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4.0
1092 Reviews (1092)
5 Stars
276
4 Stars
558
3 Stars
184
2 Stars
51
1 Stars
23
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.4
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.3
92.4%
Recommend this course
1000 out of 1092 reviews
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3.9
13 Reviews (13)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.3
Value
4.3
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.4
Amenities
3.0
StaffFriendliness
4.5
92.3%
Recommend this course
12 out of 13 reviews
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3.9
57 Reviews (57)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
31
3 Stars
11
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.7
Value
4.2
Layout
3.9
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
4.3
89.5%
Recommend this course
51 out of 57 reviews
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Course Highlights
The course offers an enjoyable layout with flat open fairways, challenging doglegs, and water hazards on the back nine that reward accurate play. Consistently friendly staff and strong value for money make this a welcoming option for golfers of all skill levels.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 70
Length 6142 yards
Slope 122
Rating 69.0

Previously known as Belair Golf & Country Club

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Course Details

Year Built 1959
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

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Reviews

4.0
1092 Reviews (1092)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 27
Watching the Game 8
19th Hole Specials 6
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 26
Water Hazards 22
Elevation Changes 20
This course/club is great for:
Locals 44
Beginners 28
Walkers 22
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 31
Convenient to the City 22
Worth the Drive 10

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Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Great Value

Course is a great value when booked using Golf Now. Greens in excellent condition fairways in need of some attention. I went off alone to my pleasure and played 10 holes before I caught up with anyone in front of me. Played through a foursome and went home without delay. Great pace of play

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 05/19/2017

Thanks for the nice review. The fairways are Bermuda grass and will fill in as the heat comes and will be very nice throughout the summer. Hope to see you again

John

Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

An undiscovered jewel

First time using online to book a round of golf. Went with my 16 year old son who's learning the game. Beautiful day, no delays and the course played very nicely. The staff was very friendly. It was probably a combination of perfect weather and low density of players, meaning no pressure to keep pace, especially since we had to look for a couple balls in the rough. I'll definitely play there again!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

They need to have a Marshall

Theb4 playing in front of us had no golf etiquette and they were just ridiculously slow

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Response from on 05/18/2017:
Hello Ross, thank you for taking the time to write a review about our course, we appreciate your feedback. We are sorry to hear about the subpar pace of play, we will pass your feedback onto the appropriate department. Thank you for your business and we hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Home Course

Bowie is a great course with a few challenges! It's no PB Dye or Anything like that, but it's great for the money. The people are nice and the course is really coming together. They've brought in new carts and the fairways are shaping up nicely.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Terrible Condition (overgrown tee boxes, bare fairways)

I played this course on a Sunday morning. The pace of play was good, but the course was in terrible condition. The tee boxes were so overgrown that it was impossible to hit driver. It was like teeing off from the rough. The fairways were completely bare and bumpy. The greens were in decent shape. They were very slow, but rolled true, despite a few patches of weeds here and there.

In summary, spend the extra $ or drive a little further to play any other course besides this one. Not worth paying any amount of $ to play.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Response from on 05/02/2017:
Hello Marshall, thank you for taking the time to write a review about our course, we appreciate your feedback. We are glad you enjoyed our pace of play. Thank you for your business and we hope to see you again soon.
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Commented on 05/16/2017

I'm sorry for the bad conditions. If you came out today I think you'd see a marked improvement. Everything is now mowed but our BERMUDA fairways are still thin. A month from now they will be in and you'll notice a huge difference. We try and give the golfer an inexpensive golf experience. A place you can play several times a week. Thanks for your comments. We will try to make things better.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good for the money

The front 9 seemed pretty easy to this not-so-good-golfer. The back 9 was more difficult, in my opinion.

Course needs work, but there is evidence that some work is being done. Lots of empty patches in fairways & tee markers where they are repairing the tee boxes. Most greens in reasonable shape and, without much rain lately, pretty fast. Clubhouse is obviously old, but serves the purpose. Check-in was easy and the woman running the snack bar was pleasant. They could use a few more markers to guide you to the tee areas on a few holes. We had to ask someone how to get to the forward tees on #10.

We had to wait on a few holes here & there, but not often or long.

I'd go back for $25. I don't think I'd pay more without some improvements.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 04/17/2017:
Hello Linda, thank you for taking the time to write a review about our course. We are glad you enjoyed our course layout and found our staff friendly. Thank you for your business and we hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 36
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good Hot Deal course

I've played this course multiple times through Golf Now. Course has good drainage, so weather usually isn't a factor. Greens are good, and there are some well layed out holes.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Bowie Golf Club

Good course for the money. Playable in all conditions. Would definitely play again.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

It is what it is with Bowe Golf Club

Played during the fall season so you can expect leaves and leave it what you get! I've posted in the past that this course is getting better and still stand by that, fairways & tee boxes still need work as well as the greens but all in all their in OK shape for the end of the year? Weather was low 50's and windy so it as difficult finding your ball if you miss-hit due the leaves but I had a enjoyable round especially for $13.00 total which included a cart.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Response from on 12/12/2016:
We are glad to hear that you think our course is improving more and more each time you come. We will notify our staff of the fairways and tee boxes and fix them accordingly. Come out again soon!
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great value

Had an enjoyable round, course is in good shape. Greens were very nice and roll true. The cart paths are rough but the course layout is good, offering a wide range of different hole designs. Pace was good until we ran into a group of 5.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice for the price

Course was in good shape. Green nice. Only complaint would be lots of leaves. Definitely a play it again course.

Conditions Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Worth the money

For $25.00 including a cart, it was well worth the money. Course was in good shape and greens were good. Beer is reasonably priced, too!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 74
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Fun

I had a very enjoyable round of golf at Bowie. I was paired up with a threesome and they were all very nice. They played the course on a regular basis and were nice enough to let me know the best placement for the ball and what to avoid.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Good time

The course was in good shape and the pace of play was great! One of the best deals in the area!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

golf course review

I think for the price to play 18 holes with cart included around 2pm on a Friday is excellent when compared to the other 6 courses around me where I live. However, some improvements such as the golf path and signage needs to be improved. Most golf courses I have played have good signage especially, the map layout of the hole with distances. I think for this course, I only remember seeing about 3-4 layouts. For the price I would play it again, but would like to see the improvements.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great for the price

The course looked great, greens a little slow, but pace of play was crazy. Met some good folks that I allowed me to play with them.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Enjoyable

It had rained the night before and all the sand traps were still full of water and it appeared that there was little sand left in the traps. The greens are not in great shape. Grass seemed thin....but playable.

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

Rainy day

Two of us played golf at about 3:30 PM. The gentleman at the front desk was extremely pleasant. The pace of play was fast. The course was in good condition. Even when we sliced the balls into the trees, it was easy to find the ball! After nine holes, the clouds rolled in and a lightning storm developed. So, we went into the back of the golf club and had a drink. The lady behind the bar had worked there for 26 years and was very pleasant. Before leaving, we were given a rain check. Great value for the money. Friendly staff.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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