Baltimore’s Classic Five Preserves the Spirit of Public Play
In addition to providing affordable and well-maintained layouts, the courses serve as anchors in their respective communities that promote the growth of the game while also preserving the city’s golf legacy.
Featured Courses in this article:
Carroll Park Golf Course
Cliffton Park Golf Course
Forest Park Golf Course
Mount Pleasant Golf Course
Pine Ridge Golf Course
Fowler’s Mill is a Course to “Dye” For
Play golf long enough and you’ll likely develop a healthy love-hate relationship with the game. It’s a dynamic Pete Dye, who designed many of America’s most famous and iconic golf courses, leaned into heavily with every inch of dirt he moved. Widely considered to be the most influential golf architect of the second half of the 20th century, Dye’s penchant for highly imaginative and supremely challenging layouts span the globe from here to Singapore.
Baltimore’s Classic Five Preserves the Spirit of Public Play
Every course has a story to tell. With over 400 years of collective history, Baltimore MD’s five municipal layouts have plenty to say about society, community, commitment and pride. They also serve as the backbone of the city’s vibrant public golf scene, providing historic designs, easy access and affordable rates while creating a melting pot for players of all ages, backgrounds and skill levels. If all this sounds too good to be true, there’s a reason: because it nearly wasn’t.
Kentucky’s Lassing Pointe is Top Shelf
Just about every golf course has a signature hole. But how many have a signature green? With all due respect to the 17th at TPC at Sawgrass, there’s one in the Bluegrass State that might just take the cake… and a few snorts of Kentucky’s finest bourbon for good measure.
On the Road to Myrtle Beach
MidAtlantic golfers who chose Interstate 95 as the easiest and most convenient route to Myrtle Beach may want to add a day or two to their travel itineraries.
Featured Courses in this article:
Chockoyotte Country Club, Scotfield Country Club, Belmont Lake Golf Club, Reedy Creek
No Matter How you Slice it, It’s Tough to Shake First Tee Anxiety
I’ve been playing golf regularly for 40 years now. Yet even today, I carry first tee anxiety with me to every course I visit. Put a pond, sand trap, utility shed, neighbor’s backyard, or church cemetery where nobody would hit it. I’ll find it. Pour a cup of water on the cart path. I’ll land in it.
A Blast from the Past
Mill Quarter Plantation shows that, like music and sit-coms, the best things did come out of the late 1960s and early ‘70s.
Featured Course in this article:
Mill Quarter Plantation Golf Club
Southern Maryland’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’
A central precept of golf architecture is that, when possible, land should dictate design. There is nothing artificial about Swan Point.
Featured Course in this article:
Swan Point Golf Club
One Last Ace Card Up My Sleeve
“Persistence Personified.” If you click onto professional golfer Jay Delsing’s webpage, you’ll find those two words scrawled across the top. Makes sense, really. That’s because the very likable pro from Missouri sits atop the all-time record list with a staggering 565 PGA TOUR starts without a win.
Iron Valley Sets the Bar
The goal from the start was to offer something different from start to finish and Iron Valley exceeds that by a country mile.
Featured Course in this article:
Iron Valley Golf Club