Rocky Gap Lodge & Resort - 3rd Hole
The difficult par-4 third hole plays through tight woods.
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5th at Rocky Gap Lodge and Resort
The par-5 fifth hole is downhill to a fairway split by a collection of bunkers.
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Rocky Gap Lodge & Resort - 5th Green
The fifth green.
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Rocky Gap Lodge & Resort - 8th Hole
The par-5 eighth hole is uphill the whole way.
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Rocky Gap Lodge & Resort
Rocky Gap Lodge & Resort
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Rocky Gap Lodge & Resort
Rocky Gap Lodge & Resort
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Rocky Gap Lodge and Resort
The back nine is more wide open than the front.
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Rocky Gap Lodge & Resort
Rocky Gap Lodge & Resort
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Rocky Gap Lodge & Resort - 2nd Hole
The par-4 second plays uphill.
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Rocky Gap Lodge & Resort
Rocky Gap Lodge & Resort
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Rocky Gap Lodge & Resort
Rocky Gap Lodge & Resort
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Rocky Gap Lodge & Resort
Rocky Gap Lodge & Resort
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Rocky Gap Lodge & Resort - Maryland golf photos
Rocky Gap Lodge & Resort features a Jack Nicklaus signature golf course in the beautiful mountains of western Maryland in the Rocky Gap State Park.
The two nines are quite different from each other. The front is mostly heavily wooded on both sides of each hole and features several dramatic drops from tee to green. The back nine has some holes that are more wide open, although a handful, like the narrow par-5 15th, are tight and tree-lined as well.
Rocky Gap had some maintenance issues over the past few years, but new management and grounds crew have restored it to a well-conditioned upscale course once again.
Brandon Tucker is the Sr. Managing Editor for GolfPass and was the founding editor of Golf Advisor in 2014, he was the managing editor for Golf Channel Digital's Courses & Travel. To date, his golf travels have taken him to over two dozen countries and nearly 600 golf courses worldwide. While he's played some of the most prestigious courses in the world, Tucker's favorite way to play the game is on a great muni in under three hours. Follow Brandon on Twitter at @BrandonTucker and on Instagram at @btuck34.