Raspberry Falls Golf & Hunt Club

Haven't played this course for a while and was surprised by how soft the turf has gotten. Needs maintenance but actually needs a week or two untouched to take root and grow. It's so fresh I was leaving perfect dollar bill size strips off the fairway with no effort. Stunning views and challenging worth the price if you get a deal.

This course used to be my favorite in the area to play. As a former club professional, I can remember playing it before it was even open to the public. The layout is great, the conditions were superb, and the experience was one we always remembered (for good reasons). Those days are long gone! Over the past year, or so, the conditions and quality of experience have gone down dramatically. I was embarrassed that last Sunday when I invited a friend to play (and he even insisted on paying for my round as well!) and we were confronted with the conditions at the present. The fact that we received a $25 gift card (which we'll have to use at the club, or maybe one of the other affiliates) did not make a difference. The fee should have been $25, not the $89 robbery..we were a captive customer at this point and had to take our chances. I will not play this course again until MANY reviews confirm the improvement of the conditions nor will I recommend it to anyone. As it stands right now, this should be a frisbee golf course and nothing more.

When one of the probably 3 best public golf courses in the DC area, Raspberry Falls, looks so horrible, maybe there is something deeper going on. Hope not, but Raspberry Falls is gone. It looks like they have basically given up and shut it down for year - but didn’t tell the customer. It’s not that the fairways and most of the tee boxes are burned out. There appears to be no maintenance going on whatsoever. Sand traps, cart paths, divots, you name it. The place has gone to seed. Raspberry used to be a spot we looked forward to playing. It was a high end and comfortable place. You would actually stick around and have lunch. Not today. Not a lot has changed and in a bad way. Even the men’s room is tired. Same wallpaper, same furniture, ...the place is tired and looks like it’s in decline. I didn’t see a great course just having a bad week. I saw decline and decay all around and it was tough to see.

This is my third time to the course this year. I live 10 mins away but the weekend rate usually keeps me looking elsewhere. I’ve been incredibly disappointed by the course conditions. To pay $105 I expect at the very least grass on fairways and greens. Some tee boxes were bare other than weeds. I won’t be playing there anytime soon until the inflated greens fees drop or some of the money is used for fertilizer, weed killer and seed.

This course is HORRIBLE. Management has let it go without any general maintenance. Greens were aerated recently and looked bad. Vert soft and slow. Course in general was missing grass EVERYWHERE. Tees were bare in areas. Bunkers had not been raked in a week. Fairways were high, roughs were bare. Weeds everywhere. This used to be a great course. I play here frequently, but its not worth the trip. Only good thing is staff. Food and beverage are still very good and bag drop staff very nice.

ALSO, beware of recent favorable reviews. They may be from Raspberry management.

The course design is very challenging,

The front 9 condition was bad, the back 9 was in better condition, don’t let

Mr Gary Player see the condition of the

Course.

Greens about the worst I have every played on

Hope they recover

Great layout

Too bad about conditions

tee boxes were mangled and destroyed. 1 out of every 3 greens were in decent shape. fairways were well conditioned but the tee boxes and greens need so much work that paying >$100 for the round is asinine. if they were aerated that would have been an improvement.

Pictures say it all. Don’t pay full price.

If you can get a week day discounted deal, definitely go. It’s a great lay out. But course conditions are definitely not worth $105!! Fairways have multiple dry patches, greens do too. A couple of tee boxes are nearly bare! Not good.

Frustrating when courses like this one charge a premium rate, but don’t even deliver a mid range product.

Played this course while visiting friends. Unfortunately they area had a lot of storms recently which effected the conditions. Greens rolled nice. The course has some great views and the staff is very nice. Would definitely play again.

I've seen better conditions at public courses. Brown and blacked out portions of fairways, teeboxes and greens. I expect better conditions for an upscale course. Interesting layout and very nice staff. Location is probably out of the way for many in DC area, so it might not be worth the drive.

For as nice a layout as this course has the greens were in terrible condition. Also there was a tournament on the course that should not have had tee times scheduled so as to incur 4.5 hour rounds.

This course in the past had provided complimentary range balls, but this perk is gone now. Nice course that needs more care for their greens.