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May 2026
DC corridor classics. · Vol. 01

The Ultimate
Maryland Golf Trip.

Maryland's golf orbits the DC metro: Congressional, Caves Valley, Bulle Rock public-side, Maryland Golf & Country Club. Eastern Shore has the Bayside layouts; western Maryland has the underrated Whiskey Creek and PB Dye Golf Club.

Caves Valley Golf Club, Maryland

Above · Caves Valley Golf Club

Route I of III · DC Metro

The DC Corridor

Congressional + Caves Valley + Robert Trent Jones

Duration3 days
Total drive90 mi
Tariff$$$$

Approx. $4,200 / person, 3 days. Congressional + Caves Valley + RTJ GC are sponsored-play only. The DC-metro classical bench.

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  1. Congressional Country Club
    Day
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    Congressional Country Club
    Day 1 · Congressional

    Fly into DCA or BWI. Stay in Bethesda. Blue Course hosted multiple U.S. Opens; Devereux Emmet original, Rees Jones renovations.

  2. Caves Valley Golf Club
    Day
    2
    Caves Valley Golf Club
    Day 2 · Caves Valley

    Drive north to Owings Mills. Tom Fazio 1991. Hosted the 2021 BMW Championship.

  3. Congressional Country Club
    Day
    3
    Congressional Country Club
    Day 3 · Robert Trent Jones GC

    Back south to Gainesville VA. Robert Trent Jones Jr. 1991, U.S. presidents' favorite walk.

Route II of III · Eastern Shore + Delaware coast

The Eastern Shore Loop

Bayside + Eagle's Landing + Bear Trap Dunes

Duration3 days
Total drive75 mi
Tariff$$

Approx. $1,700 / person, 3 days. All public-resort. The Mid-Atlantic shore alternative to Myrtle Beach.

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  1. Caves Valley Golf Club
    Day
    1
    Caves Valley Golf Club
    Day 1 · Bayside

    Fly into Salisbury (SBY) or drive from DC. Stay in Bethany Beach. Jack Nicklaus 2005 along the Atlantic.

  2. Caves Valley Golf Club
    Day
    2
    Caves Valley Golf Club
    Day 2 · Eagle's Landing

    Berlin, Maryland. Mike Strantz 2002 walking-only design. Public-access.

  3. Caves Valley Golf Club
    Day
    3
    Caves Valley Golf Club
    Day 3 · Bear Trap Dunes

    Ocean View, Delaware. Rick Jacobson 2001. Three nines around the dunes.

Route III of III · Frederick & Antietam

The Western Maryland Trip

Whiskey Creek + PB Dye + Maryland National

Duration3 days
Total drive60 mi
Tariff$$

Approx. $1,400 / person, 3 days. Public-access at all three. The under-the-radar Maryland mountain golf.

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  1. Whiskey Creek Gc
    Day
    1
    Whiskey Creek Gc
    Day 1 · Whiskey Creek

    Fly into BWI. Drive 60 minutes west to Ijamsville. J. Michael Poellot 2000 with Ernie Els consultation.

  2. PB Dye Golf Club
    Day
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    PB Dye Golf Club
    Day 2 · PB Dye Golf Club

    PB Dye 2000, the Pete Dye son's most idiosyncratic design. Top-50 modern in America.

  3. Maryland Golf & Country Club
    Day
    3
    Maryland Golf & Country Club
    Day 3 · Maryland National

    Middletown. Arthur Hills 1991 with views toward the South Mountain ridge.

Aim for these

The bucket-list courses in Maryland

Tour stops, host courses, the ones golfers fly across the country to play.

One tier below

Premier picks

Top-100-in-the-state regulars. The clubs you've heard of but maybe not played.

Who designed it

Architects with the most work in Maryland

  • Tom Fazio1 course
  • Devereux Emmet1 course
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