296 Marsh Hill Road, McHenry, Maryland 21541, US
(800) 462-9477
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About Wisp Resort

The Wisp Resort’s 172 acres of ski terrain are heaven for winter-sports enthusiasts, but this resort offers so much more year-round. It is an outdoor playground for all ages thanks to Deep Creek Lake and an endless array of mountainous adventures: canopy tours, segways, mountain biking, a mountain coaster, disc golf, 36 holes of regular golf, gem mining, pontoon boat tours, whitewater rafting and flatwater kayaking. The Fantasy Valley and Lodestone golf courses both boast soaring scenery. Lodestone, designed by Hale Irwin, features some of the largest greens on the East Coast.

Facts

Price Range$$
Property Class★★★
Acres172
Year Opened1955
Number of Units100-300

Amenities

RestaurantsBar, Casual
Room TypesRoom, Suite
PoolIndoor
Fitness CenterYes
Practice FacilityYes
Banquet SpaceYes

Services

Kids ProgramYes
ConciergeYes

Rules

Is the resort pet friendly?Yes
Is resort stay required for a tee time?No

Golf courses at Wisp Resort

Reviews

3.5
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Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Terrible

This golf course is garbage! And they charges a ridiculous amount to play. I was blown away. Some type of fungal disease on the greens. Poor maintenance. It was garbage. I’ll never play there again

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Lodestone declines

Most greens were patchy. Last year $120 this year $149 ??? Seriously overpriced. Course was in better condition last year.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Summer morning

This is not the first time I have played this coarse. I love this lay out and the view the coarse has to offer! However I played links of Gettysburg the week prior and it was cheaper and in much better condition. Fairways had several burned out patches and the greens had small brown quarter sized spots. I would best describe it as a cheetah look! It was ok as we looked forward to playing here again!

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Definitely Will Be Back

We thoroughly enjoyed our round at Lodestone and will definitely be back! The course is challenging but fair, and offers plenty of opportunities to score well if you hit the right spots. One of the coolest, well-thought out layouts our group has ever played.

The Good:
-Staff is extremely flexible, friendly, and helpful
-Course layout is spectacular and has lots of character
-Views of the lake on a few holes are awesome
-Greens are huge, undulating, and accessible, which makes the course fair given all the fairway undulation/slopes
-Bunkers had plenty of sand (this might be a recent improvement - as some other recent reviews said the course lacked sand in bunkers - we didn't see a single bunker without sand)
-The small diagrams on the scorecard were good enough to help overcome the many blind shots due to the course slopes; now that we've played it once we'll know exactly where to hit.
-Fairways are plush, enabling players to spin the ball into greens.

Potential Areas to Improve:
-Some tall grass is growing on the edges of many bunkers - this might be on purpose, but if so I'd suggest telling players this to avoid bad reviews. It didn't affect our ability to play out of them.
-Some greens have small (quarter-sized) brown spots, which might be signs of disease? They're still completely playable and roll true.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great except the sand traps

Enjoyed the course a lot. Did not have to wait at all as a two-some. The sand traps are in poor shape, but the rest of the course is in great condition.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Overpriced

Difficult should not equate to pricey yet this course seems to think that if they charge enough for everything that you’ll think you’re somehow playing a great course.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Never Again

This was our first time playing this course and will definitely be the last.

First, the good:
-We were a twosome, and the pro shop manager asked the two foursomes in front of us to start the day if we could go first, and they graciously obliged.
-There are a few holes on the back 9 that have great design, and were marginally kept.
-That's pretty much it.

The bad:
-The first 5 holes were borderline unplayable - tall grass within 4-5 feet of each fairway, all extremely narrow.
-After 6, it opens up some, and the back 9 is more playable, but still in rough shape. Majority of the course was just awful.
-You could tell this course may have been decent 10-15 years ago, but it's been completely let go.
-There wasn't a trace of sand in the bunkers, nothing but rocks.
-Most greens had weeds and bare spots.

I wouldn't have been upset had I paid $20 to play, but $80+? What a ripoff. We have no interest playing this course again.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Course is in great shale

Greens were pure, customer service was great, and layout is challenging (tips 7500+).

Even if you’re a single digit handicapped bring a extra sleeve - but this course is awesome amd worth it.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great layout, well kept and friendly staff

We were very pleased with the round. Great design and well kept.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Needs Work!

Bunkers awful-grass and weeds, no edging, need sand
Greens-very slow, difficult to adjust when playing greens 11-13, turf OK
Fairways and rough good
Putting green large but very slow.
Staff very helpful

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart

Poor Course Conditions and Highly Overpriced

The course was in poor condition and surely not worth the $90 they charged. I wouldn't pay $25 for a course in the condition it was in. Looks like they are hardly taking care of it and its tough to figure out what is fairway and rough. The bunkers haven't been touched in years and we considered them ground under repair. Stay away.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Previously Played

Disappointing

Played this course 10 years ago and loved it. Group of friends go on a golf trip every year and decided to go back. This was by far the worst maintained course I have ever played. Fairways had areas of dirt and weeds. Tees were in poor shape and bunkers had little sand and weeds growing in the middle. In one trap I had to move a section of drainage pipe so I could hit my ball. This is a 25.00 a round course which is a far cry from the $ 95.00 we paid. Every person in our group was incredibly disappointed in the course and cost.
My group had many suggestions which ranged from turning it into a wildlife sanctuary to building townhouses on it.
Very very poorly maintained course.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Potential

Course was in okay shape. Fairways were hairy with some tall grass. Rough could be mowed more, even at the same length, maybe just against the grain once every one or two weeks. Tee boxes are very uneven. Bunkers on the front 9 are in very poor shape. Seems like most of the attention is on lodestone. The layout has serious potential. The course was either really nice at one point or could be with some work. For the price, there is no reason it shouldn’t be in better shape. The front 9 is far more difficult due to tight fairways and could really set the tone if it was in better shape. Back 9 is far more friendly for average golfers but still suffers the same maintenance issues.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing

It’s not great

Very very average municipal like course that is some what poorly maintained. Layout is bizarre. It is not what you hope to get for around $80 a round. That plus a total lack of amenities isn’t worth a positive review. Some nice views of the landscape would be a positive for this course.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course, work on the greens

The course layout is awesome. The views are awesome. Being able to hit balls before is awesome but the greens were beat up and need work. Unless you are getting the twilight rate, I wouldn’t play it.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good Layout - Improvements Needed

Great track, challenging layout that will test your game. Beautiful property with great views. Course can use some work, it’s got bunker issues (need to replace/fill sand) and greens are in pretty rough shape. Seems like they could use some help as there’s wasn’t a starter or groundskeeper to be found on the property the whole day. Hopefully they get the help they need to improve this beautiful course to it’s full potential

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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