Blue Mash Golf Course

It was a little slow and a little wet from all the rain but we expected that. Very challenging course.

I booked in advance for an outing for 2 business colleagues who were going to be in town. The gentleman I spoke with on the phone was excellent. He was helpful, and arranged to reserve a set of golf clubs for one of my vendors. He was honest, and said that the set wasn't great. It ended up being a decent set of irons, with terrible woods, all of which were surprisingly dirty. Even if they're beat up, I would have expected them to be cleaned, but they looked like they hadn't been cleaned in years. No big deal. When I got there early that morning, the young gentleman in the pro shop was again excellent. Friendly, helpful, and even carried the rental set out to the cart. He directed my vendor to the restaurant area, and said there were complimentary breakfast items and coffee. As my vendor started to pour coffee from an empty coffee pot, the young lady barked -- yes, I said barked -- "that'll be 2 bucks." My vendor was clearly offended, and told her that he was told by the young man in the pro shop that it was complimentary. She corrected us, saying that they were for a specific group, and that the coffee was $2. I wasn't happy about her attitude, and since there was a misunderstanding among the staff, and the coffee pot was empty, she could have been nice and apologized or attempted to fix things, but she didn't. I would suggest to the GM there that she was in the wrong line of work. The starter was very nice, as was the Marshall. The practice range faces directly into the sun, so on bright sunny days, it's tough to hit range balls and see where the balls go to gauge your hitting, but it is natural grass, a plus. Some of the course was in okay shape, but the greens were really rough. It may be the most ball marks (and unrepaired ball marks) I've ever seen on a course, and I've played a ton of courses in 40 years. Pace of play was really slow for a weekday morning session. Even though we had an "almost beginner" in our group, we kept pace with the twosome in front of us, and they were slooooow! A foursome with a beginner should never have to wait for a twosome when there's no one in front of the twosome. After our round, we sat at a table in the restaurant area, and waited, and waited, and waited for someone to give us menus or offer to take our order. Since no one ever came to our table, we finally got up and left and drove to a real restaurant. The friendly pro shop guys, the starter, and the Marshall, were the only highlights of our golf day. The lousy condition of the greens and the slow pace of play, and the unfriendly girl in the restaurant area, along with no service in the restaurant area, were the unfortunate lowlights. Two to two and a half stars.

Got a great reduced deal on golfnow. Otherwise, too pricey for me on a regular basis. I was feeling the 90+ weather, an only finished 12 holes. Wish I could have finished.

Paid $44 per player on a GREAT deal from GolfNow. At that price the course is a steal. Unfortunately the normal price is just too high, which is why I rated the value is average. The greens were very fast and the course conditions were really good.

Nice track. Fairly generous target areas, but with water often challenging aggressive target lines. Greens in good condition and relatively fast. Played in about 4 hours. Reasonable rates. Would definitely return.

course was in a good condition.
I was in trouble with chipping and putting because of mowing guy who never stopped engine for 9holes out of 18holes. I was complaining about this during(by call-2times) and after (in person) but it was never corrected. staff did not react with this issue (maybe it always happens to them)
plus no flag on 18th hole.

This course will be a qualifier for the US Open and it was truly challenging. Pin placements were a bit unfair for the average golfer, being just a few feet off the green in difficult locations. The greens were very hard and ran fast. Rough was a "sticky grass" that grabs your club and the side grasses and fescues were way high. The course was in great shape- no complaints, but demanding for the average golfer. Maybe things will be eased up after the qualifier. The rating for the blue tees should have been 136 not 126.

First time playing this course, but had heard a lot of good things from buddies. It didn't disappoint. First off, the staff - esp. the GM Jason - were very friendly and accommodating. I had originally booked a tee time for four, but two of my buddies backed-out last minute (after the 24 hr cancellation window). I called the course that Friday and was politely asked if I would mind moving to a tee time 20 min earlier to join another two-some to open up my slot for those on waiting list. They even offered to give me $5 off (since the two-some we were to be paired with had received a discounted round). Fantastic customer experience.

As for the course, they make a point to emphasized pace of play, from the starter to the marshals, it's obviously important to them that people aren't playing 5+ hr rounds on their course. This was a breath of fresh air! We played a full 18 in 4hrs 5 min (!!). Incredible for a public course in the DC area.

The course was in great shape. It's a tough links-style set-up (with some trees and water) and a lot more fairway bunkers than I'm used to. It was good though b/c it forces you to hit different types of tee-shots than usual. This is certainly not a pull driver and rip it on every hole type of course. I did not hit driver once b/c I wanted to avoid FW bunkers at all cost and I still broke 90 (I'm a 14 index). The greens were difficult, but fair and typically rolled true. Basically, good shots are rewarded and bad ones punished... but unless you are in the water or high grass, a good shot (even if it's from the adjacent fairway) can salvage your score on most holes, given the course's links style.

I had a great time and it's not too far from the DC area (took me 35 min from Northern VA at 8am). It's a bit pricey (~$90 w/ a cart on the weekends), so that will limit the frequency at which I play it, but it's certainly going into my rotation this season and future seasons.

Cheers!

Country-club caliber conditions, challenging but fair

Good layout but greens were punched and very
Spotty.
Pace was slow.
Overall a challenging venue

It was a great deal at 40 bucks on GolfNow, the course was in excellent shape considering the February we had in the region. The staff were very helpful and attentive. I highly recommend the course as a place to play in Montgomery County.

We played in December with temps in the low 40's.
I think we were the only ones on the course for the first hour..
The course is very playable for all levels. No forced carries as advertised. The greens were in excellent condition and rolled true. Tee boxes were a little chewed up, especially on par 3's.
Good practice area though the range grass tees were closed down for the winter.
All in all, we had a great time and look forward to playing the course again.

Although the greens and fairways were in good condition, the course did not drain from rains a couple of days previous.

Great course and challengeable layout!
But need to balance course length between back and front.

I wish the price would be a bit lower. Since is off season now. Even during season the price is still high.

The course was great and it was a pleasure to have played at Blue Marsh.

Other than the fact that there were too many leaves on the green, it was a great golf course. We actually lost a ball on hole 16 even though it was hit right dow the fairway because of too many leaves. LOL

This was the second time to play here
The scenic is beauty and the course is great
It's basically flat but lots of strategic gimics I think
Definitely will come back again

This course is both challenging and fun. If you want to improve your game, I highly recommend playing Blue Mash ... and often. Elevated greens, some long holes to exercise your woods, and enough water to challenge but not intimidate. It’s a beautiful setting, too. Very peaceful with NO houses interrupting your view. Just woods, generous fairways, and well ... some sand. But it’s playable, so relax if your ball happens to find a bunker. I play Blue Mash regularly, and in all honesty, it’s helped lower my handicap because the course has a little bit of everything. And the practice range? No other facility comes close. Blue Mash is great for ladies, and they also offer a league -- just for us -- in the summer. Check it out!

I have Played Blue Mash many times, and as I have enjoyed my experiences there, I have always left saying to myself that there is a lot more potential for the course to be something great.

BUT TODAY, I think Blue Mash has near reached that potential.
The staff was extremely friendly and very well organized. But more importantly the Golf course was in perfect shape. There was not one thing that I could point out as being wrong. Here are a few highlights of my day at Blue Mash.

Pros:
- I really appreciated the bag service I got when I pulled into the parking lot. The young man took my bag out of the trunk and loaded it onto my golf cart for me. (My old body really appreciated that)
- The best experience I had off the course was with the Starter. Even though he was a lot younger than any other starter I have ever seen, he was hands down the best guy for the job, and I wish more starters around were like him. He was very entertaining and captivating. He kept my entire attention while going over the rules for the course that day. He also made it very clear of his expectation of good pace of play (4hrs) and thanked us at the turn when we were 2min ahead of pace! He made us feel very welcome.
- And now to the course conditions, boy were they great (perfect actually) the greens were lighting fast and had a very true role. Fairways plush as always. And the rough was the perfect length, which was a nice change from earlier this summer. I hope the course can stay this perfect the rest of the day.

Cons:

-The only thing I didn't care for was the food. I would say compared to the quality of the rest of the place I would say that the menu items could use an upgrade. The grill staff was extremely nice and helpful. The dining room was clean and had a classy feel to it.

But like I stated earlier, Blue Mash has raised the bar yet again