Bulle Rock GC: #2
A view of green #2 at Bulle Rock Golf Club.
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4.7
428 Reviews (428)
5 Stars
307
4 Stars
84
3 Stars
24
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
7
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.5
Layout
4.9
Friendliness
4.8
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.7
96.9%
Recommend this course
403 out of 428 reviews
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4.8
5 Reviews (5)
5 Stars
4
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0
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Conditions
4.8
Value
4.8
Layout
5.0
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.8
StaffFriendliness
5.0
100.0%
Recommend this course
5 out of 5 reviews
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4.8
32 Reviews (32)
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4 Stars
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Conditions
4.7
Value
4.7
Layout
4.9
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.8
StaffFriendliness
4.8
100.0%
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32 out of 32 reviews
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Course Highlights
Bulle Rock's highly praised layout demands every shot in your bag, with fast-rolling greens, punishing rough, and standout holes like the scenic ninth. The top-rated practice facility includes grass-tee driving range, short game area, and putting greens, complemented by genuinely helpful starter staff.

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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7375 yards
Slope 148
Rating 76.6
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Course Details

Year Built 1998
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season March - November
Architect Pete Dye (1998)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Caddies 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, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities, Locker Rooms

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4.7
428 Reviews (428)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Thick Rough 7
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 7

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Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing

Great day

Staff went out of their way to he save but friendly and accommodating at the same time. The were directive buy hospitable at the same time. The course was in great ship and except for the wind it was a perfect day. Cant wait to play Bulle Rock again!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

A Must Play!

Been waiting to play this Fazio course for years, but it’s an hour and a half drive and the price was a bit high. They have decent Hot Deals now so I made the journey, and it didn’t disappoint! I hear the rough gets pretty knarly later in the year, and it’s fairly thick now so plan accordingly, but do plan!!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/22/2020

Not a Fazio course ...... this is a Pete Dye course and it is one of his best !!!!

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Commented on 05/22/2020

This is a Pete DYE course and one of his best !!!!!

Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Love the course!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great start to spring

Bulle rock is a fantastic course, I had an afternoon tea time and was paired with a threesome of young Gentlemen who were excellent golfers the course itself is coming out of winter Interlude and aeration was in effect we played the back nine twice and was simply amazed both times the course is long and challenging I will definitely play again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 130
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

Always a gem

Played the first week of March & the course was fabulous - only issue was they had some rain 2 nights before and it was still a little wet, enough to have cart path only, which made the round play almost 5 hours, but otherwise fantastic day at Bulle Rock

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Walked
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

It's grass it will grow

Only if they would stop with the cart path only bull. On perfect sunny days it should not be cart path only.

Great course. One day I would like to play when you can actually drive on the grass

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 47
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
Incentivized Review
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Very Nice Course

I have played this course many times. It really it one of the best courses in Maryland. During the winter months you have to put up with "winter conditions". these include non-raked sand traps and slow greens. Disappointed that it was cart path only. I work at a golf course and there was no reason to have cart path only. The desk person said they will have cart path only the entire winter. This doesn't make sense. This just slows up play for no reason. Our round today was almost 5 hours. Way too slow. I look forward to when we the golf course is off cart path and the greens are back to normal.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
Incentivized Review
5.0
Previously Played

Bulle Rock Golf Course

This course previously hosted the LPGA McDonalds Championship. It is well designed and wonderfully maintained. Every where you look is green. The various tee boxes are clearly designed to accommodate all skill levels. The views on every hole are very appealing which inspires me to play better golf. I really like this course!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
Incentivized Review
5.0
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Course was in great shape for December!

Bulle Rock is one of the nicest courses that i have ever played. This time around did not disappoint either, early December and course was in great shape. It was cart path only but that did not take away from the great experience.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 325
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Birmingham Advisor
Top 10 Contributor
Cold weather
Used cart

Bulle Rock is a Pete Dye offering, where the front nine vibes are reminiscent of French Lick. The back nine, however, is where the course really comes alive and reminds me of his work at The Honors Course and The Golf Club.

Pronounced “Bully” - and named after the first thoroughbred race horse brought to the United States - the course is ranked firmly in the top half of a major golf magazine’s Top 100 public courses in America. A 50-minute drive north of Baltimore, it is also the top-ranked public course in Maryland.

The short par four, a staple of Pete’s layouts are found throughout the round (6 in total), including the opening hole. The par-5 second and par-4 ninth stood out to me for their strategy options. The strength of the course, in my opinion, lies in its inward half. I did not find a weak hole among them. The par 3s were very strong, including the signature 12th, which may remind you of a similar hole at Blackwolf Run. The par-4 13th plays longer than it looks and is home to a unique wooden plank lined bunker to the left of the green. The 14th had Blackwolf tendencies as well, before building to the intimidating closing hole that sports water all down the left side.

Playing in December didn’t allow me to experience the course in peak shape. I gather that the course was designed to play a little firmer and faster than I found it in the winter. The course reduces the number of tee options from five to three to aid in this. The bunkers were very firm and compact. Not sure if this is the usual consistency, but they were difficult to judge. The greens were a bit thin, but rolled fine and did not detract from the experience. Fairways and tee boxes were extremely lush.

The practice facility is world-class, with an awesome short game area that I recommend taking advantage of during the round.. the pro shop is one of the best I’ve encountered for variety and robust selection. As a bonus, everything in the store - except balls - is subject to employee price discounts for the holidays.

GPS is available on the carts. Course guides are also available for purchase.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Bulle Rock

Challenging golf course, especially for maiden voyage. Conditions were above average. Green complexes are large and can be tricky. Greens had good pace. Not set up well for walking, and they don’t allow push carts, bummer. Staff could be more friendly. Worth the hour drive, esp being as I had the GolfNow deal. In my opinion, not worth anything above the $64 we paid, regardless of season.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
4.0
First Time Playing

5 1/2 hour round

Overall nice course but play was extremely to slow.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Great Layout

Went up here as golfnow had a hot deal. It is not worth full sticker price, but if you can get it on a deal it's worth the trip. More of a links style course. Course was in great shape and the greens rolled well. My only complaint is that it was nearly a 5 hour round.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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