Definitely not a links course, but it is a great layout. Lots of elevation changes, trees, water, and large greens.....nothing like a true links, but forgive the name and enjoy the course's great variety. The par-3 third green has a 100ft high redrock wall backdrop and the par-3 twelth has a tee shot that is all carry over water. The par-5's include a birdie hole that measures only 461yds, one that stretches to 600yds with an elevated tee and water on both sides of the fairway, and a great finishing hole with the clubhouse sitting on top of another cliff high above the 18th green. I love the risk/reward that short par-4's like hole #8 offer. At roughly 300yds, you can hit anything from driver down to a 7-iron off the tee...the closer to the green you get, the longer the carry over the hazard and the narrower the fairway. The course conditions were quite good and I would recommend this course.

Customer Service

The grille on the patio is a good place for a burger or dog and the service was equally good.

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MD National

This is an eclectic course and is far removed from what is called "links" in strictly British terms. There are some "pretty" holes, indeed No.7 is a magnificent effort, but much of the remainder are somewhat contrived, seeking out difficulty for the sake of it and not making best use of natural contours. I can't really see the sense in blasting huge portions of rock to create greens that use the man-made cliff face as a backdrop! Condition of the course is OK, although bunkers have shallow sand. Rough is good and consistently punishing. This may be a course that improves more with playing, but, at $80 it represents poor value for money and isn't a patch on Waverly Woods or Turf Valley a little further south in Maryland.

Greens, use of water and sand, staff.

Price. For this area, a little steep, but the result (limited play) makes for an enjoyable round regardless of score.

Well, a definate WORTH PLAYING in my book.

The layout is great, with several holes cut into the redrock terrain, the look changes from start to finish. A good mix of elevation, water, trees, sand, mounds, OB, everything.

The greens and fairways and rough are in excellent shape and very mature looking for a fairly new course. Limited play with tee time about every 12 minutes apart you don't have to press or feel pressed.

PLay it if you get the chance, its a keeper.

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