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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Links
Par 72
Length 7163 yards
Slope 135
Rating 74.3

GlenRiddle Golf Club is home to two championship courses that offer completely distinct golfing experiences. The Man O' War Course is situated on the western portion of the club, sweeping across a sand dune-covered landscape that is perfect for a round of Scottish links-style golf. The large greens, double fairways, and deep pot bunkers will make you feel as though you've been transported to the British Isles. The ever-present winds blowing in from the eastern shore further adds to its authenticity. On the site of the golf course there is an old racetrack that was used to train champion thoroughbreds, part of the track is now used as a strategic cross-hazard that comes into play on three holes. The golf course begins gently with a front nine that is wide-open but becomes progressively more challenging, primarily with the presence of water hazards.

Course Details

Year Built 2006
Golf Season Seasonal

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS No

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes - "GlenRiddle Shool of Golf"
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire & etiquette is required at all times.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Maryland (2017 #11)

Reviews

4.2
83 Reviews (83)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 7
Dinner 6
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 14
Water Hazards 10
Forced Carries 7
This course/club is great for:
A Weekend Splurge 12
Locals 9
Advanced Golfers 8
This Course's Location is:
Near Local Attractions 10
Worth the Drive 8
Convenient to the City 6

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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

good course

Good course to play. Greens were in excellent condition. Would def play again

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Excellent greens and great visuals

Before playing War Admiral I was asked if I had played Man o' War...they couldn't be any more different. Two great layouts that anyone would enjoy playing, if possible I'd recommend playing both in the same day or week.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Good Time

Found the course challenging as always but we all had fun and it was a beautiful day. Would recommend it to average or better golfers.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

price was great!!!!

first time at glen riddle!!! won't be the last!!!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

Awesome

Loved this course! Links style, great layout, challenging yet playable. Highly recommended.
Try to play weekdays for $40 less.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Love the Links course

Nice course..very busy but the starters do a great job making sure the tee times go off as needed.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

beautiful day

It was a beautiful day and the course was friendly to me. The greens were is good shape and allowed me to complete the round with only 15 putts.

It's been a lousy winter and wet spring so I had low expectations for the course conditions. I was surprised that it was in pretty good condition. I have played this course about 1/2 dozen times and I like the diversity. It was a beautiful day.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Two thumbs up

Top notch course. Big course and a whole lot of fun.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Golf outing

The weather was cool and windy. Greens had been dressed earlier but were very playable. Pro shop reduced our green fees without our asking due to condition of greens. We made a tee time to play again this week.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Historical Golfing

Always a nice course to fit a round in during Winter time

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Surprise December day

Any day playing golf in December in Maryland is a major PLUS, but to play a great course, for $25...all the stars were aligned! Played in just a golf shirt, until the cold front blew in...but 14 holes was better than sitting with a Yoohoo and a Twinkee inside.
I had played man o'War once before, and it is a great course. Nice variety of holes, interesting routing, reminiscent of the Carolina's' best ...anxious to get back in the spring to play both Riddle Farm courses, and Rum Point...the Ruark tri-fecta my wife gave me for Christmas!

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Two very different courses

We played both courses on November 14, 2013. We played Man-o-war in the morning and War Admiral in the afternoon. The courses are completely different. MOW had dormant Bermuda and a links style. Being from New Jersey the Bermuda was a bit distracting. A nice, fair, enjoyable track. War Admiral had the lush green (rye?) we typically see at home. It was in beautiful shape. The layout was fun although having not seen the course before it was difficult to figure out how to play certain holes even with GPS. We had a good time and would certainly go back. The facility was beautiful and the staff was great.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

very disappointed

arrived before our scheduled tee time due to inclement weather. our foursome expected to receive a rain check due to the heavy rain and wind. course received over 3 inches of rain and winds were 40mph and above with a steady driving rain. carts were soaked and canvas covers did not work properly therefore clubs got soaking wet. when we requested at least a rain check we were told " we are open ,no refunds or rain check". we attempted to play and lasted 5 holes before we coukld not continue . went back to pro shop and requested at least a 9 hole rain check or credit and were told " it is not our policy ". the course was muddy with puddles of water everywhere including bunkers and tee boxes. my opinion is that the course management acted with low class instead of the 1st class that was advertised and should have closed and our group issued a credit or refund.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 59
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing

14 holes a wide open links course 4 holes through the woods

Had a great price on Golfnow. Staff was friendly and professional. Had range balls and starter came to bring you to the first tee. Starter gave us a full description of the course before we went out. We had nobody in front and a single caught up with us which we just let him by. Extremely enjoyable round. Nice 19th hole. Will go back next year to play War Admiral.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very good course. Tougher than expected not a big links fan though.

Greens were fast, all but one was in good to very good condition.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A fun course

An interesting track with moderate difficulty. No boring holes. Conditioning was good.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Experience!

I took my Dad here for a midweek round of golf, and we had a blast! The two men that helped us with our bags and cart were so friendly and talked to us about the course. When they found out it was our first time at GlenRiddle they made sure we knew where everything was, and overall we felt so comfortable. The complimentary practice balls definitely helped our game! I would definitely go back here! Thanks for the great experience!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very Challenging

You can't beat this course for value and professional staff. You are treated like your at a private club

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Want to play with No wind

The course was in good shape. We played in a constant 15-30 mph wind! It made the course very difficult! Greens were very receptive and the fairways were in pretty good shape. Don't hit it in the tall fescue!! I would play this course again and would like to try in normal conditions. My dad and brother and I had a good time. The staff was exceptionally friendly, especially the starters. They kept us laughing and relaxed while we were waiting to tee off due to a backup a few holes in front of us. Very professional!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Course..Bring your own water!

Enjoyed a great round on the Man O' War course. The course has a great layout and provides water challenges throughout the course. It is truly a "links" style course on the front and mixes with some tree lined fairways on the middle part of the back. Want to experience a "pro-worthy" hole? Tee up from the black on the par-5 600yd+ 14th hole and try to reach in 3. Greens were in good shape and were quite soft. The undulation around the fairways and greens is amazing. I mentioned bring your own water as the course has only one water jug on each nine (located around the 6th/16th hole) and both were empty. This is disappointing as a course of this stature should have 3-4 on each nine. Not fun playing in 90+ degree heat in the afternoon with no water available. Thanks to the starter for moving us up to tee off before a first time foursome. Get a deal and play the course, you'll enjoy the golf.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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