Eagle's Nest Country Club

Eagle's Nest Country Club sits in the rolling terrain of Phoenix, Maryland, a community in Baltimore County north of the city. The course was designed by Geoffrey Cornish and Bill Robinson, a partnership that produced numerous layouts across the northeastern United States during the mid-to-late twentieth century. Cornish, a Massachusetts-based architect who studied under Stanley Thompson, became known for practical, playable designs that worked within natural landforms rather than imposing dramatic earthmoving. Robinson collaborated with Cornish on many projects during this period, contributing to courses that emphasized strategic variety and solid fundamentals over architectural flash. The routing at Eagle's Nest takes advantage of the property's natural contours, typical of the Piedmont region where Maryland transitions from coastal plain to upland terrain. The landscape features moderate elevation changes and mature tree coverage, characteristics that define many Baltimore-area courses. Cornish and Robinson layouts from this era generally incorporated traditional design principles—strategic bunkering, varied green complexes, and holes that reward accuracy and course management over pure distance. Eagle's Nest serves as a private club for the greater Baltimore community, offering a setting where members can play golf in a relatively secluded environment despite proximity to suburban development. The course reflects the mid-century approach to club design: accessible to a range of skill levels while providing enough challenge and variety to sustain long-term member interest. It remains a representative example of Cornish and Robinson's regional work during their active years.