I played the course October 5, and it was in great shape. I am only unhappy that I did not find out…read moreabout this course until recently.
The cost of the course was reasonable for a weekend before noon: $72 with ~2 dozen range balls and cart. Maybe a little high for some folks taste, which I can understand. If that's the case, wait until after noon, when the rates drop to $59 ($47 if you walk, and it's a walkable course), but no range balls. After we finished 18, we played another 9 holes for only $10. THAT is awesome.
What I really loved about this course was the variety. I played from the tips, and the par 3s were played to different lengths with different strategies. The shortest was 128 yards downhill, and then the back featured two monsters: 228 and 250 (uphill for the longer hole). There was a solid mix of distances for the par 4s (330s to 486), and the par 5s were honest and challenging, but reachable in two with a long, precise tee shot. There were some blind tee shots, but nothing absurd like a Dye course.
The course was in pretty good shape, with nicely maintained fairways. The rough was decent enough, and the tee boxes were fine, although they could have used a mow. The bunkers were well-kept, no rocks, and playable sand. I had a couple buried lies that were a massive pain in the @$$, but that's my punishment for a crappy approach.
The greens had many ball marks visible, and not all were repaired (most were, but that's the fault of the players, not the course). But despite the blemishes, they rolled very true. No putts that started out straight and then randomly turned 20 degrees to the left because of damage. On this day, they were nice and fast. My playing partner could not figure them out all day, leaving a putt 6 feet short and then running one past by 8 feet on the next hole.
The beverage cart came around regularly, so we were well stocked with drinks/food, and then bar inside was decent. Good beer selection for a course, and good food options.
A great course, and much closer to me than other public courses in the DC area that don't suck (Rock Creek, Langston, East Potomac). I highly recommend this place to anyone, and will most definitely be back for more.