Dye’s Final Gem
5 MORE COURSES
The Links at Perry Cabin is the newest
course to call Maryland’s Eastern Shore
home. But the conglomerate of those
before it make the area a worthy and easy
day trip for players in the D.C. area or a
high-quality multi-day golf vacation for
those around the rest of Virginia.
The following five courses have stellar
reputations and years of experience making
the most of the their environments,
playability and customer service standards
amid varied design styles.
EAGLE’S LANDING GOLF CLUB,
BERLIN
Embedded with the natural landscape in
and around it, Eagle’s Landing has carved
out a niche as a true environmentalist’s
golf course.
Not only do the surrounding lands provide
a constant reminder of the wildlife,
hardwood forests, Sinepuxent Bay and
Assateague Island, everything done here
is conducted with preserving those special
views. Forced carries, strategic placement
off the tee, large waste areas and well-protected
greens are the key design characteristics
at this Michael Hurdzan layout.
Eagle’s Landing has also turned into
a popular nine-hole add-on, with those
available after 2 p.m. It’s the perfect complement
after a full 18 there or elsewhere
earlier in the day.
LINKS AT LIGHTHOUSE SOUND,
BISHOPVILLE
The longest cart path in the United
States—a 1,500-foot-long wooden bridge
located between the eighth and ninth holes
at the Links at Lighthouse Sound—is a testament
to how golf helped keep this former
working farm from becoming another
massive housing development.
That previous plan was scrapped for
good in the 1990s when Lighthouse
Sound’s land was transformed into the
18-hole masterpiece it is today. Oversized
INSET: Queenstown Harbor’s Lakes Course
has been consistently ranked by women’s
groups as one of the best tracks in the
country. BELOW FROM LEFT TO RIGHT:
Eagle’s Landing, Links at Lighthouse Sound,
Rum Pointe and River Marsh line the Eastern
Shore with championship golf and amenities.
salt-water wetlands are adjacent to large,
playable fairways.
But what about that bridge? It connects
the bayside holes to the marsh ones. The
totality gives Lighthouse Sound two very
distinct feels all in one package.
QUEENSTOWN HARBOR GOLF LINKS,
QUEENSTOWN
Split evenly between the Lakes Course and
the River Course, Queenstown Harbor is 36
holes of golf dictated by the Chester River.
The River Course was refurbished in
2011, and what came out of that project
COURTESY OF THE COURSES
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