Maryland Golf Course Slope Ratings

Name: Maryland Golf Course Slope and Course Ratings
Creator: Stymie

Stymie has slope ratings for 135 golf courses in Maryland, out of 264 listed. The average slope is 129.5 and the median is 131. The highest is 149, at Links at Perry Cabin in St. Michaels (course rating 75.0). The lowest is 86, at Paint Branch Golf Complex in College Park. 14 courses have a slope over 140. A slope of 113 is standard difficulty.

Every rated golf course in Maryland

One row per course, hardest first. Each course is shown at its hardest men's 18-hole rating. 1 course has only a women's rating on file, marked "women's". 2 courses are rated for nine holes, marked "9 holes". Access is shown as each course page lists it; check with the course before you go.

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Showing 135 of 135 courses

Every rated golf course in Maryland, one row per course, with the tee that sets its slope rating. Column headers sort the table.

Links at Perry Cabin	St. Michaels	Resort	Tournament	149	75.0	7,023	72
Bulle Rock Golf Club	Havre de Grace	Public	Black	147	75.6	7,375	72
Worthington Manor Golf Club	Ijamsville	Public	Black	145	74.7	7,034	72
Four Streams Golf Club	Beallsville	Private	Championship	144	74.9	7,129	71
Maryland Golf & Country Club	Bel Air	Private	Gold	144	74.8	7,090	73
The Club at P.B. Dye	Ijamsville	Semi private	Black	143	74.6	7,057	72
Lodestone Golf Course	Mchenry	Resort	Black	142	76.1	7,475	72
The Links at Lighthouse Sound	Bishopville	Public	Black	142	75.1	7,031	72
Musket Ridge Golf Course	Middletown	Public	Gray	142	74.4	6,902	72
Caves Valley Golf Club	Towson	Public	BMW	141	76.9	7,576	72
Woodholme Country Club	Towson	Private	Black	141	75.1	7,226	72
Green Spring Valley Hunt Club	Towson	Private	I	141	73.8	6,890	72
Mountain Branch Golf Course	Bel Air	Public	Gold	141	73.0	7,038	72
Richland Golf Club	Middletown	Public	Gold	141	73.0	6,751	72
Fantasy Valley Golf Course	Oakland	Public	BLUE	140	72.0	6,446	70
Maryland National Golf Course	Middletown	Public	Black	139	73.6	6,811	71
Timbers at Troy Golf Course	Columbia	Public	Black	139	72.6	6,652	72
Glen Riddle Golf Club	West Ocean City	Public	Black	138	75.1	7,196	72
Lake Presidential Golf Course	College Park	Public	Black	138	74.7	7,158	72
Hog Neck Golf Course	Easton	Public	Black	138	74.7	7,106	72
River Marsh Golf Club	Cambridge	Public	Gold	138	73.4	6,801	71
Hobbit's Glen Golf Club	Columbia	Public	Black	137	74.0	7,013	72
The Cannon Club	Davidsonville	Public	Black	137	73.4	6,890	71
River Run Golf Club	Berlin	Public	Black	137	73.2	6,705	71
Cattail Creek Country Club	Columbia	Private	Five	137	72.7	6,684	72
Ocean Pines Golf Course	Berlin	Public	Black	136	74.9	7,074	72
Greystone Golf Course	Phoenix	Public	GREY	136	74.2	6,968	72
Norbeck Country Club	Chevy Chase	Public	Black	136	74.1	7,019	72
Hillendale Country Club	Towson	Public	Black	136	73.7	6,845	72
Bethesda Country Club	Bethesda	Public	Green	136	73.5	6,846	70
Turf Valley	Columbia	Public	Blue	136	73.3	6,815	71
Geneva Farm Golf Course	Street	Public	Blue	136	71.5	6,482	72
Lakewood Country Club	Rockville	Private	Tournament	135	74.1	7,165	72
Tantallon Country Club	Fort Washington	Private	Blue	135	72.9	6,764	72
Lakeview Golf Club	Harrisonburg	Public	Blue	135	72.5	6,882	72
Hunt Valley Country Club	Phoenix	Public	Back (9 holes)	135	35.4	3,160	36
Pendleton Golf Club	Ruther Glen	Public	Black	134	74.2	7,093	72
Waverly Woods Golf Course	Columbia	Public	Black	134	73.9	7,024	72
Whiskey Creek Golf Course	Ijamsville	Public	Black	134	73.4	7,001	72
Hampshire Greens Golf Course	Silver Spring	Public	Black	134	73.1	6,837	72
Holly Hills Country Club	Ijamsville	Public	Black	134	73.0	6,881	72
River Downs Golf Club	Finksburg	Public	Blue	134	71.8	6,723	72
Black Rock Golf Course	Hagerstown	Public	Blue	134	71.7	6,476	72
Rolling Road Golf Club	Towson	Public	Gold	134	71.5	6,382	70
Talbot Country Club	Easton	Private	Tournament(Gold)	133	74.2	6,923	72
Newport Bay	Berlin	Public	Black	133	73.5	6,657	72
Manor Country Club	Chevy Chase	Public	Black	133	73.2	6,717	70
Baltimore Country Club	Towson	Public	Blue	133	73.0	6,795	72
Clustered Spires Golf Course	Frederick	Public	Championship	133	72.6	6,563	72
Columbia Country Club	Chevy Chase	Private	Gold	133	72.0	6,693	71
Country Club of Maryland	Towson	Public	Black	133	72.0	6,487	70
Hayfields Country Club	Towson	Private	Gold	132	73.7	7,041	72
Sparrows Point Country Club	Dundalk	Public	Black	132	73.0	6,859	72
Winters Run Golf Club	Bel Air	Public	Blue	132	72.6	6,717	72
Argyle Country Club	Silver Spring	Private	Black	132	71.7	6,575	71
Ocean Resorts Golf Club	Berlin	Public	Blue	132	71.4	6,505	72
Elkridge Club	Baltimore	Public	Black	132	71.4	6,450	71
South River Golf Course	Glen Burnie	Public	Green	132	71.3	6,512	71
Chesapeake Hills Golf Course	Lusby	Public	Blue	132	71.2	6,545	72
Heritage Oaks Golf Course	Harrisonburg	Public	Gold	132	70.1	6,337	70
Ruggles Golf Course	Aberdeen Proving Ground	Public	Black	131	74.5	7,230	72
Country Club at Woodmore	Mitchellville	Private	Championship	131	74.1	7,059	72
Eagles Landing Golf Course	Berlin	Public	Beast	131	74.0	7,003	72
Chevy Chase Club	Chevy Chase	Private	Black	131	73.8	6,803	70
Piney Branch Golf Club	Towson	Public	Black	131	73.5	6,780	71
Blue Mash Golf Course	Laytonsville	Public	Gold	131	72.4	6,885	71
Little Bennett Golf Course	Clarksburg	Public	Blue	131	72.4	6,733	72
Patriots Glen National Golf Club	Elkton	Public	Blue	131	72.4	6,730	72
Oakmont Green Golf Course	Hampstead	Public	Blue	131	72.2	6,669	72
Chester River Yacht & Country Club	Chestertown	Private	Blue	131	71.9	6,349	71
Prospect Bay Country Club	Grasonville	Private	Blue	131	71.6	6,659	72
Rattlewood Golf Course	Clarksburg	Public	Blue	131	71.4	6,501	72
Nutters Crossing Golf Course	Salisbury	Public	Black	131	71.3	6,426	72
Crofton Country Club	Crofton	Public	Black	130	74.2	7,186	72
Seaside	Berlin	Public	Black	130	73.5	6,691	73
Pine Ridge Golf Course	Lutherville	Public	Blue	130	72.6	6,820	72
Renditions Golf Course	Davidsonville	Public	Black	130	72.2	6,762	72
Redgate Golf Course	Rockville	Public	Black	130	70.6	6,378	71
Beaver Creek Country Club	Hagerstown	Semi private	Blue	129	74.6	7,003	72
Swan Point Yacht & Country Club	Issue	Public	Black	129	73.3	6,804	72
Glade Valley Golf Club	Walkersville	Public	Blue	129	72.9	6,866	72
Chartwell Country Club	Glen Burnie	Public	I	129	70.8	6,551	72
Fairway Hills Golf Course	Columbia	Public	Black	129	69.4	6,012	70
Montgomery Country Club	Laytonsville	Public	Blue	128	72.5	6,713	72
Woodmont Country Club	Rockville	Public	Black	128	72.5	6,665	71
Easton Club	Easton	Public	Black	128	71.1	6,501	71
Furnace Bay Golf Course	Perryville	Public	Blue	128	70.9	6,335	72
Oakland Golf Course	Oakland	Public	Blue	128	70.7	6,360	71
Burning Tree Country Club	Bethesda	Public	Medal	127	74.1	7,040	71
Poolesville Golf Course	Clarksburg	Public	Blue	127	72.7	6,831	71
Wetlands Golf Course	Aberdeen	Public	Black	127	72.1	6,728	71
West Winds Golf Club	New Market	Public	Blue	127	72.0	6,525	72
Cumberland Country Club	Cumberland	Public	Champion	127	70.3	6,182	71
Cross Creek Golf Club	Beltsville	Public	Gold	127	69.7	6,243	70
Deer Run Golf Club	Berlin	Public	Back- Blue	127	69.1	6,105	70
Great Hope Golf Course	Westover	Public	Black	126	73.4	7,047	72
Rocky Point Golf Course	Essex	Public	Blue	126	71.7	6,683	72
Montgomery Village Golf Club	Gaithersburg	Private	MIDDLE	126	70.7
Bay Hills Golf Club	Arnold	Public	Black	126	70.5	6,423	70
Falls Road Golf Course	Bethesda	Public	Black	126	69.8	6,162	70
VFW Country Club	Frederick	Private	Middle	126	68.7	6,017	70
Breton Bay Golf & Country Club	Leonardtown	Semi private	Black	125	73.8	7,010	72
Fountain Head Country Club	Hagerstown	Public	Black	125	71.3	6,291	71
Highlands Golf Club	Harrisonburg	Public	Gold	125	70.5	6,591	72
Bretton Woods Golf Course	Bethesda	Public	Black	124	73.3	6,997	71
University of Maryland Golf Course	College Park	Public	Terp	124	72.2	7,007	71
Andrews South Course	College Park	Public	Back - Blue	124	71.9	6,759	72
Nassawango Country Club	Snow Hill	Semi private	BLACK	124	71.1	6,487	72
Bear Creek Golf Club	Westminster	Semi private	Blue	124	69.1	6,245	71
Laytonsville Golf Course	Laytonsville	Public	Black	123	70.4	6,390	71
Twin Shields Golf Club	Dunkirk	Semi private	Back- Blue	123	70.2	6,527	70
Elks Golf Club	Salisbury	Public	White	123	70.1	6,205	72
Wicomico Shores Golf Course	Issue	Public	Blue	122	70.7	6,397	72
White Plains Golf Course	White Plains	Public	BLUE	122	69.4	6,277	70
Needwood Golf Course	Derwood	Public	Blue	122	68.8	6,254	70
Gibson Island Golf Course	Gibson Island	Public	Blue/Gold	122	68.7	5,899	69
Annapolis Golf Club	Annapolis	Semi private	BACK	121	70.1
Westminster National Golf Course	Westminster	Public	Blue	121	69.2	5,945	71
Enterprise Golf Course	College Park	Public	Blue	120	71.5	6,750	72
Clifton Park Golf Course	Baltimore	Public	Blue	120	68.7	6,016	71
Forest Park Golf Course	Baltimore	Public	Blue	119	68.8	6,106	71
Quinton Oaks	Lusby	Public	Blue	118	69.4	6,074	71
Creek Club	Berlin	Semi private	Blue	118	67.3	5,458	70
Hawthorne Country Club	Waldorf	Public	White	117	68.9	6,084	72
Carroll Park Golf Course	Baltimore	Public	Blue	116	66.2	5,574	68
Fox Hollow Golf Course	Towson	Public	Blue	115	68.8	6,129	70
Willow Springs Golf Course	Columbia	Public	BLUE	115	67.8	6,270
Woodlands Golf Course	Towson	Public	Blue	114	65.5	5,386	67
Winter Quarters Municipal Golf Course	Pocomoke City	Public	BACK	113	65.6	5,258	66
Sligo Golf Course	Silver Spring	Public	White/Blue (women's)	112	66.8	4,686	69
Exton Golf Course	Aberdeen Proving Ground	Public	White/Blue	110	66.0	5,677	71
Leisure World Golf Course	Silver Spring	Public	White	108	65.6	5,259	70
Henson Creek Golf Course	College Park	Public	Blue	102	62.4	4,922	66
The Greens at Hamilton Run	Hagerstown	Public	Blue (9 holes)	100	31.9	2,511	34
Paint Branch Golf Complex	College Park	Public	Blue	86	59.4	4,070	62

Maryland slope rating distribution

Slope	Courses	Share
Under 113	6	4.4%
113 to 120	11	8.1%
121 to 130	45	33.3%
131 to 140	59	43.7%
141 to 150	14	10.4%
151 to 155	0	0.0%

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Maryland slope rating FAQ

What is the highest slope rating in Maryland?

149, at Links at Perry Cabin in St. Michaels from the Tournament tees, with a course rating of 75.0.

How many Maryland golf courses have a slope over 140?

14 courses of the 135 rated in Maryland (10.4%) have a slope rating above 140, counting one tee per course.

What is the average slope rating in Maryland?

129.5 across 135 rated courses, with a median of 131. Each course is counted once, at its hardest men's 18-hole rating where it has one. A slope of 113 is standard difficulty.

What is the lowest slope rating in Maryland?

86, at Paint Branch Golf Complex in College Park from the Blue tees. Short and executive courses carry the lowest slopes.

How many Maryland golf courses have a slope rating?

Stymie has a slope rating on file for 135 courses of the 264 golf courses it lists in Maryland. Courses without a rating on file are not in this table.