Mountain Branch Golf Course in Joppa, Maryland, USA | GolfPass
Mountain Branch GC
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4.4
335 Reviews 335 Reviews
5 Stars
187
4 Stars
108
3 Stars
20
2 Stars
8
1 Stars
12
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.4
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.5
91.6%
Recommend this course
305 out of 335 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
4.3
16 Reviews 16 Reviews
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.1
Layout
4.8
Pace
3.8
Amenities
4.5
StaffFriendliness
4.4
87.5%
Recommend this course
14 out of 16 reviews
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4.4
54 Reviews 54 Reviews
5 Stars
32
4 Stars
15
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
2
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.4
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.5
StaffFriendliness
4.5
88.9%
Recommend this course
48 out of 54 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 7038 yards
Slope 137
Rating 74.4
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Course Details

Year Built 2000
Fairways Rye Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Jeff Matthai (2000)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS No
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Food & Beverage

Beverage Carts

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities, Showers
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Reviews

4.4
335 Reviews (335)
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Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
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Previously Played

Horrible pace of play and Rude staff

Booked a 1:40 tee time for 2 I arrived on time and was given the go ahead we waited 2-5 minutes on almost every hole for the groups in front of us now typically I don’t mind being a little slow but when we got around to the 11th hole we were stalled for almost 15 minutes with 3 groups in front of us waiting to tee off. We tried to skip a couple holes every hole was like that, it would have been well over a 5 hour round so we decided not to wait. I let the staff know in the pro shop the young boy working was extremely nasty asked what I wanted him to do. Rangers on the course to move things along would be a start there were none in sight all day. We won’t return there to play

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Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
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Reviews 7
2.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
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Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Gorgeous. And it was only early March

Expansive layout. Challenging yet forgiving. Can only imagine how gorgeous it will be in-season

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 61
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Fun Layout

2nd time playing here in less than a week. I live 1 hour away so that will tell you that the course is in very good shape and enjoyable to play. Sand traps are as perfect as they can be. These large greens are fast/true with lots of contour so 3-putting is not something you can easily avoid. Staff was friendly on both my visits.
After playing a few great rounds elsewhere , I came here for the first time last week and got beaten up by the course. The 2nd time playing, I fared better , but there is still lots of room for improvement on how I manage to play this layout. Will be back again but not until spring when the leaves do not impact finding my ball when I hit it just inside the tree-line.
Highly recommend this course if you are not a beginner.

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Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Exceeded expectations

Thoroughly impressed about everything related to this course.

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

9/10

Course is in excellent shape. Some of the greens are a bit chewed up from lazy players not fixing ball marks but not terrible. Pace was slow due to new players and groups without proper talent to play the back tees. Not sure if they have cart notifications for pace, but some marshaling could have helped.

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Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 16
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Terrific Course

This was my first time playing this course. It was in great condition despite the lack of rain. Layout is terrific and no cookie cutter holes. A great place to play and certainly worth the trip.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 41
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course in great shape, fairways, greens all perfect, ball rolled really good on the greens.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

1st Thoughts

I liked the course, greens were in good shape, fairways were not so good. Many bare areas.

I thought range balls were expensive. I paid $8 and got a bucket with perhaps 24 in it. So, $0.3/ball. I just thought that was a lot.

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Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 97
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Rainy wet day but course was in great shape

Got a good deal on a hot time in Golf Now so it was well worth it for $65/person on a Saturday afternoon. Fairly difficult course but not overly so. We waited for about 15 minutes on the back 9 of the day for the rain to clear as it was downpouring on us but it cleared up afterward. Course was still in great shape, understandably since it rained the day before and that day it was cart path only which I hate but totally understand. We finished the front 9 in about 2 hrs 10 mins which is pretty good pace considering it was cart-path only, busy Saturday afternoon, and we had a 4-some. Back half was slower as we stopped for a bit and let a group play through in the downpouring rain but overall good pace and fun course, will return again.

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Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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