Mclean, VA

Marshmallow Mountain

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jsemales
Experience: 19.8 years 91 played 39 reviews
3.50 star(s)

Fan Boy for Sam Boy 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Oct 25, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

I played a long while back with Guy and Sam. I've known Sam forever, and he's a great host and friend. The course was only a 9 hole back then, but it still remained fun and challenging. I highly recommend this course to anyone playing, simply because of the experience that is provided by the host. Thanks for all your hard work Sam.

Cons:

More baskets would be great, but I wouldn't complain. It's a great course for what the owners have to work with.

Other Thoughts:

Let's get up soon and play again Sam
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prerube
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Experience: 16.8 years 274 played 235 reviews
2.50 star(s)

the haunted hill at marshmellow mountain 2+ years

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Feb 12, 2011 Played the course:once

Pros:

Even though the winter storms have taken out a good number of trees, the course is still moderately wooded.

Course features lots of elevation changes, the land used well to maximize the 5 baskets, and the course features a great variety of distances for a backyard course.
The fairways on this course are challenging without being frustrating.
I will not do a hole by hole, but to give you a small taste of what it is like: Hole 1 throws downhill just over 200 ft through a moderately wooded hillside. Hole 2 is a narrow uphill shot also over 200 feet. Several shots need a moderately overstable driver, but your trusty straight driver will see more action.
the Course utilizes rocks on the tees to mark the number (ex. tee 4 has 4 rocks)

Cons:

The course gets repetative toward the end. Fallen trees in fairways and on 17's tee pad made the hole unplayable, but this is a temporary issue. Baskets have different amounts of chains so they all catch differently.

Cost is usually a con: $5 a person to play on 18 holes on 5 baskets (owner did not ask for the money, but since we saw it on the forum we paid him to help with course up-keep and for being a great host)

Other Thoughts:

Giant trees creaked and swayed as you play surrounded by their fallen brethren, it's spooky.
The owner was cool and played with us.
It can be worth the money everyonce in awhile to get a break from Bluemont and Mclean.

(Navigation and Tee signs are not taken into account for private courses because you must either have to know the course or be with the owner to play this course)

Contact the owner in advance to play this course since it is on his personal property and you are throwing at his house, which looks like a giant melted marshmallow.
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