Blue Mash GC: #8
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708 Reviews (708)
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Conditions
4.4
Value
4.1
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.2
88.3%
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649 out of 708 reviews
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4.6
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4.6
Value
3.8
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.8
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.9
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4.4
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Links/Parkland/Woodland
Par 71
Length 6885 yards
Slope 134
Rating 73.0

Blue Mash Golf Course is the Rockville area's premier public offering. This Arthur Hills design combines links-style, parkland, wooded, and water holes. With such an interesting variety, the course is enjoyable for golfers of all different tastes and skill levels. With no forced carries, it's even a manageable course for beginners and high handicappers, while more seasoned golfers will be challenged by the length from the back tees, the well protected elevated greens, and the plentiful strategically placed bunkers. Water also comes into play on a few holes. The diverse mix of holes makes Blue Mash G.C. a true shotmaker's layout. In addition to the golf course, Blue Marsh is known for having one of the best practice facilities in all of Maryland. It features a 10,000-square-foot putting green, an all-grass-tee driving range, and a separate area for practicing your short game.

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Course Details

Year Built 2001
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Arthur Hills (2001)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Golf Simulator Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper attire is required.

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4.5
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Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
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I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Average weather
Walked

punched greens

We like Blue Mash as a golf course. They punched their greens a few weeks ago (big holes) and they have yet to fill in. The course is in pretty good condition. Well worth a visit.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 04/13/2016

Hi Ballybunion72,

Thanks for the review. Cold weather has slowed the process of filling in, but we are rolling the greens every day to keep them smooth. Hope to see you again soon!

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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Really nice layout

A fun layout with a little bit of everything. I played the day after aeration, so I can't comment on the greens apart from some of them seeming like they'd be devilish under normal conditions. Otherwise a really enjoyable round.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 03/31/2016

Hi, we are really glad you enjoyed your round. Thanks for commenting!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Raw

It was a raw day and the course didn't have its spring coat on yet. Fun course, greens rolled well. Some sicker pins were set because of a preceding tournament.

Definitely recommend.

T. Woodsly

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 03/14/2016

Thanks for the recommendation Mr. Woodsly. We are looking forward to a great year - new #1 fairway, new back tee on #7, new superintendent, and newly renovated bathrooms to boot! It's the new Blue Mash celebrating its 15 year anniversary!

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Golf in January - Hard to beat

Really good course. Challenging. Bunkers in play on all holes. One of my favorite courses in Montgomery County. Hard to lose balls.

One negative - both my son and I got sick from eating a hot dog at the turn.

We'll still go back, but it didn't end well.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 01/18/2016

Thanks for the review and so sorry to hear about the hot dog! That is a gourmet hot dog and we will find out what happened there.

Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

This course can be hit or miss

I've played this course countless times as I only live a few miles away from here. The conditions on any given day are very different and I've never really understood that. Some days everything is in pristine condition and the next many of the greens have dead spots and the rough/fairway transition and bunker areas are horrible. The 2nd and 3rd holes are very tough long par 4's to get the round going. Course can be narrow at times and has some nice holes and all in all is an OK course around the area. Play here when you can get a deal online and I would not recommend paying prime fees for this course. One course though to keep in the rotation around MoCo to switch it up.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 01/06/2016

Thank you for your comments. We share your concerns about the past inconsistencies, and in fact we will be hiring a new golf course superintendent in the coming weeks. We expect 2016 to be much improved and our goal is to return Blue Mash to its full glory week in and week out. Thank you!

Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Merry Christmas to me at Blue Mash

This was a great course on a great day. All I can say is I ACED the 13th hole. Best Christmas present I have had in quite a while.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 55
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Somewhat challenging but in the end not all that much to it

This is a good course, though a bit on the expensive side for what it is. Certainly the greens are not all in good shape, not by far, some of them are really ragged. It's about half a links course and half a woods course, not a bad-looking course, definitely a decent layout, but still a bit on the cheezy side. The really tough part of this course is the play on and around the greens. While the greens are spotty they do not really hinder play...the greens are just tough to putt, with a lot of action and medium speed. Greenside rough is hit or miss and many of the greens are tabletop greens surrounded by deep bunkers. The course places a lot of emphasis on playing in regulation, with a strong penalty for missing greens and taking long putts. But other than that it's not too bad even from the gold tees. It's not that long, not that tight...not too bad. A decent hitting, chipping and putting exercise on a course that is fairly decent looking, fairly flat, decently wide-open, and not too long. But still a good challenge. I would not say that this is one of the top 5 courses in the DC area, not at all, but it's certainly a decent course. A good one for the rotation.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Blue mash

A couple of greens had hydraulic fluid damage but it did not hinder too much. It was 48 degrees with 25 + mph winds but had a cart cover so wasn't too bad. Worth the golf now price for sure.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 10/21/2015

Thanks for the review - glad you enjoyed round despite the wind!

Played On
Reviews 29
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Great layout but course needs some loving

Blue Mash has always been a great place to play, but the conditions this time around were awful. The staff appear to be addressing the issue since we saw a number of maintenance crew out and about fixing tee boxes and greens. I would give it a month or so for them to get things right before going back.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 10/13/2015

Thank you for your feedback, we are hard at work getting all of the playing surfaces back to pristine condition.

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

One of my favorite courses

I definitely recommend this course, the only bad thing was some wet spots which is something that can't be controlled other than that I love playing here the staff is friendly and it's beautiful

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 10/13/2015

Thank you for your feedback. We are working on eliminating the wet spots and we are happy to be or service!

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

i love this course

If you are looking for a great time on a golf course, this is the course for you.
I shoot in the mid-low 90s and am pretty wild off the tee at times but this course eliminates all of that. A lot of the fairways around the course are separated by hills which serve as a line of demarcation between adjacent holes.

It is very hard to lose balls on this course. Because of this, i splurged and bought Pro V1s for the first time and had a great round. Lost 2 balls the whole day. T

The greens were super fast and challenging. Fairways were great. This course was just so much fun. I love it

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 10/13/2015

Thank you so much for your kind comments. The staff at Blue Mash works so hard and it is gratifying to hear that you enjoyed your round!

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Poor weather
Used cart

Course is tough, a little beat up

Course certainly got a good deal of use during the year, and was beat up when I played in early Sept. Can be a tough layout on certain holes; either long and wide-open or short and tight on the par 4's.

I would play again, but earlier in the season to see if the course is in better condition.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 10/13/2015

Thank you for your feedback - we did have some problem areas this year starting in August but things have improved quite a bit. Soon we will be back to pristine conditions!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

New Experience

I am new to the game of golf but I truly enjoyed the layout of the course!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/11/2015

Thank you and welcome! We look forward to serving you in the future!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Turned into a dirt track

I've played here for the last four years. Every year, the conditions have gotten progressively worse and worse. The course has drainage issues, tee boxes are in bad shape, course is all burned out. I know it's end of season, but condition is the worst. To boot, they had the nerve to charge $79 per round. It's $40 at best. Go to Whiskey, Worthington, or Musket

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/31/2015

We are sorry about the recent conditions. We are working to turn that around. The drought has not been kind to us. We hope you will give Blue Mash another shot in the future.

Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

An enjoyable round of golf spoiled by slow play.

Every Staff Member we met was extremely helpful and friendly.
The Starter explained the problem areas on the fairways and was extremely helpful with his guidance on how to play the course.
The Course Marshall was very apologetic that the round was slow and he tried many times to speed up the groups in front but as soon as he was out of sight they reverted to all four going to each ball, watching the player hit the ball, having a chat about it and then all four zigzagging across the fairway and rough to meet up and play the next ball.
The round took nearly 5 hours and we waited on every single shot for up to 5 minutes at a time.
Some of the fairways were in poor condition due to a lack of water and the majority of the greens had in excess of 50 unrepaired pitch marks. Neither of these factors were down to the Course Staff who had done a very good job under difficult summer conditions. It was evident that the Greenkeepers were looking after the course where they were able to.
The course is well laid out and certainly makes you think about club selection rather than blast away with your longest club, the bunkers were in very good playable and were maintained to a very high standard.
Out saving grace regarding the slow play was having Max and Jarrod join us for the back nine, excellent company.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/13/2015

Thanks for the feedback. Staff has been working hard on the problem areas and the course looks much better. Greens are rolling great and the pitchmark problem is much improved.

Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Blue Mash Golf Course

This course has the best practice facilities in the area! Grass driving range, chipping green, bunkers and large putting green. Really good. The course from the 'blues' is approx 6600 yds. The toughest 6600 ive ever played! Water and sand await missed tee shots. The course staff is extremely friendly. The person at the counter made it clear to me that they did not like players using GolfNow! He told me they have internet specials just like GolfNow, but when he asked me what I'd paid he was super suprised when I told him $31! They're lowest price was $47. He was rude but I overlooked it especially when the outside staff could not be friendlier and pleasant.
I'll be back....but only at GolfNow prices

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/13/2015

Thanks for letting us know about the rude sales person - I think I know who it was and were are working with him on that. Glad you enjoyed Blue Mash otherwise!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Layout. Walkable!!

Play was a little slow. Course was in excellent condition. Greens run very true.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 10/13/2015

Thanks - we work really hard on slow play but every once in a while a group gets away from us. We'll keep trying to do better on that.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Staff and Starter Aside, What A Beautiful Course

Course Review: This is what a review should really be about. This is a very well designed course that offers just about everything you would want in a fairly challenging round of golf. Greens were a little pitted with un-repaired ball marks, but that really falls on the patrons and not the course. Outside of that the greens were firm and quick and the undulations made you really think twice about speed and break. Course is fairly open even with the trees most balls are findable outside of landing in the tall grass and the few watering holes. But if you don't have accuracy issues like I do you just need to avoid a few well placed fairway bunkers.

Staff Review: So a few reviews touch on this about this course and that is the how the staff and starters are pretty poor. Don't get me wrong they are friendly, but there intelligence level is questionable. A twosome we were suppose to be paired with joined up with a foursome infront of us and got past the starter, despite the fact 5 minutes earlier you would've thought we committed robbery stopping 20 yards from the first teebox because the starter thought we were going off early and aggressively tracked us down. The starter then was unsuccessfully to break up the group of six through 2 holes, which didn't bother us because they were playing best ball and not slowing us down at all. But they were a little strict on upholding their rules to care. They should've of been a bit more understanding, oh well.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 08/06/2015

Very sorry about the problems with the starter. We do have a few new people that we are training to perform better in such situations. Greens did get a little soft during the heat wave as we had to water more - and that led to more ball marks than usual. Thanks for your patience and for your review!

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

$$$$

No wow factor. Very average. $100.00 on golfnow for 2 players was no deal at all. Very disapointed

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

Worth the money!!!

Course was in great shape considering it's the middle of summer and many golf courses are in rough shape. Greens rolled nice and pin placements were very fair. Well worth the money.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 10/13/2015

Thanks for your comments - we are glad you enjoyed your round! We will keep working to make the experience even better next time!

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