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Course Description:

Classic layout stresses fundamentals. Benches, multiple tees and alt. pins on every hole. Fun for all. Very well-kept park with picnic and play areas. Convenient to Metro and University of Md., College Park.

Course Established: 1980

Additional Course Information:

Additional Course Information for Calvert Road Park:

course has tee signs
restrooms available
handicap accessible
camping available nearby

Directions:

I-95 (Capital Beltway) to Exit 23 (Rte. 201, Kenilworth Ave.), south toward Bladensburg, past blinking lights, right on Paint Branch Pkwy., 1st right on Old Calvert Rd., course on right.

Reviews:

Bizzness
12/29/2009
3

I gave this course a 3 but I would also lean on giving it a 3.5-4 star rating for what it is. It may not be the best of the best courses but for the small area and the "box" like field that it is, the design still makes it very playable. This 18 hole course is very close to the University of Maryland and is one of the oldest disc golf courses in the county!

Pros:

If I could describe this course in one word it would be "Technical". This course really makes you go back to the basics with your drives and puts. I like it because I enjoy going back to this course to practice placement on my drives and approaches. Some Pro's that I have talked to hate this course and don’t wont to consider it a course. This is a great course to both practice and learn on. I have taken several people (including my GF) to this course to learn about what disc golf is and they really enjoyed it. About a Half a mile down the road the Aviation Museum sells a variety of disc brands for a reasonable price.

Cons:

The cons are exactly what a lot of Pros hate about it. It’s small and very cramped. If you shank a drive, be ready to call "Fore" very fast as it is guaranteed you will land in another fairway. There is almost no elevation change. Imagine a big box like field with a lot of trees and tees around it, that’s Calvert! There was recently a PDGA tournament held there with 70 ppl. I couldn’t imagine this course with 70 ppl at one time playing Disc. You would be waiting forever to throw on the next hole!

Conclusion:

Good location as there really isn’t any other courses around the area. I do enjoy going back to Calvert time to time to practice my technical skills and for any disc golfer just starting out this is the best course around for you to start playing.