LITTLE BENNETT GOLF COURSE
🇺🇸 Clarksburg, MD, USA
Designed by Dr. Michael Hurdzan

Little Bennett Golf Course is a public facility located in Clarksburg, Maryland, designed by Dr. Michael Hurdzan and opened in 1990. The course sits within Little Bennett Regional Park, a large natural area in Montgomery County that provides a wooded, rolling landscape characteristic of the Maryland Piedmont. Hurdzan's design works with the property's natural elevation changes and mature tree cover, creating a layout that requires thoughtful course management rather than overwhelming length.
The routing moves through varied terrain, with several holes playing along ridgelines and others descending into lower corridors where Little Bennett Creek and its tributaries come into play. The design incorporates natural hazards and strategic bunkering that reward accurate placement over distance. Fairways are generally defined by the existing forest, and greens feature moderate contour appropriate for daily-fee play. The course serves both recreational golfers and competitive players, hosting regional amateur events and high school championships.
As a Montgomery County Parks facility, Little Bennett operates as an accessible public course with a straightforward clubhouse and practice area. The setting within the regional park system means the course maintains a natural, less manicured aesthetic compared to private clubs, with wildlife and native vegetation visible throughout the round. The course provides a representative example of Hurdzan's work in public golf design during a period of significant growth in accessible facilities across the Mid-Atlantic region.
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Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Little Bennett at Little Bennett Golf Course has a Course Vaults score of 7.2 out of 10 based on 15 explicit golfer ratings.
Little Bennett was designed by Dr. Michael Hurdzan.
Yes. Little Bennett at Little Bennett Golf Course is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at Little Bennett is 72.
Little Bennett plays 6,733 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Little Bennett is 131.