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Eagles Nest Golf Club- Maple, ON
Eagles Nest is by far the best public golf option in the greater Toronto area. Designed by Doug Carrick in 2004, it's comparable to the Heathlands Course at TPC Osprey Valley, but quite a bit closer to Toronto. Built on the site of a former gravel and sand quarry, the course plays like a true links style course, with towering dunes, vast waste areas and numerous pot bunkers.
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Bulle Rock Golf Club-Havre de Grace, MD
Bulle Rock Golf Club is frequently listed as the best public golf course in Maryland. To be clear, it is really nice. It is also a Pete Dye course, so it is really, really hard. Unless your handicap is under 5, you probably just shouldn't keep score.
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Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort- Cambridge, MD
I will preface this post by admitting we are not this resort's target audience. I could tell from the reviews and hotel website that the property was more geared toward families and children, but thought during the shoulder season it might be fun for a weekend getaway. Don't make that mistake. This is not the location for a couples escape.
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Streamsong Black- Bowling Green, FL
Steamsong Black is expansive, undulating, and sandy. It also has the most stunning clubhouse in the world of golf, a magnificent modern masterpiece designed by Albert Alfonso.
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Mystic Rock GC- Farmington, PA
Mystic Rock is the older of the two Pete Dye courses at Nemacolin, as well as the longer, and more challenging. Known for once hosting a PGA tournament, it received an extensive bunker and tee box renovation in 2021.
