All about the pace

Yes out of the way , 20 minutes down i64 west past 288 / 64 interchange, but worth it for the pace. Long course with tree lined fairways , but as titled all about the pace. Looking for a nice course without all the waiting and singles or doubles trying to play through , this is it. We teed off at 945 am Wednesday morning and think were last group to go off. Maybe three groups ahead of us but never saw a single golfer within 5 holes of us. Yes a lot of 400 yard par 4 s , some tricky par threes with elevation changes, but tees and fairways very good condition. Ok why the three stars, Greens are worst I have seen here. Usually slow , but burned spots , weeds are abound. Only couple holes where they are ok. Saying that , we will be back. Inexpensive great country natural feel, like the layout and especially the pace. Great place if working on game and want to play couple different shots , take your time and just enjoy being on the course. You will have a very nice course layout to yourself for a great day.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good

The Club At Viniterra

Played On 08/04/2017
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

All Natural

Love the natural feel of this course. Every hole is a world of its own . Drives between green to next tee relaxing , cool and all through the woods. Tee boxes abound, so easy to pick your own challenge. Greens were in fantastic shape considering all the heat . As good or better than any other greens in the area that I have played in last couple months. Traps a little inconsistent, which can be a problem considering the number of traps and strategically placed . Layout is very interesting and offer doglegs left right , elevation changes and some sloping fairways . Not very many forced carries , and the challenge of the greens is the slope. You will be putting either downhill or up. Do not go long. All the problems around the greens are behind . If you have played before the flipping front to back nines confusing at first . Nice drive for us , so don't get here as often as would like and I remember courses 1-18 , so had me little confused, but as said earlier each hole its own little world , so once on tee remember how I like to attack each. The young gentleman at checkin and the young lady driving drink cart were as friendly and welcoming as possible and added to the overall great day. The young lady driving drink cart passed us at least 6 times , so as soon as you might think time for a drink she was there. Will be nice when clubhouse complete , that is the one thing this course has sorely needed, a 19th hole. Great course in great shape .

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/08/2017

Speedblade54,

Thank you for the kind words again! Thanks for coming back and playing the flipped 9's!

Sincerely,
Management

Hunting Hawk Golf Club

Played On 07/24/2017
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 100 Contributor
Virginia Advisor
Previously Played

Oops

Been bragging about pace of play here , this time wasn't happening . Didn't move bad considering , we had 130 tee time and knew one was running late , so two of us warm up have beer and cigar on balcony watching groups go off . From about 1230 - 130 6 groups teed off and all with 3 or more golfers . We didn't go off till closer to 2 so was hoping the
Three of us would be ok . Nope around the 4 th hole we ran into foursome we followed rest of the day . No since playing through even though they were a hole behind , because knew what was in front of that group . Condition just ok , heat taking its toll on the greens . The surprise was the traps, some had standing water . It's been hot and dry , where it came from
Do not know . Now this course does not drain well , but still should have been dry . Course is fun to play and even with some traffic we moved ok . Will be back , just hope August heat does not torch the greens which are burned in spots .

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good

Royal New Kent Golf Club

Played On 07/24/2017
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 100 Contributor
Virginia Advisor
Previously Played

Keeps getting better

The more you play the more you appreciate. First couple times little confusing , trying to figure layout and target areas . Very unique and challenging. Elevation changes , doglegs and design takes getting used to, but the more you play the more you appreciate the layout and the different ways it can be played. Layout very unique to Richmond market and challenge will bring out your best shot making. Nice drive from Richmond market , but worth it for its original design. Enjoy the natural setting and course in very good conditon considering the heat . Links style course actually plays into the heat and dry conditions. Greens very good condition . Tee boxes little hard and fairways weak in spots, but overall very good and conditions add to the links design with plenty of roll. Makes other courses in the area seem easy. Layout really makes you think more about shot selection. Hope to play here more often to change things up.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good

Brookwoods Golf Club

Played On 07/18/2017
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Top 100 Contributor
Virginia Advisor
Previously Played

If you like doglegs

Older course that's in ok condition . Greens and fairways a little weak and burned but for the most part good. Dogleg left and dogleg right is the design . Long par 5s and some short par 4s but the challenge here is knowing distance to the turn and play accordingly . Not much elevation change or forced carries . We played mid morning Tuesday and got caught behind senior group I think playing captains choice , kept dropping and all hitting , but spent a lot of time doing so. Hot and muggy so slower pace was exaggerated . Good value thou and ladies in the grill are very friendly and serve up good hot dog or cheeseburger and the beer is very cold .

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good

The Golf Club at The Highlands

Played On 06/23/2017
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 100 Contributor
Virginia Advisor
Previously Played

Highlands aptly named

Reviewed recently, but was first time played course and played well so wasn't sure if my play or course was happier with . I really do like this course . As title says , this course is aptly named The Highlands . The course contours , slopes , elevation changes really create a great challenge and experience . Course is in great shape tee to green . Traps are good , greens very good shape . Find the clientele is excellent as well . Friendly and course stays good because of our fellow golfers care . Find very few ball marks on greens , traps are always raked so everyone seems to be taking care of the facilities . Couple chipping greens , very nice putting surface and very good driving range. Quickly becoming one of my top three places in our market to play . The layout is quite interesting and makes for a great challenge and much different from most courses in the area .

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent

Hunting Hawk Golf Club

Played On 06/19/2017
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 100 Contributor
Virginia Advisor
Previously Played

Pace always good

Never seems to be crowded here. Nice layout with some distance , but usually very good pace and never gets crowded here. Does not drain real well , so be careful if has been wet for a few days . Greens are ok , spotty in some places . Had nice shot in to green to find ball laying in burn mark on surface , but overall not bad . Tees , fairways and sandtraps are good . Amenities are good for practice facilities , but grill isn't much , so don't plan on anything but beer and hot dog after round . Do enjoy the course layout and the pace of play , so we add it to our mix about once a month .

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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