Bulle Rock GC: #2
A view of green #2 at Bulle Rock Golf Club.
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4.7
436 Reviews (436)
5 Stars
315
4 Stars
84
3 Stars
24
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
7
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.6
Layout
4.9
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.7
98.1%
Recommend this course
411 out of 436 reviews
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4.9
13 Reviews (13)
5 Stars
12
4 Stars
1
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.9
Value
4.7
Layout
5.0
Pace
4.8
Amenities
4.6
StaffFriendliness
4.6
100.0%
Recommend this course
13 out of 13 reviews
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4.9
23 Reviews (23)
5 Stars
20
4 Stars
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0
1 Stars
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Conditions
4.8
Value
4.7
Layout
5.0
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.7
StaffFriendliness
4.7
100.0%
Recommend this course
23 out of 23 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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Reviews

4.7
436 Reviews (436)

What Golfers Are Saying

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

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Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Excellent course

Great corse coming from Baltimore. Definitely worth the drive.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Windy Rock

Wind if 20, gust of 30mph....course in good shape, would have been nice to be notified that the greens were aerated BEFORE booking the round. However, at $48 it was still a steal and well worth it.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 38
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Difficult to tell

When I lived in Alexandria Virginia, I’ve always wanted to play Bulle rock. After 26 years, I finally got a chance to play. Right away I was a bit disappointed when I was told that only the front nine was open and the back nine was being aerated as I was checking in. The front nine was good. Layout was OK. Play with a member and he was very friendly. Glad I got a chance to go play golf in the middle of March but not for the $50 I paid on a teacher salary for this course. My comments may be a little different if I had a chance to play the back nine which seems like The prettier nine.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 35
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 35
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 81
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

One of my favorites in the state!

The course was in great shape for the beginning of Jan and the staff were awesome! The guy in the Pro Shop did me a huge favor and shockingly, the range was open before our round on real grass! The course was playing extremely tough due to the wet conditions but it was still really enjoyable. As long as the price is right, I will definitely try to make the hour journey back to this memorable course!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Delayed Start

Bought Hot Deal for 10:30 tee time, just hours before was emailed about a tee time adjustment to 10:50. Pro shop had no clue about adjustment. Contacted Golf Now and no response as of yet. Cart path only but felt it could have been 90 degree rule. Was sent off the back nine, not sure why. Tee boxes had not been moved in awhile and even two clubs back you had to really look for a spot to tee the ball up and get a good stance.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart

played on 12/26 and it was 45 degree and sunny. can't complain for $48 deal and worth of driving one hour. impressed with course layout and I am looking forward another round in spring.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Winter Conditions

The course is in good shape for late December. The conditions are typical for this time of year, the bunkers are in bad shape, but the fairways are better than average. The greens were pretty good, rolling about medium speed. It was cart path only and we easily got 15,000 steps in.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good course

Always been a favorite of mine in MD. They have lowered the geeen fees from $130 to $99(peak) so that brings it more inline with the other area courses.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Great golf course; slow pace of play

First, I love this golf course. It's one of the top courses in Maryland and by far the best public course. My only complaint is the expected pace of play is 4:45 (according to the ranger), which is unacceptably slow for a course of this quality. It was cart path only, which slows things down, obviously, but a course this good should expect a 4 hour round, 4:15 tops. We waited on every shot and there were sometimes four groups on a hole. There was a ranger riding around, and he was a nice guy, but his view was that everyone was playing ahead of pace. There was a threesome two groups ahead of us and they let a single off after them. The started told us he would catch and join the threesome--never happened. He caught them right away, but continued to play separately. He waived us up off the tee while he was waiting, which helped some, but it didn't make much sense or them never to join up. We only finished 15 holes because of darkness. We got a good rate, but with a proper pace of play we would have come much closer to finishing, even with cart path only.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Best Public Course in Maryland?

It's a good golf course....no doubt about it. However, I can think of 4 courses in the Frederick, MD area alone that I would rather play. To be fair, the golf course was so wet that we here losing golf balls IN THE FAIRWAY. Also there seems to be a lot of regulars (members perhaps?) that seem to only be interested in playing speed golf. We were a 3- some playing at about a 4 hour pace. We let one 2-some go through and had another on us with " hands on hips" constantly. Call me crazy, but on a beautiful day on a nice "high end" golf course, I really don't feel like playing hockey! Maybe I'll try this place again next year at a dryer time. Until then I'd be just fine playing Whiskey Creek, Maryland National, Worthington Manor or Musket Ridge. These are all better courses IMO...and they have better views!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Fun place to play

Excellent facility. Beautiful layout and course was in great condition. Very fair, but challenging course. We played in 3:40 on a cart path only day, and had no one in fornt for 15 holes. Nice proshop and great staff.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Great Shape

We have had a lot of rain but the course was in great shape. The rough was really thick with the moisture. Hard to score but enjoyable to play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Bulle Rock is very nice course

This was the first time my son and I had played this course. It is a very nice course. The only negative was that it was cart path only because of recent rains. Also, they had an outing going on and all the pin flags were white so it made it difficult to know where the flag was at on the green. We would definitely play it again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 43
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Virginia Advisor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Quite a Hike from DC; Dye being Dye

For those considering playing this course that live in the DMV make plans well in advance. It's a very long drive and while worth it, you won't want to do it again for a while.

This Top 100 Pete Dye track owes more to it's ranking thanks to it's architect than the actual course. While there are many fine holes, it may not blow you away like others. There's a fair amount of variety and challenge as is typical for Dye, but the course is unyielding if you choose to play the wrong tees. My recommendation would be to play up 1 tee box and have more fun, than trying to be a hero and stuck hitting long irons and hybrid approaches all day.

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