I would disagree with many of the reviews I read about Goose Creek (long waits, getting "beaned" by others). We had an enjoyable experience there. We had no wait time at all (went at 1PM on a Thursday, and we had no problem with the holes parallel to each other. There is a lot of street noise, but all in all it was a good day of golf. You can't beat it at $28 (over 55) a round with cart.

Customer Service

The pro shop employee was very gracious in upping our tee time since we were early. Other staff was courteous

My 12 year old son and I played today at Goose Creek and we had a very enjoyable time. The course, overall, was in good condition, with a few greens in tough shape. BUT, the customer service was great, and for beginner to intermediate level players, it is a good time on vacation at the OBX at at a more affordable price than the more constly and difficult courses on the Dunes. For a father and son outing, great fun - Definitely will play again!

Customer Service

Outstanding - they new out name, offered food and drinks. Very pleased and felt welcomed, unlike another course we played a few days prior down the street where they were rude.

Despite what others have said, I feel that this is a very nice course for the area. One of the only courses around where the greens actually roll true. Since their rennovation of a few of the holes the course has been taken care of much better. The course is very close and a few of the holes seem to be right on top of the other (not to mention the back to back par 5's on the back 9). The par 3s can be very overwhelming sometimes all except one are well over 200 yards. The early bird rate is one of a kind for the area ($23) before 7:00am. It took me 2 1/2 hours to play 18 holes.

Customer Service

Good and friendly.

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You'll spend more time dodging balls then hitting them. Pace of play was aweful, only time we saw a marshall was after we called the club house. Complete chaos out there... more than once I was teeing off and someone from another hole would drive into my fairway to hit their wayward shot. Holes are way too close together... it wasn't a surprise to get up to our green and see balls from other holes on them. You are constantly hitting in the direction of other golfers. And with the cheap greens fees they seem to attract a lot of people who have no business hitting a golf ball within 500yds of another human being, let alone the 50 yds this course allows for. Might be ok if you're the only one out there... but if you do go WEAR A HELMET... seriously this course is dangerous!!!

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Club house looked nice...

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Nothing like this

Previous reviews are accurate - perhaps a good beginner course, but otherwise an awful experience for a serious golfer.

No range, no rules, poor conditions, slow play, holes close together with wild shots raining down and people paying the first ball the see (often yours!).

Other than that, it's fine...

Customer Service

Proshop and snack bar staff is friendly and tries hard. No evidence of a ranger on the course.

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The goose is one of a kind.

I played there for the first time last weekend. It's not a bad course...I think it's a decent value for the money. The course layout is pretty ordinary, with not much character. There are a few holes that go along the creek and that is nice. Look out for wild golf balls though, as all of the holes are right on top of each other without too many trees providing separation.

Customer Service

Very good. There is a beer girl, and the food at the snack bar is good with fair prices.

-At $19 for Twilight play after 5pm and fairly decent prices for anything during the week, this course is one of the cheapest in the area. -The staff is friendly and helpful. -With the layout of the course being what it is, it is pretty hard to lose balls.

Enough said--one would be better off spending a couple extra dollars on other courses in the area.

This course is perfect for the beginner golfer and, for the most part, is played by many beginners. In other words--be prepared to dodge balls (or sort through multiple mis-hits near your own fairway to find a ball), deal with poorly fixed (or unfixed) divots on the greens, and play a game that can last close to 6 hours. My complaints go far beyond the lack of marshalling, though. The course layout is terrible. It reminded me of a miniature golf course because one could conceivably stand at any given point on the course and see at least 5-6 different fairways. Having said that, the course derives its challenges from hiding the flag with elevation, extremely bouncy greens and fairways (lack of watering maybe?), obnoxiously loud fog horns produced by the neighboring gravel refinery, and a poorly marked tee box at the 6th hole. Because of a group who lost their balls in the high grass/weeds on the 1st hole (and insisted on searching for them), multiple groups had piled up and we were diverted to the 10th hole. By the time we were back to the 1st hole, someone from the course was trying to entice a couple of newbies...the pro completely ignored the 14 minute pace and took an average of 20 minutes per hole! Between the 1st and 6th hole, we had played a total of 2 hours. We called it quits once we watched the group finish up the 7th hole and then come back to the green once we had tee'd off--at 287 yards, it was very conceivable that I could hit them and not even know about it, as the elevation changed so that the flag was out of sight.

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Note sure.

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There is only one toilet on the open course...and according to my sister, it is not female friendly.

Unique layout - you start with back to back par 5's.

No driving range - inexcusable. Sloppy maintenance leaves greens at different speeds and tee-boxes uncut.

One of the worst public facilities for the money in Northern VA. The play is horrendously slow. Tee boxes are so close to greens that my group had to dodge errant drives 4 or 5 times. Some holes are challenging and some average.

Customer Service

No problems here. Not enough marshalling to help slow play.

Not bad for the money. See above

Putting green is average, and no driving range is on site. No walking rate bothers me also. This seems to be a Virginia thing. Too many blind shots.

I play this course fairly often, although the weekend rates are a little high. Tee boxes are in pretty bad shape usually, but the fairways and greens are generally nice. Course is open and you won't get into too much trouble if you can't make the short grass. Greens putt fairly true and are kept up well. The 2nd green is being redesigned if you have ever played here before. They are bringing the slope back to level from it's once three-puttable surface. Employees are generally nice and move things along well. Weekdays it's not too crowded but nice weekends can stretch a round into the 5.5 hour range.

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snack bar is okay and priced well, but don't expect anything fancy. The beer girl is back, thankfully.

pretty river views. Hilly.

Gnats, gravel plant, route 7 intersection visible.

Pretty back nine. Grrens have been in tough shape for a long time. hopefully better as this year progresses.

Fairways are fairly forgiving, the bomb hole bunker has been removed (was about 6 feet deep and 10 feet across)...

The gravel plant is terrible in the summer causing noise and dust. Also full of gnats.

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food is reasonably priced and not bad. pro shop is pretty big.