The best golf courses in Essex, Maryland
Course Vaults is a golf course logging app where members log rounds and rate what they played. These are the 14 highest-rated public and private courses within about 25 miles of Essex, Maryland, ranked by those community scores.
+217.8(River) Queenstown Harbor Golf Links
Queenstown, MD, USA
+117.4United States Naval Academy Golf Club
Annapolis, MD, USA
+77.3(Lakes) Queenstown Harbor Golf Links
Queenstown, MD, USA
+97.3Mountain Branch Golf Course
Joppa, MD, USA- +76.9
Rocky Point Golf Course
Essex, MD, USA 
+76.9Woodlands Golf Course
Windsor Mill, MD, USA
+56.8(South) Compass Pointe Golf Courses
Pasadena, MD, USA
+66.8Fox Hollow Golf Course
Timonium, MD, USA
+96.8Eisenhower Golf Course
Crownsville, MD, USA
+96.5Diamond Ridge Country Club
Woodlawn, MD, USA
+126.4The Timbers at Troy
Elkridge, MD, USA
+116.2Pine Ridge Golf Course
Lutherville, MD, USA
+56.0Bay Hills Golf Club
Arnold, MD, USA- +55.5
Mount Pleasant Golf Course
Baltimore, MD, USA
How we rank
Course Vaults ranks golf courses by Course Vaults Score (CV score), a community rating from golfers who have played and rated each course. Only open courses with at least 5 explicit ratings qualify, and this list is limited to public and private courses. City pages include golf courses within about 25 miles of Essex, so nearby suburbs can appear on the same list. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
FAQ
Common questions about course rankings in Essex, Maryland.
The top golf courses in Essex, Maryland on Course Vaults are led by Queenstown Harbor Golf Links with a Course Vaults score of 7.8. This page ranks 14 courses, including Queenstown Harbor Golf Links, United States Naval Academy Golf Club, Queenstown Harbor Golf Links.
Course Vaults ranks golf courses by Course Vaults Score (CV score), a community rating from golfers who have played and rated each course. Only open courses with at least 5 explicit ratings qualify, and this list is limited to public and private courses. City pages include golf courses within about 25 miles of Essex, so nearby suburbs can appear on the same list. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
Yes. The Essex, Maryland list includes golf courses within about 25 miles of Essex, not only courses whose city field is an exact match. Nearby suburbs can appear when they fall inside that metro radius.
Queenstown Harbor Golf Links is currently #1 among courses in and around Essex, Maryland on Course Vaults at 7.8 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Sep 20, 2026, 6:51 PM EDT. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
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