Country Club of Maryland

The Country Club of Maryland sits in Towson, just north of Baltimore, and was designed by Herbert Strong, opening in the early 1920s. Strong, a professional golfer turned architect who worked extensively in the Mid-Atlantic region during the golden age of course design, routed the course over rolling terrain characteristic of the Baltimore County landscape. The layout reflects the strategic design principles of its era, with tree-lined fairways, naturally contoured greens, and bunkering that rewards thoughtful positioning over pure distance. The course occupies a traditional parkland setting with mature hardwoods framing the holes and elevation changes that add variety to the round. Strong's design takes advantage of the property's natural movement, creating holes that play uphill, downhill, and across sloping lies. The greens feature subtle undulations typical of 1920s architecture, and the routing flows through the wooded property in a way that gives each hole a distinct character while maintaining a cohesive feel throughout the eighteen. As a private club established in the early twentieth century, the Country Club of Maryland has served as a fixture in the Baltimore golfing community for over a century. The club maintains the traditional values of its founding era while adapting to modern expectations for conditioning and playability. The course has hosted regional amateur competitions over the decades, contributing to Maryland's rich golf history in a state that has produced numerous accomplished players and maintained a strong tradition of competitive golf at both the amateur and professional levels.