Links at Challedon

A wonderful day on the links. Course was in great shape, greens were extremely fast and well manicured. Played the tips, which would not recommend unless you're consistent off the tee. Lots of OB to get into.

I have not played Links of Challendon in over 15 years. They have had multiple owner changes. The new management team is doing a great job. I would rate everything 4.5. It will be a 5 when tee boxes are reseeded. A few fairways could use extra seed as well.
Excellent friendly staff with great food. I will definitely be back. My Dad & I had a great time. I shot 83 but I should have been in the 70's. I had some relapses in execution. I will be back. Keep up the great work. When I come back hopefully, I can rate you a 5.

Challedon was pretty great in terms of course conditions, staff, food etc. However if I am paying 80 then I expect a little bit more, given that it is a bit of a drive for I am guessing most who patronize the place.

Pros: Course conditions were pretty great, well maintained fairways and greens as well as tee boxes. The staff was friendly, helpful etc. The layout is pretty good too, its somewhat challenging with the par 5-4-5 start. Water into play on a few holes and its an enjoyable course without making it ridiculous. Food and drinks, pro shop, bathrooms, general Covid rules are on par with clear signs etc.

Cons: First up there was a bit of frost delay but there was no starter to tell us when to get to the new tee times. Luckily everyone was courteous and figured it out amongst ourselves. Also I hope the kids manning the carts wear their masks and pool noodles in the holes so that people don't have to reach down in the cups. These are easy one hour fixes for you guys.

For the more longer term fixes I hope the bunkers get a few inches more of sand over the course of the summer. I also hope they invest in cart mounted GPS units.

At courses that have similar fees (PB Dye, Blue Mash, Worthington Manor etc) they do have the gps carts. If I am paying $80 I would expect that, maybe a club washing station, ball cleaners etc. The details were missing. I am fine paying $80 for the course, its in super condition and its fun BUT add those details for the paying customer and you got a true winner.

Am I going to come play again, absolutely. Oh the food and drinks were great!

I eat at The Grille at Challedon often. It’s always delicious, tasty food at affordable prices. Chef Jon and his team are creative and always preparing specials for eating inside, on the patio or Carryout

Been playing Challedon off and on for years. Never disappoints, a fair mix of everything I’m looking for out of a MD golf course.

Took us almost 6 hours to play 18. Sometimes 4 groups on one hole. No ranger in sight. Tried calling club house multiple times and no answer. Course is not worth $90. Way over priced. Multiple tee boxes closed. Have to hit off a tee box that was cut into the rough on multiple holes.

Been playing this course for years now and the greens were always iffy but have finally been beaten in and are no longer playable. I guess people dont know how to fix divots on this course in particular, but every putt is over a number of divot holes and the greens speed were lower than bmore county courses I normally play. The tee boxes have also been let go, have always been uneven lies on tee boxes but now add in crabgrass and hard dirt and it’s a mess. Fairways/rough are decent and the layout is very cool so I hope they improve the conditions or I won’t be spending anywhere near what I did as it’s on par with a over played county course for now, not a $90 experience whatsoever.

Played a 5 hour 30 minute round. Greens were in rough shape

The course is in great condition! This course has a couple of wonky holes on the front nine that keep it from being a top 5 in my rota. I got placed with a guy who hadn’t played golf in a year and his place of play caused two groups to play through. Painful.
Would still recommend this course!

I have played here multiple times a year for the past few years. It is usually in good shape and you can get a decent hot deal price. However, when I played yesterday the course was in rough shape considering the time of year. Super thin throughout the course, more than half the tee boxes were beat up pretty badly, greens were just ok but a lot of ball marks not repaired. Overall, not a bad play but I expected a lot better conditions in early Spring. Many area courses are in much better shape.