Blue Mash GC: #8
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4.5
707 Reviews (707)
5 Stars
435
4 Stars
204
3 Stars
35
2 Stars
20
1 Stars
13
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.1
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.2
88.2%
Recommend this course
648 out of 707 reviews
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4.6
27 Reviews (27)
5 Stars
21
4 Stars
4
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.0
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.5
88.9%
Recommend this course
24 out of 27 reviews
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4.5
47 Reviews (47)
5 Stars
33
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.0
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.6
85.1%
Recommend this course
40 out of 47 reviews
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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
707 Reviews (707)
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
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5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 110
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
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5.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Reviews 10
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
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Amenities Good
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing

Blue Mash - Lovely Courae

Excellent course and nice layout with mix of parkland and at times links like. Course was in great condition - only criticism would be some bunkers need more sand and players need to repair pitch marks on greens!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Just about perfect!

10 minute stagger tee times is a plus!

Starter was a gent from the UK and couldn’t have been more friendly and helpful!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 110
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Greens were punched recently. Had called about a week prior to our tee time and they stated they had not punched and did not plan to anytime soon so that’s disappointing

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course conditions

Its a shame golfers here don’t fill divots, repair ball marks or rake bunkers at Blue Mash.. I’ve never seen Any courses in this kind of shape due to golfers neglect. Just a shame because its a nice layout.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 136
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Great condition, fast greens with considerable break

I played here about 8 years ago and it was in excellent condition and it still is. very challenging, some long par 4's, reasonable per 3's, fast greens with considerable slope. I played with another single and a two-some, all were good players, which was nice. Shot Plus 3 on the front and Plus 5 on the back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Awesome course

I thought this course was challenging yet rewarded good shots. Conditions were great, however you can tell it gets a lot of play from “hacks” who don’t repair pitch marks. Not the courses fault per se, but the idiots who don’t fix their pitch marks. Greens were a 7 1/2 to 8 out of 10. I liked the course and I’d definitely go back

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 37
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pace of Play/Course Difficulty

This golf course is a great challenge. I really enjoy playing it once a year.

Having said that, I was off at 8:20 am on this day, so the 4 some I was with had to be one of the first 7 or so groups off. Even with that scenario, the round was still 5 hours. I shudder to think how long the afternoon folks had to wait. The course had at least 5 different marshals on the course TRYING, and I emphasize the word TRYING to speed up play.

Personally I think more marshals and a 4 hour round standard isn’t going to help this course. I think they simply have the course set up too difficult. I understand you want to keep the course as close to scorecard as possible but on weekends and days you have a full tee sheet I think pulling all the tees up 30 yards will def help. This course always plays longer than the yardage anyway so moving tees up will not affect the landing areas or fairway bunkering at all. Just my two cents.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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