Best Golf Courses in Maryland (2026 Rankings)

Best public courses you can play

1The Links at Lighthouse SoundBishopville, MD8.5 2Bulle Rock Golf ClubHavre de Grace, MD8.3 3Hampshire Greens Golf CourseCloverly, MD8.1 4Little Bennett Golf CourseClarksburg, MD8.1 5Maryland National Golf CourseMiddletown, MD8.1 6The Links at ChalledonMount Airy, MD7.5 7Eagles Landing Golf CourseBerlin, MD7.5 8PB Dye Golf ClubUrbana, MD6.9 9Blue Mash Golf CourseLaytonsville, MD6.8 10Trump National Golf ClubLowes Island, MD6.8 11Hog Neck Golf CourseEaston, MD6.6 12Rattlewood Golf CourseMount Airy, MD6.5 13Rocky Point Golf CourseEssex, MD6.4 14Swan Point Yacht & Country ClubIssue, MD6.3 15Cheasapeake Bay Golf Club Rising Sun CourseRising Sun, MD6.3 16Geneva Farm Golf CourseStreet, MD6.2 17United States Naval Academy Golf ClubAnnapolis, MD6.2 18Compass Point Golf CourseLake Shore, MD6.1 19Forest Park Golf CourseBaltimore, MD6.1 20Mears Great Oak Landing MarinaChestertown, MD6.1 21Clifton Park Golf CourseBaltimore, MD6 22Glen Riddle Golf ClubWest Ocean City, MD6 23Sligo Golf CourseSilver Spring, MD6 24Fox Hollow Golf CourseTimonium, MD6 25Laytonsville Golf CourseRedland, MD6 26Worthington Manor Golf ClubUrbana, MD5.9 27The Greens at Hamilton RunHagerstown, MD5.9 28Newport BayBerlin, MD5.9 29Blue Heron Golf CourseStevensville, MD5.9 30Waverly Woods Golf CourseMD5.8 31Needwood Golf CourseDerwood, MD5.8 32Bay Hills Golf ClubCape Saint Claire, MD5.8 33River Marsh Golf ClubCambridge, MD5.8 34The Courses at AndrewsJoint Base Andrews, MD5.8 35Andrews East CourseAndrews AFB, MD5.7 36Andrews South CourseAndrews AFB, MD5.7 37Turf ValleyColumbia, MD5.7 38Renditions Golf CourseDavidsonville, MD5.7 39Great Hope Golf CourseWestover, MD5.7 40SeasideBerlin, MD5.6 41Enterprise Golf CourseMD5.6 42Paint Branch Golf ComplexMD5.6 43Henson Creek Golf CourseOxon Hill, MD5.5 44Oakmont Green Golf CourseHampstead, MD5.5 45University of Maryland Golf CourseAdelphi, MD5.4 46Lodestone Golf CourseMD5.3 47Algonkian Regional Park Golf CourseMD5.3 48Furnace Bay Golf CoursePerryville, MD5.1 49Glade Valley Golf ClubWalkersville, MD5.1 50Leisure World Golf CourseSilver Spring, MD5 51Oakland Golf CourseMD5 52Falls Road Golf CoursePotomac, MD5 53Tom Mitchell's Golf ComplexReisterstown, MD4.9 54Westminster National Golf CourseMD4.9 55Black Rock Golf CourseHagerstown, MD4.8 56Carroll Park Golf CourseBaltimore, MD4.8 57Nutters Crossing Golf CourseSalisbury, MD4.6 58Pine Ridge Golf CourseLutherville, MD4.6 59Mount Pleasant Golf CourseBaltimore, MD4.6 60Richland Golf ClubMiddletown, MD4.5

Top private clubs

Members-only — ranked for completeness; you can't book these.

1Congressional Country Club🏆 Top 50 U.S. — #67Besthesda, MD9 2Caves Valley Golf ClubGarrison, MD8.4 3Woodmont Country ClubRockville, MD8.4 4Burning Tree Country ClubCabin John, MD8.4 5Baltimore Country ClubMays Chapel, MD8.4 6Columbia Country ClubChevy Chase, MD8.3 7Chevy Chase ClubChevy Chase, MD8.3 8Four Streams Golf ClubPoolesville, MD8.2 9Whiskey Creek Golf CourseGreen Valley, MD8.2 10Links at Perry CabinSaint Michaels, MD8.2 11Greystone Golf CourseStewartstown, MD8 12Cattail Creek Country ClubHighland, MD7.8 13Norbeck Country ClubOlney, MD7.7 14Chartwell Country ClubPasadena, MD7.7 15Woodholme Country ClubPikesville, MD7.4 16Country Club of MarylandTowson, MD7.3 17Lakewood Country ClubRockville, MD7.1 18Beaver Creek Country ClubHagerstown, MD7 19Rolling Road Golf ClubCatonsville, MD6.9 20Sparrows Point Country ClubEdgemere, MD6.8 21The Suburban ClubPikesville, MD6.8 22Musket Ridge Golf CourseMyersville, MD6.8 23Elkridge ClubBaltimore, MD6.8 24Talbot Country ClubEaston, MD6.8 25Green Hill Golf CourseHebron, MD6.7 26The Cannon ClubMarlboro Meadows, MD6.7 27TPC Potomac at Avanel FarmPotomac, MD6.5 28Argyle Country ClubSilver Spring, MD6.5 29Hobbit's Glen Golf ClubRiverside, MD6.4 30Sherwood ForestArnold, MD6.4 31Gibson Island Golf CourseGibson Island, MD6.3 32Green Spring Valley Hunt ClubGarrison, MD6.3 33Maryland Golf & Country ClubBel Air South, MD6.3 34Hillendale Country ClubHampton, MD6.3 35Hunt Valley Country ClubPhoenix, MD6.2 36Piney Branch Golf ClubHampstead, MD6.2 37South River Golf CourseRiva, MD6.1 38Hayfields Country ClubHunt Valley, MD6 39Breton Bay Golf CourseLeonardtown, MD5.8 40Prospect Bay Country ClubGrasonville, MD5.8 41Patriots Glen National Golf ClubElkton, MD5.7 42Crofton Country ClubCrofton, MD5.5 43Montgomery Country ClubRedland, MD5.5 44Rum Pointe Seaside Golf LinksBerlin, MD5.5 45Kenwood Golf & Country ClubBethesda, MD5.4 46Holly Hills Country ClubIjamsville, MD5.4 47Manor Country ClubRossmoor, MD5.3 48Bretton Woods Golf CourseLowes Island, MD5.2 49Clustered Spires Golf CourseSpring Ridge, MD5.2 50Winters Run Golf ClubBel Air, MD5.2 51Bethesda Country ClubCabin John, MD5.1 52Cross Creek Golf ClubBeltsville, MD5 53Mountain Branch Golf CourseJoppatowne, MD5 54Cumberland Country ClubCumberland, MD4.9 55Hawthorne Country ClubLa Plata, MD4.6 56Wetlands Golf CourseAberdeen, MD4.1 57Northwest Branch Golf CourseLayhill, MD4

How we rank: ordered by the NearGolf quality score (0–10), anchored on published "best of" lists where a course appears on one and a 6-axis rubric elsewhere. Ranked within the state. See region & national rankings →