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Very pleasant surprise on first visit. Pace of play under 4 hrs on a holiday, minimal waiting even as a threesome among fours. All fairways and most greens in great shape. As noted in other reviews, very friendly and helpful staff. Only slightly odd part was the difference in experience between the front and back nines - almost two different courses. But overall, highly recommended and will play again soon.

I had stayed away from Raspberry Falls for many years due primary to awful reviews of course conditions, slow pace of play and poor value. ALOT has changed. Fairways, greens and bunkers in great shape and an early tee time on a Sunday resulted in a sub four hour round. Very good layout and variety of shots. Friendly staff and well run operation, from pro shop to starter and beverage cart. Only nit was that the practice range was a bit beat up, but that's about it. Looking forward to going back!

Couldn't ask for much more in terms of conditions for early November. Greens rolling pretty fast and true, fairways pretty good despite evidence of heavy play. Most bunkers playable too. Bat staff very friendly, helpful and fast. Only downsides were pace of play due to group immediately in front and a less than warm welcome in the pro shop in the a.m. Afternoon crew much better and very helpful in booking another time next week.

Perfect day and course in good shape given the time of year and inconsistent weather. Staff great on arrival, friendly and helpful. Same for mid course "halfway" house. But...got behind a mini outing of not very good golfers who not only were all over the place with carts but did dopey stuff like hitting full shots off of 17 GREEN - left spike marks and divot to show for it Rangers amiable but typically aimless. Will only come back if can get tee time within first hour.

One of the better layouts in the area, but obviously gets heavy play. Divots not filled in and plenty of unrepaired ballmarks on the green. Shouldn't be waiting as the second group out. Relatively minor complaints though - will be back and highly recommended.

Perfect weather and great pace for a Friday afternoon - under 3.5 hours as a threesome. Course in great shape, greens fast and true (evidently a tournament the day before). Interesting layout with some good forces carry decisions. More yardage markings on course would help, especially when path only cancels out the gps. Staff couldn't be nicer. Recommended and will come back when in the area.

Nice to see this great course coming back after a tough year. Bunkers still marginally playable, but fairways and greens improving nicely. Otherwise good day somewhat tainted by a threesome that held up the whole course from 830am on. Only shot without a wait came on 17. Staff/ranger friendly but not effective. Paired up with some very nice members, they are always first rate.

About the friendliest staff around that makes you feel very welcome, especially starter and pro shop. Good pace (play as early as possible) and layout, greens surprisingly quick in places, but overall condition is meh. Maybe to be expected given weather and amount of play, but fairways and greens have taken a beating. Will be back and recommended alongside of Westfields and Laurel Hill.

Unlike some other area courses, Westfields is a well-run operation and, in addition to good twilight rates, makes for a great Friday afternoon round. And, even a ranger on the course! Unbelievable. Too bad the course isn't treated better by players - fairway divots and ball marks on the green abound. Still a terrific layout and lots of rough makes it a challenge. Definitely coming back.

I usually love playing here. But on a Wednesday afternoon before the 4th, it was a bit of a mess. No starter, no beverage cart, water stations empty, evidently a change in the range policy (mediocre range + no complimentary balls = poor value) and as everyone in the DMV knows, no ranger. Bunkers in bad condition, ladies in the bar nice when there was a break in the World Cup game, people driving cross country to cut in and out of play, groups off the back nine at will, etc, etc. Can't complain too much because of the rate and I'll be back, but it will be in the early morning to get done before this nonsense.

Despite heavy amount of play, course is in great shape. Well run operation and helpful/friendly staff. 4 hour pace on a perfect Friday afternoon not too bad, although it wouldn't kill them to have the occasional marshal to keep things moving. One of the best close in courses.

4-hour round as a two-some early on a Sunday, should have been quicker - no marshall to move along slow foursomes (were holding up the foursome directly in front). Back nine in better condition than the front, fairways/divots not maintained by other golfers, same for greens. Great friendly staff, including starter, pro shop and cafe. Good amenities, although there should be a warm up bucket between the size of the small (25 balls) and the large (75). Will be back - solid course with interesting variety of moderate and tough holes.

Always worth the drive to this course - great layout and conditions very good although front nine always a little damp for some reason. Always good luck with getting matched up (played as a single) with good groups. Pace of play pretty good with a little wait on most holes - usually not a big deal, but this was at 6:40am - the promise that the members out front would play fast really didn't happen. Warm up/range area in poor condition, from mats to balls - group almost got hit a couple of times on 5th hole maybe due to huge holes in range netting. Bar/restaurant understaffed, although very friendly; regulars clearly get preferential treatment.
Will be back due to layout and challenge, but management group should put a couple of bucks back into the place.

First time playing here in 15 years and better than I remembered. Take away the houses, and it's as good as Westfields and the other better courses in the area. Great lakeside holes, and hit every club in the bag. Even though just aerated, good conditions overall and pretty good pace for a mid Saturday morning. Great rate on a Hot Deal and will be back!

Weather continues to wreak havoc on conditions and OH is no exception - tees, fairways, bunkers and greens all spotty, but still a nice layout and very playable. Nice people working there, but they seem several staffers short. Warm up area gets worse every year and pace of play is not very good. Still like the place and will come back even though it probably deserves a lower rating in its present condition.

Play here 1-2 times per year. Layout is good and can challenging from the blues. Main reason do not play more are the conditions, especially tee boxes and a couple of the greens (no. 12). Fairways better, but looked like today was the first day they could mow after all the rain, so alot of cut grass everywhere. If you can get out first, it's a 3 hour round - awesome!

Not an easy course, especially when it's windy. Can't miss the fairways by much and don't even think about being long on approach shots. Ballparks on greens and fairways divots not repaired very often it seems and starter inexplicably sending out twosomes every couple of groups midday on a holiday. Fun facility and recommended, but misses in a couple of areas.

Good layout and staff, but conditions sketchy and not just because greens are coming back from aeration. Not sure if it's the amount of play or the type of groups this course gets, but the lack of repair of divots and ball marks is epidemic. Ask the starter about tees boxes, too - played the whites, but they were so far forward, might as well have been senior tees. Had 9 or less into 14 holes - kind of fun, but....coming back, but will check reviews first.

Not sure it was possible on a Sunday morning, but the starter got us out early and a foursome kindly and quickly let us play through. Great layout, greens in good shape but tee boxes were in poor condition, fairways a mixed bag - unfortunately, the course really shows the fact that it gets alot of play. Will be back as it is one of the better layouts in the area and the lack of homes bordering the course makes it feel nice and remote.

Staff could not have been nicer, layout is excellent. Hit every club in the bag. Condition of fairways and greens was generally very good, but tee boxes were often poor. Read alot about pace of play in other reviews, but rangers did not seem too concerned about a foursome holding up play from about the 7th hole on. 4.5 hours isn't bad, but should have/could have been better. Need to bring range finder/GPS. Definitely returning.