Chantilly National Golf & Country Club

Chantilly National Golf & Country Club sits in Centreville, Virginia, part of the suburban landscape west of Washington, D.C. Designed by Ed Ault and opened in the 1980s, the course reflects the architect's regional approach to golf design during that era, working with the rolling terrain and wooded corridors typical of northern Virginia. Ault, who designed numerous courses across the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast, generally favored layouts that balanced playability for members with strategic interest. The course occupies land characterized by moderate elevation changes and mature tree-lined fairways, common to the Piedmont region. Water features come into play on several holes, and the routing navigates through a residential community setting. The design incorporates the natural topography without dramatic earthmoving, creating a layout that serves the daily-fee and member play the facility has accommodated over the decades. Chantilly National operates as a semi-private facility, offering both membership and public access. The club provides traditional amenities including practice areas and dining facilities that serve the local golfing community in the densely populated Fairfax County area. The course represents a generation of Virginia golf development that brought the game to growing suburban populations during the latter decades of the twentieth century, maintaining its role as an accessible option in a region with limited public golf relative to its population density.