Blue Mash Golf Course

My buddies and I play Blue Mash a lot because it is pretty centrally located for all of us and it's a great golf course. They hired a new superintendent this year and the course is in the best condition I've seen it in many years. I've played 4-5 times this year - a few times the greens have been a little slow and the tees a little shaggy, but the last few times everything has been immaculate. This is really great to see because we love the layout and location. Bottom line - awesome course that is in great shape right now.

I love the layout of this course and have played it many times. My problem is that the greens are always running at a cool 8 (horribly slow for those who don't understand stimps). The tee boxes are unplayable and super soggy wet as most are 2-4 inches long depending on which combover you are playing off of. They grow the tee boxes long then lay them over to create an impression of more grass. The fairways are wet and 1 to 1 and 1/2 inches long. Very hard to compress the golf ball. I will say the staff is very attentive and try very hard to do there best. The course seems to be cut only once or twice a week. Not nearly enough for a course that touts itself as a daily fee and charges $95 on the weekends. The problem seems to be with the management of the course. There needs to be a change at the top as this course is too good to be in such horrible shape. I have also seen the equipment used to maintain course and it is ancient. Could this be the reason why it is in such poor shape. I have played many "daily fee courses in the area and this course is by far the worst". Please do something to fix this mess as this course is too good to remain in such state of lameness. Either fix it or drop your price as it is not worth the price of admission right now. Too many other choices in the area. The carts are terrible,old squeak and bounce. Please get new carts to reflect the cost of the course. No gps no rain hoods just old junk.

I've played this course many times but this was the worst I've seen it in a while. Shaggy fairways, uncut tee boxes and dreadfully slow greens. The bunkers are scruffy and not edged. For $85, I expect a lot more. I would not recommend the course, unless something major changes ASAP. I don't know what's wrong with this place, sometimes its okay and then the wheels fall off.

Staff could not have been nicer, layout is excellent. Hit every club in the bag. Condition of fairways and greens was generally very good, but tee boxes were often poor. Read alot about pace of play in other reviews, but rangers did not seem too concerned about a foursome holding up play from about the 7th hole on. 4.5 hours isn't bad, but should have/could have been better. Need to bring range finder/GPS. Definitely returning.

It's the classic story, great course with not enough maintance. If you are in the area or have never played there it is a must play. I drove an hour and 1/2 and will probably not be back. Great layout with every type of hole you can think of,; tight holes, long 4's, short 4a, water, etc. My one complaint were the the tee boxes, they looked like they used the same ones for a week straight. Especially the par 3'a. At one point I had to tee off a yard behind the markers. Just to find an area without a divot.

2 days after the storm, it was still dry on the green, but had few puddles in the bunkers and fairways. Otherwise, great green speed, course was in pretty good shape, great value for the money spent. Played on a saturday and did not have to wait much for my next shots. Will visit again later on

loved the course. as a 12 handicapper, who is about 225- 240 off the tee, the tees at 6500 were too long. and the tees at 6,000 are too short. Why not a happy middle, like Waverly, of 6300? Par threes at 190 - 200 are not my cup of tea either. So, just a suggestion. I will be back. Several tee boxes were a mess , shaggy, and the greens had been beaten up, not enough people repairing divots.

very nice design, you cannot quit on any shot , that is for sure

one comment, something that rubbed me wrong, and that was paying to hit warm up balls. twilight, late afternoon or not, you don't pay $5 or more dollars and then have to buy balls. did not like that.

our group will be back, that is for sure! a tough challenging course, very nice layout.

Really enjoyed the round. I played a few weeks after aeration. The greens were really good. I can only imagine what they are like mid season. I will definitely be back.

It's been awhile since I had played this course and I'm glad I got back to it. Greens had been recently aerated, but putts rolled well. The course is challenging from #1 through #4 but then balances out to more than fair. The layout offers a nice mix of water and treelined fairways. Can't wait to play here when things are in bloom. Pro shop and starters were helpful and friendly. Highly recommend this course.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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