This place is way overpriced!! The greens are slow. The tee box needs mowed. Golf carts are old..no drinking water on the course. Only reason they deserve 1 star is because Gabby that works in the pro shop was nice. read more

We play here on Fridays it's really relaxing. The club house serves drinks and parking is easy. read more

Gauntlet Golf Club - Hole 2 - Golf Near Me - Fredericksburg, Virginia

I play here 3 times a week. Great junior golf program the staff is really nice. The course is amazing in the summer, great "sidewinder fries". They just transformed their grass range to mats. No water in the course, and they just sprayed lime. When the course is normal it is great quality and greens, fairways, and tee boxes. Not too long of a course but is challenging. Best course in the area. read more

Played here on Fathers day and had a great round of golf. The front nine is very challenging with many blind tee shots and several 90 degree dog legs over water and weeds. The back is open, not so much water and much easier to watch your tee shot. They have a chip and putt practice area along with a drive range. You get a receipt at the clubhouse with a code, punch in the number and you get a bucket of balls. The clubhouse kitchen needs improvement. We had a couple of hamburgers, it took two minutes and two people to get our order straight. We lost our place in line on the back nine which delayed us considerably. read more

Gauntlet Golf Club - Golf Near Me - Fredericksburg, Virginia

Fairways are alright, greens are awful. Mostly dirt and gravel. Pace is awful, a 5.5 hour pace isn't the best, especially when you're paying 70+ dollars for a round. Tee boxes were in good shape. Inside staff were friendly. Putting over gravel is a sure fire way to kill your round. read more

Gauntlet Golf Club - Greens consist of dirt, mud, gravel and little brown crabgrass. - Golf Near Me - Fredericksburg, Virginia

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Better course than Augustine. They need some work on some of the holes, but overall for the price, good challenging course.

horrible greens bad fairways no grass on the tee boxes if i could have given less then 1 star i would the place is a disgrace to the golf community i paid $153 for two rounds in the winter its not worth 25 a person let alone 79 0/10 do not recommend read more

One of the best public golf courses in the area. Fairways and traps are in good shape, greens are getting better and better! Bring plenty of balls if you're a hook or slice driver :) Tons of fun, new golf carts, staff is awesome and very accommodating!! Best of luck to these guys this golf season. read more

This course is fantastic...the layout is challenging and demands accuracy from the tee. The staff is great and it's a relaxed atmosphere without the pretentiousness of many other courses. The greens have recovered from a terrible blight in 2018, they are 100% better than last year. If you want country club style amenities and conditions you should go elsewhere, if you want a down to earth place with great fairways and a demanding layout for a reasonable price, go to The Gauntlet read more

Professional staff, well groomed course and driving range and good prices! We will continue to play here!

I played this dog track in a tournament this weekend. I have been golfing for more than 45 years and this course, without question, was in the poorest shape I've ever played. The tees were weed and dirt- no grass. There were large portions of the course that should have been marked GUR because it was nothing but dirt and large rocks. The greens looked diseased; with large patches of dirt and very little grass. One green had a hole that someone filled with sand. Seriously. It looked like a mini bunker. Really. No sod to fill it in??? The gal who gave us the briefing said it was under new management. It is obvious they haven't managed a golf course. They should put it out of its misery and build houses. Oh... The range was dirt. The range balls looked like someone just fished them from a pond. read more

One of my favorite courses in the area. Courses go through good stages and bad stages and after just playing I would say right now the course condition is probably considered a bad stage but I love the layout and the challenge this course provides. They are the first to offer incentives, twilight rates and golf cards, etc. ~ read more

Challenging course. Friendly staff. If I didn't live 400 miles away, I'd go there a lot.

Played here on a weekday in Spring. The course staff were friendly and accommodating . The course was in a bit of rough condition but that was due to the tough winter. The greens rolled great and the course was in decent condition considering the weather. They have a large parking lot and a decent practice area. We used GOLFNOW.com for our tee times. I would recommend this place and plan to play here again. This is not a course for a player just starting the game. a great challenge for avid player from the tips. read more

Best course in the aera this year! Great job to the staff for pulling it together for a tuff summer!

The course was in decent shape other than the greens (which is kind of a big deal). The clubhouse and surroundings aren't much, but that only matters if you want to have a wedding or tournament there. The real problem for me was time management. They had a league playing there, and things were so behind schedule than we had to tee off 45 minutes late. Then the pace of play was incredibly slow. In all, we basically had a 6 hour round. Not worth the drive and the price. read more

I enjoyed this course. I haven't played it in years, but on my way thru Fredericksburg this year i gave it a try. The greens had recently been plugged so the greens weren't that good, but considering, not to bad. Course has some tite holes and lots of water, but its not long from the whites. Under 6000. All in all i give it 3 1/2 to 4 stars. Well worth the greens fees. Around $35. read more

I played The Gauntlet last week. I have played there a couple of times before. I love the course and layout. The greens and fringes were in poor shape, but I understand it was because of disease and not poor care. I know they will work on it. I am a mid 90's player and shot an 87, so you know I am happy. I even finished with a birdie on 18. The staff is great. I had lunch there after my round. The Philly Cheesesteak was as good as Pat's or Geno's. Those of you that know cheesesteaks know what I am talking about. read more

Played in the Cystic Fybrosis tournament this past friday at the Gauntlet and I have to say it was the best tournament I have ever played in. I played there 6 years ago when the current ownership had only just taken over and the improvement is amazing. Unfortunatly, they were hit pretty hard with a disease of the greens, however, it is apparent that the maintnance crew is working hard to make a quick and painless recovery. I really enjoyed my experience and I would recommend this course to anyone looking for a challenge! read more

Some may think I'm bias as I'm a member to this course. That being said I became a member because of my experience almost 5 years ago when I got started. Started with lessons with the Pro (Mike Byrd) and through out the years my game has grown along with my relationship with the staff and other members. Yeah, its had its ups and downs (but show me a course that doesn't without paying an arm and a leg and in VA) but what I love about this course is the challenge of some of the holes, all character!!. You really won't find a more friendly staff from the pro shop to the cart girl. They do so much for local charity outings, members and guests to make the time spent as best as possible (and within reason). Doesn't matter what course you look up, you will always find those "people" that just bash a course because their game isn't up to standards...par if you will. So if you're looking for a challenging course where the staff is like family, you found it. The pricing is really reasonable when you consider the range, putting/chipping green, fully stocked bar/kitchen. Hit em straight!!! read more

Looking over recent reviews of this course, one might think it's a pretty decent golf course. At one time, maybe. Not now. The Gauntlet is in seriously bad shape. A tough layout to be sure but the greens here are a disaster. Nearly every putting surface is damaged and in need of serious repair. It doesn't help matters either that nobody who plays here repairs their ball marks. The tee boxes are also in need of serious work. A number were as hard as a rock, others were uncut and still others were sand patches. Even after getting on the course for below thirty bucks on a weekend, I felt ripped off. If you're travelling from DC, play Cannon Ridge. It too has its issues - especially on the back nine - but its in far better shape and worth the money. read more

The course is in very good shape despite too much rain and then too much heat. he staff is very helpful and courteous. The food at the outing I attended was very good! This Dye design is challenging but not too difficult for newer golfers. Few holes are alike so be sure to check the tee markers for the hole layout. Apart from the par threes when lie before you, twelve of the remaining fourteen holes require blind tee shots, so glance at the layout before teeing off. Bet with homework or a previous round, your scores with drop here. Course asks players to use their brains not just their brawn. I always enjoy it. read more

I played this golf course in the spring after the punched holes in the greens. The issue that I have is that we were not told in advance which was less than favorable. The layout is difficult but fun to play. read more

I was working in the area in August and my GF met me in Fredericksburg. We live in Howard County Maryland. On my day off we played here. We thoroughly enjoyed it. Challenging and picturesque, it was one of the nicest courses we have played in a four state area. The staff there was friendly and made us feel very welcome. We can't wait to go back! read more

The Gauntlet is a great course for the money. The staff is what makes it here though! Kayla in particular is awesome - always helpful, friendly and knowledgeable. The folks in the grill are great too. The course is in decent condition for this time of year and weekdays are pleasantly uncrowded. I highly reccomend! read more

Recently hosted a friend's retirement party at the Gauntlet and was pleasantly surprised. The food was delicious and the wait staff and bartenders were extremely courteous and helpful. I would definitely go back. read more

Understand that this is a review of lessons offered, not the course itself, although this will pertain to the quality of at least some of the staff. I recently enrolled my daughter in one of the kids summer camp lessons. It was the level 1 (age 7-10) junior lessons and my wife and I (we both play) were very disappointed. The instructors themselves were basically kids, not a problem if they acted professionally but much of their time was goofing off, and teaching bad habits. It seemed to us that this was more a choir they didn't want to do than something they actually wanted to teach. Some of the goofing off included delaying of the kids hitting balls on the range until the ball pickup cart was moving across the range. They also seemed to enjoy throwing balls at the cart themselves. Another day they spent some time teaching the kids the "Happy Gilmore Swing". I wasn't present that day but my wife told me about it and my daughter was very excited by it. So much so that she couldn't wait to tell me about it and explain how she wanted to show me on the range when we go. These are the things they are teaching the kids? This is what I paid for? Sorry but no. I will not enroll her in the level 2 classes nor will I ever recommend to anyone that they take they child here for lessons. It was not money well spent. I highly encourage anyone considering The Gauntlet for lessons to search elsewhere. read more