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4.4
416 Reviews (416)
5 Stars
178
4 Stars
198
3 Stars
33
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
2
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.6
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.2
91.7%
Recommend this course
395 out of 416 reviews
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4.2
21 Reviews (21)
5 Stars
11
4 Stars
5
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.6
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.8
81.0%
Recommend this course
17 out of 21 reviews
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4.3
33 Reviews (33)
5 Stars
16
4 Stars
12
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
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1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.6
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.7
87.9%
Recommend this course
29 out of 33 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Par 72
Length 6646 yards
Slope 124
Rating 70.9

Black Rock Golf Course may be one of western Maryland's newest courses but it's located near some of the country's most historic sites. Antietam Battlefield and Harper's Ferry are just a few minutes away from this scenic course. The opening holes of the layout are tucked into the Shenandoah Valley while the back nine climbs uphill, offering views that stretch across the Appalachian Mountains. The golf course has plenty of holes that will please long hitters, but mature trees and thick rough frame most of the holes, demanding accuracy. Traps protect the front of most of the greens and you'll come across dramatic undulations on some. The par-4 13th is arguably Black Rock's toughest hole. This sharp dogleg right has a massive tree to the right as well as a pond right in front of the green.

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Course Details

Year Built 1989
Fairways Blue
Greens Bent
Golf Season Year round
Architect Robert Elder

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

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

Food & Beverage

Cafe

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

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4.4
416 Reviews (416)
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Reviews 63
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
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Previously Played

Fall golf

The white tee blocks had been aerated and were out of play. White markers weren't placed on most tee blocks. So we alternated between blue and gold to try and get a distance close to white. Greens were phenomenal. Smooth and fast.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
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
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Interesting layout, good conditions

My first time at this municipal course in beautiful Western MD. Course layout is interesting; they really take advantage of the terrain, which means you start out with an unusual part 5, par 3, par 5. The course was in good shape, except for tee boxes and a few bunkers. I definitely will play it again

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

nice mix

course was in great shape .. interesting mix of holes giving club selection options .. but pace of play was very slow with occasional two group backups

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

Black Rock

Nice course from what we saw, but was not warned by GolfNow that the greens were being aerated and that there was work being done on the back nine. Therefore we had to play the front nine twice to get in the eighteen holes we paid for online. I don't want to penalize the course, just a warning that GolfNow apparently did not heed the information sent by the course and offered it online without providing the information that this was not representative of the normal course conditions.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Enjoyed the Course

Played Hooky from work and picked up a nice rate on Golfnow. First time playing the course, enjoyed the track and will be looking to play there again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Worth it.

Have played here before and feel it is deserving of a review. The course is always in good shape, tee boxes are flat, fairways are always in great shape right up to the green. Greens are in good shape and play fast. The rough is very thick and difficult to play but this makes it challenging. There are very few blind shots and very few carryovers. There are a lot of different looks on this course that may club selection very important this is a very playable course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great course, Pleasure to play

I think the course was great, I think your service charge is too high ,close to $9.00 for the service charge??????

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Sunday suprise

Got on Golfnow Saturday evening and found this deal for $29 for Sunday morning. Jumped on it with my son and we had a great time. Beautiful course for that rate on a Sunday. Pace was a little slow but under 5 hours. Rough was high without a first cut so if not in fairway you were searching for you ball even if you were ten feet away. Need to cut it down an inch or so you can see the top of the ball. Probably what caused to be a little longer round.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Black rock

Everything was great. The only problem was they were repaving the golf paths.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Black Rock Golf Course

I have played this course over the years. this is one of my favorite courses in the area. For $20 you can't beat the price from the hot deal on golf now. We played a Friday morning and teed off before our time. The course was in great shape as usual.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

great value

good layout, friendly staff,good prices. what else would you want in a golf course?for the time of year I played the course was in excellent condition.I like to play 27 holes the replay was only $10, that's a very nice benefit.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great First day out!

Great day only odd thing was, staff member on duty stated we should consider ourselves lucky that the rates went up over the weekend but Golf Now didn't adjust. He went on to say they never do and he didn't even know why they were affiliated with Golf now because they don't get a dime... It was a little weird as he seems to be venting to us an issue out of our control . He seemed very frustrated that we used this service. Kinda started our day / round off on an uncomfortable note, until we hit the first tee. Oh well

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Typical Municipal Course

Course in decent shape. Range is in really bad condition with grass 4 to 6 inches long.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very enjoyable, quick round.

I play this course weekly.

Nice, scenic course with a wide variety of challenging holes. Course is in good condition.

Price was excellent and speed of play was very fast.

Nice club house amenities, and very friendly staff.

It was a real pleasure to play.

Steve M.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Unfriendly

We've played this course quite a few times (only when we have pricing specials) and we have never encountered a friendly person at the snack bar. The lady this particular day acted like we were bothering her. We simply got the special but we did not get friendly, welcoming service.

Also we do enjoy this course and would play it a lot more if it were affordable. This is the county municipal course and it is certainly not priced as such.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Early Golf

The Course was in good condition for just opening for the season. The layout of the course is fair and challenging. We enjoyed the course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice round

Very nice round of golf. Great price and play was quick. Course in good shape. Fun round.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

A MUST PLAY!

This course has a great layout and was in excellent condition for November. I traveled from Pittsburgh to meet family and play. I would play this course on a regular basis if living in the area. I'll be back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Player

Course was great. The
Tee times were as scheduled. The pace of play was under 4 hours

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

First time - liked it

Played on Sunday which was rather cold and windy, but the course was in good shape. This is the first time I played it. This is a course that you can shoot pretty well on, but it does have some challenges. Playing in a twosome, we played in 3 hours which was great.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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