Glenn Dale Country Club

About the club

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.