Rocky Gap Casino Resort

Very nice people at the shop. Ranger complaining about us riding on the rough, but won’t do anything about some people taking forever to finish a hole. Pace of play was horrible. Not the case all the time, but this specific outing was bad. Rangers need to work on that.

Arrived at Rocky Gap and got to the starter within 5 minutes. Staff was very friendly and helpful. Course was in great shape and has some amazing views. Fairways were soft with some roll to them, greens were fast and well maintained, and the bunkers were full of nice, soft sand. The carts were extremely helpful with the GPS inside. What was most enjoyable was the layout. Front nine is full of elevation change with some open shots and some narrow ones. Lots of bunkers made it challenging along with tight shots. The back is more open and plays somewhat like a links course. Greens had some major slopes with great speed. Overall just an excellent place to play golf. Fresh water on every few holes to keep hydrated with some restrooms and smooth cartpaths. I would highly recommend this course to anyone looking for a 5 star course to play.

Very friendly staff. Course maintenance crew have done a very good job on the course. Tees fairways and greens in great shape. Today’s play for the course play longer then Norma due to heavy rain over night. So not much roll. But I’m sure I’ll be back ...

Heard bad things about the staff but I had a great time and staff was very friendly. Would definitely play this course again.

Except for a couple holes which don’t agree with my game, this is a good layout. The course needs some maintenance though. For instance, the approach to the seventh green is obscured by 6-12 foot trees in the small stream fronting the green. This used to be a beautiful sight from the fairway but no more. There were other instances of the need to cut back trees and weeds. Also, the tees and fairway grasses had not been cut for a couple days.

I drove an hour and a half to play this course. Enjoyed the course layout. Challenging without being crazy. The greens were in great condition and rolled true. Would recommend. Afterwords you have the casino for entertainment

Played a number of years ago but could not remember much about the course. This time found the course in great condition. A fairly challenging course but still very playable. Views from many of the holes is just beautiful. They also have a great outdoor pub type eatery with a view of the lake for you to eat at before or after the round. I would definitely recommend this course and plan on going back again!!!

I booked a tee time through Golfnow.com. I showed up one hour before the tee time. The proshop could not confirm the tee time even though I showed the online confirmation. Then, I was asked to go to the starter. But, they had already given away my tee time to another group. And I had to wait 30 minutes for the next tee time when somebody else cancelled their tee time.

Poor coordination.

Was pleased with the overall condition of the course; Except for the greens. They were like wash boards due to aeration Full price charged without any mention of their condition.

I absolutely love this course, but only negative of it is they haven't taken care of the tee boxes very well this year & our sand mix bottles on the carts were empty. To me at a place like this that shouldn't happen.

Tee boxes could of used a cut and maybe two or three or the greens were cut to close to allow some burn. But overall this course was fun to play. Greens rolled true, fairways were immaculate, I would recommend this course to anyone.

The front nine has a lot of tight shots and elevation changes, the back is much more open and forgiving. Definitely challenging but wouldn’t expect any less outta a Jack Nicklaus design. Play it if you have the opportunity but bring plenty of extra balls.

I was really looking forward to playing another Jack Nicklaus course after playing Punta Espada in Punta Cana and His Secrets Los Cabos course last year. Well, that turned into disappointment soon after we arrived. We heard a couple of gentlemen talking about running out of gas in two different golf carts during their round, Well, you guessed it, It happened to us and many others and it appears based on some other reviews I saw this morning, that this has been going on for some time. In addition, they allowed a six-some, yes a six-some to play and as expected, the back nine was backed up. We turned around on 11th and went to the hotel. The course is beautiful but it needs care and much better management. Needless to say that it needs new carts. Felt sorry for the 3-4 guys there that were continuously towing 2-3 golf carts back to the clubhouse or to somewhere in the course, Before we arrived, I was already looking at the possibility of playing again on Sunday before we went back home. Will go to Maryland National instead.

Rocky Gap Golf Course is a beautiful Jack Nicklaus layout near Cumberland MD. Our group had set up a starting time today at 09:50. The 18 hours prior to our tee time saw the course and surrounding areas receive 4 inches of rain. The deluge ended overnight and I called the course at 08:00 this morning to make sure it was open, and was told yes with cart path only. Understandable. We arrived and the course was literally underwater. Most of the fairways had standing water throughout. The rough had not been recently cut, and that coupled with the rain made it un-playably long. Each and every bunker had several inches to several feet of water in them, and that is no exaggeration. Because of the ridiculous conditions, play took forever, nearly 5 hours for our three-some, mainly due to time wasted looking for golf balls. And to make matters worse, our three-some lost 17 golf balls in total!! These were NOT shots hit irretrievably into the woods. These were balls lost not only just a few feet off the fairways in the unplayable rough, but also balls lost IN the fairways. Balls plugged not to be found. The management of Rocky Gap did the course and the players a disservice by allowing play today. They displayed an inordinate lack of common sense given the abundance of water throughout the course. We will not be returning and I urge those who played today to do the same.

First off, to be fair, we only were able to play 2.5 holes before lightning and thunderstorms forced us from the course. we ended up calling it a day; at the bag drop, a teenager was manning the podium and did not seem interested that we were there. We unloaded our clubs and set them next to the podium; We then parked our car and when we came back to the podium, he was nowhere to be seen and our clubs were still not loaded; we loaded our own clubs. The woman in the proshop did not seem interested that we were here. Our tee time was delayed by 30 minutes due to mowing the fairways on the front 9. There was a lot of clippings along the fairways. I cannot speak to the rest of the course as we ended up with a raincheck for 18 holes. My friend and I will return in September or October and hopefully get a better idea of the layout. Again, the staff just did not seem to care that we were here. If I had played 9 holes then would not have bothered with a rain check. I only live about 1 hour away so we will give it one more try. Hopefully the staff will be more welcoming.

I checked the date twice and it showed Friday 8/31 not 8/29 so...I have no review as I wasn’t slated to go until Friday! Hope they enjoyed my green fees as this sucks!

This resort course looks hammered. The course obviously gets played all the time. The greens had recently been aerated, but none of the staff mentioned that fact. One would think that a sign on the pro shop door would suffice. Fairways were green but patchy. Tee boxes and sand traps were well maintained. This course is long and has lots of blind shots. Unless the average golfer is having an outstanding day; he/she will be writing down lots of 6"s and 7"s. I would occasionally play this course as a hot deal only if I lived within an hours drive.
If you're a gambler and a golfer then this course is prime time; otherwise your trip here will give you a headache.