Fairway Hills Golf Club

Fairway Hills is a good value public course with reasonable green fees for what you can expect. The tee boxes, greens, and fairways were all in good condition. The rough was very thick today and will definitely punish inexperienced players. At just under 6,100 yards from the back tees, it’s not a particularly long course, but there were still a few challenging holes. Overall, a solid course for the price if you want to play a round of 18 under $80.

A great golf course and you’re challenging too. Very beautiful and well taken care of. Lovely fairway and greens

Fairway Hills Golf Club is a solid place to get a round in, and the course itself was actually pretty fun to play. The layout kept things interesting, and the conditions were pretty good overall. It was cart path only during our visit, which made for a bit of a hike, but to be fair, it had rained for a week straight so that’s understandable. Where things fell short was off the course. The clubhouse had extremely limited food options, and on the day we played, no food was available at all. We were told it was because there was a tournament scheduled for the afternoon. I’m not sure how that adds up—why I can't get a glizzy off the roller because a group’s teeing off at 1 p.m. is beyond me. The staff also seemed more focused on prepping for the tournament than assisting other guests. I watched two different people get turned away when trying to buy range balls, despite there being plenty of open space on the range. While the golf itself was enjoyable, the overall experience felt like we were second-class visitors. I don’t see much reason to return with so many other options around that treat all players with equal priority.

Unprofessional staff ruined an otherwise fine round. We booked a 2:50pm tee time for 18 holes and paid for 18. The course was crowded, with several groups ahead of us, so the pace was slow. We didn’t mind; we kept up with the groups in front of us the whole way. Two members of the course were in our foursome, so this wasn’t a group goofing around. As we were about to tee off on 10, a staff member pulled his cart up next to the tee box. We thought he was waiting to pass us until we hit, so we offered to let him go ahead. He replied that he was “waiting to yell at us.” He then accused us of paying for 9 and trying to sneak in 18. We showed him our receipt for 18. He said the course shouldn’t have sold it, that carts were due back by 6:30, and that we were playing too slowly. We explained that we couldn’t have played any faster with the groups ahead of us. He eventually backed off, but the damage was done. Inside, the employee who checked us in said the GolfNow app was to blame for letting us book 18 that late. That’s fine, but he took our money for 18 at check-in and never mentioned a cart deadline or any time constraint. If the course knows a 2:50 start can’t finish 18, staff should say so at the counter. Sending someone out to confront paying customers on the course is not the answer. The course itself was ok (fairways and greens generally good - rough very long and some areas of the fairway were soaked). The staff was not. There are plenty of better options in Montgomery County. We’ve had great experiences at Northwest and Laytonsville and will be going back there instead.

We go to Fairway Hills a lot because their First Tee Program, for the kids, is great! I wish my parents taught me golf when I was younger. They have reasonably priced classes for kids 5 to 17. Classes run in the spring, summer, and fall. The kids learn golf by going to 4 stations, putting, chipping, driving, and taking the transporter out to one of the holes so they can play on the actual course. I gave 4 stars because there are not enough stations on the driving range in my opinion. When we go to hit balls, we usually have to wait for a station to open because they are always full. So if there ever revamp the course the first thing they should do is add more driving range bays. Price of range balls vary from $8 for 30 balls to $20 for 90 balls