Land History

Glenn Dale Golf Club is built on a portion of an original land grant from King George which was named Holiday's Choice.
Legend has it that each year, all of the local Indian tribes would gather to discuss their problems and possible resolutions which would give them the prospect of a good and peaceful year. Supposedly these meetings took place at the base of the hill on which the house is located and earned that spot the name
Prospect Hill.

The original portion of the manor house was built in 1742 by the DuVal family. The portion most people notice, the west wing, was built around 1820 by Gabriel DuVal, who was one of the first Supreme Court Justices of the United States. The house was renovated in 1940 to resemble a Georgian plantation which is the way the house is currently and is used as the Club's logo.

Course History

The course was built in 1956 by Terrell Brazelton and designed by George Cobb. Cobb later went on to become the resident architect at Augusta National where he made numerous architectural changes to the original course and designed the nine hole course. Other local courses credited to him are Fort Meade, Laurel Pines, University of Maryland, Pohick Bay, and Tides Inn. he also did renovation work on Augusta, Belle Haven, Athens C.C., and others.

Work on the course was completed by Ray and Roy Shields in 1958 when they purchased it out of bankruptcy. It was then known as Prospect Hill Country Club which they changed to it's present name of Glenn Dale Golf Club. The course basically remained the same until 1984 when Ray's children - John, Pam, and Jeff - bought the course and renovated the tees and added many traps and trees, enlarged lakes, put in rough and cart paths, and developed a Master Plan for future additions which continue today.

Glenn Dale is known for it's shortness in length and dramatically pitched greens which will put a premium on your short game. If there is one thing to remember when playing Glenn Dale it is NEVER be above the pin! To demonstrate how difficult a short course like ours can be, take a look at the U.S. Open Qualifier we hosted in 1994. The stroke average was 78.6 and only one person broke par out of the 72 who played and he was only one under par. The course has also hosted the Eastern LPGA Championships, Mid-Amateur Qualifier, various MAPGA events, and is home to the Bubby Worsham Memorial Junior Tournament.

Glenn Dale is also known for it's dedication to developing junior golfer. Over the years we have put thousands of juniors through our program, a number of which have earned college scholarships and some have gone on in the golf business to become golf professionals.