Turf Valley Resort, located on 1,000 acres easily accessible from Baltimore and Washington D.C., offers 172 guestrooms and suites, along with 26 extended-stay villas. An indoor pool, hot tub, sauna, seasonal outdoor pool, three tennis courts, volleyball court and outdoor children’s play area can keep guests, especially families with children,…
Located in the central-west region of Florida, aptly known as the Nature Coast, Cabot Citrus Farms is set across 1,200 acres of pristine natural beauty about an hour north of Tampa. Boasting dramatic elevation changes, sandy soil, and rolling hills canopied by towering sand pines, palmetto trees, and century-old moss-covered oaks, the unique…
Finding a quality public golf course in the Washington, D.C. area is about as easy as finding a lobbyist or lawyer on K Street. Like the D.C. population, the golf course selection is large and diverse.
Baltimore is more than crab cakes and the Orioles. It also has a popular golf scene. Start at Greystone Golf Course in nearby White Hall. Designed by Joe Lee, the championship course includes 140 feet of elevation changes.
There’s no better place to stay in Annapolis than the Annapolis Waterfront Hotel. Nestled right by the water, stepping out on your balcony gives you a bird’s eye view of Chesapeake Bay, and provides nothing but relaxation as you sip your drink and watch the ships sail across the water.
Hampshire Greens Golf Course in Silver Spring, Md. has the conditioning and quality design to match its affluent zip code. But the most compelling reason to play here is Hampshire Greens' combination of convenience and price. Finding another muni of this pedigree 10 miles from the Beltway in Washington, D.C., is downright impossible.
There are many stay-and-play options in the Baltimore/Washington, D.C region, but none can match the combination of upscale amenities at a reasonable price, the private-course conditions, the diversity of courses and the Interstate convenience of Turf Valley in Ellicott City, Md.
Blue Mash Golf Course filled a glaring need when it opened in 2001. In a wealthy area with plenty of open space, there wasn't a single upscale public golf course in Montgomery County, Maryland. Blue Mash changed all that. Kevin Dunleavy has more from Laytonsville, Md.
Reston National Golf Course reflects a philosophy of leisure and privacy. It's a classically designed, secluded golf course lined with mature trees on gently rolling landscape that makes for as timeless a setting for golf as you'll find in the otherwise maddening hubbub of the Beltway.
Built on land occupied until 2000 by a maximum-security prison, Laurel Hill Golf Club was a revelation when it opened to golfers five years later. The transformation of the forbidding property, formerly marked by guard towers and razor wire, to perhaps the Washington, D.C.-area's premium public golf address is an intriguing success story.
Hampshire Greens Golf Course in Silver Spring, Md. has dramatic twists and turns; canted fairways; deep, sprawling bunkers; undulating greens and several blind tee shots. Playing longer than its 6,837 yards, Montgomery County Golf's signature facility is a rigorous challenge, especially for a first-timer.
Despite its "private" status, anyone can access the 36 holes of golf at Turf Valley in Ellicott City, Maryland with a stay-and-play package. Turf Valley's Hialeah Course is the tougher and more scenic 18. The Original Course is longer but has more room to miss and fewer hazards. Both have true, fast greens and premium conditioning.
Turf Valley offers some of the best golf in the greater Baltimore-Washington area. There are two 18-hole golf courses at the resort, the Original and the Hialeah. Though each has a distinct layout, they both take advantage of the rolling hills of the idyllic landscape.
RedGate Golf Course is gaining traction under the direction of Billy Casper Golf Management. Few courses in the Washington, D.C., area can beat its convenience or price. And none can match the neighborhood feel of the traditional 6,378-yard, par-71 track, which dates to 1974.
Reston National is one of two courses located in Reston - but it is the only public one. Located halfway between the District of Columbia and Washington Dulles International Airport, this Ed Auld design sits on gently rolling, mature land filled with tall trees and features just a handful of water hazards.
Laurel Hill Golf Club, which opened in 2005, has quickly become an old favorite. There aren't many trees and water only comes into play on one hole. Instead, the challenges come from the length and the elevation changes. Designer Bill Love also incorporated sprawling, asymmetric bunkers that both narrow the fairways and protect the greens.
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