Baltimore Country Club

Baltimore Country Club
Roland Park Clubhouse
Club information
LocationBaltimore (Roland Park)
and Lutherville, Maryland
EstablishedJanuary 13, 1898
TypePrivate
Total holes36
Events hosted1899 U.S. Open
1928 PGA Championship
1988 U.S. Women's Open
1932 U.S. Amateur
1965 Walker Cup
2007–09 Senior Players Championship
2017–2018 Big Ten Men's Golf Championship
2026 U.S. Senior Amateur
2031 U.S. Women's Amateur
Websitebcc1898.com
East Course at Five Farms
Designed by
Par70
Length7,181 yards (6,566 m)
Course rating75.1
Slope rating141
West Course at Five Farms
Designed byRedesigned in 1990 by Bob Cupp and Tom Kite
Par72
Length6,795 yards (6,213 m)
Course rating73.0
Slope rating133

Baltimore Country Club is a private club in Baltimore, Maryland, with two campuses, one in the city's Roland Park neighborhood and the other in the north suburb of Lutherville. It is one of only twelve clubs nationwide to operate two campuses.[1] The club was founded on January 13, 1898, and hosted the U.S. Open the following year. Its original golf course at the Roland Park campus was the first 18-hole course built in the state of Maryland.[2] The USGA lists Baltimore Country Club as one of the first 100 clubs established in the United States.

The club has hosted a U.S. Open, a PGA Championship, a Walker Cup, a U.S. Men's Amateur, a U.S. Women's Open, and a Senior PGA Tour major – one of only two clubs in the country to do so.[3] In addition to its two golf courses, BCC operates outdoor tennis, pickleball, platform tennis, single & doubles squash, three swimming pools, a duckpin bowling alley, two fitness centers, and dining at both clubhouses. In 2013, Links magazine named Baltimore Country Club as one of the 100 Most Prestigious Clubs in the World. Its East Course at the Five Farms location was ranked 75th best course in the United States by Golf Magazine in 2020. The club was also named in 2020 a Platinum Country Club in America and was ranked 47th.[4]

  1. ^ "History – Baltimore Country Club". www.bcc1898.com. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  2. ^ "Baltimore's Open shot". www.baltimoresun.com. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  3. ^ "Golf – Baltimore Country Club". www.bcc1898.com. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  4. ^ "Platinum Clubs of America" (PDF). www.platinumclubnet.com. Retrieved December 9, 2020.