FOREST PARK GOLF COURSE

The rolling hills of west Baltimore hide one of the Mid-Atlantic's most underrated municipal gems, where mature oaks and maples frame fairways that demand both length and precision. The elevated greens here punish wayward approaches with wicked side slopes, while the par-4 12th—a dogleg left around towering hardwoods—separates pretenders from players with its blind second shot to a postage-stamp green. At under $40 for weekend play, this Donald Ross-influenced layout delivers the kind of strategic golf that built American course architecture's reputation.