The Golf Club at Lansdowne

Very nice staff. $ 10 for all day club rentals. Not bad! Driving range is nice and well kept. It’s downhill so it makes it easier for beginners haha

It’s hard to objective because I am a member but I’m so impressed with condition of the courses this year all 2 and a half of them. The greens are amazing, and even the fairways have reached a new high. The speed of play is monitored and an imposing Swiss man keeps you on track. The Norman course is my all time favorite, it’s lovely with so much nature just a part of it. and it’s challenging because it’s so long. Hole number 8 kills me 75% of the time. Those bunkers are like moon craters. Cart girls are awesome and it’s just a fun day.

I’ve played the RTJ II course and the Norman course a couple of times each. Both are wonderful in their own regard. The RTJ II course is definitely more playable. It has a great mix of holes and the vast majority of the course is right in front of you; there are a couple of tricky holes especially on the back nine. Lots of doglegs left and right, a good number of straight holes, a great collection of par 3s, and some reachable par 5s. If I remember correctly the last 4 holes coming in are tough, especially #18 which is an absolute bear of a hole. It’s a dogleg left, hazard left, bunkers right, and you’re usually hitting hybrid/​fairway wood into a severely sloped green.
The Norman course can be brutal if you don’t drive your ball straight. Built on the lower level of the property, the marsh comes into play on almost every hole. Usually it’s marsh to the left and trees to the right or vice versa. If it’s windy on top of that… good luck! That aside it’s also a fantastic, tough golf course. Again most of the course is right in front of you. There is a stretch of 4 holes nicknamed «The Hardest Mile.» Needless to say it’s a tough stretch of holes on the front 9 that can make or break your round. This course is a perfect place to schedule a top level tournament or a 4 man scramble.
The range is downhill hitting off these fantastic mats, or uphill hitting off of grass which is a great design (and the range used to be #s 17 and 18 for the RTJ course back in the day). There is a small putting green near the clubhouse but a much bigger one down the hill that not many people use. They also have a par 3 course that I haven’t been able to play yet. The clubhouse is nice and the food and service are great.

I’m not sure why this place received such glowing reviews… I played the RTJ course and felt like I was ripped off. It was outrageously expensive — $ 140… Sure, its a nice layout and in somewhat decent shape, but not nearly nice enough to justify that price.
I’m not going to bother listing the degrees to which this was a normal golf course, there was nothing about it to write home about. I’m not against a high priced round, I’ve payed for some really nice courses, but I want to walk away thinking I just experienced something that was worth it. There is nothing about this course that is worth that price.
If they cut the price in half I’d go back.

Back nine is laid out really nice. The front nine on the other hand is pretty dull. The course was in excellent shape and the staff was nice. The range is turf mats which is disappointing. Overall its a nice course but nothing spectacular.

Two courses at this resort — RTJ and Norman. My comments are limited to RTJ as that is the only one course I played.
All in all a fun round. Typical resort set-​up, generously wide fairways that favor those that fade or even slice. If you hit a draw or tend to hook, it’s a much harder course as that’s where all the trouble seems to be. Greens are in nice shape but tend to be pretty slow.
Front nine plays through a housing complex and the holes themselves are fairly non-​descript. The back plays through a wooded area with lots of elevation change, very nice views and frequent encounters with woodland creatures — deers and such, nothing that bites.
When in the Dulles airport area, this is a nice, higher-​end course to seek out. The only ding I give the course is on price. Well over $ 100. While a nice resort experience and a good place to treat oneself, a bit expensive for a casual round of golf.