James1982802

Course is in good shape, especially the greens. Good to see ACTUAL sand in some of the bunkers as well.

Played 8/7. Bristow is always one of the better 'value' courses in the area and I appreciate many of the recent changes (i.e. practice area, clubhouse upgrades, etc.). The course, and especially the greens, are typically in great shape, especially for the amount of play they get. The BUNKERS on the other hand continue to be a TRAVESTY. When they're dry, they're straight up clay/rocks. After some rain? Unraked/Instaponds. Fix. The. Bunkers. Also, if you're not going to have a beverage cart, please put out some water stations. Thx.

Played the course over 4th of July weekend 2022. For a course that gets a ton of weekend play, conditions were great, especially the bunker/green complexes. Fairways were really good and warmup/practice areas were nice. Could use a few more water stations and the beverage carts weren't out until we were on the 16th hole but that's minor stuff. Love the layout and sight lines from mens back/blue tees. Good job Blue Mash!

Potomac Shores is in FANTASTIC shape right now (June 2022). I mean, like private club conditions. The fairways and greens are awesome. Some of the tee boxes had been punched earlier in the week but the rest of the course was great. We played on a Thursday and I have to say, the only disappointment is that the grill/restaurant didn't open until 12pm.
Slightly annoying for a club of this magnitude. Unrelated to the course, the house building around the course is out of control. Highly recommend playing it NOW before another row of eyesores are added.

Played the Sunday before Memorial Day. Great conditions as usual but people not replacing/filling in/fixing divots is becoming an issue.

Greens were great. Fairways are thin in some spots but overall, this course offers great fall golf!

Played weekend of 10/1. Greens were in great shape with occasional crab grass on the collars. For the amount of play this course receives, the fairways were in good shape as well. Need to kill off the geese on #9 though. Overall, Bull Run continues to be one of the best courses in the area. Love playing it during the fall.

In town for the weekend and selected Far Oaks based on reviews/proximity. Nice little course with really nice bunkers/greens. Some of the tee boxes were pretty chewed up but the course itself was in nice shape. I moved up to men’s forward/whites to play with the guys they paired me with and found the course very easy to navigate. Lots of 4 irons from the tee and honestly, you don’t really need to hit driver on any hole. Very enjoyable round.

Westfields has always had a ‘top shelf’ reputation and my round this weekend was no different. Staff and course amenities are excellent. The hot dog stand at the turn is quick and convenient and they had in course water stations, even w the Covid nonsense. The course/bunkers were in great shape although a few of the greens had ‘muni’ divots everywhere…I.e. no one bothered to repair their divot so now it’s either a hole or a dead spot. Rough was pretty thick so be warned. Overall a quality round and pretty reasonable @ $100 when Raspberry/Bull Run want $130-140 for similar tee times. The cold towels offered at the end of the round are a nice touch. I’ll be back.

As an 'out of town' golfer, I enjoyed the layout of both the North and South courses but I found the conditions to be very average. Greens were fast and rolled true but many of the fairways/tee boxes were a bit scraggly. Decent range but annoying that it closed precisely at 2pm. Signage from South to North could be better. The clubhouse is well stocked and the staff is very friendly. Food in the clubhouse was good as well. $99 seems to be kindof average for 'top end' courses in Houston and that's how I would describe Black Horse...average. Nice property but average.

One of my fave courses has really fallen on hard times. Course is in awful shape and I advise anyone expecting a 'top shelf' course to look elsewhere until mid-Sept. Apparently NO ONE replaces their divots any more, so couple this with recent aeration/rain and you get some really beat up greens. #11 was 50% sand so good luck holding your line. Almost every fairway has GUR and the tee boxes look like they hosted a rodeo. I'm happy to spend $$ on good courses but it's galling that Raspberry continues to ask $109 when county muni's are in FAR better shape and FAR less expensive.

Bull Run continues to be my fave course in NoVa. Great conditions and layout. A few bare spots here and there but with the July/Aug heat, that's to be expected. Given the conditions of the fairways and greens, Bull Run is worth the $$ right now.

Overall, I thought the course was scenic and had a decent layout. I definitely can't complain about the $49/Hot Deal I paid for the round. However, since Cherokee was recommended to me as a 'country club', I expected this to be more upscale. 2/3's of the greens look like the photos I posted and the majority of the bunkers had weeds growing in them and hadn't been raked in forever. The 'driving range' grass was a combination of bare, clumpy and uneven patches. As a country club in a gated community, I just expected more and regretted not going back to RTJ/Cove. Hopefully they can get things turned around but if you're planning to play there over the next month, I would look for the Hot Deals and avoid full price.

I played this course 5 years ago and wasn't impressed. I recently played for $41 using $10 off of a Hot Deal for Sept 25, 2016 and I'm glad I had the discount code because There is NO WAY this course is worth the rack rate of $87. Most of the tee boxes are sand pits, several of the greens are completely bare in spots and the rough in several places is just unseeded mud. The bright spots are the bunkers (good sand) and the driving range...unless they've closed half of it to accommodate the two kids that showed up for their instruction classes. Thanks to a competing Redskins game, our pace of play was good (3:45). If you truly want an $87 course in the NoVa area...go play Bull Run or Laurel Hills. I would only play Reston again if I could get a Hot Deal price below $50.

I played late afternoon during Memorial Weekend so the course was pretty empty. I was able to get 16 holes in before dark. Still, $40 for 'Super Twilight' hours is a bit much given the condition of the course and other offerings in the area. The majority of the tee boxes are chewed up and uneven. Also, the greens had been punched recently so putting was like playing Plinko. The 'staff' or the guy behind the counter wasn't what I would call super friendly either. Very business like. I like the layout but had I paid full price for punched greens I would have been pretty upset. I can't say I would play or recommend this course again.