Hidden Creek Country Club

Hidden Creek Country Club occupies a wooded site in Reston, Virginia, a planned community in Fairfax County developed in the 1960s. Ed Ault designed the course, which opened in 1973 as part of Reston's recreational infrastructure. Ault, a prolific mid-Atlantic architect, created numerous daily-fee and semi-private layouts throughout Virginia and neighboring states during the 1960s and 1970s, typically working with rolling terrain and integrating natural water features into his routings. The course plays through mature hardwood forests characteristic of northern Virginia, with elevation changes that add variety to the holes. Several holes incorporate streams and ponds that influence strategy, particularly on approach shots. The layout reflects the design conventions of its era, with tree-lined fairways that reward accurate driving and greens that vary in size and contour. The property's natural topography provides definition to the holes without requiring extensive earthmoving. Hidden Creek serves as a semi-private facility, offering memberships while also accommodating outside play. The club provides a traditional country club experience for Reston residents and the broader northern Virginia golfing community. Its location within the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area places it among numerous courses serving the region's golfers, and it represents the type of neighborhood club that became common in planned suburban developments of the late twentieth century.