- 10Documented amenities
- 1992Founded

The Virginian Golf Club is a private country club in Bristol, Virginia, in Washington County.
It has 1 documented golf course, with amenities including clubhouse, dining, fitness and other documented facilities.
The initiation fee runs around $6,000, with recurring dues documented below. Documented membership types include golf, social, national and corporate memberships.
Culture research describes it as golf-first, family-oriented, community-oriented and residential community.
Location & Directions
Membership & Golf Access Cost
The listed initiation fee for National Full Golf Family membership is $6,000.
The listed monthly membership dues for National Full Golf Family membership are $335.
Initiation fee
$6,000
Membership dues
$335
These published costs may only apply to a specific membership category, access type or year. Fees, dues, passes, green fees, assessments and availability can change, so confirm current terms with the Club before you commit.
Membership
Here's what's documented about how to join The Virginian Golf Club, including the membership types on offer and what applying involves.
Membership options and availability
- Membership types
- Full Club Membership; National Membership; Sport Membership; Social Membership; Individual Golf Membership; Corporate Membership
- Golf membership
- Yes
- Social membership
- Yes
- National membership
- Yes
- Corporate membership
- Yes
Joining requirements
- Application process
- Submit a membership inquiry for the appropriate category; membership becomes final only after club approval.
Amenities & Facilities
Reported amenities at The Virginian Golf Club include clubhouse, dining, fitness and other documented facilities.
- Available amenities
Golf
Golf at The Virginian Golf Club includes 1 documented course.
Course overview
- Courses
- 1
- Course details
- 18 holes | par 72
Course design
- Architects
- Tom Fazio
Policies
Documented policies for The Virginian Golf Club cover guest access and tee times. Rules may change by event or season, so confirm before you visit.
- Guest policy
- Members may bring guests under Club policy; National members may bring accompanied guests.
- Tee-time policy
- National members may make up to two tee times per day under club policies.; Members may schedule up to two tee times per day.
Club Culture & Public Commentary
This section shows what published articles and reviews say about the social atmosphere at this Club, so you can get a sense of the culture before you apply. It only appears when we found real evidence to back it up.
This documented Culture trait is shared by about 9.3% of 97 researched Virginia Club records.
- Golf-first
- Family-oriented
- Community-oriented
- Residential community
Culture context
A residential-community, family-oriented, community-oriented and golf-first club culture.
Club History
How long The Virginian Golf Club has been around and what's shaped it, based on published sources. A well-documented history can be a sign of stability, but it doesn't tell you about today's management or member experience.
The Virginian Golf Club opened in 1992.
- Documented
The Nicewonder family broke ground on The Virginian property in the early 1990s.
Additional statistics
Additional Statistics
Every state and national benchmark we have enough research behind to show for The Virginian Golf Club: price, age, golf, access and amenities, compared against other Clubs in Virginia and nationwide. A few of the most decision-relevant ones are already called out next to their facts earlier on this page; this section has the complete picture, using only facts we have enough research behind to compare fairly.
Club age context
Founded in 1992
That represents about 34 years of documented history. The Club predates approximately 13% of 97 other Virginia Club records with a usable founding year and 19% of 3523 compatible records nationwide. The documented median founding years are 1960 in Virginia and 1960 nationwide.
Documented Club profile
Lodging, spa and dining
This combination is also documented at 6 other Virginia Clubs and 122 other Club records nationwide.
Find Clubs with this combinationClub culture
Residential community
This documented Culture trait is shared by 9.3% of 97 researched Virginia Club records and 16.2% of 3402 researched records nationwide.
Find Clubs with this culture traitBlank or unresearched fields are excluded, the number of Clubs compared varies by fact, and this Club is never counted in its own comparison group. These are benchmarks from our own directory, not market-wide estimates, so treat them as directional rather than exact.
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Sources & Verification
These are the sources behind the facts above. Check them yourself before making a decision, since some information may have changed since it was published.
- thevirginian.com/nationalmemberlaunch Pricing SourceSupports: Membership & access pricing
- thevirginian.com/our-story-1 Research SourceSupports: Club history
- www.thevirginiangolfshop.com/pages/meet-the-pro Research SourceSupports: Club history
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- thevirginian.com Research SourceSupports: General research
- thevirginian.com/indoor-racquet Research SourceSupports: General research
- thevirginian.com/membership Research SourceSupports: General research
- thevirginian.com/the-course Research SourceSupports: General research

What people discuss
Independent golf reviewers generally praise The Virginian's Appalachian setting, member-friendly playability and overall facilities. Golf Digest and Top 100 Golf Courses both regard it as a strong Virginia private course, although some reviewers consider parts of the routing less challenging than top-tier Fazio work and note the visual presence of residential development.
This is what people commonly say about this Club in public reviews and articles, not a member survey or a rating from us. Weigh it alongside the facts above, not in place of them.