Sly Fox Golf Club, Middletown, VA

This course is a gem. I played the course three times in July 2021 and it is in excellent condition. The greens are exceptional - rolling smooth and fast. The entire team here is friendly, inviting and accommodating. The food is several notches above golf course fare. A double cheeseburger and an Orange Smash brew were a delicious and satisfying concision to my day at Sly Fox. Lastly, I enjoyed the fox decor throughout the clubhouse and bar. Sly Fox is a happy fox place.

The course has a unique layout with some really nice holes. Some crowned fairways take away the reward for a straight shot, but the course had to fit its natural geography. New ownership has put a lot of maintenance and money into the course resulting in a course which is in pretty good shape now (2021). Cost wise, this is a bargain. Pace of play is usually good; our twosome goes around in 2:45 in the afternoon. A solid choice....

Despite negative feedback from local co-workers, my husband has golfed here once for business, and he took me a second time to give me a lesson. Although others in front of us were playing extremely slow, we were shadowed and harrassed by their marshall the entire time we were trying to golf. He had a comment about everything. He would temporarily disappear only to reappear behind us moments later only to nag us about something else. We have friends who live right on the course who are beginner golfers. They have been asking us to take them golfing there since they moved in for a casual introductory lesson. After our experiences, we will be taking them elsewhere.

The reason I am posting this now, is because my friend's husband, who lives on the course, just called to tell us the marshall over stepped his boundaries (literally) and enterred their property to criticize them on the type of dog shelter they have. Unbelieveable. I felt it was long overdue for me to finally post a review. Hopefully management will rectify this situation.

nice course gone bad under newer mgmt. golf etiquette is non existent. course maintainence has deteriorated. slow play is making it a dangerouse course. marshalls if present are inept. operation management is not customer orientated. went from one of my favorites to one I will not patronize.