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John Gammaitoni
Leesburg
2009-01-29
$51 (cart included), played on Saturday, January 2009 at 2pm
I live about 20 minutes from Raspberry Falls and have played it many times. I worked last Saturday until about 1:30 and wanted to find a nearby course to get out on. I knew Raspberry was just down the road so I went there. The only thing I was worried about was if the course would be open since it was about 35 degrees out and very windy. It was open with a couple people playing according to the pro shop attendant.
I was extremely disappointed to have to pay $55 for the round though. It included the cart but come on, it was the end of January, Saturday at 2PM (not even a primetime hour), cold and windy as heck outside, and the twilight rate is $55. Way too much for my liking. I paid it but was not happy about it.
As a golf course, Raspberry Falls is straight forward golf. Bomb a driver every hole with wide open fairways and hope you do not hit your approach in one of the deep bunkers protecting the green. It is a cool little course but after playing it so much, it gets a little boring. There are many other courses in the area that have much better layouts and are not as expensive. If you have not played Raspberry though, I recommend doing so. It is an above average course.
Would travel: 20-30 Miles, Not Vacation Worthy
Bottom line: I would play again, Better than average course for the area, Better courses for less nearby
$51 (cart included), played on Saturday, January 2009 at 2pm
I live about 20 minutes from Raspberry Falls and have played it many times. I worked last Saturday until about 1:30 and wanted to find a nearby course to get out on. I knew Raspberry was just down the road so I went there. The only thing I was worried about was if the course would be open since it was about 35 degrees out and very windy. It was open with a couple people playing according to the pro shop attendant.
I was extremely disappointed to have to pay $55 for the round though. It included the cart but come on, it was the end of January, Saturday at 2PM (not even a primetime hour), cold and windy as heck outside, and the twilight rate is $55. Way too much for my liking. I paid it but was not happy about it.
As a golf course, Raspberry Falls is straight forward golf. Bomb a driver every hole with wide open fairways and hope you do not hit your approach in one of the deep bunkers protecting the green. It is a cool little course but after playing it so much, it gets a little boring. There are many other courses in the area that have much better layouts and are not as expensive. If you have not played Raspberry though, I recommend doing so. It is an above average course.