The best golf courses in Virginia
Course Vaults is a golf course logging app where members have logged 4,047 rounds in Virginia and rate what they played. These are the 25 highest-rated public and private courses across Virginia, ranked by those community scores.

Kinloch Golf Club
Manakin-Sabot, VA, USAPrivateLester George & Marvin Giles
- 5.0Conditions
- 4.7Layout
- 4.4Scenery
- 4.7Facilities
Impeccable service and conditioning. Long par 5 #9 might take up more acreage than any hole in the world. A bit repetitive on the par 4s.
Written by
@StewartVerdery
- Caddies
- Must play
- Halfway house

The Virginian Golf Club
Bristol, VA, USAPrivateTom Fazio
- 5.0Conditions
- 4.3Layout
- 4.3Scenery
- 4.3Facilities
- Friendly
- Challenging
- Driving range

Cascades
The Homestead
Hot Springs, VA, USAPublicWilliam S. Flynn
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.3Layout
- 3.3Value
- 4.3Scenery
- 2.8Facilities
The routing flows great through the valley with more elevation change on the front compared to the back. The closing stretch of par 3-5-5-3 is awesome. This is a true bucket list course and worthy of its top 40 public ranking in most publications.
Written by
@golfingwxman
- Challenging
- Must play
- Fast greens

The Olde Farm Golf Club
Bristol, VA, USAPrivateBobby Weed
- 5.0Conditions
- 3.5Layout
- 3.5Scenery
- 3.0Facilities
Favorite hole is 15 (I think) with water pinching down right into a super narrow and firm green. Great risk reward dynamic. Push the tee shot for an easier 2nd or lay back and have a tough shot into a sliver of a green.
Written by
@txmidam94
- Must play
- Pristine
- Restaurant

Highland
Primland Resort
Meadows of Dan, VA, USAPublicDonald Steel
- 4.3Conditions
- 4.6Layout
- 3.8Value
- 4.9Scenery
- 4.4Facilities
Most mountain golf courses are built in a valley surrounded by mountains, but Primland is the opposite, it's built on top of the mountain with some incredible views throughout the round. It took us 35 minutes to get from the gate at the bottom of the mountain to the top…
Written by
@golfingwxman
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Must play

Ballyhack Golf Club
Roanoke, VA, USAPublicBill Kubly
- 5.0Conditions
- 5.0Layout
- 4.5Value
- 4.5Scenery
- 4.9Facilities
Beefy course that demands excellent long irons. Beautiful use of the land by Lester George.
Written by
@StewartVerdery
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Must play

Washington Golf & Country Club
Arlington, VA, USAPrivateDonald Ross
- 4.3Conditions
- 4.2Layout
- 3.8Scenery
- 4.7Facilities
An amazing set of holes packed into 98 acres and a great scene to play in. Best holes are par 3 2, par 4 8 and the hardest par 4 in the world 15. Doak renovation took best of original Ross and Flynn.
Written by
@StewartVerdery
- Driving range
- Pristine
- Fast greens

Robert Trent Jones Golf Club
Gainesville, VA, USAPrivateRobert Trent Jones Sr.
- 5.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 4.5Scenery
- 1.7Facilities
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar

The Jack Nicklaus Signature
Creighton Farms
Aldie, VA, USAPrivateJack Nicklaus
- 4.2Conditions
- 4.5Layout
- 4.3Scenery
- 4.7Facilities
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
Foundry Golf Club
Powhatan, VA, USAPrivateJ. K. Timmions
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 4.0Scenery
- NRFacilities
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar

River of Virginia Tech
River Course of Virginia Tech
Radford, VA, USAPublicPete Dye
- 4.3Conditions
- 4.1Layout
- 3.7Value
- 4.1Scenery
- 2.8Facilities
Pete Dye flexes his bunkering expertise right from the jump on this design with numerous unique shaped/angled bunkers that look intimating from the tee but are tame in reality. The routing has constant peaks of the river and a number of holes on the front and back that are right along the bank.
Written by
@Tom Doakito
- Challenging
- Must play
- Fast greens

Full Cry
Keswick Club
Charlottesville, VA, USAPublicPete Dye
- 5.0Conditions
- 5.0Layout
- NRValue
- 3.5Scenery
- 4.8Facilities
Pete Dye’s mountain course. Railroad ties and pot bunkers dot a beautifully maintained course that measures 7156 from the championship tees. The rough is thick and penal, with small greens and heavy bunkering / undulations around the green. A true test.
Written by
@Btbybee

River Bend Golf & Country Club
Great Falls, VA, USAPrivateAl Jamison
- 5.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 4.0Scenery
- 4.3Facilities
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Grass range

South/North
Farmington Country Club
Charlottesville, VA, USAPrivateBuddy Loving & R. F. Loving
- 4.3Conditions
- 4.2Layout
- 4.4Scenery
- 4.8Facilities
Very well designed course. Highlights include beautiful par 3 2nd, challenging par 4 5th, reachable par 5 7th and drivable par 4 12th. Very fast greens.
Written by
@StewartVerdery
- Walkable
- Challenging
- Driving range

River
Kingsmill Country Club
Williamsburg, VA, USAPublicPete Dye
- 2.5Conditions
- 1.0Layout
- 4.0Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 1.7Facilities
- Views
- By water

Manakin
Hermitage Country Club
Manakin-Sabot, VA, USAPrivateEd Ault & Keith Foster
- 5.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 4.0Scenery
- NRFacilities
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar

The Federal Club Golf Course
Glen Allen, VA, USAPrivateArnold Palmer
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 3.0Scenery
- NRFacilities
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar

The Country Club of Virginia - James River
Richmond, VA, USAPrivateWilliam S. Flynn
- 5.0Conditions
- 3.5Layout
- 3.5Scenery
- 4.8Facilities
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar

Westwood Country Club
Vienna, VA, USAPrivateEd Ault
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar

Plantation
Kingsmill Country Club
Williamsburg, VA, USAPublicArnold Palmer

White/Blue (Fairfax)
Army Navy Country Club
Fairfax, VA, USAPrivateTom Clark
- 3.5Conditions
- 3.5Layout
- 3.0Scenery
- 3.5Facilities
- Driving range
- Putting area
- Restaurant

Mattaponi Springs Golf Club
Ruther Glen, VA, USAPublicBob Lohmann

Golden Horseshoe Golf Club
Williamsburg, VA, USAPublicRobert Trent Jones Sr.
- 3.8Conditions
- 4.1Layout
- 3.2Value
- 3.3Scenery
- 4.1Facilities
- Restaurant
- Friendly
- Challenging

Championship
Independence Golf Club
Midlothian, VA, USAPublicTom Fazio
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.7Layout
- 3.7Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 3.9Facilities

Birdwood Golf Course
Charlottesville, VA, USAPublicLindsay Ervin
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.1Layout
- 3.5Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 4.3Facilities
New design lost a few of the best holes like old 15. But there are some excellent challenges including par 5 2nd, a reverse cape hole and drivable 17th. Putting green is a lot of fun too. Must play in Cville.
Written by
@StewartVerdery
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Views
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How we rank
Course Vaults ranks golf courses by Course Vaults Score (CV score), a community rating from golfers who have played and rated each course. Only open courses with at least 5 explicit ratings qualify, and this list is limited to public and private courses. State pages include golf courses across Virginia. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
FAQ
Common questions about course rankings in Virginia.
The top golf courses in Virginia on Course Vaults are led by Kinloch Golf Club with a Course Vaults score of 9.1. This page ranks 25 courses, including Kinloch Golf Club, The Virginian Golf Club, The Homestead.
Course Vaults ranks golf courses by Course Vaults Score (CV score), a community rating from golfers who have played and rated each course. Only open courses with at least 5 explicit ratings qualify, and this list is limited to public and private courses. State pages include golf courses across Virginia. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
Yes. The Virginia list ranks golf courses across the state that meet Course Vaults eligibility (open, public and private courses, and at least 5 explicit ratings).
Kinloch Golf Club is currently #1 among courses in Virginia on Course Vaults at 9.1 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Nov 12, 2026, 3:29 AM EST. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
Cities in Virginia
- Richmond
- Williamsburg
- Charlottesville
- Leesburg
- Manakin-Sabot
- Arlington
- Harrisonburg
- Wintergreen
- Alexandria
- Bristol
- Chesterfield
- Front Royal
- Gainesville
- Glen Allen
- Haymarket
- Lorton
- Potomac Falls
- Reston
- Aldie
- Amhurst
- Ashburn
- Bristow
- Centreville
- Chantilly
- Clifford
- Clifton
- Crozet
- Dulles
- Dumfries
- Fairfax
- Fairfax Station
- Falls Church
- Fredericksburg
- Great Falls
- Herndon
- Hot Springs
- Keezletown
- Lexington
- Lynchburg
- Meadows of Dan
- Midlothian
- Moseley
- New Kent
- Portsmouth
- Powhatan
- Providence Forge
- Radford
- Roanoke
- Ruther Glen
- Salem
- South Riding
- Springfield
- Stafford
- Sterling
- Vienna
- Virginia Beach
- Woodberry Forest
- Woodbridge
- Zion Crossroads
