There are 7 golf courses in Baltimore, Maryland and 4 are municipal courses. There are also another 42 golf courses within 20 miles of Baltimore, including 14 public, 6 municipal and 19 private courses. The oldest course in the Baltimore area is the Green Spring Valley Hunt Club which was designed by Robert Trent Jones, ASGCA and opened in 1892. The longest course is Compass Pointe Golf Courses, which is 7,134 yards. Waverly Woods Golf Course is rated the best course near Baltimore.