53 of the best courses in Maryland that take public tee times, in 3 areas. Pick an area to see its courses. Private member clubs are left out.
When to go: Best May–June and September–October; summer is hot and busy at the beach, and most coastal courses stay open in winter at low rates.
⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡5/5 Golfing Volts rate each area from 1 to 5 on four things, weighted equally: how good the best courses are (national rankings), how many good courses there are and how varied, value for the green fee, and how long the golf season runs.
⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡4/5 Golfing Volts
Bishopville · Berlin · Selbyville, DE · Ocean View, DE · Cambridge · Ocean Pines · Millsboro, DE · Long Neck, DE · Salisbury
Top picks: The Links at Lighthouse Sound, Rum Pointe Seaside Golf Links, Bayside Resort Golf Club
⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡3/5 Golfing Volts
Havre de Grace · St. Michaels · Queenstown · Windsor Mill · Marriottsville · White Hall · Joppa · Pasadena · Davidsonville · Elkridge · Lutherville-Timonium · Crownsville · Mount Airy · Westminster · Hampstead · Arnold · Essex · Baltimore
Top picks: Bulle Rock Golf Course, The Links at Perry Cabin, Queenstown Harbor Golf Links
⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡2/5 Golfing Volts
Ijamsville · Middletown · Myersville · Urbana · Flintstone · Clarksburg · Laytonsville · Upper Marlboro · Frederick · Mitchellville · Walkersville · Derwood · Mount Airy · Silver Spring · Potomac · Ashton
Top picks: Whiskey Creek Golf Club, Maryland National Golf Club, Musket Ridge Golf Club