Vanished Maryland Golf Courses: Baltimore County After 2000 & Howard County | Independently Published

Explore Maryland’s Vanished Golf Legacy

The book Vanished Maryland Golf Courses Baltimore County closed after 2000 and Howard County closed golf courses offers an archival tour through the region’s golf past. It compiles photographs, maps, scorecards, club champions, course records, and the names of members and golf professionals, presenting a tangible sense of time and place.

Four Baltimore County courses that disappeared after 2000 — Bonnie View Country Club, Chestnut Ridge Country Club, Gunpowder Falls Golf Course, and Worthington Valley Country Club — sit alongside three Howard County sites: Allview Golf Course, Font Hill Golf Club, and Glenelg Estate–W. B. Lowndes. The book also includes chapters on Maryland golf firsts and dedicated sections about closed driving ranges in both counties, enriching the context for curious readers and researchers alike.

What you’ll find inside

• Period photographs, maps, and scorecards that illuminate layouts, features, and the atmosphere of each site
• Profiles of club champions, notable members, and golf professionals who shaped local competition
• A narrative of Maryland’s earliest golfing milestones and a careful look at the vanished-course landscape

How this book can be useful

• Historical reference for researchers, local historians, or golf enthusiasts tracing regional turf evolution
• Resource for collectors and readers interested in the social history of Maryland communities
• Source for storytelling, preservation efforts, or educational projects related to sports history

The material is presented with a balance of archival detail and interpretive context, inviting readers to reflect on how golfing spaces evolve. While it does not promise outcomes, it offers a window into past courses and the communities they supported, potentially inspiring new avenues of discovery for curious readers.