Herndon Centennial Golf Course

This was a beautiful course with a nice club-​house and driving range/​practice green. There aren’t many water hazards, so play is kind of strait forward, great for people learning!
They were hosting a junior championship and did not do a very good job of marshaling the pace and should have never offered play to normal customers on such a horrifically busy day for the course. We got through 18 holes in about 6.5 hours with most people along the way just giving up on the wait…
To be fair when we arrived they noted a slight delay in play time due to the junior tourney but not a staggering halt… They were kind enough to give us a free ticket to come back without us even saying anything, but honestly, they should never have sold t-​times knowing how bad it could be.

I have always wanted to golf this course, and had an opportunity this past weekend. We opted for 9 holes instead of the treacherous 18 holes. With a tee time of 11:00AM, the weather had already gotten ‘unbearable’, but we were looking forward to playing this course. It’s easy to find and they offer plenty of parking. Check-​in was easy at the small pro shop. The course is just next to the WO&D trail, in fact you have a special bridge to cross if you want to play the remaining 9 holes. The 9 hole course is quite a bit longer than some of the courses I normally play. I went a full 3 hours with my 4 person group. Overall a nice course for walking.

This course plays pretty well when there hasn’t been much rain in the foreacast. They have some drainage issues on a few holes (17 for sure) but I’d like to see what its like on a good day. The rates are ridiculous for the conditions but other than that, pretty good.
Bonus for the full grill inside the clubhouse. Everything in there is priced pretty well.

The course is ok… the grill sucks… how do you go to a golf course and they only have two golf course shirts with their logo on it in stock??? Not worth the price!

This is the slowest course I’ve ever played in my life. Every time I play here the round of golf is consistently over 6 hours which is absolutely insane.
My group had a tee-​time set up one day and we were delayed by an hour. The course is littered with old guys who place bets on every putt, making their green time exorbitantly long. The course marshals are practically non-​existent and won’t ask anyone to speed up play.
You’re better off going off to a Fairfax County owned course like Twin Lakes.

First off this review is for management only bc the course was in pretty good condition and its a fun course to play. I played there this past Saturday June 22^nd. The pace of play was awful and on such a short course a 5 hour 45 minute round is terrible and and it would have been longer if two groups in front of us didn’t leave after 9 holes. Apparently they decided it was a good idea to lump tee times directly behind a youth golf tournament or outing. I have no problem with them having a tournament for kids and I actually think its great but if I tee off at 130 I shouldn’t even know there was a tournament going on. Also I would have appreciated a heads up about this event when making my tee time several days in advance so I could have played elsewhere.

Since I am a member of this club and play there quite often — I can tell you that there are parts of the course that needs serious help. For example, hole 3 (par 5 hole) is always water logged –even during summer. I have told them pro shop that they need to go easy on the water and look to provide some good drainage mechanism many times — not much has happened there. The fairways are alright –greens are ok. They have been at work redoing tee boxes –so I hope they get better soon. They have also removed from Squalls (especially around 18^th) so you can look and see where you are going. Since it is a links style course, during busy times you are going to see other golfers come to the hole that you are playing (because they sliced or hooked!).

This was the first golf course I ever played at when I first moved down to the area. This is actually a good golf course in my opinion. Prices are very reasonable, and they have a driving range and putting green. Last time I played here, the conditions were just fine — tee boxes and greens were in decent shape, and the fairways were what I expected from a municipal course.
One time I came, there were serious bugs flying around. Perhaps it’s just me, but having that many bugs on the course is quite off-​putting. Needless to say, I now carry Off! whenever I play golf here (or anywhere. Need to be safe).
Overall, this isn’t Augusta, but this isn’t your backyard course as well. Staff is friendly, and the course is easy enough to get to. Fun place to play on.

This is a nicely maintained little muni out near Dulles. The price is decent, ~$ 50 on a weekday afternoon, versus ~$ 75 at the daily fee tracks. They have a decent grill in the no frills clubhouse. The putting green is pretty big, although it could use more undulations to better mimic that conditions on the course. The range is mostly mats (about 15 stalls), other than a small area used for lessons. The is some what in play on the first and 18^th holes.
The course itself is short, about 6200 from he tips. There are 4 different tee boxes on most holes. I found that the front 9 par 3s were about the same length (¹⁶⁰⁄₁₇₀) as one another and again on the back side (¹³⁰⁄₁₄₀). The par 5s were tougher to judge, since they were working on the tee boxes on 2 of them so they were playing way short.
I found the fairways to be spongy and not conducive to getting much roll. The greens were modestly receptive. However the areas around the greens were sometimes in rough shape. Its kind a pet peeve for me, if my ball is between the bunker and the green, I expect to be sitting on grass, not in a hardpan hole. The traps were a little inconsistant. In two cases, the sand was deep and fluffy, in another, there was barely an inch of sand to play off of.
On the high side, they appear to be working to improve the course. There were a number of tee boxes and fairway bunkers being re/​build when I played there last week. I thought the rangers did a good job of patrolling the course and keeping play moving. We played as a three some in under 3 hrs 30 min. They could stand to send out a nicer cart girl with more than just chips to eat.

Best municipal in the area. Course conditions are great. Great place to practice at lunchtime if u work in the area. The grill there is a hidden gem and they cater too. Exxxxxelent!

Absolutely smashing golf course bang in the middle of Herndon — really good value, really lovely layout, comes with a drving range and a putting green. Rates are $ 26 during the week. If you work in the area it’s a lovely spot to come and bang some balls at lunch time.
The grill is world famous and deserves a review of its own as it has been written up in the Washington Post.
Probably the best value for money golf in Northern Virginia.

This course is underrated in my opinion. It’s not Pebble Beach, but it’s fair and the greens fees are reasonable. I’d have to say it’s usually in good shape too. There’s a decent range and putting green to practice on. The snack bar has pretty good food too. They have good hotdogs, sausages, and pulled pork sandwiches. Those are the only things I’ve tried so far.
My friends and I play here a lot since it’s more affordable. That means we get to play more often as well. The backup here is more severe later in the day due to it being more affordable though.