Walden Golf Club

I was very impressed with this course. You can tell they're trying to improve it. Can't beat the course for $30 on a hot deal. It's a fair but challenging course.

Playing golf in February on a seasonally warm day is a rare event in Maryland and my expectation of the course conditions was on par for this time of year. Expect I saw no "work in progress to maintain the course" while playing as I did at PB Dye course in Frederick MD and Waverly Woods in Woodstock MD which I played in the last two weeks. The weather was high 50's & sunny at Walden, while I loved the difficult challenge of the front nine holes, I did not like the tons & tons of Canadian Goose droppings everywhere. Yes, everywhere. The back nine has very little of that goose droppings and that layout has 5 holes from the original Golden Triangle days, but those holes looked tried and unaspiring even though I enjoy the nostalgia of playing them again after 30 years. My first "birdie" ever came on the now 15th hole, 31 years ago. From what I observed, I just don't see the club doing much to replace old unreadable tee marker signs , let alone clean up and improve the landscape to enhance the overall visual appearance of the course layout. I'll come back again one more time this summer to play and hopefully I'll be proved wrong about the lack of up-keep. But the tale-tell signs are there.

Good value for the price, though I escaped the pain of losing many balls. I can see that on a bad day or lack of confidence, you can loose lots of golf balls on Holes 2 thru 8 and hole 11.

Most don't realize its not Private any more. Fantastic course always in good shape, definite challenge.

You will not regret playing this course.

Very challenging and in good shape!

Bring your "A" game.

You won't be disappointed!

Just an overall poor experience. The course was in bad shape, the facilities are tired, the staff was fine, but seemed to be punching a clock. I would not be surprised AT ALL to learn of this place closing down. Was supposed to play somewhere else, got stuck here, wish I had kept driving and just made the trip over the bridge to greener pastures.

The course inside development. Bad behavior local golfers don't have basic etiquette

Course was open, not many players. Tee boxes were adequate, greens were above average, ball marks not fixed. (poor attitude by players). Fairways show signs of a harsh summer.

I enjoyed my day.

The cart ball/club washer did not have water & the divot replacement plastic jug did not have anything inside.

Also, with the heat & humidity yesterday three water jugs where empty. NOT GOOD.

Yardage markers were missing and/or lacking

Staff was friendly but greens were fair. fairways and tee boxs where garbage

The layout is pretty good and the fairways are tight which is a nice challenge. But the course is in poor shape. Terrible tee boxes and bunkers. Fairways are average. But the greens are in good shape. Talked with a worker in the clubhouse who said the courses previous owners weren't taking care of it. He said they've worked on the greens which is noticeable. Course could eventually be nice if they keep repairing it but I'm not returning any time soon.

Had a great first experience on this golf course. Will go back again.

Played Sunday afternoon, the day after torrential rains the night before, so expectations were low. The club acted like they were doing me a favor for only charging an additional $15 so my girlfriend could ride along. Bunkers were not playable. Fairways were choppy, greens were mediocre, tee boxes were junk, no cups at the water coolers. Then the back nine...showed up on number 10 with 4 groups on one hole. I got a nine hole rain check, and will probably never return.

Wow...what a disappointment My son, son-in-law, and myself booked a last minute time here. While the fee was reasonable, the course was a huge surprise. The greens were OK, but the fairways, tees, and bunkers need a lot of work. The tees were mostly sand based and weed infested. Fairways were thin in many spots, and the bunkers had thin sand coverage and many had weeds. Many on the teeing areas had openings that were so overgrown from the sides that it made hitting fairways very difficult. In my opinion, they need to get a tree service in to cut back this growth. There were many geese on the property and the goose droppings were everywhere. The weather was extremely warm, and three of the four fresh water coolers were empty by the time we got to them. With so much competition in this area, you must make yourself stand out form the crowd. Walden must step up their game. There are many interesting holes here, but if the poor conditions aren't addressed, they won't have any players.

Nice and friendly staff the greens we're in great shape the pace of play was excellent and the price was great next to other courses in the area

My first time playing at Walden, and for a $28 round, I really can't complain about anything. The greens are actually in really good shape. The fairways are consistently decent and the layout and doglegs are challenging. The course is real tight as it is nestled into a community, so watch your slice! The way this course could be a lot better would be to keep up the maintenance on the bunkers and watch the pace of play. It took us nearly 6 hours to play as a threesome. The course was really backed up. The bunkers mostly overgrown and not even a rake for the players to rake after a shot out of the sand. Other than that, it is a good course for the money you pay.

Booked through Golf Now and played for a super cheap rate. I like this course, good condition, fair green speed, and not too packed on a weekday. The food is superb.

I play here when I get too comfortable playing at Bowie golf course. The course is challenging but fun