The best courses you can play in Washington, District of Columbia
Course Vaults is a golf course logging app where members have logged 374 rounds in District of Columbia and rate what they played. These are the 25 highest-rated public courses within about 25 miles of Washington, District of Columbia, ranked by those community scores.
Westfields Golf Club
Clifton, VA, USAPublicFred Couples & Gene Bates
- 4.5Conditions
- 4.5Layout
- 3.5Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 3.8Facilities
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Hidden gem
Laurel Hill Golf Club
Lorton, VA, USAPublicW. R. Love
- 3.5Conditions
- 4.3Layout
- 4.3Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 3.4Facilities
Fun layout, get able but easy to make mistakes. Good driving range and practice set up.
Written by
@akush17
- Challenging
- Links
- Must play
Main
Northwest Golf Club
Silver Spring, MD, USAPublicEd Ault
- 1.5Conditions
- 2.5Layout
- 3.8Value
- 2.5Scenery
- 2.8Facilities
The crew has done an amazing job keeping this county course in tip top shape through a brutal summer with multiple floods They just completely sodded the fourth fairway to help with some of the flooding and it’s in great shape.
Written by
@MikeScar
- Driving range
- Putting area
- Great value
Blue Mash Golf Club
Laytonsville, MD, USAPublicArthur Hills
- 3.3Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 3.6Value
- 3.1Scenery
- 3.4Facilities
- Driving range
- Putting area
- Cart attendant
University of Maryland Golf Club
College Park, MD, USAPublicGeorge Cobb & Bill Love
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.7Layout
- 4.0Value
- 3.3Scenery
- 2.5Facilities
- Driving range
- Pristine
- Fast greens
1757 Golf Club
Dulles, VA, USAPublicDavid Heatwole
Old Hickory Golf Club
Woodbridge, VA, USAPublicTim Freeland
- 3.0Conditions
- 2.5Layout
- 4.0Value
- 2.5Scenery
- 3.4Facilities
- Driving range
- Parkland
- Putting area
Lake Presidential Golf Club
Upper Marlboro, MD, USAPublicJeff Potts
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 5.0Value
- 2.0Scenery
- 4.4Facilities
- Fast greens
- Hidden gem
- Modern
Renditions Golf Club
Davidsonville, MD, USAPublicDavid D. Edsall
- 2.8Conditions
- 3.4Layout
- 2.6Value
- 2.1Scenery
- 2.7Facilities
- Driving range
- Grass range
- Mat range
Eisenhower Golf Course
Crownsville, MD, USAPublicEd Ault
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.5Layout
- 3.5Value
- 3.5Scenery
- 3.5Facilities
Absolutely beautiful woodsy track … they are under renovation since summer 2025…The Preserve at Eisenhower golf course is what they’re calling it. Their pro shop is in a trailer. They haven’t built the clubhouse.
Written by
@CallahanWrightGolf
- Fast greens
- Parkland
- Scoreable
South
The Courses at Andrews
Andrews AFB, MD, USAPublicBrian T. Ault
The Timbers at Troy
Elkridge, MD, USAPublicKen Killian
- 3.0Conditions
- 2.5Layout
- 2.5Value
- 2.0Scenery
- 2.1Facilities
Pleasant Valley Golf Club
Chantilly, VA, USAPublicTom Clark
- Driving range
- Parkland
- Putting area
East
The Courses at Andrews
Andrews AFB, MD, USAPublicFrank Murray & Russell Roberts
Reston National Golf Course
Reston, VA, USAPublicEd Ault
- 2.0Conditions
- 3.3Layout
- 1.5Value
- 1.5Scenery
- 2.0Facilities
- Driving range
- Parkland
- Putting area
Falls Road Golf Course
Potomac, MD, USAPublicAl Jamison & Tom Clark
- 3.5Conditions
- 3.5Layout
- 3.0Value
- 2.5Scenery
- 3.2Facilities
- Driving range
- Putting area
- Restaurant
Pohick Bay Golf Course
Lorton, VA, USAPublicGeorge Cobb & John LaFoy
- 3.0Conditions
- 2.3Layout
- 3.0Value
- 2.5Scenery
- 3.3Facilities
- Driving range
- Parkland
- Putting area
Hampshire Greens Golf Course
Silver Spring, MD, USAPublicLisa Maki
- 3.0Conditions
- 2.0Layout
- 2.5Value
- 2.0Scenery
- 2.7Facilities
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Links
Hobbits Glenn Golf Club
Columbia, MD, USAPublicEd Ault
Inside 9
Northwest Golf Club
Silver Spring, MD, USAPublicRussell Roberts
- 2.5Conditions
- 2.0Layout
- 1.5Value
- 1.5Scenery
- 2.0Facilities
- Driving range
- Parkland
- Putting area
Twin Lakes Golf Club
Clifford, VA, USAPublicDenis Griffiths
- 3.5Conditions
- 3.5Layout
- 5.0Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 4.2Facilities
Some bias since this is my home ballpark. Candidly I love this place and the lakes is my favorite of the two courses. My complaints are minimal. Value is great. Course can be challenging but it’s not “hard.” There is some variation in hole design. Great overall public facility.
Written by
@SeanGolfs
Herndon Centennial Golf Club
Herndon, VA, USAPublicEd Ault
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.5Layout
- 3.8Value
- 2.5Scenery
- 3.5Facilities
Blue
East Potomac Park Golf Club
Washington, DC, USAPublicRobert White & Walter Travis
- 2.3Conditions
- 2.7Layout
- 4.0Value
- 4.2Scenery
- 3.0Facilities
The routing and layout is conventional, but it plays adequately for the links style golf it seems to be trying to achieve. Some holes feel less than creative, but the views of the Washington Monument, Jefferson Memorial, wharf, marina, and Reagan Airport make that seem…
Written by
@msizz
- Walkable
- Driving range
- Putting area
Burke Lake Golf Center
Fairfax Station, VA, USAPublicLeon Howard & Dave Bennett
Algonkian Golf Course
Sterling, VA, USAPublicEd Ault
- 3.0Conditions
- 2.3Layout
- 4.3Value
- 2.8Scenery
- 2.9Facilities
- Driving range
- Hidden gem
- Parkland
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How we rank
Course Vaults ranks public 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 or guest-friendly courses. City pages include public golf courses within about 25 miles of Washington, so nearby suburbs can appear on the same list. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
FAQ
Common questions about public course rankings in Washington, District of Columbia.
The top public golf courses in Washington, District of Columbia on Course Vaults are led by Westfields Golf Club with a Course Vaults score of 7.5. This page ranks 25 courses, including Westfields Golf Club, Laurel Hill Golf Club, Northwest Golf Club.
Course Vaults ranks public 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 or guest-friendly courses. City pages include public golf courses within about 25 miles of Washington, so nearby suburbs can appear on the same list. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
Yes. The Washington, District of Columbia list includes public golf courses within about 25 miles of Washington, not only courses whose city field is an exact match. Nearby suburbs can appear when they fall inside that metro radius.
Westfields Golf Club is currently #1 among public courses in and around Washington, District of Columbia on Course Vaults at 7.5 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Nov 12, 2026, 4:27 AM EST. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
