Jim2318498

A few greens in really bad shape as were some of tee boxes. Many showing the wear of long season. So for the price paid, in my opinion, not really worth the $$$.

Course is more of a target golf layout. Multiple doglegs so you have to leave your shots in position to go for green.

Staff were helpful.

Would be nice to know before paying & playing that the greens have been or were being aerated. That said, staff were very nice. course was wet to muddy in spots. Went off at 8 ish and they were still mowing around the greens and tee boxes as late as 11 AM. Greens were very soft. I had a few balls literally plug on the greens and I’m not a high spin/ high ball striker. Greens were average speed.

Course layout is mostly straight holes. A couple carries over water but nothing difficult. The rough is fairly thin so hard to loose a ball in it. Its not punishing but get a little bit off the fairways and you’re likely dealing with trees in a addition to the rough. It’s a long course. Greens were in pretty good shape and like most courses- fix your ball marks PLEASE!!!

Nice course - friendly helpful staff. Great value for money. Only played 9. Will be back for 18.

Pretty course. Generally the course was in above average condition except for the sand traps. It had rained the day before and the bottoms of traps were like hard pan. Tough to judge. Otherwise greens were faster than most munis and more undulating so a test. Rough was penal too. I’d gage it about 3-4 inches. Easy to loose a ball in.

Teed off at 224 - as scheduled. But finished at 645 after sun had set. Could have been faster. 6 people teeing off on 18 in front of us as we were trying to finish was puzzling that delayed us a lot. Course conditions were good. Definitely recommend. Many do not repair ball marks on the greens. I was fixing 4 - 6 per green as were my playing partners. Come on folks!

Miserably hot day even Teeing off at 8:15. Course conditions were very good - fairways, bunkers, traps all good. Most players appear to be fixing ball marks on greens. Greens very receptive to wedge shots. First par 3 is a bit shaky with a house about 20 yards directly behind the green. At about 175 yards, it is in play. Number 8 - par 5 - is most challenging. Blind tee shot into a valley- can’t see where lands or rolls to. second shot looks to be a lay up at the bottom of the valley ( or you can try clear small creek at bottom) and then up the hill - about 110/ 120 - but 2 club difference in yardage due to elevation change. But good test - I’ll be back.

Hard to rate the course since 9 holes were undergoing renovation. But the open 9 lacked sand in the hazards. Greens were marred with ball marks. Perhaps they should give out divot tools . Hopefully after the renovations it will be better.

Very good experience - from arrival until I drove away. Very attentive and friendly staff. Course is fair and not quirky like some other local courses. From the end of July I found the course to be in above average shape for the DC area. Good online deal from Golf now too. Shot an 86 which was an appropriate score. Could have been better, but several 3 putts until last 6 holes.

Got a discount to play and even then overpriced. I paid around $80 vs. the typical weekend $100 + rate . Why I rated the course poorly:

Extremely slow pace of play. Went off around 7 and finished just before noon. Paired with some nice guys. The notion of ready golf is a foreign concept - and there were no marshals to encourage a faster pace of play. Hit/wait... hit/wait...

Greens have ball marks everywhere. Doesn't anyone else who plays here repair ball marks? Apparently very few.

And using the sand containers on your carts appears to be an afterthought for most. I went thru 2 plus part of a third. Taking care of my divots and several others. Since I was waiting so much, easy to do.

Fairways would be in better condition if people took a bit of time to fill divots, and given the pace, you have the time.

Tee boxes were pretty beat up when I played. Again a few scoops of sand would help. And it is right there....

Speaking of sand. Same goes for raking the bunkers. When I was in one, I could tell precisely where the folks who there before treaded and shot from. Rakes = another foreign object apparently.

Course is penal for shots that go just off the fairway or green. With 6 pars and4 bogeys, I shot a 91. Have not had that many doubles/triples in many years. Water comes into play on most holes as does thick vegetation. In some cases if you are more than 10-12 feet off the fairway, your ball is wet or un-findable. And sometimes even hitting the sides of the fairway, you get odd almost sideways bounces on pretty well struck shots.

Other reviews I read describe the course as "gimmicky" or "shoe-horned in". It kind of does have that feel.

Practice area, club house, snack bar were OK, on the upscale side which one would expect. Staff much friendlier to locals who play frequently than to strangers.

Tee boxes without grass; greens with piles of sand - not rolled. Played in the AM - leaves had not been blown off greens. Sand traps poorly maintained. #14 par 4 cut down to par 3. No yardage markers on sprinklers, only posts by cart path. This course has a ways to go. Fairways in OK condition except for several holes with standing water here and there.