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Value
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Layout
4.3
Friendliness
3.9
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.7
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About

Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Par 72
Length 6501 yards
Slope 129
Rating 71.2

Course Details

Year Built 1995
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper attire is required. No blue denim, T-shirts or cut off clothing.

Food & Beverage

Snacks

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Maryland (2019 #10)

Reviews

3.7
68 Reviews (68)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 8
Bunkers 7
Forced Carries 6
This course/club is great for:
Locals 8
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 8
In the 'Burbs 7

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Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Ok

The entrance to the course needs to be better defined. It's a bit confusing.
The parking is ok. Club house needs to be refurbished.
The course is in a reasonable condition. The course of play was not really been monitored properly. A big sign should be posted so people need to keep either the pace or the group in front.
This last item has been a problem on all the courses in the area.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Interesting elevation changes

Course was in better shape than expected. Fairways drain well. Rough is not horrible. With a few exceptions, you can make a mistake without it killing you. Sometimes you are shooting blind unless you ride ahead to check out green locations. Very pretty course

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Great Course, great staff

The staff was very friendly and the food was good and drinks were cold. Course was in really good shape. Greens were fast

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

BEWARE

Buatiful course big problem with payment
I had a reservation thru golf now for 33 dollars a plyaer when I went to course they did not honer golf now prices even thou i had confirmation printed out they told me golf now cannot dictate rattlewoods prices it cost me an extra 13 dollars a player

So Be Careful with this course they dont abide by golf now pricing
EXTREMELY UPSET !!!!!

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 06/05/2015

I would have called a few other places nearby and walked away if I could have found something else. If they were not willing to honor a printed reservation from Golfnow, they would have watched the extra $52, plus $132 I agreed to pay walk away. I would have had the person at the counter sign the printout in the event they tried to get money from my card too. I only played there once, but if they would have tried this on me, it would have been nonce. Too many other good courses within 20 minutes to be treated that way.

Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Ok for almost spring

For just having finished an awful winter the course itself was in decent shape. Pro shop, practice facility (such as it is) remains poor. Won't talk about bar, dining... Not open and still being rennovated? Paint can on the bar.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course

Nice course, friendly staff. We had a slow pace day

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

Cool, well maybe even cold and breezy round, but a very nice course.

Temps hovered right about 50 with a medium breeze to make it feel even a bit cooler. I have read a number of negative reviews of Rattlewood, but to be perfectly honest I did not see much wrong at all, greens were fast, firm, true. They also insured you paid plenty of attention any time you were above the hole. My playing partner did not mention any issues with her teeing areas, but I did notice a few were a little uneven. Fairways were in very good shape and the rough was, well he rough, tough even to be penalizing without being totally demoralizing. Staff was terrific, the group in front of us was a little slow, but we still played in 4 hours. Maybe not as scenic as Little Bennett, but not by that much and all in all a much more fair golf course. Little Bennett has way too many blind shots, not saying I will not give that L.B. another go someday.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good course

This is my 6th time playing here and it's still a good course to play. All hike are pretty straight forward and no big surprises.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

Not a destination course

We have played all the other Montgomery county courses and wanted to experience this one. We had a 40 minute drive but probably won't return. It's not as pretty or well maintained as Little Bennett (for a destination golf outing). My main issue was that there was not a level tee box on the entire course. The fairways and greens were in good condition. However, since Needwood, Laytonsville, Northwest and Hampshire Greens are all less than a 15 minute drive, I'll stick with those.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

The course is wonderful !

Can't wait to play it again The staff is very friendly, and The chicken salad is delicious !

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

A course trending the right way

This facility is improving every year of late. Excellent greens and fairways. The staff is really working on pace of play and my last round was in at 4 hours.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Rattlewood

Course was under repair on some holes and the rough was extremely high, each member lost a ball in the rough during our round. Will be back to play the course again.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Good news, bad news

First the good stuff: For a public course that probably gets a lot of play, I thought the greens were really nice. Fairly quick and smooth. Pace of play was very good for a Saturday morning with excellent weather. We finished in a tad over 4 hours. I will also say that this place has one of the friendliest staffs I've every seen.

Now the not so good stuff: They are in the middle of changing the fairway grass (re-grassing with Bermuda). They've done about half the fairways. The fairways that they haven't started on yet were really nice. The ones they've started on are kind of a mess. So you nine really nice fairways and nine you'd just as soon do without.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Poor weather
Used cart

Challenge but fair

Enjoyed playing but with the early spring cold and
wind it was not a fair review. Will make our way back under better conditions as we found this to be a fair course but to enjoy we want to play in a bit warmer weather.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Day

Course in good shape for early in season. Like lay out.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Love Rattlewood

I love playing Rattlewood, its definitely one of my favorite courses! :)

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Good course, play it

Course is well maintained and a fair challenge. Pace of play can be slow at times. So go at off peak hours, it will be more fun. You should play this course if you are in the area.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Better then expected

Went there with a buddy and played 18. Didn't realize this outing included range balls and lunch. I was impressed by this and the course was nice as well.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Best deal near DC!

You simply can not beat the "member for a day" deal! It's simply the best deal in the metro DC area! I drove almost an hour from VA to play the course and got way more than I expected...range balls, breakfast, lunch and unlimited golf with great weather to boot! Awesome! Thanks MoCo!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

This course is well maintained

Went to Rattlewood for an impromptu mid-week 9 holes with neighbors after work. It was easy to get to and the staff was exceptionally friendly! We were a little concerned about the course maintenance before we arrived but it was in excellent shape and we had a wonderful evening. We will definitely go to Rattlewood again.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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