Hardest golf courses on record in Virginia

The 50 hardest golf courses on record in Virginia carry slope ratings from 155 at Ballyhack Golf Club in Vinton to 137. They are ranked from the 140 Virginia courses with a reliable published slope rating, 52% of the 270 listed here; the median slope across that group is 135. The rest carry no published slope rating, so a harder course may not appear on this list.

1. 1Ballyhack Golf ClubVintonPublic155 slopePar 72 · 76.3 rating · 7,294 yds
2. 2Royal New Kent Golf ClubNew KentBookPublic154 slopePar 72 · 76.8 rating · 7,440 yds
3. 3Spring Creek Golf ClubGordonsvillePrivate151 slopePar 72 · 76.4 rating · 7,348 yds
4. 4Robert Trent Jones Golf ClubGainesvillePrivate148 slopePar 72 · 76.9 rating · 7,475 yds
5. 5Brickshire Golf ClubNew Kent148 slope75.3 rating · 7,221 yds
6. 6Laurel Hill Golf ClubLortonBookPublic148 slopePar 71 · 74.9 rating · 7,102 yds
7. 7Old Hickory Golf ClubCounty CenterPublic148 slopePar 72 · 74.9 rating · 7,077 yds
8. 8Packsaddle Ridge Golf ClubMassanuttenBookPublic147 slopePar 72 · 75.0 rating · 6,985 yds
9. 9Trump National Golf ClubLowes Island146 slope76.8 rating · 7,561 yds
10. 10Magnolia Green Golf ClubMoseleyBookPublic146 slopePar 72 · 74.4 rating · 7,150 yds
11. 11Potomac Shores Golf ClubCherry Hill145 slope74.5 rating · 7,020 yds
12. 12Mattaponi Springs Golf ClubRuther GlenBookPublic145 slopePar 72 · 74.4 rating · 6,890 yds
13. 13Dominion Valley Country ClubHaymarketPrivate145 slopePar 72 · 74.2 rating · 6,891 yds
14. 14Golden Horseshoe Golf Club Green CourseWilliamsburg144 slope74.9 rating · 7,120 yds
15. 15Stonewall Golf ClubGainesville144 slope73.5 rating · 6,916 yds
16. 161757 Golf ClubAshburnPrivate144 slopePar 70 · 72.5 rating · 6,623 yds
17. 17The Olde FarmBristolPrivate143 slopePar 71 · 75.0 rating · 7,119 yds
18. 18South Riding Golf CLubSouth RidingPublic143 slopePar 72 · 74.9 rating · 7,148 yds
19. 19Chatmoss Country ClubMartinsvillePrivate143 slopePar 72 · 74.2 rating · 6,883 yds
20. 20Stonehouse Golf ClubWest PointBookPublic143 slopePar 72 · 73.6 rating · 7,013 yds
21. 21The Foundry Golf ClubPowhatanPrivate142 slopePar 72 · 76.2 rating · 7,312 yds
22. 22Meadows Farms Golf CourseLake of the Woods142 slope74.4 rating · 6,994 yds
23. 23River Bend ClubGreat FallsPrivate142 slopePar 71 · 73.9 rating · 6,917 yds
24. 24Ivy Hill Golf ClubForestBookPublic142 slopePar 72 · 73.8 rating · 6,966 yds
25. 25Waterfront Country ClubMonetaPrivate142 slopePar 71 · 73.2 rating · 6,684 yds
26. 26Old Trail Golf ClubCrozet142 slope72.5 rating · 6,667 yds
27. 27Kinloch Golf ClubManakin-SabotPrivate141 slopePar 72 · 74.8 rating · 7,077 yds
28. 28Bristow Manor Golf ClubNokesvilleBookPublic141 slopePar 72 · 73.9 rating · 7,012 yds
29. 29The Federal ClubGlen AllenPrivate141 slopePar 72 · 73.8 rating · 7,073 yds
30. 30Country Club of PetersburgPetersburgPrivate141 slopePar 72 · 73.4 rating · 7,073 yds
31. 31Westfields Golf ClubYorkshireBookPublic141 slopePar 71 · 73.4 rating · 6,897 yds
32. 32Independence Golf ClubMidlothian140 slope75.1 rating · 7,275 yds
33. 33The Manor Golf ClubFarmvilleBookPublic140 slopePar 72 · 74.5 rating · 7,246 yds
34. 34Golden Horseshoe Golf Club Gold CourseWilliamsburg140 slope73.4 rating · 6,817 yds
35. 35International Country ClubNavyPrivate140 slopePar 71 · 73.4 rating · 6,834 yds
36. 36Westwood Country ClubViennaPrivate140 slopePar 71 · 73.3 rating · 6,910 yds
37. 37Country Club Of FairfaxGeorge MasonPrivate140 slopePar 71 · 73.2 rating · 6,594 yds
38. 38Blue Ridge Shadows Golf ClubFront RoyalBookPublic139 slopePar 72 · 75.9 rating · 7,209 yds
39. 39Forest Greens Golf CourseTriangleBookPublic139 slopePar 72 · 73.1 rating · 6,808 yds
40. 40Piankatank River Golf ClubHartfieldBookPublic139 slopePar 72 · 72.8 rating · 6,631 yds
41. 41Auburn HillsRinerBookPublic139 slopePar 72 · 71.7 rating · 6,433 yds
42. 42Ford's Colony Country Club - Blackheath CourseWilliamsburg139 slope71.7 rating · 6,632 yds
43. 43Belle Haven Country ClubBelle HavenPrivate138 slopePar 72 · 74.3 rating · 6,870 yds
44. 44Sleepy Hole Golf CourseSuffolkBookPublic138 slopePar 72 · 74.3 rating · 6,951 yds
45. 45Hermitage Country ClubShort Pump138 slope74.2 rating · 7,048 yds
46. 46Greenbrier Country ClubChesapeakePrivate138 slopePar 72 · 74.0 rating · 6,948 yds
47. 47Indian Creek Yacht & Country ClubKilmarnock138 slope72.5 rating · 6,630 yds
48. 48The Crossings Golf ClubGlen AllenBookPublic138 slopePar 72 · 71.7 rating · 6,596 yds
49. 49The Golf Club at LansdowneLansdowne137 slope75.2 rating · 7,301 yds
50. 50Willow Oaks Country ClubRichmondPrivate137 slopePar 72 · 74.3 rating · 7,003 yds