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Poplar Forest Golf Course

Location icon 960 Ramblewood Rd, Forest, VA
Phone icon (434) 534-9418
9

Holes

36

Par

3,310

Yards

35.4

Rating

110

Slope

Yes

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Description

Poplar Forest near Lynchburg is a Central Virginia public course that blends approachable daily-fee golf with scenic, rolling terrain and a relaxed atmosphere. The layout typically rewards steady play and smart target selection, with holes that offer scoring chances if you keep the ball in position. It’s the kind of course where you can enjoy the round even if you’re not striping it, because the design tends to be fair and playable. Greens and short game still matter—misses can leave tricky recoveries if you get short-sided. Overall, Poplar Forest is dependable regional Virginia golf: enjoyable, scenic, and a good value round.

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Tue, Apr 14
Last updated 14 minutes ago

The fairways and greens were in horrible shape for full price. They over booked the tee times so the course became backed up. Marshall came and yelled at our foursome of women for taking too long . We let several people play through. Yelled at us asecond time when there was no one behind us. Would not recommend.

Donna

1

7 months ago

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This is a beautiful and fun place to come for a round of golf. Easy to access and inexpensive. These 9 holes sit just across the lake from Thomas Jefferson's estate. Driving range is easy to use. Large bucket $10

Cody

4

almost 3 years ago

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What a great course. The whole facility has everything you could possibly need and it is a wonderful course for new players learning the sport. Everything from calling in to get a tee time set up to using the driving range went very smoothly! Definitely enjoyed my time here.

Bradley

5

over 4 years ago

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The fact that this course charges FULL PRICE for a non player to ride is just crazy. You can’t get a round of 9 in under 3 hours here because of how they manage t times and have no starter. If you enjoy golf even at a slower pace don’t play here. My experience playing has been so up and down.

Noah

1

10 months ago

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I can see why some people would leave a low review, and Poplar isn't worth 5 stars in some aspects for sure, but the negativity from more experienced golfers is unfair and I am writing this to simply cancel out at least one of them (you'll know who you are). My first round of golf ever was at Poplar and for beginners it is the best place to go. As some people have said it has gone up in price, but still the cheapest option. Disagree with negativity on the greens and fairways as I always think those are decent. Is the range in rough shape? Sure. But it is also the MOST heavily used range in all of Lynchburg (again because it is perfect for beginners). Maybe help your grounds keeper out by having more mats only times so he can have some time to recover his grass :) Slow pace of play? For sure, but most reviews I am seeing that are negative recently are from people who have played here multiple times and should know what to expect. Poplar frequently has brand new players, date nights, parents with their kids, and have no starters. So as a frequent player to complain about pace of play holds no weight for me. Bottom line for me is this. Poplar is a 5 star for all beginners. You will feel 100% no judgement for being bad, playing in jeans, sharing clubs with your buddy, bringing your kids, playing with your wife, etc. Sooo for anyone leaving a 1 star and then comparing it to Colonial, Ivy, or London...go play at those places, but don't make it seem like Poplar isn't still doing for others exactly what it did for you when you first started, and leaving a 1 star review (trying to hurting Poplar) after you have played there 40 times and will continue to play there I am sure is a wild review to leave! Don't @ me cause I wont respond to anyone who disagrees with this :D

Caleb

5

10 months ago

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