What's Up Magazines

Anne Arundel County Golf Courses

Public & Semiprivate Courses

Annapolis Golf Club

2638 Carrollton Road
Annapolis, MD 21403
(410) 263-6771
www.annapolisgolfclub.net

• Year opened: 1928
• Designed by Charles Banks
• 9 holes (can play 2 sets of tees for 18 holes)
• Par: 72
• Slope: 121
• Total yardage: 6405
• Public
• Fees: $20, $10 cart- cash or check only.
• Hours of operation: 7:30 a.m.–dark, daily
• Dress code: soft spikes only, no metal spikes or hard-soled shoes allowed, collared shirts preferred, sleeveless shirts prohibited for men, as are cutoffs.
• Additional features: practice green, snack bar, lounge, pro shop, lessons, league play, and tournaments.
• Course description: rolling fairways with elevated greens surrounded by deep grass bunkers. Deceptively challenging due to small, elevated greens, making course play longer than yardage indicated. Different tees on back nine considerably different holes than the front nine.

Arundel Golf Park

1501 Dorsey Road
Glen Burnie, MD 21061
(410) 761-1295
www.arundelgolf.com

• Year opened: 1994
• Driving range and 18-hole miniature golf
• Public
• Fees: $7–13 buckets of balls, $4.50–6 miniature golf
• Hours of operation: 9 a.m.–10 p.m. Mon.–Fri., 8 a.m.–10 p.m. Sat. & Sun.
• Dress code: relaxed
• Additional features: practice putting green and sand bunkers, snack area, picnic pavilion, group and individual PGA/LPGA lessons, pro shop, batting cages and junior summer camps.
• Course description: state-of-the-art learning and fitting facility. Driving range is lit for night play, covered, and heated for all-weather, all-season play. Also features a short game practice area in addition to miniature golf.

Bay Hills Golf Club

545 Bay Hills Drive
Arnold, MD 21012
(410) 974-0669
www.bayhillsgolf.com

• Year opened: 1969
• Arnold Palmer managed, Ed Ault designed
• 18 holes
• Par: 70
• Slope: 128
• Total yardage: 6423
• Semiprivate
• Fees: $42–50, cart included
• Hours of operation: sunrise to sunset daily
• Dress code: soft spikes only, no metal spikes or hard-soled shoes allowed, collared shirts mandatory.
• Additional features: club rental, locker room, clubroom, bar, early tee times, league play, pro shop, junior clinics, beginner clinics, 50-foot sundeck, practice putting and chipping green.
• Course description: championship layout with rolling zoysia grass fairways and tiered greens that combine to create scenic views throughout the course. Features six doglegs, more than fifty bunkers, and water coming into play on eleven holes. Bay Hills’ layout places emphasis on accuracy over distance.

Compass Pointe Golf Course

9010 Fort Smallwood Road
Pasadena, MD 21122
(410) 255-7764
www.compasspointegolf.com

• Year opened: 2005
• Designed by Lindsay Ervin
• 36 holes
• Par: North, South, East, and West courses, each 36
• Slope: 139 avg.
• Total yardage: North course 3664, South course 3611, East course 3470, West course 3368
• Public
• Fees: 9 holes $28–34, 18 holes $35–60, with cart
• Hours of operation: sunrise to sunset daily
• Dress code: no denim, collared shirt and Bermuda shorts or khakis required.
• Additional features: Bogey’s Grill, driving range, practice bunkers, chipping and putting greens, pro shop, private lessons.
• Course description: a public course located on more than 800 acres of diverse woodland, its four 9-hole courses offer a wide variety of terrains and challenges for golfers of all skill levels.

Eisenhower Golf Course

1576 Generals Highway
Crownsville, MD 21032
(410) 571-0973
www.eisenhowergolf.com

• Year opened: 1969
• Designed by Ed Ault
• 18 holes
• Par: 70
• Slope: 122
• Total yardage: 6659
• Public
• Fees: 9 holes $27–28, 18 holes $32–40 with cart, walking rate available
• Hours of operation: sunrise to sunset
• Dress code: collared shirt required, soft spikes only.
• Additional features: café, practice range, club rental, locker room, league play, pro shop, lessons and clinics, beverage cart.
• Course description: Anne Arundel County’s first public golf course. Eisenhower’s championship layout sits on 220 acres of splendidly wooded landscape and boasts bent grass greens and plush fairways, welcoming golfers of all abilities. The meandering terrain takes golfers through forestland, around one of Maryland’s finest lakes, and alongside numerous creeks and swales.

Night Hawk Golf Center

814 S Route 301
Gambrills, MD 21054
(410) 721-9349
www.nighthawkgolfcenter.com

• Year opened: 1994
• Designed by Bill Forthofer
• 9 holes
• Par: 27
• Slope: N/A
• Total yardage: 733
• Public
• Fees: $6.50 weekdays, $7.50 weekends
• Hours of operation: 9 a.m.–6 p.m. daily
• Dress code: none
• Additional features: driving range, mini golf, pro shop, batting cage, arcade, private lessons, group lessons, rental clubs.
• Course description: This short “pitch and putt” course only features a few hazards. The greens are small and the fairways are generously open. The terrain is flat and easy to walk. The scorecard doesn’t show handicaps for individual holes; ladies tee off from the same set of tees as the men. The entire course is lighted for night play.

Renditions Golf Course

1380 West Central Avenue
Davidsonville, MD 21035
(410) 798-9798, (888) 451-4144
www.renditionsgolf.com

• Year opened: 2002
• Designed by David Edsall
• 18 holes
• Par: 72
• Slope: 131
• Total yardage: 6762
• Public
• Fees: $49–89, cart included
• Hours of operation: 7 a.m.–6 p.m. daily
• Dress code: soft spikes only, collared shirt and Bermuda shorts required, no denim.
• Additional features: golf shop, Player’s Grill, club rental, locker room, beginner clinics, junior clinics, individual lessons, banquet room, practice facilities, clubhouse.
• Course description: All of Renditions’ eighteen holes are replicas of holes from golf courses that have hosted major golf championships: the four majors—the Masters, the U.S. Open, the British Open, and the PGA Championship—plus a hole from a course that hosted the Players Championship, golf’s “fifth major.”

Severna Park Golf Center

1257 Ritchie Highway
Arnold, MD 21012
(410) 647-8618
www.severnaparkgolf.com

• Year opened: 1964
• Designed by George Reich Sr.
• 9 holes (plus an 18-hole miniature golf course)
• Par: 27
• Slope: none
• Total yardage: 969
• Public
• Fees: $8.50–11
• Hours of operation: 8 a.m.–midnight
• Dress code: none
• Additional features: driving range, pro shop, lessons, mini-golf
• Course description: Recently renovated with a new irrigation system, revamped tee boxes, and a new pond and fountain on the par 3 course. The new miniature golf course features state-of-the-art design surrounding an 8-foot-high waterfall.

South River Golf Links

3451 Solomon’s Island Road
Edgewater, MD 21037
(410) 798-5865, (800) 767-4837
www.mdgolf.com/south

• Year opened: 1996
• Designed by Brian Ault
• 18 holes
• Par: 72
• Slope: 133
• Total yardage: 6723
• Public
• Fees: $64–86, cart included
• Hours of operation: 6 a.m.–9 p.m.
• Dress code: collared shirt required, no cut-offs
• Additional features: Beverage cart, pavilion, restaurant, snack bar, golf shop, bar, driving range, rental clubs.
• Course description: Water, wildflowers, and meticulously groomed fairways set in the hills make the course gorgeous to play. Bent grass fairways and greens. Rated #3 in Golf Digest ’s 2001 Best Public Courses in Maryland.

Private Courses

Chartwell Golf & Country Club

1 Chartwell Drive
Severna Park, MD 21146
(410) 987-4480
www.chartwellgcc.com

• Year opened: 1961
• Designed by Ed Ault and Al Jamison
• 18 holes
• Par: 72
• Slope: 123
• Total yardage: 6515
• Private
• Fees: 3 membership levels: social/pool, tennis, and golf. Contact for more information.
• Hours of operation: 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
• Dress code: no denim, collared shirt and Bermuda shorts or khakis required.
• Additional features: Olympic-size pool, indoor and outdoor tennis courts, clubhouse, private and clinic lessons (golf and tennis), 20-tee driving range, putting green, league play, special events, and tournaments.
• Course description: classically designed golf course, with manicured fairways and greens bordered by holly and dogwood, is challenging for both the beginning golfer and the low-handicap golfer. The longer hitters have an advantage off of the tees; however, a player’s accuracy with short irons and putting takes over from there.

Crofton Country Club

1691 Crofton Parkway
Crofton, MD 21114
(410) 261-0119
www.croftonclub.com

• Year opened: 1964
• Designed by Ed Ault
• 18 holes
• Par: 72
• Slope: 136
• Total yardage: 7211
• Private
• Fees: $1000 min., must be nominated and sponsored by a current member to join.
• Hours of operation: Tues.–Fri. 8 a.m.–10 p.m., Sat.–Sun. 7 a.m.–10 p.m., closed Mon.
• Dress code: soft spikes only, collared shirts and Bermuda shorts or khakis required.
• Additional features: Olympic-size pool, dining facilities, short-game practice facility, pro shop, driving range, lessons, and clubhouse.
• Course description: championship golf covering more than 7200 yards of pristinely manicured playing conditions, provides an excellent challenge to golfers of all abilities. Also features a newly constructed short-game practice facility that is unique among clubs in the area.

Fort Meade Golf Courses: Applewood & Parks

Building 6800, Taylor Road
Fort Meade, MD 20755
(301) 677-5326
www.ftmeadegolf.com

• Year opened: 1944 (Applewood), 1955 (Parks)
• Designed by Major Robert B. McClure (Applewood) and George Cobb (Parks)
• 18 holes each course
• Par: 72 each course
• Slope: 116 (Applewood), 126 (Parks)
• Total yardage: 6614 (Applewood), 6779 (Parks)
• Private, military personnel membership, civilian guests welcome with member.
• Fees: 9-hole $10–19, 18-hole $18–34, cart $9–13, with annual dues
• Hours of operation: Mon.–Fri. 7 a.m.–dusk, Sat.–Sun. 6:30 a.m.–dusk.
• Dress code: soft spikes only, collared shirts and Bermuda shorts or khakis, no military uniform.
• Additional features: driving range, putting and chipping greens, pro shop, clubhouse, repair service, locker rooms, tournaments.
• Course description: Applewood course features challenging hills, elevated shots, and wide and narrow fairways with very tricky greens. The Parks course is tough from the back tees but a fun course for intermediate players.

Gibson Island Golf Club

535 Broadwater Way
Gibson Island, MD 21056
(410) 255-1040

• Year opened: 1922
• Designed by Charles MacDonald
• 9 holes
• Par: 68
• Slope: 122
• Total yardage: 5831
• Private
• Fees: membership required; call for details
• Hours of operation: 8 a.m.–7 p.m.
• Dress code: collared shirts and soft spikes required; no denim, no athletic wear.
• Additional features: driving range, clubhouse.
• Course description: view of the Chesapeake. Membership in the Gibson Island Club also includes access to boathouse, tennis courts, pool, and skeet range.

Heritage Harbour Golf Course

875 Harry S. Truman Parkway
Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 224-3580

• Year opened: 1981
• Designed by Ed Ault
• 9 holes
• Par: 27
• Slope: N/A
• Total yardage: 1050
• Private; open to members of Heritage Harbour Community and their guests.
• Fees: members may pay per day or with an annual fee.
• Hours of operation: 8 a.m.–6 p.m. April–October; 8 a.m.–5 p.m. March, November, and December.
• Dress code: soft spikes only, collared shirts required; no denim, tank tops, or cutoffs.
• Additional features: clubhouse, pro shop, lounge, locker rooms, lessons, dining room.
• Course description: The fairways are generous and hilly and the greens are fast and undulating.

Naval Academy Golf Club

64 Greenbury Point Road
Annapolis, MD 21402
(410) 757-2022
www.usna.edu/usnaathletics/golfclub.htm

• Year opened: 1940
• Designed by William S. Flynn
• 18 holes
• Par: 71
• Slope: 132
• Total yardage: 6611
• Private; open to Naval Academy students in addition to active duty and retired military personnel.
• Hours of operation: 7:30 a.m.–dusk
• Dress code: collared shirts and soft spikes required; no denim, no cutoffs.
• Additional features: driving range
• Course description: Has sand bunkers scattered throughout the design and a water hazard that comes into play on hole 7. The fairways are narrow with most being tree lined. This terrain is very hilly, so you can expect a few uneven lies. The greens are small, undulating, sloped, and generally fast.

Old South Country Club

699 Marlboro Road
Lothian, MD 20711
(410) 741-1793
www.oldsouthcountryclub.org

• Year opened: 1991
• Designed by Lindsay Bruce Ervin
• 18 holes
• Par: 72
• Slope: 131
• Total yardage: 6723
• Private
• Fees: membership required; call for details
• Hours of operation: 7:30 a.m.–dark
• Dress code: collared shirt required, denim prohibited, no spikes.
• Additional features: clubhouse and pro shop.
• Course description: the championship golf course provides a wide variety of holes including the island green par four fourth. Providing privacy, rolling mounds define the more open holes. Other fairways are tree lined. There is a beautiful view of the clubhouse from the entire eighteenth hole.

Walden Golf Club

1500 Riedel Road
Crofton, MD 21114
(410) 721-8268
www.waldengc.com

• Year opened: 1969
• Designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr. and Lindsay Ervin
• 18 holes
• Par: 71
• Slope: 132
• Total yardage: 6504
• Private
• Fees: Membership required. No greens fee, but cart and guest fees. Single or family memberships and regular or limited weekday memberships available; call for details.
• Hours of operation: 7:30 a.m.–7 p.m. Tues.–Fri., 7:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Sat. & Sun.
• Dress code: soft spikes only, collared shirt required, no denim or cut-offs.
• Additional features: practice chipping green and putting green, dining room, outside veranda.
• Course description: built on the estate of Johns Hopkins. The course winds through both rolling estate areas and residential properties. Walden is a beautiful and challenging course where you don’t have to hit it long, but you do have to hit it straight.