The best golf course layouts in Maryland
The golf courses in Maryland that Course Vaults golfers rate highest for layout: routing, hole variety, and design. Each course needs layout ratings from at least 5 different golfers who played it; 11 courses qualify.
Blue
Congressional Country Club
Bethesda, MD, USALayout 4.6 out of 5 from 8 golfers
PrivateDevereux Emmet
- 4.8Conditions
- 4.6Layout
- 3.9Scenery
- 4.8Facilities
- Must play
- Locker rooms
- Pristine
Rum Pointe Seaside Golf Links
Berlin, MD, USALayout 4.3 out of 5 from 8 golfers
PublicPete Dye & P. B. Dye
- 4.2Conditions
- 4.3Layout
- 4.2Value
- 4.2Scenery
- 3.9Facilities
Could be better if it wasn’t so over played. The tee boxes, fairways, and greens are ravaged by too many players going through before the course can recover. And the staff/starter brags about how many people come through in a day.
Written by
@BenRyan
- Challenging
- Must play
- Views
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East
Baltimore Country Club
Lutherville, MD, USALayout 4.3 out of 5 from 15 golfers
PrivateA .W. Tillinghast
- 4.6Conditions
- 4.3Layout
- 4.0Scenery
- 4.2Facilities
Tillinghast made great use of the natural rolling landscape on the East course. His large greens with plenty of undulation make for some quick and adventurous putts. Great course for the big stick, but your approach and distance control better be good or Tilly makes you pay.
Written by
@Jwguy
- Must play
- Fast greens
- Pristine
Bulle Rock Golf Club
Havre de Grace, MD, USALayout 4.2 out of 5 from 14 golfers
PublicPete Dye
- 3.9Conditions
- 4.2Layout
- 4.0Value
- 3.5Scenery
- 3.8Facilities
Back nine layout is pretty awesome esp par 4 18th with water left, several risk reward holes and a twisty par 5.
Written by
@StewartVerdery
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
TPC at Avenel
Potomac, MD, USALayout 4.1 out of 5 from 7 golfers
PrivateEd Ault & Tom Clark
- 4.5Conditions
- 4.1Layout
- 3.9Scenery
- 4.6Facilities
- Driving range
- Fast greens
- Restaurant
The Links at Lighthouse Sound
Bishopville, MD, USA
Layout 4.1 out of 5 from 6 golfers
Blue Mash Golf Club
Laytonsville, MD, USA
Layout 4.0 out of 5 from 7 golfers
Whiskey Creek Golf Club
Ijamsville, MD, USA
Layout 3.9 out of 5 from 9 golfers
Eagles Landing Golf Club
Berlin, MD, USA
Layout 3.8 out of 5 from 5 golfers
(P. B. Dye) P B Dye Golf Club
Ijamsville, MD, USA
Layout 3.6 out of 5 from 8 golfers
Renditions Golf Club
Davidsonville, MD, USA
Layout 3.4 out of 5 from 7 golfers
How we rank
This ranking uses each golfer’s layout rating, on a 0.5–5 scale. Layout is the layout score golfers give when they log a round. Every golfer counts once per course: repeat rounds are averaged first, then the course score is the average across golfers. A course needs layout ratings from at least 5 different golfers. Ties go to the course with more golfers, then the higher Course Vaults score. Only open courses with a published Course Vaults score (at least 5 explicit ratings) are eligible, and a page is published only when at least 5 courses qualify. State pages include courses across Maryland. Rankings refresh about hourly.
FAQ
Blue at Congressional Country Club is #1 on Course Vaults in Maryland at Layout 4.6/5 (8 golfers). 11 courses qualify for this list.
This ranking uses each golfer’s layout rating, on a 0.5–5 scale. Layout is the layout score golfers give when they log a round. Every golfer counts once per course: repeat rounds are averaged first, then the course score is the average across golfers. A course needs layout ratings from at least 5 different golfers. Ties go to the course with more golfers, then the higher Course Vaults score. Only open courses with a published Course Vaults score (at least 5 explicit ratings) are eligible, and a page is published only when at least 5 courses qualify. State pages include courses across Maryland. Rankings refresh about hourly.
A course appears once at least 5 different golfers have rated its layout on Course Vaults. Log your round and rate it in the app to help it qualify.
This page was last generated Nov 12, 2026, 3:40 AM EST. Scores and eligibility are recomputed about every hour.
