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Columbia's planned-community roots run deep at Fairway Hills, a public course built as part of James Rouse's landmark 1960s vision for Columbia, Maryland — one of the most ambitious "new town" experiments in American urban planning. The course was designed to serve the community from the inside out, and that civic character still defines it: this is a place where neighbors walk familiar fairways, juniors get their first real taste of the game, and weekend rounds carry a genuinely local, unhurried feel.
Howard County sits in the corridor between Baltimore and Washington, and the terrain here reflects the Piedmont landscape — gently rolling woodland, mature hardwoods framing tight corridors, and the kind of elevation changes that keep a round interesting without punishing the average player. A par 70 layout rewards precision over raw power, and the shorter overall length means scoring chances are real if you manage your ball well.
Fairway Hills fills a role that matters in any healthy golf region: an accessible, well-rooted public course with genuine community identity rather than just a place to count strokes.
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black · men | 6,012 | 69.4 | 129 | 70 |
| Blue · men | 5,634 | 67.9 | 124 | 70 |
| White · men | 5,176 | 65.5 | 117 | 70 |
| White · women | 5,176 | 70.2 | 127 | 70 |
| Gold · men | 4,501 | 62.5 | 114 | 70 |
| Gold · women | 4,501 | 66.2 | 115 | 70 |
| Green · women | 3,238 | 59.6 | 95 | 70 |
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