The course itself is in pretty good shape. I played there on a hot Sunday afternoon with a 12:00 tee time. The check in went well but it was all down hill after that. The starter was frazzled and when we drove to the first tee box there were three other foursomes in front of ours waiting to tee off. I should have turned around and asked for my money back right then! The entire time we were on the course I never saw a martial checking on the pace of play, and it was painfully, painfully slow!! As the day drug on there was no refreshment cart to be seen. No where in sight all day! The water coolers were empty on 2/3 of the holes that had them and there were absolutely no water cups to be found. The yardage markers at the tee boxes were missing on many of the 18 holes. The 4X4 posts were there but the signs were not. The cart paths are deplorable and like driving on the surface of the moon. it's much better to drive on the grass. When making the turn to the back 9 we stopped to get a quick hot dog and a coke. We found a packed bar with patrons watching football games and pounding beers. I have no issue with that but we were in a hurry and there were no provisions to get a quick meal. not even a snack! We were told it would be at least a half hour getting food. We had already spent nearly 3 hours playing 9 crowded holes and we did not want to lose our place on the course. There was no phone on the course to call in an order and no menu either with a phone number. So we trudged on bumping along a horrible cart path at a snails pace, following behind three other foursomes who seemingly had the same tee time we had, thirsty with no water on the course and no refreshment cart in sight. Six hours later we finished our 18 holes, exhausted, hungry and sore from the bumpy ride and 50 bucks poorer!. Never again! Golfer beware. Save your money and drive to another course that appreciates your business and actually has a plan to make your day enjoyable. This course management could care less. There is nothing enjoyable about...
Ā Ā Ā Read moreThis review is for the Vistas at Richland Golf Club. I just had my wedding there last September 7 and let me tell you how perfect it was. We would not have pulled off such a detailed oriented and DIY wedding without the help of Miss Jenny (Venue coordinator) and her entire staff. Miss Jenny is super sweet, nice, and very accommodating. Despite her busy schedule (and vacation days), she made sure she responded to all my phone calls and emails. The food was fantastic (special thanks to the chef and her cooks- highly recommend the steak). Miss Jenny also provided a lot of things we needed like cake stands, cake cutting silverware, sand buckets for the sparklers, platters for the desserts, all the linen/napkin colors I wanted, and opening doors for us for decorating). The venue is beautiful and classy yet not extremely expensive. I highly recommend this place and I know you'll love working with Miss Jenny and her staff. I would definitely have another event there if I had all the extra money to throw a birthday party, or...
Ā Ā Ā Read moreThis is a wonderful golf course tucked away near Frederick, MD. Today was my first time playing this course and it was a great place (aside from the distance from my home). I would recommend this course to anyone that's in the area and was pleasantly surprised. I would have given this 5 stars, but rated it 4 for the following reasons:
Heavy rain the day before resulted in several mud-filled bunkers, It's a little pricey ($65 on weekends), and This is NOT an easy course!
If you are a beginner or a very casual golfer, this course is quite difficult. I've been out 4 times this year so far and I shot my worst round here by over 10 strokes. Very narrow fairways and loads of bunkers make this course challenging. If you cannot stay straight off the tee - find another place to go until you can get that down. I lost more balls in 18 holes here than I have in four rounds combined at...
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