Raspberry Falls Golf & Hunt Club

Had a chance to play a twilight round on Father's day. Check-in was easy after booking online. Staff was very friendly.

The course was in really great shape. Practice range was in great too, always nice when you can hit off real grass on the range (range balls not included, a small bucket was $5 extra). The practice green accurately reflected the condition/speed of the greens on course,

As far as the layout goes, it was very fun, and appealing visually as the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains provide some nice elevation changes on to go along with the scenery. I really liked how there were different approaches to take between safe/aggressive shot choices on most holes.

Attacking the greens always came along with some significant risk, and generally there were some pretty clear safe/layup options if you're like me and not always consistent with your distances/accuracy. Even as a first-timer to the course, there were some clear, but interesting, choices to make on every hole.

Greens overall were very consistent, a bit faster than I usually expect, and satisfyingly tricky. Lots of double breaks without ever being over-the-top difficult.

Same went for the fairways and bunkers, just consistently in very nice condition throughout. I appreciated how nicely maintained the bunkers were when my approach shots missed their targets. Not having to worry about bottoming out in the nice sand made the escape shots from the deeper bunkers much less intimidating than your typical public course. The rough was not so thick you'll spend forever trying to find a ball that missed the fairway by a few yards, but thick enough you'll feel silly for not clubbing up when you're hitting out of it.

I only saw the drink cart once, and was a little surprised that the food/beverage counter in the clubhouse had shut down when I made the turn. Not really a knock, totally understandable given the twilight hours, but next time I'll remember to buy a few more drinks to stash in the cart before I tee off for twilight.

As far as overall value goes, it's a bit pricier than the next closest public course for me. But not by much. I felt like the extra $15 spent was well worth it.

Other thing to note, I had a good chuckle at the fact that you could consistently hear the shooting range nearby, but it wasn't so close it was distracting. If you're not cool with the sound of distant gunfire it might be an unwelcome surprise for some, but hopefully it's implied in the "& Hunt Club" part of the name.

Loved the practice facility - the range, chipping/bunker area are very well maintained. The course itself is in great shape. I found the greens rolled pretty quick, but true. And pin placements were fair.

Called early to check on the availability for a single golfer and they said they could accommodate. I wish they had told me the back 9 was aerated and it was cart path only, before I drove 45 mins and paid the $90 …NO water coolers on the course or beverage cart to be found throughout the round. Tee boxes were a mess, a lot of water still on the course (of course none to drink tho’). Not sure it should be that pricey of a course.

This use to be one of my favorite courses to play. However over the years their price have increased while the quality of the course have declined. For example, green consistency. This past Sunday, holes one & two were fast. Hole 3 near the cup was like putting into mud.
Throughout the round, we found the greens being one or the other.

I know this is being very picky, but the experience versus the price point is important these days, with so many other courses in the area to choose from it makes it hard to pay premium prices and not have a premium course.

This is one of the least value courses I’ve ever played. A five hour hour round, where the course staff would not push the folks in front who were holding up everybody. Conditions were decent, but the greens were slow as molasses. Tea boxes were atrocious as well. Very disappointing and nowhere near worth the value.

Course has a great layout with some nice scenic views and an awesome finishing hole but it is far too expensive. I played here on a hot deal and honestly wont be back unless I can find another reasonably priced tee time. Course conditions were pretty good but far from what you'd expect for the price.