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4.6
551 Reviews (551)
5 Stars
396
4 Stars
107
3 Stars
33
2 Stars
9
1 Stars
6
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.4
Layout
4.9
Friendliness
4.8
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.5
99.1%
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514 out of 551 reviews
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4.7
13 Reviews (13)
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Conditions
4.5
Value
4.3
Layout
4.9
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.8
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4.6
24 Reviews (24)
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4 Stars
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Conditions
4.6
Value
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Layout
4.9
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.8
100.0%
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24 out of 24 reviews
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Course Highlights
Whiskey Creek's stunning layout features elevation changes, multi-tiered greens, and a challenging design that consistently earns top marks from recent golfers. Attentive staff, excellent food, and well-maintained fairways and greens round out an outstanding public course experience.

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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7001 yards
Slope 138
Rating 74.6
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Course Details

Year Built 2000
Golf Season April 4 - June 3
Architect Mike Poellot (2000) Ernie Els (2000) Brian Costello

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fee
GPS Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities

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Reviews

4.6
551 Reviews (551)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 25
19th Hole Scenic Views 13
Patio Dining 12
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 35
Undulating Greens 25
Bunkers 23
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 28
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 27
A Weekend Splurge 23
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 30
In the 'Burbs 17

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Reviews 25
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

WOW

Fantastic layout and super fast greens, even in November.
You'll need all the shots in your bag here. Precision off the tee
and some greens you have to hit or it'll be a bogey (at least)
No goofy, tricked up holes. You can see what lies ahead on each hole, you just need to execute. I live an hour away and i'll be back.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 31
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Course; a MUST play

The course was in great shape considering the time of year we played. The staff was very helpful and friendly. I do not think you can ask for much more from a course that is not on the PGA list of host courses. This course will challenge you on every hole, even the par 3s. Although the fairways are wide, and it is somewhat easy to find your ball on a shank, they make you pay for missed shots. The trees are trimmed to allow a punch out, but that is about it. A must play; bucket list course

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Track; Even better deal!!

Absolutely love this layout! This course is one of the 10 best in Maryland and Golfnow offers it at a great price. There are elevation changes galore, wide fairways on many holes, and no "tricked-up" holes. Almost every hole looks like you can attack, but by the end of the day, you know you've been challenged to play your best!

HIGHLY recommended for all levels of golfers...just make sure you pick the right set of tees.

Thank you, Whiskey Creek for working with Golfnow to make this course available for affordable play!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Worthy of the praise

Played Wednesday 10/9, cool overcast and course received enough rain in prior days to have around 6 or so holes cart path only. Staff on and off duty were very friendly and helpful including tips on playing some of the holes when going over what holes were cart path only. Even with the restrictions the pace of play was very good and the people on the course friendly and accommodating (so much that 2 groups invited our twosome to play through). The course is beautiful, each hole different but a nice flow to it and the tee boxes, fairways and greens were very well maintained. Speaking of the greens they told us they stimp them around 10 and it is believable. For the $55 fee we paid I'd probably play it once a month since it's a bit of a drive but at full price it's a special occasion course on my budget. BTW, the wings are as good as advertised. lol

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautuful Course, But Too Expensive For Me

A beautiful course designed by Ernie Else. I always wanted to try this course, but didn't because it was normally too expensive for me. This time GolfNow gave me an award and I went one round with my friend for free. What a deal! The course design, setting and maintenance are almost perfect. I was impressed. Each hole was challenging, but was not arbitrarily made difficult. Natural surroundings are spectacular. I couldn't find anything to complain about this course. However, it was the hottest day of the year with high temperature going up to 96 degrees. You could imagine how awful it was to play 18 halls in sauna!

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This course is in very good condition.

Whiskey Creek is a challenging course and fun to play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 38
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fabulous views and course condition, friendly staff

We played Whiskey Creek on Rosh Hoshanna for $54 which is a lot for me. But I had played here once before and knew I would love the course, which I did. Everything here is top notch including the staff, the layout and the condition. The only drawback for us today was that the white tees were in a forward position and were more properly the senior tees. We could have just played the blue and had more of a challenge, but we decided to just hit a few short irons for a change. I can't afford it all the time, but love it once in a while with a Golfnow deal.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

It's my favorite course in the DC area.

Very fun course to play, great layout and just the right mix of holes.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The Best in the Metro Area

Whiskey Creek is, in my opinion, first among many good pay-for-play clubs in the metro area. Absolutely first-rate in every category and with the help of Golf Now a tremendous value. The day I played the greens had been aerated but still putted true.They even do that right. While other area courses are showing the August blues....not Whiskey. Good job Whiskey Creek.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

They had just aerated the greens and they rolled very well. A great golf course

One of the best courses in Maryland and it is in great condition.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

August round

We happened to hit a beautiful day in August for golf. Beautiful weather, course uncrowded and in pristine condition. This is a challenging hilly course with plenty of trouble if you stray from the fairway. The course is cut through otherwise undisturbed countryside so you're alone with nature and a few other golfers. Signature 18th hole has the ruins of an old stone building in the center of the fairway at 200+ yards out, which might bother some people, but not us.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Tough greens, elevation change

Gorgeous views at the mountain top

Back nine more difficult

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

fast smooth undulating greens

course is in fantastic condition.. Fairways and green are as good as any course around. a bit pricey unless you can get a golf now deal!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great holes. Mountain course.

Great layout. Wonderful views from mountain. Nice driving lines. Fair holes. Very tricky putting -- break and speed a little tough to peg. Ernie did a great job. Very good condition. Would go back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Always a pleasure

Love this track. It's in great shape right now...greens..fairways....tees...and rough is up a bit. This course (especially the back 9) beats me up a bit...but I love it....fired a smooth 36-42 from the tips...lol. Staff is always friendly and not pompous..unlike some of the other "higher end" public courses around here.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Best course in this area.

I read all the reviews about this course on Golf Now.com and they seemed too good to be true. Now I am a believer. Played this course yesterday with my son and was very impressed. Course condition was excellent, elevation changes and views were spectacular. Greens were beautiful. Challenging but fair golf course. I am a 11 handicap and my son is a 2. He played from the tips and I played the whites. Drives ended up very close on every hole. We both shot within 1 stoke of our handicaps. We played at 1:30 and finished in 3 1/2 hours. We can't wait to go back. Highly recommended. Worth the price.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

GOLFNOW ripped me off!

GOLFNOW shows you when you pay less than the rate at a course but on this course, the rate through GOLFNOW was about 20% higher than the course charges if I called and made the tee time plus GOLFNOW tacked on $7.98.Of course, I thought I was paying the standard rack rate since GOLFNOW shows savings but not when they are higher. I guess I am back to shopping my own tee times.

Conditions Excellent
Value Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The course is a must play for Metro area.

Local golfers should play at lest once per year. Worth the higher fee to do so. However, based on location (far), and course (very good, not great), on average it is priced to high (like others). I think this is reflected in the turn out - a rare, non humid beautiful Friday in late July,and not that busy/crowded. Course itself is challenging and rewarding, generous off most tees, and nice to play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Course. Needs A Marshall.

Whiskey Creek is quality golf course in every way. However, my round on a Sunday afternoon was excruciatingly slow. Someone up ahead was playing at a snail's pace and there wasn't a marshal to be seen. I was having a great round from the tips, 2 under through 8, but the 5-to-10 minute waits on the tee boxes finally got to me. So advice to course management: light a fire under the slowpokes. While we are still young.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fantastic course!!!

This was my second time playing this course and as with the first time it was an absolute pleasure. I booked a $35 twilight rate on golfnow.com and teed off at 4pm with a friend. We had the entire course to ourselves and played in just under 4 hours. What a DEAL!!!! The course was in immaculate shape with well manicured fairways and greens. The layout is challenging yet fair with some fantastic views and elevation changes. The staff in the clubhouse were very friendly. Definitely a must play! I know when I am back in the area I will play it again! Easily one of the best I have played!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
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