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Carroll Park (Alternate Tees) Course

Carroll Park Golf Course

Baltimore, MD, USA
18 holesPar 685,574 yds65.8/113

About this course

Carroll Park Golf Course occupies land in southwest Baltimore that has served as public parkland since the late 19th century. The course was designed by Gus Hook and opened in 1949, making it one of Baltimore's historic municipal facilities. Hook, a regional architect active in the mid-Atlantic during the mid-20th century, created a layout that works with the rolling terrain characteristic of this part of the city. The course sits within Carroll Park proper, a green space that provides recreational amenities to surrounding neighborhoods. The routing moves through mature tree-lined corridors with moderate elevation changes that add strategic interest to what is fundamentally an accessible public design. The property's topography creates natural doglegs and requires thoughtful club selection on approach shots where greens sit at different elevations than their fairways. As a municipal course, Carroll Park serves a broad cross-section of Baltimore golfers and visitors seeking an affordable round. The "Alternate Tees" designation indicates the course offers multiple teeing grounds that allow for varied yardages and playing experiences, a common feature that helps accommodate different skill levels on public layouts. The facility represents the kind of mid-century municipal golf infrastructure that introduced generations of urban players to the game, maintaining its role as an accessible option in Baltimore's golf landscape.

Quick facts

Location
Baltimore, MD, USA
Access
Public
Year built
1928
Designer
Gus Hook
Holes
18
Par
68
Length
5,574 yards
Difficulty
65.8/113

Getting there

Carroll Park Golf Course sits in the southwest corner of Baltimore, less than fifteen minutes from Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport - one of the most convenient airport-to-first-tee commutes in American golf. The drive north traces the industrial edge of the city before turning into residential neighborhoods where rowhouses give way to the open green expanse of Carroll Park itself, a 117-acre municipal oasis that has anchored this corner of Baltimore since the 19th century. The approach along Washington Boulevard feels decidedly local, a straight shot into a piece of public golf history that has quietly served the city for nearly a century, with the course emerging as a welcome stretch of fairway and mature trees amid the urban fabric.

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Common questions about Carroll Park (Alternate Tees) at Carroll Park Golf Course

Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.

Carroll Park (Alternate Tees) was designed by Gus Hook.

Yes. Carroll Park (Alternate Tees) at Carroll Park Golf Course is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.

Par at Carroll Park (Alternate Tees) is 68.

Carroll Park (Alternate Tees) plays 5,574 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.

The slope rating at Carroll Park (Alternate Tees) is 113.

Carroll Park (Alternate Tees) is a 18-hole course.

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