Fairway Hills Golf Club

I have played this course over several years. It may be in the best condition I have ever seen it.

Don't let the overall short yardage from the blues fool you. There were 2 par 5's were well over 500 yards, with one 442 yard par 4 and two 200 yard par 3's!!! The other shorter par 4's had smallish greens protected by several traps and other hazards. The tee boxes, fairways, greens were in fabulous shape. The rough was tough, but fair. I HIGHLY recommend this course, especially when you find a GREAT Hot Deal like I did on Golfnow.com!!!

Not a bad course with some challenging holes. Front nine moved along well but came to a standstill on the back- no Marshall anywhere and players hitting multiple shots which forced us to skip 2 holes

I have played this course numerous times this summer.
They are booking too many people at one time.
We shouldn't have a back up at that time of day.
Everything is great except over booking at mid day

I visited 4th times there.
My freind late arrived for traffic.
We latey started.
We finished before yard.
When went to next 9 holes
Somebody didn't enter to next hole.
He was so unkindness.

Great value for the money. Don't let the yardage fool you this course is more difficult than you would think. Loved #17.

The fairways can be very narrow at times with either woods or homes on both sides. Greens ran a bit slow and did follow the contours. If your used to wide open fairways, this will be a challenge. It is fun and and could be a slow pace. The fairways and greens were in pretty good shape.

It is really nice course with some challenging holes.

Course was in good condition. Friendly staff. Very limited clubhouse functions. Not a place to take a client.
Short but demanding layout. Would play here again for the value.

Was paired up with a twosome and a sigle. Had a very pleasant round. It seemed like we waited on each hole but our pace of play was just about the pace listed on the scorecard. The course was in good shape and the greens were beautiful.

enjoyable course will definitely come back to play again.

The fairways could have been in better condition, they appear to have some sort of disease in some parts (patches of rooty grass that's not easy to hit from). Tee's were in decent condition, greens were excellent but speeds varied from green to green.
All said, it's a tough little course that will test your game. Played from the back, blue tees at 6000+ yards. The only thing about the course I'd change is the 100% uphill, par 5, 18th hole. It's a bad hole but was obviously designed within the parameters of a townhome community.
On another note, the course is home to the Howard County First Tee program, which teaches kids the game of golf. Will play there again.

I enjoyed playing this is a small course but tough too Great playing condition

The course condition just doesn't seem to improve. greens are getting maybe a bit better but fairways are still burned up.

I'm not too impressed and the green fee is a bit steep for what you get.

I would recommend this course for friends who live nearby but not for "daily" playing. there's better courses in the baltimore area too.

Great layout with interesting holes. Greens are perfect.

This golf course is a beautiful course to walk. It is a great course to walk. The fairways are tight, so be prepared.

Course is short but challenging. Greens were in excellent (and slow) shape, but many fairways had browned-out spots. Took 5 hours to finish on a Saturday. If you are not a Columbia resident, wait for GolfNow deal.

I've played Fairway Hills countless times and used to work in Columbia, where I'd hit balls at the range about three times a week. I've never really had a bad experience there, but my last two vists have proved me wrong.

Let's see...
- They double charged us (my playing partner and myself) for fees.
- They teamed us with a single, when they told us we could go as a twosome.
- The foursome in front of us drove their carts on the green (yes, on the GREEN) and were only given a warning. Their pace of play was also incredibly slow.
- Greens were amazingly slow, looks like they hadn't been mowed in a week.
- Fairways were burnt out and not looking their best.

Add it all up and I'm not sure if I'll go back this year. What's sad is that this can be an amazing course, but what's the sense in having a Marshall if he does nothing to people who disrespect the course? There are plenty of other options out there, but I feel recommending Fairway Hills after the round I played yesterday wouldn't really be right.

The course layout was interesting and had personality. The greens and tee boxes were in ok shape considering. The fairways were brown and not in the best shape. This is not a long course playing from the white tee's, but the personality of the course kept me interested. I would not play this course without a golfnow discount. I would have been very disappointed playing at the regular non-columbia resident rate.

It was a nice experience for my fist time at this course.
It was particularly crowded at this time (4:10 PM Tee time) and had to wait to tee for at least the first 9 holes. It was woirthy the wait though, I am definetively coming back to this course.