Detailed description of Newport News Golf Club, Deer Run Course
Newport News Golf Club in Newport News, Virginia is a public 36-hole golf facility. The facility has two 18-hole golf courses, they are: Newport News Golf Club, The Deer Run Golf Course and Newport News Golf Club, The Cardinal Golf Course.
The Newport News Golf Club Golf Courses opened for play in 1969. Both courses were designed by Edmund B. Ault.
Newport News Golf Club at Deer Run offers you an escape to a memorable golfing experience you will want to repeat over and over again. The 8000 acre Newport News Park, which is the largest Municipal Park on the East Coast, hugs the two tree-lined Championship courses. The courses play off rolling Bermuda grass fairways onto manicured bent grass greens.
Newport News Golf Club, The Cardinal Golf Course plays to a par-72 and maximum distance of 6,645 yards. The course rating is 70.9 with a 118 slope rating. The Cardinal Golf Course provides golfers of all skill levels with a challenging and enjoyable round. The front nines' long, open fairways invite you to put your swing to the test, while the shorter but equally demanding back nine hones your targeting abilities. Songbirds nest among thick stands of pine which guard along the length of this course - hence its name.
Newport News Golf Club at Deer Run Golf Course plays to a par-72 and maximum distance of 7,206 yards. The course rating is 73.7 with a 133 slope rating. Cut among Virginia hardwoods, players will rarely see another group of golfers. Curious white tail deer and the abundance of wildlife have caused it to be listed on the National Audubon Society Registry.
$36 (cart included), played on Sunday, November 2011 at 8am
Nice layout and good shape for fall. Nice natural park atmosphere with several deer seen throughout our round
$10 (cart included), played on Wednesday, August 2009 at 10am
$26 (cart included), played on Saturday, December 2008 at 8am
I really like the course and for a municipal course its a good one. There are other courses near-by and cheaper but not quite as good. I'd recomend playing this course to anyone. The cons the grille is a little expensive and slow. The pro shop staff are nice but I wouldn't buy any golf equipment there too expensive.
$36 (cart included), played on Saturday, March 2008 at noon
Good course, fairly priced.
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$26 (cart included), played on Friday, March 2002 at 12:00 AM
Our group of refugees from the frozen north played here on a chilly February day (upper 30's), so any course would look good to us golf-starved addicts.
Deer Run is a nice middle-of-the-road design. Nothing too radical, but also nothing too memorable. Basically a pretty flat course, with wide, tree-lined fairways, and good-sized greens with modest contouring. Most memorable thing was the cart-paths, which are asphalt, and heavily rutted and damaged by tree roots. One plus: the scorecard is very well done, with a diagram of each hole: very helpful for newcomers to the course. Course is pretty compact, and is walk-able.
Staff we met were pleasant and despite wondering what kind of wackos wanted to play in these conditions, were cordial. Overall, we recommend, but this is a decent track in an area with many really excellent courses, so it suffers by comparison. BTW, after the round, we found that we could have played for $12 each using an on-line tee sheet, so check all sources before heading out.