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.

Above · Caves Valley Golf Club

IDC Corridor IIEastern Shore Loop IIIWestern Maryland Trip

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.

Day
1
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.
- Congressional Country Club
  Congressional Country Club Blue, Devereux Emmet 1924, Rees Jones renovations.
Day
2
Caves Valley Golf Club
Day 2 · Caves Valley
Drive north to Owings Mills. Tom Fazio 1991. Hosted the 2021 BMW Championship.
- Caves Valley Golf Club
  Caves Valley Golf Club, Tom Fazio 1991. Course rating 75.4 / slope 139.
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.
- Congressional Country Club
  Robert Trent Jones Golf Club, RTJ Jr. 1991.

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.

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.
- Caves Valley Golf Club
  Bayside Resort Golf Club, Jack Nicklaus 2005.
Day
2
Caves Valley Golf Club
Day 2 · Eagle's Landing
Berlin, Maryland. Mike Strantz 2002 walking-only design. Public-access.
- Caves Valley Golf Club
  Eagle's Landing, Mike Strantz 2002.
Day
3
Caves Valley Golf Club
Day 3 · Bear Trap Dunes
Ocean View, Delaware. Rick Jacobson 2001. Three nines around the dunes.
- Caves Valley Golf Club
  Bear Trap Dunes, Rick Jacobson 2001.

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.

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.
- Whiskey Creek Gc
  Whiskey Creek Golf Club, Poellot + Els 2000.
Day
2
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.
- PB Dye Golf Club
  PB Dye Golf Club, PB Dye 2000.
Day
3
Maryland Golf & Country Club
Day 3 · Maryland National
Middletown. Arthur Hills 1991 with views toward the South Mountain ridge.
- Maryland Golf & Country Club
  Maryland National Golf Club, Arthur Hills 1991.