Bowie Golf Club

Bowie Golf Club is a public course located in Prince George's County, on Route 197 (Laurel-Bowie Road).

Public Golf on the East Side of DC

In addition to 18 holes of golf, Bowie Golf Club has a driving range where anyone can buy a bucket of balls to work out the kinks in that swing. A putting green is also available for warming up prior to your round. Big discounts are offered with the purchase of a monthly "Modern Membership" or an annual "Junior Pass" for golfers 15 and under. Anyone living within the Bowie city limits qualifies for even lower rates on memberships and daily fees.

From Farmland to Golf Course

This part of Prince George's County included a 600 acre horse farm that started in the 1700's. Over the years the property was divided into smaller farms, one of which was sold to the developers of what became Belair Golf & Country Club in 1959. After a new company took over management of the course in 1981, the name was changed to Bowie Golf Club in 1982. In 2021 the responsibility for managing the facility was transferred to Indigo Sports, a division of Troon Golf.

Accolades

Featured golf course at GolfMaryland.com on August 29, 2025

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Notes

Opened: 1959
Course Architect: Roberts/Murray
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Public Golf in Northern PG County

Bowie Golf Club is in northern Prince George's County, on the east side of the Washington, DC metropolitan area. It's on Laurel-Bowie Road (Route 197) across the street from Rockledge Elementary School. The campus of Bowie State University is about 1.5 miles north of the course.

Driving Distances to Bowie Golf Club

Greenbelt (7 miles)
Laurel (11 miles)
College Park (12 miles)
Upper Marlboro (14.4 miles)
Fort Meade (15.2 miles)
Annapolis (19 miles)
Glen Burnie (20.2 miles)
Columbia (20.6 miles)
Downtown Baltimore (29 miles)
Alexandria (30 miles)
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Driving Distance To Airport(s)

Baltimore-Washington International (BWI): 22 miles
Reagan National (DCA): 25 miles
Dulles International (IAD): 48 miles

Driving Distances to Nearby Courses

Crofton Country Club (6 miles)
Country Club at Woodmore (8.3 miles)
Walden Country Club (8.7 miles)
Oak Creek Golf Club (9.2 miles)
Renditions Golf Course (11.4 miles)
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