Google searches for golf courses near where I live in Manassas, VA kept showing a place called the Manassas Hills Golf Club, but I couldn’t find any other information about it. I mentioned it to my wife, who said that she definitely remembered it being nearby but that it was shut down and houses were built on parts of it. I set out to figure out what was left.

Using the old GPS location from Google as a guide, I headed down a small side road. I’m very impressed that this sign has survived given how long it appears to have been since the course was operational.

I climbed up behind the sign, which has a bench behind it, and found this practice mat in the grass. Based on the rest of the area, it doesn’t look like the right location for a driving range, so I’m guessing the mat was tossed here at some point later.

This was the view across the grass from where the mat was sitting. Pretty, and very overgrown, but doesn’t look flat enough to have been the course.

This trash can shaped like a golf bag was also standing next to the bench. The fact that it’s bolted to the ground is probably the only reason it’s still there.

I followed the arrows on the sign and found what appears to have been the original entrance to the course, including the main sign, which is still standing.

The entrance is flanked by two curved walls, behind one of which is a little structure. The road is currently unpaved, which I can’t imagine was the case when it was operating. I drove a little ways up the dirt road but didn’t encounter anything that looked golf course like, though there are several houses that back up to the land. I did not photograph the area where the houses were out of respect for privacy.

The field just past the entrance was the first area that really looked like it could have been part of a golf course.

That’s it for now. Hopefully I will get another chance to drive back over and explore a little more. I really want there to be something left that’s recognizable, like a bunker, a green, or a tee box, but I don’t know if anything like that is left given the condition of everything else. I hope you enjoyed reading this, and happy exploring!

1:20 pm • 6 July 2016 • 1 note