The Gauntlet Golf Club in Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA | GolfPass
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4.1
399 Reviews 399 Reviews
5 Stars
99
4 Stars
204
3 Stars
59
2 Stars
19
1 Stars
18
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.8
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.9
85.1%
Recommend this course
337 out of 399 reviews
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4.4
5 Reviews 5 Reviews
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
3
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.2
Value
3.8
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.6
100.0%
Recommend this course
5 out of 5 reviews
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4.2
18 Reviews 18 Reviews
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
10
3 Stars
2
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0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.1
Value
3.8
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.8
88.9%
Recommend this course
16 out of 18 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6734 yards
Slope 143
Rating 73.8

The Gauntlet is situated along the banks of the lake that is the centerpiece of Curtis Memorial Park. When it first opened in 1995, Golf Digest recognized it as one of the "top ten new courses to play in the U.S." This challenging layout will definitely test your shot making abilities. The golf course begins with a tough front nine that has several sharp doglegs over water and tall grasses. There are also a slew of blind shots. The back nine is a bit gentler since there's less water and it is more open and forgiving, but the large, multi-tiered greens can be tricky. The fourth hole is the golf course's signature. Your tee shot will have to carry a marsh to a narrow landing area on this par 5. After that, you'll be faced with a triple-tiered green with the lake to the left and bunkers to the right.

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Course Details

Year Built 1995
Golf Season Year round
Architect P. B. Dye (1995)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes - "Fredericksburg Golf & Sports Academy"
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities
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Reviews

4.1
399 Reviews (399)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 12
Patio Dining 10
Watching the Game 9
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 23
Bunkers 22
Forced Carries 20
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 20
Locals 18
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 18
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 20
In the 'Burbs 14

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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Course, Tough Greens, Excellent Variety

This course is tricky! It’s not a bomb it and find it course! You better be accurate off the tee and really think two shots in advance! The greens are tough but true. A great thinking golfer’s course!

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Reviews 70
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Aeration warning by golfnow would have been nice

The course was great other than the fact that aeration had been done the week prior. Hoping to get back in a few weeks.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Honest Review

Played the Course it was a bit more challenging than I expected. Fairways were great and most of the greens were really good too a few bad spots here or there nothing to really complain about. I would definitely play it again.

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Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Challenging

The course layout is nice and it demands respect. However, the fairways need improvement. The price doesn't match the condition of the course.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Not sure if it was the time of year but the course was pretty quiet. Fairways can be steep and lots of dog legs but they are wide.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Excellent course

Great course will definitely go back. Looked crowded but once you got out there it was like you had the course to yourself.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

The Gauntlet is a very challenging course, looked like it may have been crowded but we never encountered anyone, like we had the course all to our self.would definitely recommend this course to everyone.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun place

Only play d the front 9, but it’s a fun layout. Many hills, several blind tee shots.
The greens were well maintained, no weeds, well kept, but they were slow as can be. I play at twin lakes a lot and I consider those slow … but the Gauntlet was slower.
Over all recommend, I’ll be back there, liked it.

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Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Solid

Hospitality is the clear winner at The Gauntlet. Carts suck though!

Tricky course. Requires a lot of shot shaping. Several blind tees. Good amount of water although not in play.

Will return.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very clean course - way overbooked

The course was in fantastic shape. They were preparing for a tournament and it showed. Fairways and rough were in great shape, greens were smooth and fast. The only problem was they significantly overbooked. We had an 11am tee time, but when we got there there were two other groups still waiting to tee off. The starter pushed us to start on hole 10, which would be fine normally, except he then put a group of 2 right behind our group of four so we were pushed. Then when we came around the bend, there were no openings for us to play the front nine and had to wait 40 minutes before we could tee off. The course was in great condition, but this was the longest round I have ever had because of the poor time management of the course.

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Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Tee time

Greens good, fairways good , but tee boxes , and fairway bunkers were bad.
Tee time changed without the notifications and got out late. No marshals around the courses to move the traffic.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 25
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

A little disappointed

This course was recommended to me from a local. I’m still getting used to golf out here after living in AZ for 16 years, so take my review with a grain of salt.

Staff was very friendly. Range was off mats which I don’t mind. Pitching green was just muddy fairway grass.

Course is a pretty cool layout. I played way forward of where I would usually play with the group I was with, so it presented some interesting decisions.

Tee boxes were pretty bad. Fairways were ok. Greens were decent. Fairway bunkers were mostly pretty bad. Green side bunkers were decent.

I probably won’t play it again for awhile since I’m still new to the area so plenty of other courses to check out, but I wouldn’t avoid it altogether.

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Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Hard course

The course is very hard. A lot of blind tee shots, tight turns, tight fairways. Elevated greens, lots of sloped greens and they were perfect conditions with good speed. It made it very tricky. I enjoyed it, but more difficult course than any other course ive been to around Stafford area.

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Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 56
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Fall Golf

Course was in great condition, except for some of the tee boxes and bunkers, which were a little rough and barren of sand. Fairways were excellent and greens were outstanding. Last played in late 90s ... Would definitely play again.

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Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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