garysheffield1

Skip this one. its still 260 bucks for 18, the greens are slow, the views are limited (10 or 11 of the holes look like suburban municipal courses), and its not that close to the island. storno (30 m away) has an equivalent course with 20 percent of the price tag. ocean course and osprey point are miles ahead

This course has come such a long way. It is in plush condition, the practice facilities are unbeatable and the greens are quicker than you'd think for not being a CC. Huge fan.

Pros:
-Pace of play is phenomenal ( I played 18 in 2 hours) and this can't be understated as Austin golf is terribly slow.
-Pro Shop incredibly friendly - it's a lean operation and there's not a lot of frills but really nice people
-Good view of the hill country and literally hundreds of deer

Cons:
-It's out there. GolfNow and other golf course locators give you distance from your current location as the crow flies - this is a full hour from downtown Austin with limited traffic because of the route you need to take.
-It's a bit wild - as it's in redevelopment stage, tee boxes are under-watered (you can't put a tee in the ground), there's no water boxes, ball-washers, sand buckets, etc.
-Fairway is rock hard and in some holes the rough is nicer than the fairway
-Sand traps are completely under repair
-Every hole is a blind shot - you can't see greens anywhere
-The holes are newly mapped out and your golf GPSes and applications only have the old course mapped so it's impossible to know where you're going. I lost multiple straight shots just because I had no idea the distances and holes would bend hard left or right.
-Greens are slow
-one or two holes need a driver, the rest are iron holes

First time to Potomac Shores today and I was blown away.

Course: Conditions are gorgeous, even though it's peak winter time. It's incredibly challenging with rolling greens and tough pin positions so if you're a decent golfer, you'll have your work cut out for you.

Views: Gorgeous. It's Raspberry Falls/Blue Ridge Shadows level.

Service: A++ - great people.

I will be back despite living 50 mins north in DC.

I was excited to play here given that I live in DC and it had such good reviews. It was incredibly underwhelming after a 45 minute drive to the boonies.

Conditions: The course was swamped in several areas with lumpy greens. Tee boxes were ok and the rough provided some good challenges in certain areas.

Layout: Incredibly boring. Almost every hole is a par 4 with open fairways and limited obstructions to the green (only two par 5's and back to back on the back 9).

Staff: So meh - walked in and one sole worker was sitting at a chair and just stared at me for a solid 10 seconds until I said "i'm here for a tee time." He grudgingly got up and barked about not riding off the cart path before handing me a receipt without so much as a please or thank you before sitting back down and folding his arms. Ridiculous.

Pace of play: The course is incredibly popular and so you can expect to wait a while to tee off if you're not in a foursome.

Overall: Won't come back.

The course is full of green and is located in a great place near Dulles Airport. It was great winter golf - greens were a little patchy here and there but hey it was snowing for some of the round.

It's a great course - long, plush, good challenge (if you play <10 handicap, I would play from the tips). It could have been slightly more narrow for a bit more of a challenge, but i wasn't complaining.

I chose this course because it's close by and I got a good deal on GolfNow -- I don't know if I'll go when its amazing weather and a Saturday again though - it was jammed and as a twosome, my buddy and I waited 15 minutes a hole easy. Still had a good time -- its kept really well and people are nice there.

Great course - it's long off the tee and a great challenge for the everyday golfer, no matter how talented. I found an awesome deal online but I'll definitely be back. Top 5 course you can play (without membership) in Virginia IMO.

Seriously, the rest of the course was worth repeating but RedGate layered their greens with sand to the point where balls accumulated enough small stones as they rolled to make it feel like they had been in bunkers before the shot. I would play again other than the fact that I value putting as a part of the game and I couldn't take putting seriously here.

Found a really good deal via an online site, - great pace, well kept greens, and super friendly service.

To be fair, I guess it depends on the day and time -- but I would have thought midday on a Wednesday would have been pretty safe. I was wrong. I was sitting and waiting at every hole for 10-15 minutes. Not coming back.