Raspberry Falls Golf and Hunt Club

 

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aj k.

Ellicott City, MD

2/4/2009

im glad jenn h brought up free coffee
a general rule of thumb is if a course offers free coffee, they have a good course and you'll pay for it.

but raspberry is worth what they charge, (around a $100).
get past the pretentiousness of the guy taking your money, and the smug starter, and your on your own. i dont think they even have rangers.

needless to say, the gary player designed holes challenge everything. distance, blind shots, accuracy, shot shaping, and putting. however, even if you mastered all these shots, where do you go to practice the kind of bunker shots gary left you.
pick a bunker, any bunker. it will have plush sand which is great. but it will also have a 5ft to 9 ft wall for you to compromise. forget where the hole is, just get it on the green or you face a double par to ruin your bid to break your best score.

the bunkers and the drainage is what keeps this gc from being a 5 star.
when it rains there, stay away for a week or else your dry cleaning bill will get you with mud all over it. as for the bunkers, i dont see these walls on the pga... maybe in china, but not the pga.

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jenn h.

Washington, DC

10/5/2006

*4 1/2 stars* This almost doesn't feel like a public course.  Like other favorite courses, Raspberry Falls is also well-maintained and has fast greens.  Their clubhouse has great food and free coffee.  It's a challenging course, so if you really get too frustrated, you can leave to hit the nearby outlets for some retail therapy.

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