Pohick Bay Golf Course

First time there today and loved it. Best bang for your buck! Liked the layout and the big greens. Got to use all my clubs in a round of 18 holes.

Can be a bit slow at times, but a fun course overall. Redhook on tap, what’s not to like. Wildlife scampering throughout the course, some truly difficult holes as well. Could use more patrolling of the rangers to keep things moving along. Golf here several times a year.

2.5 stars
Wish I could agree with Jason K, but way, waaaay too much of the fairway — on many holes — were quite beat up. On the plus side, sand is actually well maintained on this course — a rarity here in DC — or at least the less than $ 80/​round courses that I like to play (guess you get what you pay for sometimes.
Not a fan of the architecture here — it’s fun to have changes in elevation and side hill lies — you’ll find plenty of them here — problem is, you’ll find them even when you hit it in the fairway, even in the middle. On 15, couldn’t have hit a better shot — right in the middle of the fairway — ball 1 foot below my feet. You should be rewarded not punished for being in the fairway. Happened on several shots.
Also — can golf courses please have something more than hotdog, hamburger or tuna salad? ugh.

I consider Pohick Bay my «home» course as its close by, easy to get, and has good rates. In fact, they are one of the few muni courses that always seem to offer really cheap tee times on
. And for those that don’t know, they have super twilight for only $ 18 WITH cart 3 hours before sunset on weekdays. This is when I normally play to get my golf fix in without having to pay outrageous prices on the weekends.
They upgraded the range with new mats, but the issue I have with them is that there are no holes for rubber tees. So you have to use your own tees when hitting driver, which ends up with you losing a bunch of tees unnecessarily. The range itself slopes downhill, so you end up hitting much further (at least a club length) than you’d expect and actually makes it difficult to gauge your true distances.
The range balls unfortunately are the pretty beat up and too few are given per token in my opinion. If the balls were in better shape and more given per token, I’d use the range here much more often.
The course itself is a great mix of challenging holes with some really big elevation changes. If you duff a lot of shots though, you’re gonna have a bad time as there are woods on basically every hole. Pace of play has usually been pretty good here, but the cheap rates do bring out the beginners.
In the end, despite its flaws, I give Pohick Bay 4 stars for being exactly what you’d expect from a well run muni course that tries to always keep itself in good playing condition.

Pohick is a a great course. As everyone else has said, it is not the longest course around but is still challenging. The fairways are tight and if your not careful you can run up big scores on some of the holes. It is also rather hilly, so if your looking for some exercise it is a good place to walk. The staff is great and the course is very well maintained. In the interest of full disclosure I used to work here but that also means I have played the course more than most.

Excellent course for price, location, and condition. It’s in excellent shape for a municipal golf course. For us Arlington folks, it’s probably the closest, reasonably-​priced golf course that provides a decent challenge. It’s a good one to play regularly. It’s rather quirky so not recommended for a one-​off. But it’s fun to get to know. I’ve played here off and on since I was in college 20 years ago. A few years back, the course conditions improved greatly. They must have got a new greenskeeper around then. It’s a good walk too — nice and hilly. Take a cart if you’re out of shape. ;0)

When I think of standards in how courses should be measured, Pohick bay should be scratching the surface, but alas… it is just not to be. Nevertheless, I really enjoyed the track. It’s a challenging layout that favors blind tee shots, dog legs, long par 5’s and really skillful shot making. The fairways and Greens are skillfully maintained by the staff, NOT the players.
My concern for the course is in the details. First off, it’s a pricey round.
Second, there isn’t much in the amenities department, including a capable range. This nice a course should not have driving mats on its driving range, that’s just my opinion. When I’m forking over a Benjamin for Golf and food on a lazy Sunday, it’s nice to know that I can get in early and get a full practice on, complete with bunkers, chipping stands and a real grass lined range.
Third, it took ALL DAY to get around. We waited on every Tee box for an average of about ten minutes. I don’t know how it gets so crammed. East Potomac park in DC runs faster than this, and they get close to three times as much traffic.
I had a great round here, so I really like the course. It’s just a time and money commitment that I don’t like making often.

Good course, interesting collection of golf holes, brain over brawn for sure. From tee to green your playing defense with only a couple of holes that allow for a careless shot. Holes 12, 13 and 14 are wonderful and if you can play them well you will preserve your score. The finishing hole is tricky, the approach is challenging with birdie possible, bogey likely. The conditions are hit or miss, greens were slow and roughed up the last few times I’ve played there. Not for beginners!!!
If you need to tighten up your game this is for you. Break 80 here, you can play…

Great layout, very challenging, despite the tips only being 6300 yards. My problem is with the crowds and the lack of marshal. There doesnt seem to be a marshal out doing much of anything. This past Saturday, we quit after 5 hours and 15 holes, only to eventually find that two foursomes joined up with each other a couple holes ahead, which was why were being held up. No course, even the most lax private course, would allow an 8-​some to play. I may be back, but not on a weekend.

I enjoy this course very much. Staff and food is great, and the course is superb and challenging. The only drawback is price, I wish it were less expensive, but don’t we all wish for things like that?

Enjoyable layout, challenging Par 3 ‘s with elevation changes and friendly staff.