Black Rock Golf Course
About
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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 6646 yards | 70.9 | 124 |
| White | 72 | 6236 yards | 68.4 | 121 |
| Red (W) | 74 | 5179 yards | 64.7 | 112 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 71.3/132 | 487 | 176 | 482 | 363 | 378 | 355 | 195 | 415 | 430 | 3281 | 376 | 438 | 388 | 427 | 539 | 185 | 515 | 171 | 437 | 3476 | 6757 |
| White M: 68.9/123 W: 73.7/128 | 465 | 136 | 471 | 342 | 368 | 345 | 175 | 403 | 408 | 3113 | 345 | 422 | 380 | 407 | 533 | 153 | 485 | 153 | 392 | 3270 | 6383 |
| Gold M: 66.0/113 W: 69.8/119 | 380 | 115 | 421 | 312 | 343 | 303 | 131 | 260 | 375 | 2640 | 307 | 386 | 312 | 358 | 446 | 126 | 447 | 115 | 357 | 2854 | 5494 |
| Red M: 64.8/111 W: 68.7/117 | 377 | 112 | 382 | 306 | 302 | 231 | 121 | 253 | 370 | 2454 | 300 | 382 | 288 | 353 | 437 | 121 | 438 | 110 | 351 | 2780 | 5234 |
| Pink M: 60.2/103 W: 62.7/99 | 282 | 112 | 259 | 223 | 226 | 178 | 121 | 198 | 277 | 1876 | 228 | 244 | 240 | 238 | 328 | 121 | 328 | 110 | 263 | 2100 | 3976 |
| Handicap | 14 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 3 | |||
| Par | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 10 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 17 | 5 |
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attendees at pro shop and snack bar
Gentleman at the pro shop with very little personality voiced his opinion about Golfnow and how they did not make any money when Golfnow customers used the course, saying that we were getting free golf! The young lady at the snack bar with no personality who worked Wednesdays only and drove the refreshment cart on weekends had no idea what customer service is. My group got the impression she really didn't want to be behind the counter. We ordered hamburgers and she just was not able to find the hamburg. "C'mon Man"
Great Value
Course was in excellent shape, made you think on most of the holes. Greens had good pace and rolled true, rough was moderate. Was a little slow but that was the first time as I have played numerous rounds here. Very nice facility, friendly staff.
Afternoon Delight
I played this course on a Friday afternoon after an outing. .It was an enjoyable afternoon after being paired up with two other singles.
As for the course, it is a contrast between easy holes and difficult holes. The first 3 holes include 2 short par 5's and a short par 3. They provide an excellent opportunity to get off to good start.
The best hole on course is #14. It is medium length par 4 with approach over water to a severerly sloping green. Par is a good score on this hole.
The conditions on the entire course from tee to green were excellent. Would definitely return in the future.
Best in the area.
Always enjoyable to play.There are several landscape improvements which are nice.
This Course Rocks the Hardest!
This course rocks harder than I-Robot at the Marple AMC 10. Hole three has tighter fairways than my ol main squeeze Cipriano! If you don't pipe an iron down the middle you have no shot at birdie.
Great course.
Excellent.condition from fairway to green. Around some of the greens was thin with poor lies. Like all public courses, the greens were ball marked. But overall in better than average shape and very playable.
Great course with varying hole layout
This course was in excellent with fairways, fringes, roughs all neatly cut. There are some short par 4 holes but those are either guarded very well with bunkers or are designed with sharp dogleg layouts. Overall the course was a joy to play.
Great features.
One of the best in MD.Good fairways and clean golf carts, if you are alone they pair you up with other players.
nice outing
Tees, fairways and rough were in excellent condition. Greens had been recently aerated and were still a little bumpy. Bunkers were hard packed, wet and in generally poor condition due to recent rains. Otherwise a very nice moderately challenging course. We got a great deal through Golf Now so hard to complain.
Breathtaking!
The only, and I mean only ding would the the condition of the bunkers -unfortunately unplayable. But the rest of the course, to include the recently aerated greens, superb. In short, go play it!!!
Professional Staff Disappointing
The course was in great shape. My friend and I where teamed up with another pair. It was a great time on the course dispate the poor weather. The course was very soggy. It was the poor weather that caused our group some confusion. In the Pro Shop we were informed paths only. Understandable actually, however, when we reached the starter we were informed after 9AM, 90 degrees. On hole 9 we crossed the fairway for the first time, soon after the pro came running out of shop telling us to stay on path. When we tried to explain what we were told by his starter, he simply dismissed it. We passed two marshalls on the course, they did not tell us any differently. The pro made us feel pretty guilty. Course was great, staff very poor customer service.
nice
Except for the heavy rain, a good experience. Staff friendly and accomodating
Black Rock on Saturday Morning
Foursome finished in four hours on a Saturday morning. Greens had been aerated two weeks before and were still a bit uneven. There were a few brown spots on the course, but it was otherwise in excellent condition.
Great Deal
Played here for the first time. Great price using a "Hot Deal". Course was in good shape fairly short with a lot of dog legs and blind shots. Greens were recently aerated so they were tough to put. All in all very nice course I will play it again once the greens recover.
Black Rock
Played 8/14, good price on Golfnow. Course did not show recent aeration on greens, and did not mention at the pro shop, so was surprised. Good course but only in fair condition with some fairways chewed up. Greens are very small, so accuracy is a must.
Little Gem
Never played the course but found a great rate on a morning tee time and it's close by so gave it a shot. Not a long course so nice even if you're not a long driver as you can still reach the greens on the par 4s in two with a mid to long iron even from the back tees. Good mix of moderate to challenging holes with lots of elevation changes and blind shots. Conditions were fantastic, course hardly seemed played on for late July, greens and fairways were green and lush with little damage. Consistent greens made for a good putting day. Will definitely go back.
Pleasant experience
Not the longest course in the world, with some short 5 pars but fun to play. Nice area for a golf course. Greens were much better and faster than I guessed. I got lost and showed up late but the accommodated me no questions asked.
Good course for all levels
This course has a good balance of challenging and easy holes. Elevation changes and bunkers come into play.
TRUE rolling greens
Great conditions, after morning moisture dried up. The greens were very true and quick.
Great course
Have played this course many times and always look forward to it. Was in very good condition. Not very difficult but challenging enough for the once a week golfer. Staff is terrific as is service.