The best courses you can play in Columbia, Maryland
Course Vaults is a golf course logging app where members have logged 4,024 rounds in Maryland and rate what they played. These are the 25 highest-rated public courses within about 25 miles of Columbia, Maryland, ranked by those community scores.
Whiskey Creek Golf Club
Ijamsville, MD, USAPublicMike Poellot & Ernie Els
- 4.3Conditions
- 3.9Layout
- 3.1Value
- 3.2Scenery
- 3.4Facilities
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
Original
Turf Valley Resort
Ellicott City, MD, USAPublicEd Ault
P. B. Dye
P B Dye Golf Club
Ijamsville, MD, USAPublicP. B. Dye
- 4.3Conditions
- 3.6Layout
- 3.4Value
- 3.7Scenery
- 3.7Facilities
- Hidden gem
- Challenging
- Driving range
Main
Northwest Golf Club
Silver Spring, MD, USAPublicEd Ault
- 1.5Conditions
- 2.5Layout
- 3.8Value
- 2.5Scenery
- 2.8Facilities
The crew has done an amazing job keeping this county course in tip top shape through a brutal summer with multiple floods They just completely sodded the fourth fairway to help with some of the flooding and it’s in great shape.
Written by
@MikeScar
- Driving range
- Putting area
- Great value
Blue Mash Golf Club
Laytonsville, MD, USAPublicArthur Hills
- 3.3Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 3.6Value
- 3.1Scenery
- 3.4Facilities
- Driving range
- Putting area
- Cart attendant
Waverly Woods Golf Club
Marriottsville, MD, USAPublicArthur Hills
- 3.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 3.3Value
- 3.5Scenery
- 3.1Facilities
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Bar
Hialeah
Turf Valley Resort
Ellicott City, MD, USAPublicEd Ault
University of Maryland Golf Club
College Park, MD, USAPublicGeorge Cobb & Bill Love
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.7Layout
- 4.0Value
- 3.3Scenery
- 2.5Facilities
- Driving range
- Pristine
- Fast greens
Little Bennett Golf Course
Clarksburg, MD, USAPublicDr. Michael Hurdzan
- 3.3Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 3.3Value
- 3.3Scenery
- 3.3Facilities
County course with incredible practice facilities. Lots of blind tee shots and elevation changes.
Written by
@DartsGolfCo
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Putting area
Woodlands Golf Course
Windsor Mill, MD, USAPublicLindsay Ervin & Bill Love
- 3.0Conditions
- 2.3Layout
- 3.3Value
- 2.0Scenery
- 3.1Facilities
South
Compass Pointe Golf Courses
Pasadena, MD, USAPublicLindsay Ervin
- 3.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 3.0Value
- NRScenery
- 2.3Facilities
Renditions Golf Club
Davidsonville, MD, USAPublicDavid D. Edsall
- 2.8Conditions
- 3.4Layout
- 2.6Value
- 2.1Scenery
- 2.7Facilities
- Driving range
- Grass range
- Mat range
Eisenhower Golf Course
Crownsville, MD, USAPublicEd Ault
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.5Layout
- 3.5Value
- 3.5Scenery
- 3.5Facilities
Absolutely beautiful woodsy track … they are under renovation since summer 2025…The Preserve at Eisenhower golf course is what they’re calling it. Their pro shop is in a trailer. They haven’t built the clubhouse.
Written by
@CallahanWrightGolf
- Fast greens
- Parkland
- Scoreable
Rattlewood Golf Course
Mount Airy, MD, USAPublicBrian Ault
- 2.5Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 1.5Value
- 2.0Scenery
- 2.7Facilities
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Links
Fox Hollow Golf Course
Timonium, MD, USAPublicEd Ault
- 1.5Conditions
- 2.5Layout
- 2.0Value
- 1.5Scenery
- 2.0Facilities
Way too easy of a course for far too much money. Pace of play can be pretty miserable a lot of the time. Scenery consists of powerlines and a cemetery which is not the most enjoyable backdrop to have while playing.
Written by
@BenRyan
The Links at Challedon
Mount Airy, MD, USAPublicBrian Ault
- 3.0Conditions
- 3.3Layout
- 3.2Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 2.8Facilities
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Links
Diamond Ridge Country Club
Woodlawn, MD, USAPublicEd Ault & Bill Love
- 3.0Conditions
- 2.5Layout
- 3.5Value
- 1.5Scenery
- 3.2Facilities
- Scoreable
- Walkable
The Timbers at Troy
Elkridge, MD, USAPublicKen Killian
- 3.0Conditions
- 2.5Layout
- 2.5Value
- 2.0Scenery
- 2.1Facilities
Pine Ridge Golf Course
Lutherville, MD, USAPublicGus Hook
- 2.5Conditions
- 3.5Layout
- 3.0Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 2.8Facilities
Falls Road Golf Course
Potomac, MD, USAPublicAl Jamison & Tom Clark
- 3.5Conditions
- 3.5Layout
- 3.0Value
- 2.5Scenery
- 3.2Facilities
- Driving range
- Putting area
- Restaurant
Hampshire Greens Golf Course
Silver Spring, MD, USAPublicLisa Maki
- 3.0Conditions
- 2.0Layout
- 2.5Value
- 2.0Scenery
- 2.7Facilities
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Links
Hobbits Glenn Golf Club
Columbia, MD, USAPublicEd Ault
Inside 9
Northwest Golf Club
Silver Spring, MD, USAPublicRussell Roberts
- 2.5Conditions
- 2.0Layout
- 1.5Value
- 1.5Scenery
- 2.0Facilities
- Driving range
- Parkland
- Putting area
Mount Pleasant Golf Course
Baltimore, MD, USAPublicBill Love
- 2.5Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRValue
- NRScenery
- NRFacilities
Langston Golf Course
Washington, DC, USAPublicBill Love
- 2.3Conditions
- 3.2Layout
- 4.7Value
- 3.5Scenery
- 3.5Facilities
The front and back nine have different styles, with the front being more urban and the back being more natural as you move closer to the river. A few holes on both the front and back seem forced due to routing as well. The conditioning leaves something to be desired…
Written by
@msizz
- Driving range
- Putting area
- Restaurant
How we rank
Course Vaults ranks public 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 or guest-friendly courses. City pages include public golf courses within about 25 miles of Columbia, 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 public course rankings in Columbia, Maryland.
The top public golf courses in Columbia, Maryland on Course Vaults are led by Whiskey Creek Golf Club with a Course Vaults score of 7.9. This page ranks 25 courses, including Whiskey Creek Golf Club, Turf Valley Resort, P B Dye Golf Club.
Course Vaults ranks public 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 or guest-friendly courses. City pages include public golf courses within about 25 miles of Columbia, 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 Columbia, Maryland list includes public golf courses within about 25 miles of Columbia, not only courses whose city field is an exact match. Nearby suburbs can appear when they fall inside that metro radius.
Whiskey Creek Golf Club is currently #1 among public courses in and around Columbia, Maryland on Course Vaults at 7.9 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Nov 12, 2026, 4:01 AM EST. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
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