Mountain Branch Golf Course

For years I've driven by this course and have always admired the club house and views. Decided to play a round with friends on a Wednesday @ 10AM. Got what I thought was a good deal on green, $45 per person with cart. They did give an advisement that the greens and tee box had been aerated about 10 days prior, so I was ready for a few plug holes and related issues. I was DISAPPOINTED.

The driving range was unkept and looked like a construction site ready for housing development.

The course, most important, was not at all maintained. Roughly 10 of 18 tee boxes were in terrible shape, dead or dying grass or no grass at all. About 4 of the fairways had significant dead, dying, or fungus patches. Several bunkers were completely unkept and played like concrete. The 1st cut rough was a mess and looked as if it hadn't been cut for sometime. The course design is narrow and very challenging so having an out of control 1st rough really made this course fairly difficult. Be ready to loose a bunch of balls if you are slightly off your game. The greens, thankfully were not aerated, were thick and very slow.

For a course touted to be one of the "Premier" course in Harford County, I was very disappointed.

Sorry for not having taken pictures.

Course was in tough shape due to weather but it is still a beautiful course. Staff were helpful and friendly. Needed to use cart path only for first nine due to rain effects.

Great course but rite now the tee boxes are In horrendous shape all dirt no grass to hit from thank god u use tees or you would be getting dirt and mud all over you. It's a shame because really great course and layout is great just wish teeboxes where in better shape .

Really disappointed in the conditions of the fairways completely dry and burnt out no grass in over 30 period the actual fairways I expected better maintenance from a demanding course from a layout perspective and pricing

The course is trying to fix a few holes. But this is a necessary repair that should benefit the course in the long. The course has a good lay out with several challenging holes. It is worth playing

The course was in pretty rough shape when we played. Fairways were completely burned out on the front. To try and make up for it they soaked all the fairways to the point where it was cart path only. Really disappointing when you hit a good drive down the middle and end up on a match of dead grass/mud. The greens were in pretty good shape. Rolling pretty decent. I think the layout is nice and clubhouse looks good. Only way I would come back is with a really really good deal, or if they would get the fairways back in shape. Not worth the money otherwise.

Course layout provides challanges. A bad shot could cost you. Slow pace on front nine due to cartpath only. Back nine pace picked up. A good hot deal course.

The course was in great shape-much better than the last time I played at Mountain Branch.

The pace of play was great, no pressure for the entire round.

I will play this course again, when discounted on Golf Now!

Great competitive course, greens were very nice and true

First time playing at the course and we were in awe through the entire 18 holes. It was a disappointment to have found that the course is only 15 minutes from our home and we didn't know sooner! But- we are extremely glad that we eventually did find this gem! Scores werent what we would usually be satisfied with but the layout and the surrounding beauty made up for it all! (It may have been because we were more focused on everything else but the game :) )

On over 95% of the holes is was almost impossible to determine your yardage. The 200 yard, 150 yard & the 100 yard markers are non existent on the cart path and poorly marked other places. The group in front of us was 25 minutes behind the pace of play with no ranger to be found.

It's been two years since I played here and wanted to give it another try. It's almost an hour drive for me, but well worth it. The course is in excellent shape. The fairways are beautiful, and the greens are fast. They were recently aerated, but with the smaller pin-needle style machine, so the holes did not affect the roll in any way. The rough was brutal, though, so stay in the fairway! I was in a couple of bunkers and some of them were a little lacking in sand. My only issue was the pace of play. We had a bachelor party in front of us with guys who clearly didn't know how to play...and they had 1.5 holes open in front of them before we hit the turn. And, the guys behind us were good players so hit down on us twice...missed hitting me both times by about 2 feet! (This could have been avoided if they just would have sent one of their carts down to make sure the way was clear for them to hit...which they didn't do.) Being a twosome squeezed between these two threesomes was a bit distracting. The marshal talked to the guys in front of us on #13 so it did pick up, but the damage was done by then. The course, though, is in great condition, beautiful vistas, and a diverse layout. You must hit the fairways though to have any chance of scoring well.

The course is in the best condition that I have seen it in years.

This is a really nice course. I drove 50 minutes to get here and it was worth it. The greens were aerated, but they rolled very true. The aeration was done so well some holes didn't seem aerated at all. Great course and I will definitely make that trip again.

Wife and I enjoyed St Patrick's Day playing here. Early in season so a chilly round with a moderate breeze. This course has some visually stunning holes and a very interesting layout. Beautiful in season. Generous fairways and mostly very tight approaches. Nice elevation changes. Cart paths need some attention after winter. One of the best course values in area.

Let me first say that this is a great course. I have played here on many occasions. When I arrived today I was told that the front nine was closed and we would have to play the back nine twice. When we started playing we understood why the front none was closed. The course was soaked. The back nine was really unplayable also. We stopped playing after nine and they did give a a rain check. They were good about giving us a rain check with no problem. Again, this is usually a great course, just don't play it after rain or snow. It doesn't drain well .