Raspberry Falls Golf & Hunt Club: #10
View of the 10th green at Raspberry Falls Golf & Hunt Club
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4.3
668 Reviews (668)
5 Stars
298
4 Stars
231
3 Stars
88
2 Stars
35
1 Stars
16
Conditions
3.9
Value
3.9
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.1
89.2%
Recommend this course
565 out of 668 reviews
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4.8
17 Reviews (17)
5 Stars
14
4 Stars
3
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.5
Layout
4.9
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.8
100.0%
Recommend this course
17 out of 17 reviews
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4.6
25 Reviews (25)
5 Stars
16
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.2
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.8
96.0%
Recommend this course
24 out of 25 reviews
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Course Highlights
The staff at Raspberry Falls consistently earn high praise for their warmth and helpfulness from the moment you arrive. The course layout delivers a fun, spacious challenge with excellent fairway and green conditions that keep golfers coming back.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Style Links
Par 72
Length 7191 yards
Slope 137
Rating 74.5

Raspberry Falls Golf & Hunt Club offers the traditional links course reminiscent of those found in the British Isles, situated amidst Virginia's horse country. The club gets its name from the land's former use, a raspberry field. The scenic terrain overlooks to Catoctin Mountains and there are still a few raspberry bushes dotting the course. By far the layout's most formidable challenges come from the deep, stacked pot bunkers that make it truly feel like a classic Scottish golf course. There are also water hazards on a few holes. The course's signature is the par-4 third hole, which is long but plays downhill all the way. The 10th hole, another par 4, is one of the toughest. The landing area is generous off the tee but there is a creek and pond to the left and fairway bunkers on the right.

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Course Details

Year Built 1996
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Gary Player (1996)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes - "Raspberry Golf Academy"
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities

Available Activities

Swimming

Available Sports

Tennis

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Reviews

4.3
668 Reviews (668)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 29
Watching the Game 9
Brunch 8
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 63
Elevation Changes 47
Forced Carries 35
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 46
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 41
A Weekend Splurge 38
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 52
In the 'Burbs 42
Convenient to the City 12

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Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Needs work

Course needs work in all areas. Tee boxes, fairways and greens. Plus, the cart paths need work as well.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played

Great course, bad shape

This course used to command $125 greens fees and was the talk of the town. Sadly, it seems they are barely holding on. Greens and fairways were absolutely concrete and rough is dying. Multiple wedges mid green bouncing high and off the back. Fairways would run out 60 yards. This would all be ok if everything was consistent. Some greens held, some were rock hard. Won’t be back until conditions improve.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

SLOW pace of play and delayed start - dissappointing

The course is great. Staff is fantastic. The pace of play was worse than municipal courses - took over 5.5 hours. Very disappointing for the price of the course I expected more. Plus there was a 20 minutes delay due to Golf Now overbooking. The course owns the issue in my mind. Will not travel out of my way for this course due to yesterday's experience.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Raspberry Falls still good

First time I played Raspberry Falls this season and first in nearly a year. I used to play this course a couple times a month for over a decade. i still love the risk reward challenge the layout offers. I was however disappointed at the greens as they were very choppy and beat up quite a bit. Other that that, the staff was friendly and inviting as always.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

A treasure.

Very friendly staff. A great golf course. One of NoVA very best public golf courses. We really appreciate Raspberry Falls.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 29
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Starting to go downhill . . .

Very good layout but starting to go downhill. Poa is taking over many of the greens on the course. The practice green just outside the pro shop is a disaster and it leaves you with a terrible first impression. Tees and fairways are OK but below average for the prices they charge. Great practice area.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Satisfied with experience

Myself and a friend made the trip to Raspberry Falls from Northern PA in an attempt to find warmer and drier weather. I heard good things about Raspberry Falls from a co-worker so that combined with catching a deal made us make the trip. Overall, Raspberry Falls delivered.

I get some of the comments regarding the course conditions as they certainly were not perfect; more specifically the greens Some of the greens were surprisingly "bad" for May 1st in NOVA. If they can get the greens cleaned up they'll be very little to complain about. The bunkers, fairways and tee boxes were all in good shape. The layout itself is very playable. The blue tees offer a non-taxing but still challenging experience. There's very few forced carries.

The staff was extremely friendly. We got a bit lost on our way down and they sent us out at later time without issue.

I would definitely play here again so long as I knew the greens were on the up and up.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Only play if you get HOT DEAL Starting to go downhill

I have been playing this course for years and it has always been one of the nicer options in the northern va area. As always the staff was very friendly and the clubhouse was clean. Other than that this place needs some serious consideration on what has gone wrong the past year. Yes it has rained a lot but this is the only course in the area where the tee boxes (besides the tips) are completely chewed up and horrendous. The greens roll ok but are very splotchy. And they now make you pay for range balls. For the price they charge I’d expect a much better course, free range balls, and atleast a cart with a GPS. Definitely will only be playing her if I get a hot deal for cheap this year.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good course

Good course which was in good shape....hard to find this early in the season. No beer cart on the course which was a bummer, could have used some refreshment during the round.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

What happened??

Raspberry Falls has been one of our favorite courses in the area for years, but wow, were we disappointed in the condition of the course! Tee boxes were in bad shape, greens were spotty and bumpy, sand traps were horrendous, bathrooms were dirty, ball washers literally had brown water, range balls no longer included if you get a discounted green fee are just a few of the noticeable shortcomings! Did something change with the management??

We had booked a tee time to play with out of town guests next weekend.....we are changing those plans after what we experienced. Sure hope things improve!

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser

They should be embarrassed charging $90 for a course in this condition. Spend $50 for a muni and you’ll get the same experience. A foursome was wedged in front of us. Cart path only on a dry course in bad condition. Not worth the drive or money to come from DC.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 169
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Maryland Advisor
Top 100 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Disappointed in Course Conditions

It's been about 5 years since I've played this course, but always remember the course being in pristine shape and a challenging layout. I took my son-in-law, since he'd never played it, and I was a bit disappointed in the course conditions. The fairways were chewed up and splotchy with dirt/grass patches. Number 10 has been roped off for much of the hole because of water pooling under the top layer of grass making it spongy and rolling under your feet. The rough is also not in good shape, as there are lots of dirt spots with tuffs of grass, making it difficult to get the club on the back of the ball. I would recommend the course to a friend because of the layout, but with the caveat that it is not currently in good shape. On the flip side, though, the staff were very nice and accommodating..from the bag drop, to the pro shop, to the starter, everyone was very personable and helpful. I just hope they get this course back to what it was several years ago.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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