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Got a foursome together for maybe the last time this year. Course was a tad slow with lots of annoying leaves. That aside, the course was in great shape. The greens were nearly perfect. This is a tremendous layout, with a great mix of holes. All levels of golfers can enjoy this course using the appropriate tee box. Best clubhouse bar/restaurant I know in MD, so grab some food and have pint at the end. Always a nice crowd.

A very nice course. I play here once a year, meeting a friend halfway. We each drive 3 hours, and we played Jack Frost the afternoon before. They were running a tournament, but with 27 holes still had room for us. We each donated $20 after they told us the tournament raised money for veterans to spend time at a camp about an hour away. Sounded like money well spent. It poured rain for a few holes and the carts immediately informed us it was cart path only, which made plenty of sense. Highly recommend this course.

Had a rough day (played poorly) playing here for the first time this year. Play the right tees!! It's a hard course and will really penalize bad shots. Pristine conditions, and the best greens and bunkers I've played on this year. Only drawback was the nats were out since it's been so wet this week.

I played with a good friend on a vacation trip. We are both 12-15 handicap golfers. We played the O'odham courses. Conditions were immaculate everywhere on the course. Greens and bunkers were as good as any I've ever played. Critical to play the right tee boxes. We played the second longest tees, Gold, 6,510 yards. It's a bit long for me but I had no problem carrying the waste areas and hitting fairways. I did hit more 4 hybrids than 8 irons to the green than normal, but the course didn't feel too long if you're 225+ off the tees. The next shorter tees were 5,945, which seemed too short for us. In hindsight we made the right choice. The course is not difficult in you play the right tees.
We played 3 courses while in the area: here, Camelback-Ambiente and We-Ko-Pa-Saguaro. All the courses were excellent but pricey. We preferred We-Ko-Pa for the scenic beauty and elevation changes, but O'odham was excellent with the most generous fairways. The clubhouse is begin redone in 2023 so the enmities were rather spartan but worked well for us. Hot coffee and a wonderful burrito breakfast sandwich on a cool morning really hit the spot. All the people working there were fantastic, and we would definitely play it again.

Course condition was spectacular for any time of year, but super for the 2nd week in November.

We’re in a golf trip, 3 brothers, and could not have had a better time playing this fabulous layout. People were the best to us. Front nine is special, and harder. Tighter with a lot of elevation changes. Back nine is more forgiving, flatter and more open. Both are fun. Lots of fun holes, especially par 3 8th with the bank behind and the double fairway 16th. This is a once a year trip to the Williamsburg area for golf, but we will be sure to play here every year in the future. It’s about an hour away from where we are staying, but so worth it. Best value in Virginia.

I'm from MD and have never played golf in this region before. I met a friend from Upstate NY and we played 2 courses in the area. I've played perhaps 300 different courses over the last 50 years and would rate this one in the top 10. It was wet from lots of rain and the 90-degree cart rule was necessary. It was cold and windy the morning we teed off at 7:10, the second tee time of the day. The staff, everyone, was so wonderful, unforgettable, from the moment we pulled into the lot. The course is tough, but we had great fun. So picturesque that we took numerous pictures of the scenery and wildlife. The kind woman at the bar even took a picture of the two of us, and suggested we'd get a better shot outside. We finished the 9th hole in 40-mph wind at the top of the mountain, but it wasn't as windy elsewhere. I would play here every week if I lived closer. It is unique, and simply stunning. Play here!! We will be back.

Met a friend here and we're both from out of state so this place was about 1/2 way. Could not have enjoyed our round more. We played 18 in about 4 hours. Heavy rain
the two days before made it damp but totally playable. Nice variety of holes\layout and aside from a few bunker that were still wet it was a wonderful round and we will be back.

This time of year conditions can get tough to maintain for courses and this year is no exception. I play all over, and with its Bermuda grass River Downs is now in better shape than any other public course in the county.. I felt a little like the pros did down in Atlanta a few weeks ago hitting my shots from the Bermuda rough. Bottom line is, get it back in the fairway! Such a great layout.

Very good conditions and an excellent layout. Great value.

I play here a few times a month and it's always a challenging course. Tremendous value right now,
The conditions have improved greatly. I believe they have bermuda grass fairways that are more common in the south, and it seems to take a while until the conditions are this good. Now is the time to get out there and play! I'm a 14 handicap and played some of my best golf of the year but shot 85. Three holes killed me. Trouble everywhere. Greens are in mint conditions, albeit slower than most. They putt true. Tee boxes and sand could be better.

Greens are good but slow. Some fairways and tee boxes are in poor shape, while others are fine. Course layout is amazing and tough. I enjoy a quick round here at least once a month. It's getting better as we get to summer.

I play here 10 times a year and I was impressed how nice course conditions were. The weather was perfect. A Wednesday morning tee time can be a quick round and I was done in under 3 hours. I shot my best round in years. Perfect morning in every way.

I play about 20 different course in MD every year, and this one remains right near the top. Conditions may the best of anywhere. The sand trap are in fantastic shape, groomed, with real sand, and well raked. I single that out because very few course in MD can say that, but the rest of the course is just as nice. Green were quick but fair. The layout is incredible, from the intimidating but very fair tee shot on #1, to the scenic and fun par 5 finishing hole. If I had to plan one course every week in MD, this would be the one. You need every club in the bag, and it's so beautiful..

Always enjoy playing here. Interesting layout albeit short. Greens and fairways were good. Tee boxes, not so much. Threesome and Foursomes were kind enough to let us play through.

The course is impressive. I call it a $75 course and with GolfNow I'm typically paying less than half that rate. I will continue to play this course a couple of times a month, despite three drawbacks I will mention. There was a 5 some in front of us holding up play for everyone that day and no Marshall. Typically I see the Marshall a few times a round here, so it was disappointing. We waited on every hole and when we got to the back 9 we saw the group that was on 17 when we were on 12. 5 hour pace of play is just too slow! I've never seen the greens here so fast! Too fast for me, and no doubt many others. We were warned by the starter, who was great, and I would imagine it slowed down the group holding everyone up. It was so fast we saw the impact of the wind on putts, and balls started moving a couple of times well after they stopped. A few trickled on forever. The last issue is one that keeps the course from being 5 stars in course conditions and is a consistent problem. The traps here are often unplayable and often with standing water. We had a lot of rain on Thursday, but this was a Monday round. I've yet to play a round this year when many of the traps weren't muddy, puddled, or even ponds. I've lost balls in traps this year. The dirt in the traps is of poor quality anyway, not sand. All that said everything else about the course is first rate and we will be back. I hope to see my favorite Marshall back on duty.

Every round there is memorable. ALL the people who work there help make it an even better experience. Great course to play and cheaper than any comparable course in MD. The traps were wet today from recent rain, and I've seen that a few times this year. Some greens were not at their best. We players need to fix out dents better! For every dent I made today I fixed another one or two. If you haven't played here you are missing out.