The Club at Shannondell

Played in a league there with work back when it was the General Washington Golf Course, haven't been back for about 20 years (I moved away after the job folded). Some holes were changed, a couple of ponds were added. Pleasantly surprised it was in very good condition for the end of the season. I was paired with another "senior" and we finished in under 4 hours - no waiting on the tee and nobody pushing from behind. We both had a good day and left happy!

Surprised that I had never heard of the course or played here. Very good shape for mid October. I'll definitely be back.

I golf Shannondell after work all the time and have done some outings on the weekends. Its always been in really good shape from tee to green. Staff is friendly and easy going. I'd say its the best bang for your buck you can get. Its a pretty tight layout too so you could easily walk it. If I'm alone, I'll walk 18 in around 3 hours. always seems to be tee times available. Sometimes it could play a little slow esp on the weekends.

5 hr 45 minute round .... never knew rhis many hackers got yp this early!

hole number 15 has to be the worse mrked hole in montgomery county!

worse part, between holes 5 and 8 we were ducking for cover ss layout is gorrible. almost hit teice by wild drives!

it could be free and i would never play there again.

Staff was polite and courteous upon arrival in pro shop. Course was empty due to light drizzle and it provided the opportunity to enjoy the experience. The layout called for a minimum of hole management and strategy but conditions were better than area public courses. Greens were easy to read with few challenges. Chadwick's restaurant and bar was a golden plus.

Thanks,

John

Aside from pace of play, I'm not sure how anyone could criticize Shannondell. Course has been in great shape all year, the price is unbeatable in the area, friendly staff, and Chadwicks is far superior to your average clubhouse food.

I've had a couple slow rounds, but you're going to find that at any public course.

The fairways are very nice, rough is somewhat tough to get out. It's not a grip it and rip it course. Some wholes you'll want to tee off no more than a 3 wood. Love the layout greens are fast.

They allowed groups of 5 and 6 to play and most of them should have been on a driving range or pitch and putt course.

I like this course. Starter let us (walk on joined me) go early. Usually a lot of staff working. The greens and tees are in great shape. The sand traps are in very poor shape. Like a number of local public courses this one is trying to cut maintenance costs so the traps are first to suffer or get returned to turf.

It had rained all morning and decided to try this course out just as the rain stopped in the early afternoon. What fun. No one else in front of me and the curse was in nice shape, This has been great grass growing weather. Nice to ply on real leaf grasses instead of a;; the Bermuda type carpet. The layout is shortened on a couple of holes to protect traffic in the area so the course may seem a little short but the sharp doglegs and strategically placed hazards make it challenging and interesting. This is a gem in the middle of packed suburbia. Great facilities and good eats too.

As usual course looks pretty good for late summer, few rough spots in the fairways but to be expected with the hot weather over the last couple weeks. Have been playing this course since I moved to the area (~1-2 rounds per week) but will be looking for other spots even if it means playing somewhere more expensive due to the horrible pace of play. The last 3 holes were stacked up with 4 groups because of 3-some who had no business on the course. Practicing shots like they were in a PGA major. Then the groups behind them were taking anywhere from 10-11 shots, people hitting two balls, etc. The course has "rangers" but the only thing they look for are people driving carts in restricted spots. This has been getting progressively worse the last month or so. This place needs to enforce pace of play issues before I come back.

Course was in much better condition than when I played in the past (3-6 years ago). As I remember the course, the current layout has less rough and shorter carries of swampy growth. (This is a big plus when you are behind players who can't stand to lose a ball and search forever ). Bunkers are its downfall - no sand in most, wet and some filled with water. Its not a course that drains well/fast after lots of rain.

It was not crowded so pace of play was almost acceptable; having rangers who actually take their job seriously would be a big help.

Appreciated the GolfNow deal; won't pay normal price until pace of play is controlled by rangers

Some challenging holes but generally course is fairly flat. Main challenge is slow pace. There are no monitors and some folks who walk and some ladies who do not keep us the pace back everyone else.

If management can manage the speed of play, it might be a better experience overall

I got a call from a Sandbagger friend of mine early on Tuesday August 1st looking for a game.. We're professional Caddies, so we're always trying to play for free or at least inexpensively.. I got on the Web and went to Golf Now and found a Hot Deal for about $15 a player w a cart at Shannondell Golf Club.. 148 teetime... Bookit Danno. We booked for 3, and then ended up with a Foursome.. Pro Shop was AWESOME in quoting the same HOT DEAL price of about $15 to our 4th since Golf Now had booked the 4th spot.. Pro Shop also accommodated us at a new tee time. The golf course itself was in nice shape.. Greens would rolling true, a little Slow, but it's not unusual with the weather and HEAT We've had of late.. I made a 40 footer for birdie on #7 to ruin my Sandbaggin friend's tap in Birdie opportunity, so putts WERE going down.. Shannondell also has a well appointed 19th hole.. Chadwyck's which has something for everyone, and Al Fresco dining if you like that sort of thing, and a much Cooler inside. All in All a great day, and a great day at Shannondell for 3 great Friends, and 1 Sandbagger!!! Definitely looking forward to playing again.. Chris Cat, J $, Bridgeboy, and Stevie Wonder