
Woodlands Course
Woodlands Golf Course
About this course
Woodlands Golf Course sits in Windsor Mill, a community northwest of Baltimore in the rolling terrain of Maryland's Piedmont region. The course was designed by Lindsay Ervin and Bill Love, architects who worked primarily in the Mid-Atlantic during the mid-to-late twentieth century. Their collaboration here produced a layout that reflects the period's approach to public and semi-private golf: routing that follows the natural contours of the land while remaining accessible to a broad range of players. The property occupies wooded and partially open ground typical of the Baltimore County landscape, with elevation changes that add variety to the holes without becoming severe. The design incorporates mature trees that frame fairways and define playing corridors, requiring thoughtful course management rather than pure length. Water features and strategically placed bunkers provide hazards that reward accuracy off the tee and into greens. Woodlands serves the northwest Baltimore golf community as a neighborhood course, offering a straightforward test of golf in a parkland setting. The layout emphasizes playability and pace of play, characteristics common to courses designed for regular public use during its era. The course remains a local option for golfers seeking a round in a wooded, moderately challenging environment without the formality or expense of private club golf.
Rankings
Ranked by CV ratings from golfers who've played this course. Positions are shown worldwide, by country, and by state; the Public column compares courses anyone can play.
Best in World
Best in USA
Best in MD
Quick facts
- Location
- Windsor Mill, MD, USA
- Access
- Public
- Year built
- 1998
- Holes
- 18
- Designer(s)
- Lindsay Ervin, Bill Love
- Par
- 72
- Length
- 7,014 yards
- Difficulty
- 74/137
- Course Vaults score
- 6.9
Getting there
Most visitors to Woodlands Golf Course arrive via Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, a straightforward twenty-minute drive to the northwest into the rolling terrain of Baltimore County. The route traces Interstate 695 through the city's western arc before slipping onto tree-lined parkways that give way to the wooded, residential character of Windsor Mill - a landscape of gentle ridges and mature hardwoods that feels removed from the urban corridor below. The course itself sits tucked into this quiet enclave, its entrance marked by a subtle transition from suburban roads into the secluded, parkland setting that has defined Northwest Baltimore golf for generations.

FAQ
Common questions about Woodlands
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Woodlands has a Course Vaults score of 6.9 out of 10 based on 29 logged golfers.
Woodlands was designed by Lindsay Ervin and Bill Love.
Yes. Woodlands is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at Woodlands is 72.
Woodlands plays 7,014 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Woodlands is 137.



