Woodmont (North) - Maryland - USA

I really enjoyed Woodmont North. The members we played with were exceptionally nice and the practice areas were about as top notch as you can get.

What I really liked about the golf course is how right in front of you it is. It isn't boring at all but a good score is out there if you plot your way around correctly. The member accompanying us was (jokingly) sad to say that Shigeki Maruyama shot 58 in a US Open Sectional Qualifier there. I remarked, "why are members so concerned with protecting par from big time pros?" The course is a fun place to play and a good challenge. For a mid handicapper, you can get out of position really easily and the bunkers are true hazards. The sand is heavy and a ton of bunker faces are 7-8 feet high.

Holes I really enjoyed were:

#2: Postcard looking par 3 and attacking a front flag brings the front left bunkers into play and...well, don't go there.

#3: Well plotted out Par 5 that allows you to use the contours of the land to feed a ball in from the right to a green that you really don't want to be left of.

#10 - Good and potentially reachable Par 5 where the fairway bunkers are placed exceptionally well and will change your thoughts on layup angles

#14 - Par 4 that tells you to hit it up the left but right is a significantly better angle to the green

#16 - Pretty uphill Par 3 where you really have to use the green contours to get it close.