Nutters Crossing Golf Course

Nutters Crossing sits in Salisbury on Maryland's Eastern Shore, a public facility designed by Ed Ault and Tom Clark. The course opened in the late 1990s as part of the region's golf expansion during that era, serving both local players and visitors to the Delmarva Peninsula. The design reflects the relatively flat coastal plain topography common to this part of Maryland, with routing that incorporates wetlands, natural drainage corridors, and stands of pine and hardwood native to the area. The layout presents a straightforward test of golf without extreme elevation change, relying instead on strategic bunkering, water hazards, and green complexes to create interest and challenge. Ault, who designed numerous public courses throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast during his career, typically emphasized playability for a range of skill levels while maintaining enough difficulty to engage better players. The collaboration with Tom Clark suggests attention to conditioning standards and practical maintenance considerations appropriate for a daily-fee operation. Nutters Crossing functions as a community course for the Salisbury area, which lies roughly thirty miles from Ocean City and serves as a regional hub for Maryland's lower Eastern Shore. The facility offers a conventional public golf experience in a setting shaped by the agricultural and maritime character of the surrounding landscape, with the course occupying former farmland converted to recreational use during the development patterns of the 1990s.